We miss you down here, Jack. You were second to no one else. Every generation has special people, and you were ours. I would've liked to have sat down to a pint with you, and just talked about music.

I always loved Cream, but it took years to appreciate just how great Jack Bruce really was and this just makes that appreciation soar to the stars. What an absolute legend. Also seems like a pleasant and approachable chap. Legends like him are sorely missed as our society produces damn few these days.

@InfernalBitch666

2 ай бұрын

I love cream too

The fact that it's fretless and he's doing all these lines is some skilled dedication

@ChrisHopkinsBass

11 ай бұрын

He started off as double bassist so it’s probably second nature to him

@kaptnkirk2740

11 ай бұрын

@@ChrisHopkinsBass *first* he studied the cello. So he knows/hears what to do.

@jcsk8

11 ай бұрын

Really good intonation.

@Eclipse52776

11 ай бұрын

Ahh that makes sense

@kaptnkirk2740

11 ай бұрын

@@jcsk8 yes!!! Most fretless players overestimate their own skills. *He* owns the skills.

I saw him in 1989 with Ginger Baker, it was their second show together since Cream! I stood right in front of the stage at Jack’s feet and couldn’t believe how effortlessly he played a fretless bass without looking and singing at the same time!

@robrousseau4524

11 ай бұрын

Jack played a stand up Bass before.

@jazzman1954

11 ай бұрын

Upright and cello players have to play without looking at their fingers. Otherwise how do you read the dots? Jack Bruce would have automatically applied that to playing fret less bass guitar. The majority of fret less owner’s never learn this skill because it involves a huge amount of hard work.

@Karmakatt6

11 ай бұрын

No doubt a Godfather of Rock!! Awesome man!!

@David-ry9ly

11 ай бұрын

Just because it's fretless, does not mean that he does not have position markers to look down at.

@jazzman1954

11 ай бұрын

@@David-ry9ly True. The real players don’t look at them much. Only if it’s a tricky position change or very high and they want to be sure. Double bass players who have been properly trained only look at their hands occasionally and they don’t have fret position marks at all.

Amazing that we have a record of this. RIP Jack Bruce.

This Guy and John Entwistle took the Bass to the next level

@steverainsford6807

Ай бұрын

Dont forget the late great Andy Fraser Check out Free , The Stealer, Geddy Lee Rush an all time great and Larry Taylor Canned heat . So many red hot bassist to say any of them were underrated

@wonder6789

14 күн бұрын

Don't forget Paul.

@WFSmith

2 күн бұрын

Don't forget Jack Cassidy

For me he represents the utmost bass player. Not to mention that he also sang very well . A true genius musician, that is missed.

Wonderful! Jack was truly one of the greatest musicians who ever lived.

Great history from Jack. He knows his music theory as well as being a master bass player and songwriter!

The fact it’s fretless makes it even more wonderful!

@sebg2086

11 ай бұрын

but its nothing hard

@be4stable

11 ай бұрын

@@sebg2086 lmao

@thewomble1509

3 ай бұрын

@@sebg2086 Put your vids up then.

Using the bass as an equal contributor to the lead guitar and not just as a support instrument is what made Jack stand out. He didn't accept there were any limits for the instrument. I just loved the dynamism of his bass work and it's thoughtfulness.

@apreciouslife13

11 ай бұрын

Same with Entwistle. He considered himself a bass guitar player not a bassist.

@MaskedRiderChris

11 ай бұрын

One of the first "lead bassists" in rock n' roll, and people who slag those kinds of players are just jealous and closed minded, IMO.

He was one of my early influences when I started playing bass almost 56 years ago. RIP, Jack.

So much wisdom right here in this video!

I love Jack Bruce's playing!! What a great musician!!

I remember reading an interview many years ago about Jack. What he said stuck with me till this day. (about 40 years ago) He said "The bass is a real instrument" Every great band has an awesome bass player.

@snap1966

11 ай бұрын

@@jimmypaladinomusic I think he was probably saying that he understood the primary function of the bass and how it can completely altar a song in many ways.

