Manfred Mann recruited Bruce for a brief spell as the group's bassist. "[32], Writing in The Sunday Times in 2008, Dan Cairns had suggested: "many consider him to be one of the greatest bass players of all time. The book followed memoirs from his Cream bandmates Clapton (Clapton, 2007) and Baker (Hellraiser, 2009).

In October 2009, Bruce performed at the 50th anniversary of Ronnie Scott's Club with the Ronnie Scott's Blues Band. Hanrahan also produced the accompanying album Shadows in the Air, which included a reunion with Eric Clapton on a new version of "Sunshine of Your Love". Rolling Stone magazine readers ranked him number eight on their list of "10 Greatest Bass Guitarist Of All Time". [23], His funeral was held in London on 5 November 2014 and was attended by Clapton, Baker and noted musicians Phil Manzanera, Gary Brooker, Vernon Reid and Nitin Sawhney among others.

The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker.Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker also sang and contributed songs. My first family suffered even more from this, because of the madness that surrounded, There are some of my peers - and I'm not going to name names - who have been awful fathers. [23][26] He was survived by his wife Margrit and four children. This anthology is a wide-ranging collection covering his music from 1963 to 2003 and, aside from his work with Kip Hanrahan, is a comprehensive overview of his career. He was one of my first bass heroes and was a major influence on my playing and my music. Selections from these were released as the live double CD Cities of the Heart, and much later as the DVD set Rockpalast: The 50th Birthdays Concerts. The two men wouldn't have any further contact with each other, until the band Cream was formed in 1966. They played jazz classics with saxophonist Courtney Pine and for the first time in 40 years played the Graham Bond–Cream classic "Traintime". In August 1968, before Cream officially disbanded, Bruce recorded a semi-acoustic free jazz album with John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman.

Jack Bruce - Composing Himself: The Authorized Biography by Harry Shapiro was released by Jawbone Press in February 2010. [5] They played an eclectic range of music genres, including bebop, blues and rhythm and blues.

But I would have been bored in five minutes if that was all it had been about.

Relations grew so bad between the two that Bruce left the group in August 1965. In 2008, Bruce collaborated again with guitarist Robin Trower on the album Seven Moons. [5] The follow-up album, Jet Set Jewel, was rejected at the time by Bruce's record label RSO as not being marketable, and RSO ultimately dropped Bruce from their roster. Because of some problems I'd had with managers and record contracts, touring was the only way I could make any money, so I was always on the road. Official Sites, Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of.

Inspired by this performance, the three formed the power trio BBM and their subsequent (and only) album, Around the Next Dream, was a top ten hit in the UK. Jack Bruce, Soundtrack: True Lies. John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish bassist, singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Unlike many musicians, Jack Bruce could read music. In May 2008, Bruce was 65 years old and to commemorate this milestone two box sets of recordings were released. John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter known primarily for his contributions to the British supergroup Cream, which also included guitarist-singer Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker.

is a six-CD retrospective anthology released by the Esoteric label in the UK.

The group released two studio albums and several singles but were not commercially successful. To support this release Bruce again played four dates in London at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with the Ronnie Scott's Blues Experience, followed by a further ten dates across the UK with the band. This promoted the release of the Seven Moons live CD and DVD, recorded in February during the European leg of the tour in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The band released another Hanrahan produced studio album, More Jack than God, in 2003, and a live DVD, Live at the Canterbury Fayre. In 1973 Bruce recorded bass guitar for Lou Reed's Berlin album, playing on all but two tracks. They were all critically successful, and in 2001 he went on to form his own band using Hanrahan's famous Cuban rhythm section. March saw another residency at Ronnie Scott's in London supported by his Big Blues Band, followed by a UK tour. Shapiro had previously written biographies of Bruce collaborators Alexis Korner, Graham Bond and Eric Clapton. Asked whom he regards as the best bass players in pop and rock history: "If you're talking electric bass, it's very, very simple: Most rock stars are very good at one thing, and no disrespect to that. [16] He recovered, and in 2004 re-appeared to perform "Sunshine of Your Love" at a Rock Legends concert in Germany organised by the singer Mandoki.