Ginger Baker
Revered as one of rock's most sought after drummers, adept in numerous styles,
Ginger Baker is most famous for his inventive work with the band Cream. His
13-minute drum solo on 'Toad' from Cream's 1968 album 'Wheels of Fire' stands as
a landmark in both his and Cream's career.
Influenced early by British jazz, he played in traditional jazz and blues groups
before making his name with the Graham Bond Organisation, where he first met
Jack Bruce, before assembling Cream with Bruce and Eric Clapton. The jazz-swing
style that Baker added to Cream's mix of progressive rock and psyc...
