“During this set we’re going to do a few very, very
strange numbers.”
(Ginger Baker apertura concerti Air Force)
Evidentemente Ginger
Baker il "supergruppo" l'aveva nel DNA. Dopo i Crem e i Blind Faith,
dette vita a uno dei capitoli più interessanti della sua carriera.
Nel 1969 dopo che
Clapton lascia i Blind Faith, Baker "arruola" Steve Winwood e Rich
Grech, per il suo prossimo progetto una rock-jazz-band di 10 elementi:
Ginger Baker (drums), Graham
Bond (alto), Rick Grech (bass & violin), Jeanette Jacobs
(vocals), Remi Kabaka (drums), Denny Laine (guitar & vocals),
Harold McNair (tenor & flute), Phil Seamen (percussion), Steve
Winwood (vocals & organ), Chris Wood (tenor & flute)
Iniziano un breve tour
che comprende il tutto esaurito alla Royal Albert Hall di Londra, dove viene
registrato l'album "Ginger Baker's Air Force" che verrà
pubblicato a fine marzo del 1970.
Usciranno altri due
album con formazioni diverse. La critica all'epoca non li trattò troppo bene.
Una band da rivalutare!
Di tutto un Pop...
Wazza
Tutti i membri che hanno fatto parte della Ginger Baker's Air force
· Ginger Baker – drums (Jan. 1970 – Jan.
1971, 2015–2019) (died 2019)
· Denny Laine – guitar, vocals (Jan.
1970 – May 1970)
· Ric Grech – bass, violin (Jan. 1970 –
May 1970) (died 1990)
· Harold McNair – saxophone, flute (Jan.
1970 – May 1970) (died 1971)
· Chris Wood – saxophone, flute (Jan.
1970 – Mar.1970) (died 1983)
· Graham Bond – saxophone, organ, vocals
(Jan. 1970 – Jan. 1971) (died 1974)
· Phil Seamen – drums (Jan. 1970 – May
1970) (died 1972)
· Steve Winwood – organ, vocals (Jan.
1970 – Mar. 1970)
· Jeanette Jacobs – vocals (Jan. 1970 – May
1970) (died 1982)
· Remi Kabaka – percussion (Jan. 1970 –
May 1970)
· Alan White – drums, keyboard (Mar.
1970 – May 1970)
· Colin Gibson – saxophone, bass (Mar.
1970 – Jan. 1971)
· Diane Stewart – vocals (Mar. 1970 – Jan.
1971)
· Eleanor Barooshian – vocals (Mar. 1970
– May 1970) (died 2016)
· Rocky Dzidzornu - percussion (May 1970
- Sept. 1970) (died 1993)
· Catherine James – vocals (May 1970 –
Oct. 1970)
· Ken Craddock – organ, guitar, vocals
(Sept. 1970 – Jan. 1971) (died 2002)
· Steve Gregory – saxophone, flute
(Sept. 1970 – Jan. 1971)
· Bud Beadle – saxophone (Sept. 1970 –
Jan.1971)
· Aliki Ashman – vocals (Sept. 1970 –
Jan. 1971)
· Neemoi "Speedy" Acquaye –
congas (Sept. 1970 – Jan. 1971)
· Gaspar Lawal – congas (Jan. 1971)
· Johnny Haastrup - vocals (Jan. 1971)
Ginger Baker's Air Force
English drummer Ginger Baker performing with
Ginger Baker's Air Force at the Plumpton festival in Sussex, May 1970. On the
left is bassist and violinist Ric Grech
GINGER
BAKER AIR FORCE and ELVIN JONES -Ciao
2001 magazine, marzo 1971
Chris Wood, Graham Bond, Steve Winwood, Denny
Laine & Jeanette Jacobs, 1970