Tom, according to Wiki and other sources, 'Songs for a Tailor' was released on Aug. 29, 1969 in the UK and Oct. 6, 1969 in the US. 'Things We Like' was released in the UK in 1970 and in the US in 1971.
Jack was brilliant on so many levels: bassist, writer, vocalist, talent scout. I loved just about everything he tackled. (Well, I thought the Hanrahan stuff was shite, but that was Kip's fault, not Jack's.) Somewhere in my old college junk I have a big band arrangement I wrote for "Rope Ladder to the Moon"...
Thanks for this great essay, never enough can be said about Jack Bruce amazing in so many ways his playing style his writing and his operatic voice still gives me chicken skin after sixty years check 1:44 on "He the Richmond".
I believe Songs for a Tailor was Bruce's second solo album, but the first released in the US. Things We Like was the first to be released in the UK.
i love Songs for a Tailor.
Tom, according to Wiki and other sources, 'Songs for a Tailor' was released on Aug. 29, 1969 in the UK and Oct. 6, 1969 in the US. 'Things We Like' was released in the UK in 1970 and in the US in 1971.
Hmmm. I read contradictory information recently. I'll have to look. I own both on LP since they were released. Great albums.
Jack was brilliant on so many levels: bassist, writer, vocalist, talent scout. I loved just about everything he tackled. (Well, I thought the Hanrahan stuff was shite, but that was Kip's fault, not Jack's.) Somewhere in my old college junk I have a big band arrangement I wrote for "Rope Ladder to the Moon"...
Thanks ever so much for this Brother Bill.
Jack was/is one of my greatest inspirations
and influences as a songwriter & vocalist.
His career was quite extraordinary and as you've
so eloquently demonstrated, amazingly diverse.
Jack's collaborations spanned multiple genres and
his incredible interplay & collaborations with many
of the modern music's most highly admired and
respected musicians, created a level of excellence
achieved by a select few.
There were so many highlights for me both on
record and in performance, but IF i had to select
a choice few it would be: Harmony Row; Out of
the Storm; Escalator Over the Hill; and both Live
and on record, I've Always Wanted To Do This.
Bruce's importance can simply not be overstated:
a true musical hero.
-NewK-
Thanks for this great essay, never enough can be said about Jack Bruce amazing in so many ways his playing style his writing and his operatic voice still gives me chicken skin after sixty years check 1:44 on "He the Richmond".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73C-swsirM
Not one mention of the superb collaborations with Robin Trower. Why?