Why This CD Matters
Best known as Cream’s bassist and vocalist, Jack Bruce also had deep roots in jazz, and this instrumental album puts those influences up front. He plays double bass alongside guitarist John McLaughlin, drummer Jon Hiseman, and saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith, with the group moving between written themes and open improvisation. “Statues,” the “Sam Enchanted Dick” medley, and “HCKHH Blues” show the quartet’s range.
Collector Note
This 2003 Europe Polydor remaster (065 604-2) presents the original seven-track album plus “Ageing Jack Bruce, Three, From Scotland, England,” a previously unreleased recording from the same sessions. The album was recorded at I.B.C. Studios in London in August 1968 and originally released in 1970. This edition came in a standard jewel case with a clear tray and an eight-page booklet.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: NM
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Label: Polydor – 065 604-2
Country: Europe
Released: May 27, 2003
Genre: Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Post Bop, Jazz-Rock
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Over The Cliff 2:49
Statues 7:21
Sam Enchanted Dick (Medley: Sam's Sack / Rill's Thrills) 7:17
Born To Be Blue 4:13
HCKHH Blues 8:54
Ballad For Arthur 7:28
Things We Like 3:28
Ageing Jack Bruce, Three, From Scotland, England 5:19
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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