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John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer, songwriter and composer. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and ‍bassist ‍of  band . After the group disbanded in 1968, he pursued a solo career and also played with several bands.

In the early 1960s Bruce joined  (GBO), where he met future Cream bandmate . After leaving the band, he briefly joined with , where he met . In 1966, he formed Cream with lead guitarist Clapton and drummer Baker. He co-wrote many of their songs (including "", "" and "") with poet/lyricist . After the group disbanded in the late 1960s, he began recording solo albums. Bruce put together a band of his own to perform material live and subsequently formed the blues rock band  in 1972, with ex- guitarist  and drummer . His solo career spanned several decades. From the 1970s to the 1990s he played with several bands as a touring member. He reunited with Cream in 2005 for concerts at the  and at  in New York.

Bruce is considered one of the most important and influential ‍bassists ‍of all time. ‍ magazine readers ranked him number eight on their list of "10 ‍Greatest ‍Bassists ‍Of All Time". He was inducted in the  in 1993, and was awarded the  in 2006, both as a member of Cream.

Life and career 1943–1962: Early life

Bruce was born on 14 May 1943 in , , Scotland, to Betty (née Asher) and Charlie Bruce, musical parents who moved frequently, resulting in the young Bruce attending 14 different schools, ending up at . He began playing  in his teens and won a scholarship to study cello and  at the  while playing in Jim McHarg's Scotsville Jazzband to support himself.

1962–1966: Early career

After leaving school, he toured Italy, playing double bass with the Murray Campbell Big Band.

In 1962, Bruce became a member of the London-based band , led by , in which he played the . The band also included  , saxophonist  and drummer . In 1963 the group broke up, and Bruce went on to form the Graham Bond Quartet with Bond, Baker and guitarist . They played an eclectic range of music genres, including ,  and . As a result of , Bruce switched from the upright bass to the electric . The move to electric bass happened as McLaughlin was dropped from the band; he was replaced by Heckstall-Smith on saxophone, and the band pursued a more concise  sound and changed their name to . The group released two studio albums and several singles but were not commercially successful.

During the time that Bruce and Baker played with the Graham Bond Organization, they were known for their hostility towards each other. There were numerous stories of the two sabotaging each other's equipment and fighting on stage. Relations grew so bad between the two that Bruce left the band in August 1965.

After leaving, Bruce recorded a solo single, "I'm Gettin Tired", for . He joined  and his  band, which featured guitarist . Bruce's stay in the band was brief, and he did not contribute to any releases at the time, but recordings featuring him were later released, initially on  and Primal Solos.

After the Bluesbreakers, Bruce had his first commercial success as a member of  in 1966, including "", which reached number one in the  (one of two number one records of his career – the other being an uncredited bass part on 's "") as well as the freewheeling and groundbreaking  of . When interviewed on the edition of the  show  which featured , Mayall said that Bruce had been lured away by the lucrative commercial success of Manfred Mann, while Mann himself recalled that Bruce played his first gig with the band without any rehearsal, playing the songs straight through without error, commenting that perhaps the  seemed obvious to Bruce.

While with Manfred Mann, Bruce again collaborated with Clapton as a member of , which also featured  vocalist , credited as "Steve Anglo". Three tracks were featured on the  sampler album . Two of the songs, "Crossroads" and "Steppin' Out", became staples in the live set of his next band, Cream.

1966–1968: Cream

In July 1966, Bruce,  and  founded the  Cream, which gained international recognition playing  and  music. Bruce sang most of the lead vocals, with Clapton backing him up and eventually assuming some leads himself.

With his  electric bass, Bruce became one of the most famous bassists in rock, winning musicians' polls and influencing the next generation of bassists such as , , ,  and . Bruce co-wrote most of Cream's single releases with lyricist , including the hits "", "" and "". Cream broke up in 1968.

1970s: Post-Cream

Collaborative efforts with musicians, in many genres – , , , , , , ,  – continued as a theme of Bruce's career. Alongside these he produced a long line of highly regarded solo albums. In contrast to his collaborative works, the solo albums usually maintain a common theme: melodic songs with a complex musical structure, songs with lyrics frequently penned by Pete Brown and a core band of world-class musicians. This structure was loosened on his live solo albums and DVDs, where extended improvisations similar to those employed by Cream in live performance were sometimes still used.

In August 1968, before Cream officially disbanded, Bruce recorded a semi-acoustic  album with ,  and . This was issued in 1970 as Bruce's second solo album, . The album was a precursor to the  boom in the early 1970s, and more recently has been sampled by  artists including  and .

