The sound of subsaharan africa is all over the album, while the way ginger bangs on his drums makes it sound so effortless that you could imagine him doing it in his sleep. Ginger baker was rocks first superstar drummer and the most influential percussionist of the 1960s. Baker had many associations with an eclectic mix of musicians brought together under numerous band titles bearing his surname. There were other drummers who were wellknown to the public before him, including the beatles ringo starr and, in england at the end of the 50s, the shadows tony meehan, but they were famous primarily for the groups in which they played and for attributes beyond their musicianship. I mean, baker made horrible decision after horrible decision in his life so hellraiser is kind of a tragedy, in a sense. Love supreme jazz festival, glynde place, sussex, england, uk. His work in the 1960s earned him the reputation of rocks first superstar drummer, while his individual style melds a jazz background with african rhythms. Ginger baker stopped the performance after the first song as his base pedals had been placed the wrong way around. The cream album was entitled heavy cream, and featured illustrations of eric clapton, baker and jack bruce.
His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of rocks first superstar drummer, for a style that melded jazz and african rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music. Ginger baker 1972 stratavarious ginger baker stratavarious 04 blood brothers. Drumming legend ginger baker in 20 songs udiscover. The second album involved substantially different personnel from the first, with ginger baker and graham bond being the primary constants between albums. Kuti returned the favour, appearing on baker s solo album stratavarious, a. Ginger baker, also called peter edward ginger baker, was created in london, england, and first started to gain notice performing with ginger baker s energy. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Ginger baker jazz confusion performs live in the tbig top tent on the third and final day of the festival. They went on to record material which found its way onto the 1972 stratavarious album, which ginger didnt think was quite as good, though he felt that ariwo baye. Ginger baker stratavarious 1972 with fela kuti afro beat. A new exhibition in london celebrates the cultural boom of the 60s, as captured by photographer stanley bielecki. For bulgers article the devil and ginger baker in rolling stone magazine, bulger lived with baker in south africa where baker had. Cream drummer ginger baker had previously released an unrelated solo album in 1972 under the name stratavarious.
Stratavarious is an album by ginger baker, released by polydor in 1972. And while were here, ginger baker s stratavarious from 1972 with fela kuti is a wonderful record, too. Peter edward ginger baker was an english drummer and a cofounder of the rock. Eric clapton was joined by an allstar group of musicians last night february 17 at londons hammersmith apollo for the tribute concert in honor of late drummer ginger baker the setlist was made up of predominantly cream and blind faith songs and featured appearances by roger waters, nile rodgers, ron wood, steve winwood, kenney jones and kofi baker, ginger baker s. Now, on the heels of the 2012 documentary beware of mr. Ginger baker s air force i dont want to go on without you ginger baker s air force toady. For what its worth im more a fela fan than a ginger fan. Eric clapton breaks silence after ginger bakers death. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of rocks first superstar drummer, for a style that melded jazz and african rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music baker began playing drums at age 15, and later took lessons. Find album release information for stratavarious ginger baker on allmusic. Ginger bakers nutters live in milan italy 1981 mp3 download.
Ginger baker stratavarious 1972, pr, vinyl discogs. Peter edward ginger baker born 19 august 1939 is an english drummer and a founder of the rock band cream. Even if you missed growing up in the 1960s, youre bound to have heard ginger bakers explosive drumming with the rock bands cream and. Fela also appeared with baker on stratavarious 1972 alongside bobby. Watch now ginger bakers nutterss video clip of album live in milan italy 1981. Ginger baker stratavarious 1972, richmond pressing. Nov, 2009 even if you missed growing up in the 1960s, youre bound to have heard ginger baker s explosive drumming with the rock bands cream and blind faith. You are looking at atco promo copy 1972 ginger baker stratavarious album. It was here that baker reunited with his friend fela anikulapo kuti then known as fela ransomekuti and recorded stratavarious atco sd 70, one of the first collaborations between an african. Here you can buy and download music mp3 ginger baker. All praise to itm for putting out these rare recordings, including the legendary drum battle between ginger and elvin jones. I just bought a bunch from amazon with saving well over 25% over the corresponding download. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker.
Ginger baker rock drummer cream blind faith tshirt. In 1966, he teamed up with bond bassist jack bruce and up and coming guitarist eric clapton, formed cream and shot to fame with such classic songs as sunshine of your love and white room. The best of africa 70 19691979 4cd 701 mb fela kuti zombie remastered flac 353 mb. The resulting album, fela ransomekuti and africa 70 with ginger baker. Find ginger baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Ginger baker s stratavarious as we already established, the members of ginger baker s salt band went their separate ways at the end of their 1972 tour before ever they ever got to record together. His work in the 1960s earned him the reputation of rocks first superstar drummer, while his individual style melded a jazz background with african rhythms. Stratavarious was by no means ginger bakers first experiment with african music. He used to work very hard to become the best artist himself. Stratavarious is the only album that was released under the name of ginger baker without other associated names.
