Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

6. CreamDisraeli Gears

Well, perhaps the connection is obvious. Cream kind of invented the blues rock three piece. They grasped the blues and just took it somewhere else. I loved Ginger Baker’s jazz drumming and, most important for me, the fluid bass lines of Jack Bruce. Again this is one of the bands I saw in Toronto and was truly inspiring. I knew I wanted to be part of a three piece from that concert. Cream paved the way and showed me what was possible.

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Saxon, Michael Rother, Phish, George Clinton, Ginger Baker
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