On October 25, 2014, John Symon Asher “Jack” Bruce aka Jack Bruce died aged 71. He was musician (bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, best known as member and bass player of Cream. In his more than five decades long career, Bruce has performed and recorded with various famous musician including: Alexis Corner, Graham Bond, John Mayall, Manfred Mann, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Michael Gibbs, Tony Williams, Leslie West, Corky Laing, Carla Bley, Lou Reed, Michael Mantler, Charlie Mariano, John McLaughlin, Cozy Powell, Bernie Marsden, Trevor Rabin, Robin Trower, Mose Allison, Allan Holdsworth, Kip Hanrahan, Mark Nauseef, Miroslav Tadic, Anton Fier, Kenji Suzuki, Dick Heckstall – Smith, John Stevens, Vernon Reid, Cindy Blackman and John Medeski. In March 2011, “Rolling Stone” magazine readers selected Bruce as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time. As leader, he released 14 studio and 8 live albums.
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John Mayal & The Bluesbreakers: Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
On July 22, 1966, “Decca” label released “Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton”, an album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 195 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- John Mayall– lead vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ, harmonica
- Eric Clapton– lead vocals, lead guitar,
- John McVie– bass guitar
- Hughie Flint– drums
- Alan Skidmore– tenor saxophone
- Johnny Almond– baritone saxophone
- Derek Healey – trumpet
- Gus Dudgeon– engineer
Track listing:
- All Your Love – Otis Rush
- Hideaway – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
- Little Girl – John Mayall
- Another Man – John Mayall
- Double Crossing Time – Eric Clapton, John Mayall
- What’d I Say – Ray Charles
- Key to Love – John Mayall
- Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
- Have You Heard – John Mayall
- Ramblin’ on My Mind – Robert Johnson
- Steppin’ Out – C. Frazier
- It Ain’t Right – Little Walter
Cactus: Same
On July 1, 1970, “Atco” label released the self-titled, debut Cactus album. It was recorded October–December 1969, at “Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios” in Hempstead, New York, and was produced by Carmine Appice, Tim Bohert, Rusty Day and Jim McCarty.
Personnel:
- Rusty Day– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
- Jim McCarty– guitar
- Tim Bogert– bass, backing vocals
- Carmine Appice– drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Rusty Day and Jim McCarty, except where noted.
- Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
- My Lady from South of Detroit
- Bill
- You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Willie Dixon
- Let Me Swim
- No Need to Worry
- Oleo
- Feel So Good
The Yardbirds: For Your Love
On June 13, 1965, “Epic” label released “For Your Love”, the second Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded March 1964 – April 1965 and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky and Manfred Mann. “For Your Love” features US-only tracks and previously released singles compiled by Giorgio Gomelsky.
Personnel:
- Keith Relf– lead vocals, harmonica
- Eric Clapton– lead guitar
- Jeff Beck– lead guitar
- Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith– vocals, bass
- Jim McCarty– vocals, drums
- Brian Auger– harpsichord
- Denny Pierce – bongos
- Mike Hugg– vibes
- Tom McGuinness– guitar
- Mike Vickers– guitar
- Ron Prentice – bowed bass
- Manfred Mann– keyboard, backing vocals
- Paul Jones– backing vocals
- Giorgio Gomelsky– backing vocal
Track listing:
- For Your Love – Graham Gouldman
- I’m Not Talking – Mose Allison
- Putty (In Your Hands) – John Patton, Kay Rogers
- I Ain’t Got You – Calvin Carter
- Got to Hurry – Giorgio Gomelsky
- I Ain’t Done Wrong – Keith Ralf
- I Wish I Would – Billy Boy Arnold
- A Certain Girl – Allen Toussaint
- Sweet Music – Walter Bowie, Otis Leavill Cobb, Major Lance
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – H.G. Demarais
- My Girl Sloopy – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety
On May 9, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Kojak Variety”, covers album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded 1989 – 1994, and was produced by Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
- James Burton– acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
- Larry Knechtel– piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
- Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
- Jerry Scheff– bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Pete Thomas– drums
