Ginger Baker's Air Force (album)
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Ginger Baker's Air Force is the eponymous début album by Ginger Baker's Air Force
, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music
).
This album is a recording of a sold-out live show at the Royal Albert Hall
, on January 15, 1970, with the original 11-piece line up.
Single - Billboard (UK)
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Ginger Baker's Air Force was a jazz-rock fusion band comprising Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on organ and vocals, Ric Grech on violin and bass, Jeanette Jacobs on vocals, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals, Phil Seamen on drums, Alan White on drums, Chris Wood on tenor sax and flute, Graham...
, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music
1970 in music
- Events :*January 3**Davy Jones announces he is leaving the Monkees**Former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett releases his first solo album The Madcap Laughs....
).
This album is a recording of a sold-out live show at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, on January 15, 1970, with the original 11-piece line up.
Track listing
- "Da da Man" (Harold McNairHarold McNairHarold McNair was a renowned saxophonist and flautist.-Background:...
) –7:16- Lead vocal by Jeanette Jacobs, organ solo by Stevie Winwood, guitar solo by Denny Laine, sax solo by Graham Bond.
- "Early in the Morning" (Traditional, arranged by Ginger BakerGinger BakerPeter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences...
) – 11:13- Lead vocals by Ginger Baker & Denny Laine.
- "Don't Care" (Ginger Baker, Steve WinwoodSteve WinwoodStephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
) –12:32- Lead vocals by Stevie Winwood & Jeanette Jacobs.
- "ToadToad (song)"Toad" is an instrumental by British rock band Cream and was released on their 1966 debut album, Fresh Cream. The "song", composed by drummer Ginger Baker, is a five minute drum solo , and is notable because it features one of the earliest recorded drum solos in rock history...
" (Ginger Baker) –12:59- Drum solos by Ginger Baker, Remi Kabaka & Phil Seamen.
- "Aiko Biaye" (Remi KabakaRebop Kwaku BaahAnthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah was a Ghanaian percussionist perhaps best known for working with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.-Biography:...
, Teddy Osei) – 13:00- Lead Vocals by Graham Bond.
- "Man of Constant SorrowMan of Constant Sorrow"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song first recorded by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. The song was originally recorded by Burnett as "Farewell Song" printed in a Richard Burnett songbook, c. 1913. An early version was recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928...
" (Traditional, arranged by Denny LaineDenny LaineDenny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, and lead singer of The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder of Wings...
) –3:50- Lead Vocal by Denny Laine, bass guitar by Stevie Winwood, violin by Ric Grech.
- "Do What You Like" (Ginger Baker) –11:47
- Lead vocal by Stevie Winwood.
- "Doin' It" (Ginger Baker) –5:26
Personnel
- Ginger BakerGinger BakerPeter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences...
: Drums, percussion, African percussion, tympani, vocals. - Denny LaineDenny LaineDenny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, and lead singer of The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder of Wings...
: Guitars, vocals. - Ric GrechRic GrechRichard Roman Grech was a British rock musician.-Career:Grech originally gained notice in the United Kingdom as the bass guitar player for the progressive rock group Family. He joined the band when it was a largely blues-based live act in Leicester known as the Farinas; he became their bassist in...
: Bass guitar, violin. - Steve WinwoodSteve WinwoodStephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
: Hammond Organ, bass guitar, vocals. - Graham BondGraham BondGraham John Clifton Bond was an English musician, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s....
: Hammond organ, Alto saxophone, vocals. - Chris WoodChris Wood (rock musician)Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood was a founding member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason....
: Tenor saxophone, flute. - Harold McNairHarold McNairHarold McNair was a renowned saxophonist and flautist.-Background:...
: Tenor & Alto saxophones, Alto flute. - Bud Beadle: Soprano, Baritone, Alto & Tenor saxophones.
- Jeanette Jacobs: Vocals.
- Remi KabakaRemi KabakaRemi Kabaka is a Nigerian drummer who has performed with Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Hugh Masekela, on Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon, Short Cut Draw Blood by Jim Capaldi and on Band on the Run by Paul McCartney. His London-based son, also called Remi Kabaka, provided the voice of...
: Drums, percussion. - Phil SeamenPhil SeamenPhillip William "Phil" Seamen was an English jazz drummer.With a solid background in big band music, Seamen played and recorded in a wide range of musical contexts with virtually every key figure of 1950s and 1960s British jazz...
: Drums, percussion.
Production
- Ginger BakerGinger BakerPeter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences...
: Producer. - Jimmy Miller: Producer.
- Roy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas BakerRoy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...
: Engineer. - Andy JohnsAndy JohnsAndy Johns is an engineer and producer who worked on well-known rock albums such as Led Zeppelin's IV and The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street. His sound is exemplified by Free's album Highway, which he engineered and produced....
: Engineer. - Nigel Williamson: Liner Notes.
- Russ Landau: Reissue coordination.
Charts
Album - BillboardYear | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1970 | Pop Albums (US) | 33 |
Pop Albums (UK) | 37 |
Single - Billboard (UK)
Single | Year | Chart | Position |
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Man Of Constant Sorrow (Studio Version) | 1979 | Pop singles | 86 |