Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker with Cream bandmates Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
Background information
Birth name	Peter Edward Baker
Born	August 19, 1939 (1939-08-19) (age 68) London, England
Genre(s)	Blues-rock Hard rock Psychedelic rock Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums Percussion Vocals
Years active	1958-present
Associated acts	Cream Blind Faith Ginger Baker's Air Force BBM John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Website	[1]

Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, South London) is an English drummer who gained fame as a member of the Graham Bond Organization (GBO) and Cream from 1966 until 1968. He later joined Cream bandmate Eric Clapton along with Ric Grech and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith. In the early 1970s, Baker toured and recorded with a fusion rock group, Ginger Baker's Air Force. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (425x609, 42 KB)source: http://www. ... Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish-born musician, composer and singer. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is an Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... For other uses, see Blind Faith (disambiguation). ... Ginger Bakers Air Force was a Jazz-rock fusion band comprised of Baker, Graham Bond on saxophone, jazz drummer Phil Seaman, Chris Wood and Harold McNair on saxaphone and flute, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals. ... BBM (Bruce-Baker-Moore) is the name of the short-lived power trio formed in 1994, by long established artists Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Gary Moore. ... John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton album cover John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was a pioneering British blues band that included such luminaries as: Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (both later in Cream), Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (later all in Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor (later in... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 in Romford, Essex, England – 8 May 1974 at Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park, North London, England) was an English musician, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. ... Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is an Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Richard Roman Grech, November 1, 1946 – March 17, 1990. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see Blind Faith (disambiguation). ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... Ginger Bakers Air Force was a Jazz-rock fusion band comprised of Baker, Graham Bond on saxophone, jazz drummer Phil Seaman, Chris Wood and Harold McNair on saxaphone and flute, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals. ...

Baker's drumming attracted attention for its flamboyance, showmanship, and his pioneering use of two bass drums instead of the conventional single 'kick' drum. He is also noted for using a variety of other percussion instruments and for his application of African rhythms to much of his drumming. Evidence of this African influence can be appreciated in Ginger Baker's work in association with Fela Ransome-Kuti where he sat in for Fela's drummer Tony Allen in recording sessions published in 1971 by the Regal Zonophone / Pathe Marconi Label under the record title "Fela Ransome-Kuti and The Africa '70 with Ginger Baker Live!" “Percussion” redirects here. ... Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. ... Live! is a re-issued album recorded in 1971 and 1978 by Fela Kutis band, Africa 70, with the addition of former Cream drummer Ginger Baker. ...

Cream backstage at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

While at times performing in a grandiloquent manner similar to that of Keith Moon of The Who, Baker was also capable of the more restrained playing he had heard with British jazz groups during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Baker also performed lengthy improvisational drum solos, his most famous of all being the thirteen-minute drum solo from "Toad", heard on Cream's double album Wheels of Fire. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Toad is a song by British rock band Cream appearing on their 1966 debut album, Fresh Cream. ... Wheels of Fire is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. ...

Since 1986, Baker has released several albums of ethnic fusion and jazz percussion, and has toured with various jazz, classical music, and rock ensembles, including a reunited Cream. He has collaborated often with Bill Laswell. As well as bands carrying his own name, such as Ginger Baker's Air Force, Baker Gurvitz Army (1974-1976), Ginger Baker's Energy (1976), and the Ginger Baker Trio, which included jazz bassist Charlie Haden and Bill Frisell on guitar (recordings released in 1994 and 1996), Baker has also at various times been a member of Hawkwind (1980), Atomic Rooster (1980), Public Image Ltd (1986) and Masters of Reality (1990). In 1994 Baker joined BBM (Bruce-Baker-Moore),a short-lived power trio formed along with Jack Bruce and guitarist Gary Moore. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. ... Ginger Bakers Air Force was a Jazz-rock fusion band comprised of Baker, Graham Bond on saxophone, jazz drummer Phil Seaman, Chris Wood and Harold McNair on saxaphone and flute, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals. ... Baker Gurvitz Army was a short-lived English rock group. ... Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... William Richard Bill Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is a North American jazz guitarist, progressive folk musician and composer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In Hearing of Atomic Rooster, 1971 Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members, Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer in 1969. ... Public Image Ltd (PiL) is a band formed in 1978 by John Lydon, formerly and later Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. ... Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. ... BBM (Bruce-Baker-Moore) is the name of the short-lived power trio formed in 1994, by long established artists Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Gary Moore. ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish-born musician, composer and singer. ... For the former TV host, see Garry Moore. ...