Bruce's first solo release, , was issued in September 1969; it too featured Heckstall-Smith and Hiseman. It was a worldwide hit, but after a brief supporting tour backed by  and , Bruce joined the  group , with drummer , guitarist McLaughlin, and organist , for its second album, Turn It Over (1970). For the group's third album,  (1971),  replaced Bruce on bass, but Bruce contributed a guest vocal. Bruce then recorded his third solo album , but this was not as commercially successful as Songs for a Tailor. The song "The Consul at Sunset" from Harmony Row, which was inspired by the  novel , was released as a single in 1971 (Polydor 2058–153, b/w "A Letter of Thanks"), but did not chart.

Bruce performing in Hamburg, January 1972.

In 1972 Bruce formed a  , . Besides Bruce, the group included singer/guitarist  and drummer , both formerly of the Cream-influenced American band . West, Bruce & Laing produced two studio albums,  and , and one live album, .

The band's breakup was announced shortly before Live 'n' Kickin's release in early 1974, and Bruce released his fourth solo album  later that year. Also in 1974 he featured on the title track of 's album , recorded in November 1972. Bruce was credited with bass and co-authorship on the improvised track. When asked about Zappa in a 1992 interview, Bruce tried to change the subject and jokingly insisted that he had played only cello parts. Outtakes from the session were released on the archival release The Crux Of The Biscuit in 2016. In 1973 Bruce recorded bass guitar for 's  album, playing on all but two tracks.

A 1975 tour was lined up to support the Out of the Storm album with a band featuring former  guitarist  and  keyboard player , with whom he had collaborated in 1971 on . The tour was belatedly documented on  (2003), but it ended with Taylor's departure, and sessions for a studio album were abandoned. During the next year, Bruce only resurfaced to play on 's Helen 12 Trees album.

In 1976, Bruce formed a new band (The Jack Bruce Band) with drummer  and keyboardist . The group recorded an album, called . A world tour followed, but the album was a commercial failure. The follow-up album, , was rejected at the time by Bruce's record label  as not being marketable, and RSO ultimately dropped Bruce from their roster. In 1979 he toured with members from the , reuniting him with John McLaughlin, and introducing him to drummer . A 3-CD collection of his 1970s  recordings, entitled Spirit, was released in 2008.

1980s

By 1979, Bruce's drug habit had reached such a level that he had lost most of his money. Bruce contributed as a  to recordings by ,  and  to raise money. By 1980 his career was back on track with his new band, Jack Bruce & Friends, consisting of drummer , guitarist  and keyboardist/guitarist . After releasing an album, , at the end of 1980, they undertook a long tour to support the record, but it was not a commercial success and they disbanded. In the early 1980s, he also joined up to play with friends from his Alexis Korner days in , the back-to-the-roots band that  had arranged, and Bruce appears on the album of the same name, recorded live in Germany in 1980. They also recorded a "live in the studio" album called Blues & Boogie Explosion for the German  record label Jeton. That year he also collaborated on the  album  (1981).

In 1981, Bruce collaborated with guitarist  and released two  albums,  and , the first of which was a minor hit in the US. He also played for  on the album . By 1983, Bruce was no longer contracted to a major record company and released his next solo album, , on a minor German label, Intercord. A European tour followed to promote the album enlisting  from  (who had also played in Bruce's 1975 band) on drums and Sancious from his 1980 band (Jack Bruce & Friends) on guitar and keyboards. In 1982, Bruce played with a short-lived ensemble A Gathering of Minds, composed of Billy Cobham, ,  and David Sancious at . In 1983, Bruce sang on tracks 5 and 6 of the Allan Holdsworth album .

In 1983, Bruce began working with the / producer , and released the collaborative albums Desire Develops an Edge, Vertical's Currency, A Few Short Notes from the End Run, Exotica and All Roads Are Made of the Flesh. They were all critically successful, and in 2001 he went on to form his own band using Hanrahan's famous Cuban . Other than his partnership with  Pete Brown, Bruce's musical relationship with Hanrahan was the most consistent and long-lasting of his career.

In 1985, he sang lead and played  on the song "Silver Bullet" with 's . It appears on the album Visions of Excess. In 1986 he re-recorded the Cream song "I Feel Free" and released it as a single to support an advertising campaign for the  motor car.

In 1989, Bruce secured his first major record deal in a decade, with , and recorded . This included two tracks with  on drums, their first collaboration since Cream. Baker then joined Bruce's live band and toured the United States at the turn of the decade.

1990s

Bruce played at the  in 1990, and was invited by the Irish  performer  (who had a long-standing relationship with Bruce, having supported Cream's farewell concert in the band  in 1968) to perform a couple of songs together on stage. In 1991 he was one of the supporting musicians for 's solo show "Rawlinson Dog-ends", but quit over a lack of adequate rehearsals.

