Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker on Letterman, February 9, 1990 (stereo)
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- Here are all of the segments that included Jack and Ginger.
The music breaks, truncated by ads:
1. Show open, intros, Top Ten
2. "Sunshine of Your Love"
3. "Born Under a Bad Sign"
4. "White Room"
5. "I Feel Free"
6. Jack and Ginger perform "Hey Now, Princess"
7. "Crossroads"
8. "What a Bringdown"
9. Show close
Real musicians playing real music. So different from the garbage of today!!
What they did here on Letterman was fantastic. Jack and Ginger were spot-on. The reunion tour in 2005, with Ginger at age 66, however was stellar. These men will never be forgotten for their contributions to music.
You're right man. Being a bass player, I can tell you this; Jack Bruce is first rate.
I saw the reunion at Madison Square Garden in Nov 2005. It was fantastic.
So great to see these two old antagonists happy, healthy, vibrant, and having fun together. That’s how I’d like to remember them.
Rest in pAce, Jack and Ginger, and thanks for all the inspiration you brought us.
It was nice to see Ginger and Jack looking so happy. Ginger was surprisingly amiable and genuinely looked like he was having fun. Good vibe all around.
Thanks Don Giller
That's gotta be the most polite version of Ginger Baker ever.
They tranked him!
Too bad he wasted it on a fucking piece of shit like David Letterman
“ and gentleman as well “. They had Paul fooled 😏
Not really. Watch his interactions with Jack Bruce and the comments he makes to him during the interview.
Hey, don’t mess with Mr Baker!
Hard to believe they're both gone now. RIP Jack & Ginger. So glad they finally reunited with Eric Clapton 15 years later. Thanks for sharing!
People say strange things. There's nothing more certain in life than death
I'll be honest, it is reasonably amazing that Ginger, in particular, lived as long as he did. That said, it is quite clear and obvious that Jack had considerable health-issues, as well, over the years. But, it seems that Ginger, especially, dove and delved pretty hard over many years into the real, very wild rock-star lifestyle. Rest in peace, to both Jack and Ginger.
Fuck Clapton jack and ginger were cream. Hendrix neutered Eric Clapton One Day in England
Eric Clapton died too?
@@TS-qq7vr He talked about the Cream reunion in 2005
So glad I came across this video. Jack & Ginger seemed to be getting along great here. God bless them both. Rest in peace guys .... thanks for the great music
What an honor for any musician to play with legends like Jack & Ginger.
My 33rd birthday that year- and I have the pleasure of hearing it all this years later!
Epic. 🎉 🕉 2024
I'm the biggest Cream fan.
I saw this tour in Okland CA at the omni. A hair/spandex band called Enoughs enough, was set to open for Jack. When we arrived at the venue early we were checking at the box office and there was a note on the window that said Jack had canceled the hair band and in their place, he was going to play 2 sets. One set of Cream music and one set of his solo stuff. It was an amazing night. I was 10 feet from Jack the whole night. And that night flew by. He played about 2 and a half hours and it felt like 30 minutes. It was THAT good. One of the best shows I've EVER been to.
When i saw them it was the same thing, Jack's band played first, then.withoit closing a curtain in full.view of everyone they took down Jack's drummer's kit and put up Ginger's and tuned it with a tuner I recall, then the Cream set
Thanks Don Giller . Priceless stuff man . Loved Dave for the time we had him in Australia . Jack oh man Jack what a prince . My Gold Standard for Bassist / Vocalist just a Legend and my best ever . Cheers from The Ancient Metal Guy .
Those musical excerpts, coming in & out of commercials are such a tease…that so-called rhythm section’s absolutely phenomenal‼️
Letterman's band was the best late night band ever. They could play with anyone.
Amazing bass lines. Amazing, unique drum tones and fills. Both masters.
I'm actually having a Primus/Les Claypool vibe on the song
Ginger's playing on this track is just awesome
That's what made the late Jack Bruce, and late Ginger Baker so special, because they were both excellent musicians. They were super tight on this number, I have to get this album and hopefully it's still available. May both of their souls rest in eternal peace.
Where does the time go? These guys looked so young in 1990. Life is indeed short.
True we all forget that this was nearly 30yrs ago.
Ginger looked young?
Andrew Wilson I couldn’t have said it better myself!!!
Ya and this was 22-24 tears after they played together in Cream. They weren't young here either.
Jack was about 47 when he performed on this program.
Nice to see them together. And Ginger behaved himself. Thanks for putting this together.
Still astonished by this episode. True musicians. Thank you
Ginger Baker's drum parts on Hey Now, Princess are fantastic.
Immediately after the broadcast, Ginger threw Jack through a record store window. Kidding. RIP to both of those amazing musicians.
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“Beware of Mr Baker”
What a great documentary 👍🏼
Must see!
