Ginger Baker's Air Force

 “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.

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                    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