Jack Bruce

Artist:   Jack Bruce
Birth Name:  John Symon Asher Bruce
Born:  May 14, 1943.  Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died:  October 25, 2014 (Aged 71).  Suffolk, England
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Bass, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica, Cello, Upright Bass

Jack Bruce was a Scottish Musician and Composer, best known as a member of the British Blues Rock Trio Cream.  In 1962, he joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, and Graham Bond before leaving in 1965 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, whose guitarist was Eric Clapton, and with Manfred Mann before forming Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.

Title:   The 50th Birthday Concerts (Special Edition 3 DVDs+Bonus CD) (2014)
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues
Label:  MIG
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  DVD

 1.  Improvisation On Minuet No. 1
 2.  FM
 3.  Can You Follow?
 4.  Running Thro' Our Hands
 5.  Childsong
 6.  The Tube
 7.  Over The Cliff
 8.  Statues
 9.  First Time I Met The Blues
10. Smiles & Grins
11. Bird Alone
12. Neighbor, Neighbor
13. Born Under A Bad Sign
14. Boston Ball Game 1967
15. Ships In The Night
16. Willpower
17. Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune
18. Them From An Imaginary Western 
19. Golden Days

Disc 2:  DVD

 1.  As You Said
 2.  Rope Ladder To The Moon
 3.  Life On Earth
 4.  Drum Solo "Simon Phillips"
 5.  NSU
 6.  Sitting On The Top Of The World
 7.  Politician
 8.  White Room
 9.  Sunshine Of Your Love
10. Blues you Can't Loose
11. Life On Earth (feat. Gary Moore)
12. NSU (feat. Gary Moore)
13. Sitting On The Top Of The World (feat Gary Moore)
14. Politician (feat Gary Moore)
15. Spoonful (feat Gary Moore)
16. White Room (feat Gary Moore)

Disc 3:  DVD Bonus:

Jack Bruce Documentary
Interviews And Additional Footage

Disc 4:  CD:  The Lost Songs (Never Released Before)

 1.  White Room (feat Gary Moore)  (7:02)
 2.  Drum Solo (feat. Simon Phillips)  (2:29)
 3.  NSU  (6:42)
 4.  Sitting On The Tops Of The World  (4:40)
 5.  Politician  (8:22)
 6.  Blues You Can't Loose  (13:39)
 7.  Willpower    (8:54)
 8.  Boston Ball Game 1967  (4:06)
 9.  Rope Ladder To The Moon  (2:52)
10. FM   (3:03)
11. Childsong  (6:06)
12. As You Said  (4:01)
13. Improvisation On Minuet No. 1  (3:44)

Personnel:

Jack Bruce:  Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 9, 12, Piano on Tracks: 10, 11, Cello on Track 13
Gary Moore:  Guitar on Track 1
Ginger Baker:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Simon Phillips:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 6, 7, 8
Clem Clempson:  Guitar on Tracks:   3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper:  Vocals on Tracks: 3, 6, 7, 8
Pete Brown:  Vocals on Track 5, Percussion on Track 6
Bernie Worrell:  Hammond Organ on Tracks: 5, 6
Malcom Bruce:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 6
Dick Heckstall-Smith:  Sax on Tracks:  6, 7, 8
Art Themen:  Sax on Tracks:  6, 7, 8
Henty Lowther:  Trumpet on Tracks:  6, 7, 8
John Mumford:  Trombone on Tracks:  6, 7, 8
Gary Husband:  Piano on Track 6, Keyboards on Track 11
Jonas Bruce;  Synthesizer on Track 6
Francois Garny:  Bass on Track 6
Maggie Reilly:  Vocals on Track 7
Jessica Stolzenberg:  Cello on Tracks: 8, 12
Sebastian Hoffmenn:  Cello on Track:  8, 12

The 50th Birthday Concerts:  Jack Bruce invited a lot of friends for a very special Rockpalast -Concert to celebrate his 50th Birthday!, featuring Ginger Baker, Gary Moore, Simon Phillips, Clem Clempson, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Maggie Reilly and many more!.  Special Edition comes with 2 Concert DVDs plus Bonus DVD containing Jack Bruce Documentary, Interviews and Additional Footage and Bonus CD "The Lost Tracks", was released on December 2, 2014 by MIG.