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| − | '''Jack Bruce' | + | '''Jack Bruce''' (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish singer and bassist, originally active as a member of [[John Mayall]] & the Bluesbreakers and then the supergroup [[Cream]], alongside [[Eric Clapton]] and Ginger Baker. [https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19835/m1]. He later also started a solo career. |
| − | Bruce | + | Bruce was co-songwriter of ''[[Sunshine Of Your Love]]''. |
| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Bruce's friendship with drummer [[Jim Gordon]] brought a meeting between Bruce and Zappa about. |
| − | [[ | + | A jam session followed in September, 1972, at [[Electric Lady Studios]], [[Greenwich Village]], [[New York]] City, with '''Bruce''' on bass, Zappa on guitar, Gordon on drums and [[Tony Duran]] on rhythm guitar. This resulted in Bruce providing bass on the title track of ''[[Apostrophe (')]]''.<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Apostrophe_(').html</ref> |
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| + | ==Frank Zappa about Jack Bruce== | ||
| + | ''"I met Jack [Bruce] in 1967 when we were working at the [[Garrick Theater]] in New York. And I've seen him on and off since that time and when that track was recorded I was traveling around with a ten-piece group of which Jim Gordon was drummer. [...] Well, [[Jim Gordon]] was a friend of his and when we were in NY we went to see the concert of Bruce, West and Laing at Radio City Music Hall and so after the concert we went over to his hotel and talked for a while and he had the day off and we had the day off, so he decided to go into the studio and jam."'' - Frank Zappa, interviewed by Ed Baker, The Hot Flash, May 1974.<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Apostrophe_(').html</ref> | ||
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| + | ''"I found it very difficult to play with him; he's too busy. He doesn't really want to play the bass in terms of root functions; I think he has other things on his mind. But that's the way jam sessions go."'' - Frank Zappa. Interview by Steve Rosen, Guitar Player, January 1977. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Apostrophe_(').html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Jack Bruce about Frank Zappa== | ||
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| + | ''"That was simply Frank Zappa who I got to know when Cream first went to New York. Eric and I used to go to this little theater in the Village and Frank used to do these mad things in the afternoon. At these gigs he would gather hobos off the street and give them a ukulele or something, I thought this guy's outrageous; and then of course I had [[Freak Out!|the first Mothers of Invention album]] and fell in love with him. Frank was very kind and helpful to me. He liked my singing. He called me up when I was in New York and asked me to come down to the studio and play some cello. I told him that I didn't have my cello with me; it's not something I carry around that much. He said we can rent one. I told him that you can't really rent a cello, it's very personal. So I went down to the studio and there was this really terrible cello and I tried to play it but it sounded awful. Frank said, "Oh well, why don't you just play bass guitar." So I played on "Apostrophe" with Jim Gordon on the drums and Frank. Then when he mixed it, it had that sort of distorted sound I used in Cream."'' - Jack Bruce, interviewed by Ray Shasho, ''Classic Rock Here And Now'', 21 April 2014. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Apostrophe_(').html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Jack Bruce|Wikipedia: Jack Bruce]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rock Artists|Bruce, Jack]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 1 August 2026
Jack Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish singer and bassist, originally active as a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and then the supergroup Cream, alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. [1]. He later also started a solo career.
Bruce was co-songwriter of Sunshine Of Your Love.
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Frank Zappa
Bruce's friendship with drummer Jim Gordon brought a meeting between Bruce and Zappa about.
A jam session followed in September, 1972, at Electric Lady Studios, Greenwich Village, New York City, with Bruce on bass, Zappa on guitar, Gordon on drums and Tony Duran on rhythm guitar. This resulted in Bruce providing bass on the title track of Apostrophe (').[1]
Frank Zappa about Jack Bruce
"I met Jack [Bruce] in 1967 when we were working at the Garrick Theater in New York. And I've seen him on and off since that time and when that track was recorded I was traveling around with a ten-piece group of which Jim Gordon was drummer. [...] Well, Jim Gordon was a friend of his and when we were in NY we went to see the concert of Bruce, West and Laing at Radio City Music Hall and so after the concert we went over to his hotel and talked for a while and he had the day off and we had the day off, so he decided to go into the studio and jam." - Frank Zappa, interviewed by Ed Baker, The Hot Flash, May 1974.[2]
"I found it very difficult to play with him; he's too busy. He doesn't really want to play the bass in terms of root functions; I think he has other things on his mind. But that's the way jam sessions go." - Frank Zappa. Interview by Steve Rosen, Guitar Player, January 1977. [3]
Jack Bruce about Frank Zappa
"That was simply Frank Zappa who I got to know when Cream first went to New York. Eric and I used to go to this little theater in the Village and Frank used to do these mad things in the afternoon. At these gigs he would gather hobos off the street and give them a ukulele or something, I thought this guy's outrageous; and then of course I had the first Mothers of Invention album and fell in love with him. Frank was very kind and helpful to me. He liked my singing. He called me up when I was in New York and asked me to come down to the studio and play some cello. I told him that I didn't have my cello with me; it's not something I carry around that much. He said we can rent one. I told him that you can't really rent a cello, it's very personal. So I went down to the studio and there was this really terrible cello and I tried to play it but it sounded awful. Frank said, "Oh well, why don't you just play bass guitar." So I played on "Apostrophe" with Jim Gordon on the drums and Frank. Then when he mixed it, it had that sort of distorted sound I used in Cream." - Jack Bruce, interviewed by Ray Shasho, Classic Rock Here And Now, 21 April 2014. [4]