On April 25, 1991, Bruce performed with , , , , , and others at E-Werk in Cologne, Germany. This performance featured a tribute to , and a concert video of 22 tracks was released on Laserdisc in 1994 as "The Spirit of Jimi Hendrix Live in Concert" in Japan.

In 1993, a solo album, , reunited him with Eric Clapton and brought belated, but widespread, critical acclaim.

Later that year, Ginger Baker and a host of former Bruce band colleagues joined him for two special 50th birthdays concerts in Cologne, Germany, hosted by the TV show . Selections from these were released as the live double CD , and much later as the DVD set Rockpalast: The 50th Birthdays Concerts. One special guest was the Irish blues-rock guitarist , who joined Bruce and Baker for a set of Cream classics. Inspired by this performance, the three formed the power trio  and their subsequent (and only) album, Around the Next Dream, was a top ten hit in the UK. However, the old arguments between Bruce and Baker arose again, and the subsequent tour was cut short and the band broke up. A low-key solo album, , followed in 1995, featuring Bruce on piano and vocals, accompanied only by the Funkadelic  .

Bruce then began work producing and arranging the soundtrack to the independently produced Scottish film , with; , ,  and . The soundtrack album appeared in 1997. In 1997 he returned to touring as a member of 's , which also featured  on guitar. At the gig in Denver, Colorado, the band was joined onstage by Ginger Baker, and Bruce, Baker and Frampton played a short set of Cream classics. Bruce continued to tour with Starr through 2000.

2000s Bruce playing a fretless Warwick Thumb bass guitar at the Jazzfestival in , Germany on 28 October 2006

In 2001, Bruce reappeared with a band featuring ,  of  on guitar and 's three-piece Latin . Hanrahan also produced the accompanying album , which included a reunion with Eric Clapton on a new version of "". The band released another Hanrahan produced studio album, , in 2003, and a live DVD, Live at the Canterbury Fayre.

Bruce had suffered a period of declining health, after many years of addictions which he finally beat with clinical treatment, and in 2003 was diagnosed with . In September 2003, he underwent a , which was almost fatal, as his body initially rejected the new organ. He recovered, and in 2004 re-appeared to perform "Sunshine of Your Love" at a Rock Legends concert in Germany organised by .

In May 2005, he reunited with former Cream bandmates Clapton and Baker for a series of well-received concerts at London's , released as the album , and New York's .

In between the UK and U.S. Cream dates, he also played live with  and drummer  at the  tribute concert in London.

Subsequent concert appearances by Bruce were sparse because of recovery after the transplant, but in 2006 he returned to the live arena with a show of Cream and solo classics performed with the German HR () Big Band. This was released on CD in Germany in 2007. In 2007, he made a brief concert appearance, opening a new rehearsal hall named in his honour at the , Glasgow with , keyboard player  and Husband.

In 2008, Bruce collaborated again with guitarist  on the album Seven Moons. It also featured Husband.

In May 2008, Bruce was 65 years old and to commemorate this milestone two box sets of recordings were released. Spirit is a three-CD collection of Bruce's BBC recordings from the 1970s. Can You Follow? is a six-CD retrospective anthology released by the Esoteric label in the UK. This anthology is a wide-ranging collection covering his music from 1963 to 2003 and, aside from his work with Kip Hanrahan, is a comprehensive overview of his career.

Improved health led to Bruce playing a series of live outdoor concerts across the US starting in July 2008 as part of the Hippiefest Tour. He was supported by members of the late  bassist 's the John Entwistle Band, and headlined at a tribute concert to the bassist.

In November 2008, he recorded a concert in , England for Radio Broadcast with the BBC Big Band, where he again played the Big Band arrangements of his classic songs. In December he was reunited with Ginger Baker at the drummer's Lifetime Achievement Award concert in London. They played jazz classics with saxophonist  and for the first time in 40 years played the Graham Bond–Cream classic "Traintime".

The same month, Bruce, with guitarist , drummer  and organist  played a series of  tribute concerts to  in Japan. These shows were broadcast in high definition on television in Japan.

In 2009, Bruce performed in a series of concerts with Trower and Husband in Europe. Proposed dates in the U.S. in April were cancelled because of a further bout of ill health. Bruce recovered and the band played summer concerts in Italy, Norway and the UK during 2009. This promoted the release of the Seven Moons live CD and DVD, recorded in February during the European leg of the tour in , Netherlands.

During the Scottish dates of the 2009 tour Bruce was presented with an  from  for services to the culture of  and music in general.

In August 2009, the 1983 Bruce solo album  was re-released, making his entire solo catalogue available on CD. In addition, all of the discs up to and including  contain previously unreleased material.

In October 2009, Bruce performed at the 50th anniversary of  with the Ronnie Scott's Blues Band.

