Exposé Online banner

Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker
Country
England
Profile
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939, died 6 October 2019) was an English drummer, best known as the founder of the rock band Cream. Baker's work in the 60s earned him praise as "rock's first superstar drummer," although his individual style melded a jazz background with his personal interest in African rhythms. Baker was an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream and is widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time, recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2008.
Website
Not on file
Related articles (7)
Releases on file (22)
Hawkestrel — The Future Is Us Hawkestrel — The Future Is Us
(Cleopatra CLO1235, 2019, CD / 2LP / DL)
Nektar — A Spoonful of Time Nektar — A Spoonful of Time
(Purple Pyramid CLP 8932-2, 2012, CD)
Ginger Baker Trio — Falling off the Roof Ginger Baker Trio — Falling off the Roof
(Atlantic 2900-2, 1996, CD)
Andy Summers — Synaesthesia Andy Summers — Synaesthesia
(Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2430, 1995/2014, CD)
Jack Bruce — Cities of the Heart Jack Bruce — Cities of the Heart
(Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 22428, 1994/2014, 2CD)
Ginger Baker Trio — Going Back Home Ginger Baker Trio — Going Back Home
(Atlantic 82652-2, 1994, CD)
Jack Bruce — A Question of Time Jack Bruce — A Question of Time
(Acadia ACAM 8155, 1989/2007, CD)
Hawkwind — Zones Hawkwind — Zones
(Cleopatra CLP 1240-2, 1983/2002, CD)
Hawkwind — Levitation Hawkwind — Levitation
(Atomhenge ATOMCD 3016, 1980/2009, CD)
Ginger Baker — Do What You Like Ginger Baker — Do What You Like
(Chronicles 558 542-2, 1972/1998, 2CD)
Cream — Live Cream Volume II Cream — Live Cream Volume II
(Polydor 31453 1817-2, 1972/1998, CD)
Ginger Baker — Stratavarious Ginger Baker — Stratavarious
(ATCO SD 7013, 1972, LP)
Ginger Baker's Air Force — Air Force 2 Ginger Baker's Air Force — Air Force 2
(ATCO SD 33-343, 1970, LP)
Ginger Baker's Air Force — Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force — Ginger Baker's Air Force
(Lemon CD LEM 22, 1970/2004, CD)
Cream — Live Cream Cream — Live Cream
(Polydor 31453 1816-2, 1970/1998, CD)
Cream — Goodbye Cream — Goodbye
(Polydor 31453 1815-2, 1969/1998, CD)
Cream — BBC Sessions Cream — BBC Sessions
(Polydor B0000069-02, 1968/2003, CD)
Cream — Wheels of Fire Cream — Wheels of Fire
(Polydor 31453 1812-2, 1968/1998, 2CD)
Cream — Disraeli Gears - Deluxe Edition Cream — Disraeli Gears - Deluxe Edition
(Polydor B0003331, 1967/2004, 2CD)
Cream — Live at Grande Ballroom, Oct. '67 Cream — Live at Grande Ballroom, Oct. '67
((Not on label) , 1967, CD)
Cream — Nineteen Sixty-Seven Cream — Nineteen Sixty-Seven
(Vogon VCD2007, 1967/2018, CD / DL)
Cream — Fresh Cream Cream — Fresh Cream
(Polydor 31453 1810-2, 1966/1998, CD)

Latest news

2020-07-22
Tim Smith RIP – Tim Smith, leader of the eccentric band Cardiacs, has died at the age of 59 after many years of health problems. Cardiacs was known for intense and complicated music that combined punk energy with the rhythmic and harmonic sophistication of progressive rock. » Read more

2020-07-12
Judy Dyble RIP – Singer-songwriter Judy Dyble, who was a founding member of Fairport Convention and one of the distinctive voices of the 60s folk revival in Britain, has died at the age of 71. Her passing came at the end of a long illness, though which she continued to work. » Read more

2020-07-06
Ennio Morricone RIP – Famed composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. The creator of scores for more than 500 movies, some of his works have become the most recognizable sounds in the history of cinema. His soundtracks for Sergio Leone's Westerns made from 1964 to 1971, are iconic landmarks in film music, but he also composed for dramas, comedies, and other genres. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2016 for The Hateful Eight. » Read more

2020-06-14
Keith Tippett RIP – One of the giants of British jazz has left us. Keith Graham Tippetts, known professionally as Keith Tippett, died today at the age of 72. His work from the late 60s into the 70s and beyond includes some of the greatest jazz produced in the UK, and stands as an impressive oevre to this day. » Read more

2020-05-15
Phil May of The Pretty Things RIP – We were saddened to learn that Phil May, lead singer and founding member of The Pretty Things, has died at the age of 75. The band's 1968 album S.F. Sorrow is one of the enduring classics of the psychedelic era, and the group existed in various forms until finally retiring in 2018. » Read more

More news

Previously in Exposé...

L'Ensemble Rayé - Quelques Pièces Détachées – The core of L'Ensemble Rayé is Cédric Vuille (guitars, bass, clarinet, keys, ukelele, bandurria, percussion), Jean-20-Huguenin (guitars, mandolin) and Pierre Kaufmann (saxes, clarinets, piano,...  (1994) » Read more

Qoph - Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter – I don’t know if Qoph is Sweden’s answer to Finland’s Five Fifteen, but there are at least superficial similarities (perhaps augmented by the fact that I received this disc on the same day I got...  (1999) » Read more

Blow up Hollywood - Fake – I’m sure they intend the band name to be interpreted as a command to attack Hollywood with explosives (sort of like “Kill Your Television”), but I choose to take the other meaning, imagining a...  (2005) » Read more

The Fareed Haque Group - Cosmic Hug – Fareed Haque needs no introduction in the closely knit circle of jam bands circling North America. His main band, Garaj Mahal, is a touring fixture at nearly any jam based festival organized in the...  (2006) » Read more

Steve Roach - Kairos: The Meeting of Time and Destiny – Subtitled The Meeting of Time and Destiny, this package includes a 74 minute CD and companion DVD that feature essentially the same audio program: eight tracks mixing floating ambient dreamlike...  (2007) » Read more

Random review

Listen & discover

Do they serve frogs at this café?

More recommendations
The Eighteenth Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival 2019

Print issues