I found out somewhat belatedly that Jack Bruce had died of liver disease on Saturday October 25th at the age of 71. One of members of the all-star power trio supergroup CREAM, Bruce was considered one of rock's top bass players and was actually classically trained and very much into jazz as well.
Bruce always had an explosive relationship with CREAM drummer and co-founder Ginger Baker, who he had played with in the Graham Bond Organization and several other bands prior to joining CREAM. CREAM had a relatively short life span from 1966-1968 but they very much influenced bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. I am reading a biography of Led Zeppelin that my stepdaughter had thrown in the garbage but I thought was worth a read...
Actually, it seems like the real founder of Cream was Ginger Baker and there is an excellent biography I read about him last year right after I saw him live at Iridium in Manhattan -- he played a jazz set with jazz players and was absolutely marvelous, although slightly off the wall as is his reputation.
Jack Bruce will be severely missed.
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