2010s

Jack Bruce – Composing Himself: The Authorized Biography by  was released by Jawbone Press in February 2010. Shapiro had previously written biographies of Bruce collaborators Alexis Korner, Graham Bond and Eric Clapton. The book followed memoirs from his Cream bandmates Clapton (Clapton, 2007) and Baker (Hellraiser, 2009). His songwriting partner, Pete Brown's, biography White Rooms & Imaginary Westerns was published in September 2010. They each have differing recollections of forming Cream, playing and writing together.

On 14 January, at the 2011 North American Music Merchants Show, Bruce became only the third recipient of the International Bassist Award, a lifetime achievement award for bassists, after  and .

His first independent CD release, Live at the Milky Way, Amsterdam 2001, featuring The Cuicoland Express, his  band of the time, was issued in October 2010. The double album received an official worldwide release, distributed by EMI in February 2011. To support this release Bruce again played four dates in London at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with the Ronnie Scott's Blues Experience, followed by a further ten dates across the UK with the band. On 4 June 2011, Bruce played a special concert at the  in London, which was celebrating its 60th anniversary. The evening celebrated the 50th anniversary of the , and Bruce played with his Big Blues Band and special guest .

Bruce started 2012 playing the  tribute concert in Glasgow, followed by a date with the traditional Celtic band .  recorded a one-hour special on Bruce, which also included a performance with Lau. The completed documentary Jack Bruce – The Man behind the Bass was transmitted in February 2012 by BBC Scotland. It featured new interviews with Bruce, Clapton, Baker and Brown. It was transmitted again on 9 November 2014 on BBC2 Scotland and on 17 November 2014 on BBC4 in the UK.

February 2012 saw Bruce playing in , Cuba, along with guitarist , supporting the mambo band of Augusto Enriquez. March saw another residency at Ronnie Scott's in London supported by his Big Blues Band, followed by a UK tour. The concert at the Stables, Milton Keynes on 18 March was due to be recorded as an Instant Live CD release, but technical issues prevented this. The following evenings' performance at the same location was recorded and a 2CD version issued by Instant Live.

, a collaboration with ,  and  in tribute to , was released in June 2012 by the US jazz record label  and was accompanied by a series of dates at large jazz festivals in North America and Europe throughout June and July.

In March 2014, Bruce released  on the  label, his first solo studio album in over a decade. Silver Rails was recorded at  in London, produced and mixed by Rob Cass and features contributions from Cream lyricist, ,  and wife Margrit Seyffer as well as musicians , , , ,  and . The deluxe version of the album featured a behind the scenes documentary "The Making of Silver Rails" which was filmed on location at the studios and directed by Bruce's daughter Kyla Simone Bruce. Bruce's son Malcolm Bruce pre-produced the album and played guitar on several tracks, while Bruce's daughter  was featured on "Hidden Cities" singing backing vocals.

Personal life

In 1964, Bruce married , who had been the secretary of the Graham Bond Organisation fan club and had collaborated with Bruce on two songs written for the band. The couple had two sons together, Jonas (Jo) Bruce, who grew up to play keyboards in his father's band and played with , and Malcolm Bruce, who grew up to play the guitar with his father and played with Ginger Baker's son, Kofi. Jonas died in 1997 from respiratory problems.

In 1982, he married his second wife, Margrit Seyffer, with whom he had two daughters, Natascha, known professionally as  and Kyla, and a son, Corin.

Death Plaque dedicated to Bruce at Golders Green Crematorium

Bruce died of  on 25 October 2014, in , England, aged 71. He was survived by his wife Margrit and four children.

His funeral was held in London on 5 November 2014 and was attended by Clapton, Baker and noted musicians , ,  and  among others. Dozens assembled at the  paying a last tribute singing "", "" and "". Bruce's remains were later cremated and then interred at a private family ceremony on 31 December 2014 at the crematorium.

Influence

Steve Anderson, writing in  said: "he became one of the most famous and influential bass players in rock."  posted on  about Bruce: "He was a great musician and composer, and a tremendous inspiration to me" and composed an acoustic song in his honour.  guitarist  said on  that Bruce had been his favourite bass player, saying "He was a hero to so many" and Black Sabbath bassist  regarded him as his "biggest influence and favourite bass player".  bassist and singer  wrote: "One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true and profound inspiration to countless musicians. He was one of my first bass heroes and was a major influence on my playing and my music."

Writing in  in 2008, Dan Cairns had suggested: "many consider him to be one of the greatest bass players of all time." Writing in , Neil McCormick said, "There was a time when Jack Bruce was synonymous with the bass guitar in rock history, when he was widely revered as the best there was on four strings."  of  described Bruce as "probably the most musically gifted bass player who's ever been.

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