Jack Bruce

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Jack Bruce of West, Bruce & Laing performs on stage in 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He plays a Gibson EB-3 bass guitar. (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns)
Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row; more prog than you might know

By Sid Smith Published

His third solo album, 1971’s Harmony Row, was a concept work that explored a day in the life of a Glasgow tenement block – and he wrote it all in one sitting

Albums
Cream in April 1967
The story of the Hendrix-inspired Cream classic their label boss thought was "psychedelic hogwash"

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love was a slow-burning success, but it inspired a generation of future rockers

Tracks & Singles
Jack Bruce - Harmony Row, Expanded
“Tender and free-flowing”: Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row, expanded to 4 discs

By James McNair Published

A fine revamp of one of his key post-Cream milestones, including two excellent TV concerts

Albums
Jack Bruce posing for a photograph with a bass guitar in 2001
Jack Bruce’s wild tales of Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West and more

By Peter Makowski Published

From Ginger Baker’s genius to Leslie West’s food roadie, former Cream man Jack Bruce saw it all

Interviews
Various album covers from the best reissues of 2024
The 26 best rock reissues of 2024

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Some albums are just so good that they come at us again, loaded with extra tracks and other goodies to give the original an extra bang for your buy-it-again buck

Albums
Jack Bruce in 2001
A beginner's guide to Jack Bruce in 10 classic tracks

By Paul Henderson Published

A short tribute to one of rock's all-time great bassists, Cream legend Jack Bruce

Tracks & Singles
Jack Bruce: Songs For A Tailor cover art
Jack Bruce's debut solo long-player Songs For A Tailor, revisited

By Claudia Elliott Published

Beyond the White Room: Jack Bruce's 1969 album Songs For A Tailor, now with DVD extras

Albums
Cream’s Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce
“I looked out the window, the sun was coming up and I started playing the riff of Sunshine Of Your Love": how Cream made Disraeli Gears in five days and changed music forever

By David Sinclair Published

The story behind one of the greatest rock albums of the 1960s

Albums
Jeff Berlin
Jeff Berlin to release tribute to the late Cream bassist Jack Bruce

By Jerry Ewing Published

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Tony Levin, Gary Husband, Sammy Hagar and more feature on Jeff Berlin's Jack Songs tribute album

Bands & Artists
Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker
Eric Clapton announces Ginger Baker tribute show

By Scott Munro Published

Eric Clapton and friends will pay tribute to Ginger Baker with a special show in London next year

Concerts & Shows
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