Track listing:
- Strange – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Hidden Charms – Willie Dixon
- Remove This Doubt – Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
- I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
- Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John,Titus Turner, James McDougal
- Everybody’s Crying Mercy – Mose Allison
- I’ve Been Wrong Before- Randy Newman
- Bama Lama Bama Loo – Richard Penniman
- Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? – Bill Anderson
- Pouring Water on a Drowning Man – Drew Baker,Dani McCormick
- The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
- Payday – Jesse Winchester
- Please Stay – Burt Bacharach,Bob Hilliard
- Running Out of Fools – Richard Ahlert,Kay Rogers
- Days – Ray Davies
The Bottom Line
On February 12, 1974, “The Bottom Line” club opened in New York City. Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, during the 70’s and 80’s, the club was a major space for small-scale music performances. The club stoped working in 2004. Some of the artists who performed in the club were Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Ray Barretto, Peter Gabriel, Al Kooper, Tom Waits, Melvin Van Peebles, Neil Sedaka, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, Flo & Eddie, Toots and the Maytals, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Tim Hardin, Roger McGuinn, JJ Cale, The Meters, Greg Kihn Band, Ry Cooder,Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Sam & Dave, Asım Can Gündüz, The Ronettes, John Cale, Gong, Peter Bardens, The Violent Femmes, Eric Clapton, Carl Perkins, Linda Ronstadt,The Police, Richard Marx, Prince, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, The Stone Poneys, Chuck Mangione, Emmylou Harris, Clinn Rippy, Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Laura Nyro, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Lyle Lovett, The Electric Flag, Pat Martino, Todd Rundgren, Graham Parker, Grayson Hugh, Stan Ridgway, Horslips, Dire Straits,Chris Hillman, Hawkwind, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Tracy Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Betty Carter, Ravi Shankar, Ramones and Michael Hedges.
The Clash: Sandinista
On December 12, 1980, “CBS” label released “Sandinista!”, the fourth Clash studio album. The triple album 36 songs were recorded February – August 1980, at “Pluto Studios” in Manchester; “The Power Station” in New York, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Channel One Studios” in Kingston, and at “Wessex Studios” in London, and was produced by Mikey Dread, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sandinista” on number 404, on it’s list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; Sandinista! was voted best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop critics poll in “The Village Voice” and in 2012, “Slant” magazine ranked the album at number 85 on its “Best Albums of the 1980s”.
Personnel:
- Joe Strummer– lead vocals, guitars
- Mick Jones– vocals, guitars
- Paul Simonon– vocals, bass
- Topper Headon– vocals, drums
- Tymon Dogg – vocals, violin, keyboard
- Mickey Gallagher – keyboards
- Ivan Julian – guitar
- Noel ‘Tempo’ Bailey – guitar
- Lew Lewis – harmonica
- Davey Payne – saxophone
- Gary Barnacle– saxophone
- Arthur Edward “Bill” Barnacle – trumpet
- Norman Watt-Roy – bass
- Jody Linscott– percussion
- Ellen Foley- co-lead vocal
- Den Hegarty(Darts) – vocals
- Luke & Ben Gallagher – vocals
- Maria Gallagher – coda vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by the
Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, except where noted.
- The Magnificent Seven
- Hitsville K.
- Junco Partner
- Ivan Meets G.I.Joe
- The Leader
- Something About England
- Rebel Waltz
- Look Here – Mose Allison
- The Crooked Beat
- Somebody Got Murdered
- One More Time –Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- One More Dub – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- Lightning Strikes
- Up in Heaven
- Corner Soul
- Let’s Go Crazy
- If Music Could Talk – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- The Sound of Sinners
- Police on My Back – Eddy Grant
- Midnight Log
- The Equaliser
- The Call Up
- Washington Bullets
- Broadway
- Lose This Skin – Tymon Dogg
- Charlie Don’t Surf
- Mensforth Hill
- Junkie Slip
- Kingston Advice
- The Street Parade
- Version City
- Living in Fame – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- Sillicone on Sapphire
- Version Pardner
- Career Opportunities
- Shepherds Delight
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