Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Jack Bruce - Can You Follow [2008] (6 x CDs)

JACK BRUCE
Previously posted October 27, 2019

Jack Bruce - Can You Follow [2008] (6 x CDs)

A 2008 six CD box, a career retrospective from the legendary Rock musician. One of Britain's greatest popular musicians, Jack has spent 50 years as a professional musician. Aside from his work with Cream, Jack has collaborated with numerous artists with a stubborn refusal to compromise his music, be it working in the worlds of Jazz, Blues, Rock or ethnic music. Compiled with the full involvement of Jack, Can You Follow is the most comprehensive celebration of Jack's musical achievements ever, drawing on his many fine solo albums and more. The set also includes 14 tracks by Cream (including previously unreleased mono mixes) and Jacks' collaborations with Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall, Manfred Man, Frank Zappa, BBM and much more. Housed in a deluxe set with a 68-page booklet with an exclusive interview and many unpublished photos.

What a great set of music from one of Scotland's finest. From the earliest recordings on this set (1962) to the latest (2003), you get a nice sampling of Jack Bruces' varied tastes. The man never sits still. Never repeats himself. Few "rock" musicians have diversified themselves as much as Jack has over the years. To me, one of the most amazing things about his career, is how much he was involved in bands that changed peoples thinking about music. Coming from a jazz background, he introduced jazz to rock via Cream's legendary improvisational jamming. Then he turns around and through the Tony Williams Lifetime introduces rock to jazz. And never receives the credit for it. This set touches upon all of this. A wonderful overview of an amazing career. (Amazon)


Jack Bruce is a true musician. He has never seemed to be concerned with fame and fortune. Maybe the success of Cream allowed him to be the eclectic musician. Or maybe he is just a true musician, more interested in the journey than the destination. This box set seems to prove that he follows his muse and remains just as fresh now as in the 60s.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - I'm a Hoochie Coochie Man 3:24
02 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Early in the Morning 2:54
03 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Night Time is the Right Time 4:16
04 Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Rockin' 2:43
05 Graham Bond Quartet - Doxy 11:12
06 Duffy Power and the Graham Bond Quartet - I Saw Her Standing There 2:27
07 Graham Bond Organisation - Long Tall Shorty 2:22
08 Graham Bond Organisation - Little Girl 2:36
09 Graham Bond Organisation - High Heeled Sneakers 2:54
10 Graham Bond Organisation - Strut Around 2:34
11 Graham Bond Organisation - Wade in the Water 2:38
12 Graham Bond Organisation - Train Time 2:20
13 Graham Bond Organisation - Baby Make Love to Me 1:49
14 Graham Bond Organisation - Spanish Blues 3:02
15 Graham Bond Organisation - Baby Be Good to Me 2:31
16 Graham Bond Organisation - Last Night 2:56
17 Graham Bond Organisation - Hear Me Calling Your Name 2:33
18 John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - They Call it Stormy Monday 4:31
19 Jack Bruce - I'm Getting Tired (of Drinking and Gambling) 2:34
20 Jack Bruce - Rootin' Tootin' 2:52

CD2
01 Manfred Mann - Spirit Feel 2:36
02 Manfred Mann - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 2:50
03 Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse - Steppin' Out 3:12
04 Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse - I Want To Know 2:13
05 Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse - Crossroads 2:14
06 Cream - Wrapping Paper 2:19
07 Cream - I Feel Free (Mono mix) 2:46
08 Cream - Spoonful (Mono mix) 6:29
09 Cream - N.S.U. (Mono mix) 2:42
10 Cream - We're Going Wrong 3:24
11 Cream - Dance The Nigh Away 3:32
12 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love 4:08
13 Cream - SWABLR 2:30
14 Cream - Traintime 7:00
15 Cream - As You Said 4:18
16 Cream - White Room 4:56
17 Cream - Deserted Cities Of The Heart 3:37
18 Cream - Politician 5:07
19 Cream - Doing That Scrapyard Thing 3:11
20 Jack Bruce - Ageing Jack Bruce, Three, From Scotland, England 5:12