Ol’ Ginger was a helluva character,
quite fond of his own talent,
and not exactly pleased with his critics
*Thank you Don Giller, nice video!
Wish I could see the drum solo Dave mentioned; but there’s plenty of video of Ginger’s playing👍🏼
Wish I had it. Maybe in time I will.
Cream was big in 1967-68ish ... so this letterman show was 22 years later. And now 32 years after this airing. Life is short. Go do that thing you have been holding off on.
The Letterman theme with pounding Ginger Baker drums is a real trip.
It's really fantastic that you upload these timely videos so quickly! We all really appreciate it, thanks man!
And 15 years after this, Cream did indeed reunite in 2005 for the live shows in London and New York....
Thankfully beyond words for those of us who had dreamed of more music being created by Bruce, Clapton and Baker, literally going back to 'Goodbye Cream' in 1969.
Baker raising olives? Never ceases to amaze…
"Hey Now Princess" was a song by Bruce that never made it on a studio album by Cream but is available on Cream's "Those Were The Days" 4 C.D. set. R.I.P. to a master bassist who could get chords out of an electric bass guitar better than anyone else and a master drummer who could beat the hell out of those skins.
True . And amazing
Interestingly Ginger was not a hard hitter. He used size 7 drumsticks (light and thin). He coaxed that thunderous sound from his kit by good tuning and striking the part of the batter head best suited. Oh, and those double bass drum patterns and rolls!
I saw Jack and Ginger with a young guitarist named Blue Saraceno( hope I spelled it right) in 1990 at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA. They played all Cream material and it was fantastic
Blues not Blue but otherwise correct
この二人がクラプトン抜きで共演するなんて、本当に感動ものです。なんだかんだ言ってお互いのプレイには敬意を払っていたのでしょう。鬼籍に入られましたが、天国では仲良く演奏し、クリーム再結成の時を待っていてください。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。
Super cool to have these two on the show. I don't remember this episode. Thanks Don.
I watched this when it was originally aired, and have my own VHS copy somewhere; thanx for making it that much easier to find today (and in stereo)!
Those two were so heavy. Probably the greatest rhythm section ever. It's like on the show nothing is working except when the focus is on them, esp when they are playing. The monologue, jokes & the interviews are all just filler.... Bruce & Baker = Pure Power.
Ginger and Jack sounded good and in top form. I'm glad Dave called them over to have a chat. They are truly rock icons. RIP guys.
I wishvit had been a longer chat.
Thanks Don Giller .... I have little use for Letterman although he definitely had great musicians, anyway, thank you so much for cutting out all the talk BS and let us enjoy watching some old schoolers go at it - I cant believe Ginger was so cool but dave knew he better not pull his chain too hard and get through quick - and Jack Bruces' bass always great - never saw this before but thank you so much (again) for your editing and upload!
Thanks for posting that Don I really enjoyed watching those 2 legends perform
Only Erick remain alive no more Cream reunion i was so happy when they reunited in 2005 great performance
Insane !!!!!! It's crazy from the time Letterman aired on NBC in the 1980's through the 1990's I'd tune in to late night and I see guys like Eric Clapton or Ron Wood, Lou Reed ETC playing in the band. I'd tune in and say hey that guy looks like Clapton playing with Paul Shaffer and sure enough after squinting my eye's for a minute and I'd say oh shit that is Clapton on stage on Letterman ! Live on Late Night had the best musical legends guest appear live on stage playing with Paul Shaffer and his band. Great Posting !
Jack and Ginger RIP.
What a charge seeing ginger and Bruce again,although post mortem it is a charge. They were touring together; they weren't always fighting. Neat song had me grooving.
AMAZING clip, perfectly edited thank you for posting!
Thanks for putting this video up, Don.
Many years ago, after Jack Bruce had worked with some of the best drummers in the business, he was asked in an interview who was the best drummer he ever worked with. He said it was Ginger Baker.
He had to say that, due to being afraid Ginger would ride a polo horse up from Africa and kick his ass.
Even Neil Peart said Ginger was best ever.
Jack worked with the likes of Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Simon Philips and Gary Husband among others.
Saw Jack and Ginger at Hammerjacks in Baltimore 4 days before this show, the old Cream numbers were getting a better reception than his new stuff causing Jack to storm off stage and knock his amps over! It was Great!! The tix were $5.00!
"Beware of Mr. Baker," is a great documentary.
Yes it is! I bet 90% of the people commenting have never watched it. Ginger was technically
one of the best drummers ever!
A Question Of Time - still have my vinyl copy - a fine album, with some superb bass playing
Good music simply stays with us!
Thanks for posting, that was great. I saw that tour in Chicago.
Man, Paul and Sid got to play with Jack and Ginger. That must have been a high point.
I’m guessing Sid remembers it more fondly than muffing I’m No Angel with Gregg Allman.
