Sunday, August 11, 2024

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:  Songs For A Tailor (2024)
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion, British Blues
Label:  Esoteric
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of tune (3:41)
 2.  Theme For An Imaginary Western (3:30)
 3.  Tickets To Water Falls (3:00)
 4.  Weird Of Hemiston (2:24)
 5.  Rope Ladder To The Moon (2:54)

Side Two:

 6.  The Minstru Of Bag (2:49)
 7.  He The Richmond (3:36)
 8.  Boston Ball Game 1967 (1:45)
 9.  To Isengard (5:28)
10. The Clearout (2:35)

Personnel:

Jack Bruce:   Lead & Backing Vocals, Bass, Organ, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Cello
Harry Becket:  Trumpet
George Harrison:  Guitar on Track 1/1
Dick Heckstall-Smith:  Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Jon Hiseman:  Drums, except on Track 1/5
Henry Lowther:  Trumpet
John Marshall:  Drums on Track 1/5
Felix Pappalardi:  Percussion on Track 2/7, additional Vocals & Acoustic Guitar on Track 2/9
Chris Spedding:  Electric Guitar
Art Themen:  Tenor & Soprano Saxophone


Songs For A Tailor is the debut solo album by Jack Bruce, originally released on August 29, 1969 by Polydor, remastered and reissued on July 26, 2024 by Esoteric Recordings.  For Fans of Jack Bruce.








 

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