CD3
01 Jack Bruce - Things We Like 3:31
02 Jack Bruce - Ministry Of Bag (Demo version) 3:40
03 Jack Bruce - Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune 3:37
04 Jack Bruce - Boston Ball Game 1:46
05 Jack Bruce - To Isengard 5:28
06 Jack Bruce - Rope Ladder To The Moon 2:50
07 Jack Bruce - Theme From An Imaginary Western 3:25
08 Jack Bruce - Weird Of Hermiston 2:18
09 Jack Bruce - Tickets To Waterfalls 2:57
10 Jack Bruce - The Clearout 2:35
11 Tony Williams' Lifetime - To Whom It May Concern - Them 4:20
12 Tony Williams' Lifetime - To Whom It May Concern - Us 2:53
13 Tony Williams' Lifetime' - One World 3:43
14 Tony Williams' Lifetime' - Two Worlds 4:28
15 Jack Bruce - Can You Follow 1:31
16 Jack Bruce - Escape To The Royal Wood (On Ice) 3:43
17 Jack Bruce - Folk Song 4:14
18 Jack Bruce - You Burned The Tables On Me 3:47
19 Jack Bruce - There's A Forest 1:44
20 Jack Bruce - Morning Story 4:52
21 West Bruce & Laing - Out Into The Fields 4:38
22 West Bruce & Laing - Pollution Woman 4:23

CD4
01 West, Bruce & Laing - Scotch Krotch 3:16
02 West, Bruce & Laing - Like A Plate 4:34
03 West, Bruce & laing - Powerhouse Sod 10:32
04 Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') 5:48
05 Jack Bruce - Peaces Of Mind 5:30
06 Jack Bruce - Keep It Down 3:37
07 Jack Bruce - One 4:55
08 Jack Bruce - Timeslip 6:25
09 Jack Bruce - Without A Word 5:42
10 Jack Bruce - Spirit 10:39
11 Jack Bruce - How's Tricks 4:08
12 Jack Bruce - Something To Live For 5:11
13 Jack Bruce - Childsong 3:24
14 Jack Bruce - The Best Is Still Yet To Come 4:08

CD5
01 Jack Bruce - Jet Set Jewel 5:19
02 Jack Bruce - She's Moving On 6:21
03 Rocket 88 - Waiting for the Call 10:17
04 Jack Bruce and Friends - Hit and Run 3:30
05 Jack Bruce and Friends - Living Without Ja 3:10
06 Jack Bruce and Friends - Dancing on Air 3:50
07 Jack Bruce and Friends - Bird Alone 6:48
08 Robin Trower and Bill Lordan - Carmen 3:32
09 Jack Bruce - Automatic Pilot 5:10
10 Jack Bruce - Green and Blue 0:59
11 Jack Bruce - Willpower 4:23
12 Jack Bruce - Ships in the Night 5:14
13 Jack Bruce - Waiting on a Word 3:50
14 Jack Bruce - No Surrender 4:21
15 Jack Bruce - A Question of Time 5:30
16 Jack Bruce - Kwela 5:17

CD6
01 Jack Bruce - Make Love 3:35
02 Jack Bruce - Obsession 3:53
03 Jack Bruce - Running Through Our Hands 4:08
04 Jack Bruce - Live On Earth 4:15
05 BBM - BBM Waiting In The Wings 3:38
06 BBM - BBM City Of Gold 3:53
07 Mark Nauseef & Miroslav Tadic - The Wind Cries Mary 5:39
08 Jack Bruce With Bernie Worrell - David's Harp 3:48
09 Jack Bruce With Bernie Worrell - The Boy 3:50
10 Jack Bruce With Bernie Worrell - Time Repairs 3:31
11 Jack Bruce - 52nd Street 3:58
12 Jack Bruce - Directions Home (For Tony Williams & Larry Young) 4:28
13 Jack Bruce - Surge 1:52
14 Jack Bruce - Heart Quake 5:27
15 Jack Bruce - Milonga 4:47
16 Jack Bruce - The Night That Once Was Mine 3:52
17 Jack Bruce - Progress 2:33
18 Jack Bruce - So They Invented Race 6:16
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6 comments:

  1. Downloaded this a while ago and is a great overview of his career. I really enjoy his first post Cream album Songs for a Tailor - thanks BB

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    1. Thanks Dr.Robert.
      I am glad this retrospective is popular.
      Cheers.

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  2. I second Dr Robert regarding his appraisal of Songs for a Tailor. Jack Bruce is so much more than just "the Cream bass player". Thanks one more time, BB, and Best, TC

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    1. I also agree. TC.
      He deserves to be showcased.
      Cheers.

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