Remembering the late, great drummer, Ginger Baker, who died peacefully, yesterday at age 80 after many health complications and his contributions as a drummer, to both jazz and rock music. His most notable work came with rock super group, Cream, with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton of course, but he was also a pure jazz musician during his formative years in England in the early 1960s, playing in a trad jazz band called The Graham Bond Organization. Everyone is seemingly knowledgeable of Cream, and their masterful musical work in just a short period of time. But, to remember Ginger Baker, here is some of what he played with the Graham Bond Organization, the jazz band he worked with, in England. It should be noted, the Graham Bond Organisation was a jazz band, but, they also delved into the blues every so often.
The Graham Bond Organization "Camels & Elephants"
The Graham Bond Organization "First Time I Met The Blues" recorded at a club called Klooks Kleek in 1964.
The Graham Bond Organisation "Hoochie Coochie Man"
The Graham Bond Organisation "Wade In The Water"
Blues/Gospel Medley "Wade In The Water", "Big Boss Man", & "Early In The Morning"
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