Seeing Cream 15-16 years ago may have been the greatest Concert I’ve ever attended. I saw them at MSG
I was underage when Cream first came to the States in the late 1960s and even though I had waited in line for hours at the original Electric Factory in Philadelphia, my fake ID didn't get me in like it did when the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed there months earlier. That was a great disappointment for me. So when Jack and Ginger came to the States again during this same tour in 1990 as this Letterman show gig, I made sure not to miss them. We waited for hours in the freezing cold, but we were close to front of the line. Finally, we made it inside the toasty smallish theater and our seats were at front stage, with Ginger and Jack only feet away from me. We had a blast and gave all the musicians a standing ovation at the close. It was a long wait to see them, but even without Eric, the music was terrific and the magic was still there. Paul McCartney was right when he said recently something like, “Sad to hear that Ginger died but the memories never will."
Jesus that's absolutely amazing man, what was it like seeing Hendrix play live? Any chance you ever seen Zeppelin live?
@Jean D And what is it that you're smokin' jack?
i was there (the two times) at Cooz's Corner and then downtown at the Trocodera?
One by one, everyone I find interesting passes on...rest well, Ginger!
I'm not dead yet, and i'm quite interesting, you just havent met me.
Andy Dixon I live in Phoenix if you’re close by we can meet up
@@damon6852 Sure, i'll pop over for a coffee. I'm just down the road. Poole, UK.
Andy Dixon Hey Andy...thanks for responding...Consider it an open invitation if you ever get across the big pond in the future!
Love this! Pre cell phones and computers for the most part! If you wanted to watch David Letterman, (and we all did) you had to stay up to do it! Thanks for posting this!
Lone Star Dude back before he went off the deep end politically.
Nah, you could program your VCR to tape it. If you could figure out how to do that without recording the wrong channel lol
And sleep in school the next morning lol!!
RIP Great Ones..See you around the net dream!
that was outstanding. Ginger was a very creative drummer
Only Ginger could make brushes sound like three separate drummers in total sync. Not a back beat in site, only uses cymbals when required, has the arrangement down, never steps on the lyrics, completely different guitar solo part, nails the ending . The tune starts at @117 BPM and Ginger *stays in the pocket* the whole time. As Eric said: Ginger is a Complete Musician.
Oooooo, So sorry. Yes. Average no more no less. I am wrong so much these days on the interweb. Thanks again for correcting me again. Maybe I should submit my musings directly to you for approval.
MorbidManMusic....you are a complete moron.... 100% more.....nothing less.
Are they brushes he is playing with?
Yes, yes, Ginger was a true original. No one else would have even thought to play that song the way he did - like you said, not a backbeat in sight and his time was of course flawless. Former jazz drummer and expert on African rhythms, he was truly one of a kind.
Baker is really grooving on those drums: double foot pedals and banging those tom toms. Symbols are just an afterthought for Ginger's style of playing. AS for Jack, playing complicated base lines and singing at the same time seems to come so easy to him. These two were the heart of Cream, and Clapton's guitar work was just the psychological sprinkle on top.
*cymbals
@@sgt.thundercok4704 Thanks Sgt. - Dumb grammar mistake.
this was the best intro to the Letterman show
Jack Bruce / Ginger Baker "R.I.P"
I am jack bruce fan...………….RIP...….
Thanks DomZ. Helps fill in the whole. Jack's hair... WHOA!
Well, it was just coming out of the 80s...mullets were still big. Just rollin' with the times, I guess.
outstanding performance from Ginger!Idiots who said that he was overrated should watch this!
He was a thumper/banger.
@@frankfeldman6657 ?
Somebody actually said he was overrated?
@@dougg1075 Yes Doug!A many morons here on You Tube!Look at the answer i get today!Some say that a 3 year old kid can do what he did!So....
@@frankfeldman6657 Yep, not that good.
Thanks for that memory
Thanks you share stay connected
I used to LOVE this show!
Man, that guitarist in Letterman’s band was on fire. Great solo. Even Paul was flying on this.
Sid McGinnis.
They hated each other. Amazing that they got together to play anything. lol
Not quite, they had their ups and downs. Ginger actually played on the studio version of this song (along with another track) on this album of Jack's.
Money makes things tolerable don’t be fooled it’s money.
Maybe hated is too slrong a word,annoyed each other a bit sometimes perhaps better describes it 😂
They didn't hate each other. Love/hate, maybe. But both sides were there.
they hated each like the Glimmer Twins and those two old Bastards are still playing music together............
I remember seeing this live. Letterman was so on top of his game at this point - funny, positive... He was ready for Johnny's spot. It's a shame, he was never the same....
For two guys that hated each other supposedly, they sure ended up with each other allot . And sounded great !
They didnt "hate" each other, they just didnt get along well as creative partners.
