Ginger Baker's rock school started almost occasionally on the occasion of a concert for which several renowned musicians gathered, in addition to Baker, Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, Denny Laine, Harold McNair, Graham Bond, Chris Wood among others.
However, what was to be just a performance turned into something more. All of them were delighted with what they had achieved, with that great super band sound.
It was then that Baker thought about shaping his rock school, and held the reins in that phenomenal band whose only pattern was that anyone could come and go in it.
Obviously the idea came from a genius such as John Mayall and his Heartbreakers long ago, but Baker did not have the musical training or temperament to be a solid leader, especially due to his sour character.
The first LP was a double album that turned out to be a genius. The formation of that unusual album was Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on vocals and organ, Janette Jacobs on vocals, Danny Laine on guitar, Chris Wood on tenor sax, Rick Grech on violin, Remi Kabaka on second drums, Graham Bond on alto sax, Harold McNair on flute and Phil Seamen on percussion.
An incredible formation that would achieve an indecipherable climax, especially with the contribution of two drums that came to make a dialogue of enormous tension and power.
But soon Winwood and Wood leave to resurrect Traffic again, along with Jim Capaldi, Laine would do the same to join Paul McCartney's Wings and little by little the rest of the band.
Shortly after a second album would arrive but without the expectation or freshness of that first work.
Finally, the Air Force would disappear for lack of volunteers, but not before having left its pass printed on the musical face with a masterful album.
No comments:
Post a Comment