Discography

Cream Discography

• Fresh Cream (1966)
• Disraeli Gears (1967)
• Wheels of Fire (1968)
• Goodbye (1969)
• Live Cream (1970)
• Live Cream Volume II (1972)

Cream in 2005

• Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005 (2005)

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Solo Discography

• Ginger Baker's Air Force (1970)
• Ginger Baker's Air Force II (1970)
• Stratavarious (1972)
• Eleven Sides of Baker (1977)
• From Humble Oranges (1983)
• Horses & Trees (1986)
• No Material (1987)
• Middle Passage (1990)
• Going Back Home (1994)
• Ginger Baker's Energy (1995)
• Coward of the County (1999)
• African Force (2001)

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Other

• Levitation by Hawkwind in (1980)
• Zones by Hawkwind in (1980-1982)
• This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic by Hawkwind in (1980-1984)
• Unseen Rain with Jens Johansson and Jonas Hellborg in (1992)
• Sunrise on the Sufferbus by Masters of Reality (1993)
• Around The Next Dream by BBM in (1994)

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Gear

Baker's kit is DW but used to be Ludwig back in the 60's and 70's; all cymbals are Zildjian. The rivet Ride cymbal and the HiHats were used on the last Cream shows in '68. It has been suggested that Pacific Drums and Percussion be merged into this article or section. ... It is also possible that you want to know about the Cymbalum instrument. ... Zildjian is a surname of Armenian origin and means cymbalsmith. It is notable for being the name of two cymbal manufacturers: Avedis Zildjian Company K. Zildjian This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Drums 10"x 8" 12" x 8" 13" x 10" 14" x 12" Toms (all on stands) 20"x 14" & 22" x 14" Bass Drums 13" Craviotto DW Snare 14" Leedy Snare (Spare) DW 5000 Bass Drum Pedals 4 DW cymbal stands 1 DW HiHat Stand 1 DW Snare Stand Zildjian Ginger Baker 7a sticks A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ... The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings, and with a set of snares (cords) stretched across the bottom head. ...

Cymbals: 16" K Crash 14" Hi Hats 8" Splash 8" EFX #1 Splash 10" EFX #1 Splash 8" Splash 13" Hat 23" Rivet Ride 18" China 18" Medium Crash

2 Cowbells

DW heads were used for the Albert shows, but now Ginger will be using Remo heads.

Trivia

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• He and Cream bandmates Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton have all played together in other musical groups. Baker and Bruce played together in the Graham Bond Organisation and Blues Incorporated, Bruce and Clapton played together near the end of Clapton's tenure with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and Clapton and Baker played together in the short-lived supergroup Blind Faith right after Cream's breakup.

• Prior to the Cream reunion at the Royal Albert Hall, the band had never played "Pressed Rat and Warthog" live.

• Baker always insisted on having his two bassdrums nailed to the floor at the venue he was playing live.^{[citation needed]}

• Baker replaced Charlie Watts in Blues Incorporated. Watts later became the drummer for the Rolling Stones.

• As a firmly stated jazz drummer, he hates it when people refer to him as a "rock drummer."^[1]

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References

1. ^ Cream: Classic Artists

Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ...

External links

• The Ginger Baker Site
• Detailed chart of Baker's band contributions
• Ginger Baker at All Music Guide