But ginger baker still managed to release an lp in that year featuring him jamming with african musicians. The name of course is adapted from that of the famous violin maker stradivarius whose instruments are mostly over 300 years old now, believe it or not. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Feb 08, 2011 it was here that baker reunited with his friend fela anikulapo kuti then known as fela ransomekuti and recorded stratavarious atco sd 70, one of the first collaborations between an african. Stratavarious under appreciated rock artists and bands. Polygramchronicles do what you like is a doubledisc compilation that contains all of ginger baker s first three albums airforce, airforce 2 and stratavarious plus several previously unreleased recordings from this era. Ginger baker was born peter edward baker in lewisham, south london on 19 august 1939. Wives, poor business decisions and polo were ginger baker s kryptonite.
Ginger baker, rocks reluctant first star drummer during a multifaceted career, was born on 19 august 1939. Jun 06, 2007 ginger baker s stratavarious as we already established, the members of ginger baker s salt band went their separate ways at the end of their 1972 tour before ever they ever got to record together. As a teen, he trained and competed as a racing cyclist, developing strong leg muscles which later contributed to his skill on the double bass drums. You can buy album stratavarious vinyl 1972 ginger baker. Eagerly anticipated, the bands first album proved to be its last when clapton left the faith to follow delaney and bonnie bramlett. Ginger baker discography a history of all gingers albums from the storyville jazz men and the hugh rainey allstars, the graham bond organisation, to cream, blind faith, and ginger baker. Stratavarious is more properly bakers first postair force recording, and offers a mixed bag of afrojazz and jazz rock. This record does show its age and use, but is in fair to good condition. Baker, the new documentary about cream drummer ginger baker, which is being. Cream uk group from left jack bruce, ginger baker and eric clapton.
Track listing interlock bill laswell, daniel ponce, nicky skopelitis, foday musa suso 4. Stratavarious can be downloaded as a zipped file here. Baker and his book hellraiser chart the course of his life and this website constantly updated by the baker family alongside the facebook official ginger baker fan page, stands as a tribute to the ginger baker legacy. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. After your purchase, you will receive an email with further information. Because of this, they brought this crown and stood it which is not a matter of everyone. Peter edward ginger baker 19 august 1939 6 october 2019 was an english drummer and a cofounder of the rock band cream. Though he may be physically frail due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd and osteoporosis, ginger baker in his midseventies is still a drummer to be reckoned with.
Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the purchase of a cd or vinyl record dispatched from and sold by amazon, you get 90 days free access to the amazon music unlimited individual plan. Ginger baker s air force also played a set at wembley stadium on 19 april 1970, during the start of the world cup rally, which went from london to mexico city. Jun 12, 2015 in the first part of this series with drummer ginger baker, he discussed creams sunshine of your love, his numerous false deaths reported by the media and how to make a proper cup of tea. Gingers lifelong love affair with african rhythms came to the fore in 1970s jazzrock ensemble, ginger bakers air force, which included his old friend graham bond and for a while his hero. Ginger baker stratavarious album stock image ginger baker.
But no matter where you start with fela kuti, youre starting in the right place. Get the best deals on ginger baker vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Download torrent fela kuti fast and easy torrent search. Stratavarious vinyl 1972 funk ginger baker download. Stratavarious is an album by ginger baker,2 the drummer from cream, released by polydor in 1972. Many tributes have been shared since the death of legendary drummer ginger baker over the weekend, and now eric clapton has broken his silence since the passing of his cream and blind faith bandmate clapton shared the photo below via his facebook page along with the simple caption of, ginger. Stratavarious net worth 2017, bio, wiki celebrity net. Easily the coolest member of cream, ginger baker s autobiography makes for interesting and entertaining reading. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images. The album is entirely instrumental and contains six danceoriented songs. On stratavarious ginger baker digs even deeper into afrobeat and afrojazz with a lot of funk and bluesy elements present amidst all the jazz rock. Baker, which brought him and his fascinating life to a wider public, ginger baker takes the influences that helped shape him and puts them. Ginger baker peter edward baker, lewisham, london, 19 august 1939 6 october 2019 was an english drummer and a cofounder of the rock band cream. Stratavarious was by no means ginger baker s first experiment with african music.
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