Surprising what a big wad of cash can do !
They were like brothers.
More like love/hate. When Jack died, Ginger was at the funeral, and played a tribute to him.
@@gutterdandy9173 that was a beautiful thing to see. He played a great solo for Jack after having heart surgery. All the haters need to go watch that.
Ginger's innate sense of 'time' can be seen by his hi-hat going like a metronome through most of each number. Many drummers these days neglect the hi-hat, only using it for accents and occasional timekeeping. Ginger blended old-school jazz discipline with a polyrhythmic African overlay!
I love Ginger so much, it is so good to see this and see his smile. What an awesome guy who loved to bang on a drum
clearly you never met the man.
@Jean D He had his bad days for sure.....but he was never less than interesting.
Might be the best sounding close of the NBC days. Thanks for sharing.
There are better. :)
One of the best of Letterman
Prior to the 2005 reunion shows, they had all worked together in every permutation: Eric/Ginger (Blind Faith), Jack/Ginger (Graham Bond, BBM, A Question Of Time album), and Eric/Jack (Powerhouse, Bluesbreakers, Somethin Els album).
Wish I could play like Jack. (and Ginger).
These guys killed this; I like it better than the studio version
I love the MCs opening line: ' call ahead and we'll set someone up to rob you right at the airport.....' Lol.... every show I waited for the opening lines from the MC cuz it was always ridiculously funny!
the best !!
that's awsome mister baker was in a good mood that night him and jack were shining golden lol
“Video club” with only weekend at bernies left? Damn. Times were hard.
Ginger is always ready to crack some heads.
RIP to two great musicians, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce.
Days before DVD
And DVD is on its way out
Everyone on stage is a legend. I always knew that Sid McGinnis was a great player, but I don’t think I fully understood how great he was at the time. That was an amazing solo
@@dongiller fixed !
Ginger has always looked 90 years old
Yeah it's incredible...you can't really give him an age, considering the fact that here he was 51 lol
Decades of heroin addiction, combined with about forty years of chain-smoking, eventually caught up with Mr. Baker, whose death was caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; in other words, his lungs had been irreparably damaged from tobacco tar. A compounding factor was his coronary disease, which was caused, at least in part, by Mr. Baker's long-time cigarette-smoking habit. Considering the degree to which he abused his body over most of his life, beginning in adolescence, Mr. Baker was indeed fortunate to have lived for more than eighty (80) years.
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Correction: Ginger was a chain smoker for more than SIXTY YEARS, right up until his final hospitalization!
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Wonderful to see Jack and Ginger. As the credits rolled, I saw "Milton DeLugg--audio consultant." Guessing that was the prominent composer/arranger/performer who for a time was music director for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (succeeded by Doc Severinsen)
Michael, not Milton. His son.
@@dongiller my mistake...misread the name--focused on Delugg. Thank you.
Great STEREO SOUND 😎👍🏻
please bring back Letterman , & Jack Bruce And Ginger baker !!!
Have to say that Paul Shaffer's keyboards, and the guitar accents, helped make this a great version.
Top ten list, How to fill that extra minute, “show the Mike Tyson Buster Douglas fight twice”...list was aired two days before the fight. Didn’t quite work out that way 😂
Ginger sounds great here...farewell Ginger.
Man you have so many letterman episodes. Everytime I watch one, it's on your TH-cam lol
Thanks. I have all of them.
@@dongiller I appreciate you putting them up buddy, I grew up watching letterman and it's so great to see em on TH-cam. I have looked everywhere for dvds but I can't find anything like that. So this is perfect
Ginger’s playing is so tight!
I bought the album back at that time, great album by the way.
What a treat!
Thats the longest ever ive seen Ginger go without a cigarette. Lol
His mom owned a tobacco store so cigs were always in his life
Made my day ! Cream were pioneers !!
All I can say is wow! Baker and Bruce are incredible. What a treat to view this performance. Too bad Eric is absent but it's still great.
Saw them both when they played with the late and great Graham Bond Organisation at the Corn Exchange, Newbury in 1960 something, funny really because Eric Clapton at that time was a member of our local Basingstoke Galaxy clubs resident band, John Mayalls Bruesbreakers. We didn't realise then that one day they would link up and create Cream.
I don’t know how in college I’d watch letterman until 1:30 AM and get up to be at school at 6 AM. Oh, people like the members of Cream were how I did that. Of course I was much younger.
I wish they would release an MP3 of their whole performances on the show.
Shaffer is in his glory, playing with 2/3 of Cream.
When David had hair...and I was dating a drummer
R.I. P GINGER BAKER
Thanks for the Music 💣💥🎶🔊🥁🍷🌌🌟🌞💓
why date a drummer when there are guitar players out there? :-)
@@richardrybinski2320 Because drummers Know what girls need !!!