@leestamm3187

11 ай бұрын

@@snap1966 He also was pretty good on six string guitar and piano. A thoroughly capable musician.

He sung while flawlessly working that fretless. Wow. Just wow.

@WhiskerWhippers

11 ай бұрын

*Les Claypool has entered the chat

@gab2876

8 ай бұрын

@@WhiskerWhippersIs this some kind of dick size competition? They both play hard parts lol

One of the best bassists and vocalists ever.

@ivanterekhov5369

11 ай бұрын

@@thomaspick4123Yeah, pretty good voice.

He's such a musical BEAST! He changed the world :)

@bongosock

11 ай бұрын

@@jimmypaladinomusic If you have to ask the question, you wouldn't understand the answer.

My Eternal Love, Jack Bruce:❤🤩😍😘

Genius. Jack had ears on his fingers

My favourite bass player god bless u jack

What an absolutely ferocious right hand attack! You can just see the double bass background right there. . .

@anta40

4 ай бұрын

Speaking about that aggressive attack, I guess Geddy Lee is inspired by JB :)

Jack Bruce was (and still is) one of my biggest influences on bass improvisation.

this man was just brilliant and so talented. thank you Jack!

I see this, and miss him so much. What a talent. What a genius. What a man.

We miss you Jack. :)

Thanks for posting a clip from this. The full video used to be on YT but was removed a while ago. :(

Maestro ❤

Jack Bruce, one of the main pillars in rock n roll history.

the legend himself

What a beast of a player! Monster talent.

Superb bass playing from a master.

I loved Ginger B’s account of when Jack B first sat in with his band. They threw everything at him and were amazed

Saw him live with Cream in 1968. Zappa and the MOI on the same bill. A great show that I've never forgotten.

@chikkipop

11 ай бұрын

Where was that?

@leestamm3187

11 ай бұрын

@@chikkipop The old Wabash Coliseum in Chicago. Saw Hendrix there the same year.

@sealisa1398

11 ай бұрын

What a show that must have been.

@coinneachmaclellan3121

11 ай бұрын

I saw him live with Cream in Vancouver in 1968...he was what made that group work...I only wish that he had gone on to play in Blind Faith with Winwood and Clapton...I saw them in 1969...Baker's solo on "Do What You Like" was pretty much a repeat of "Toad"...Winwood was the real standout.

I could listen to you all day long. Cheers!!

This is astonishing, massive thumbs up 👍, thankyou for sharing 😎🎵🎸

Sometimes I wonder how good Jack was and then I see something like this and I am in awe of him!

This is so awesome, what a performance, beautiful, playing on that bass!!!!, it’s great to hear the bass without the music

lieber Jack, ruhe in Frieden. An der Bassgitarre und mit deiner Stimme bleibst du unvergesslich ❤

He could play double bass, electric bass, piano, cello and probably guitar, violin, harmonica and other assorted keyboards....Bruce was truly a multi-instrumentalist ....oh and he could sing at the same time as playing too !

Hard to follow without frets but absolutely spectacular. My favorite all time bass play and vocalist.

@Mudge07

11 ай бұрын

Jack takes you through the phrasing and chords, I can see that frets would reinforce your knowledge of the whole fretboard, and for strings players it’s already under their hats. At a reasonable level his explanation need only be verbal, nice to see how he plays it though. Apart from the soloing, the lead guitar is doing much less than what Jack accomplishes in the verses on bass.

@WhiskerWhippers

11 ай бұрын

If you play enough you know where he’s at. Plus he tells you what he’s playing. And most fretless basses have the dots on top.

I come from the same housing scheme as Jack. He named an album after it, and moved back to the area in the uears preceeding his death. Fantastic musician, who wasn't allowed to take music as a subject at secondary school because the teacher said he had "no musical ability"

@liamfitzdrums

11 ай бұрын

He also got kicked out of a classical music school because he was caught playing jazz music. This was when jazz was seen as rebellious music along with the blues & early rock n roll.

@petegaslondon

5 ай бұрын

Wow - I got it easy, i just got kicked outa music lessons for swaying my head to the beat... Remember folks "when say you're not good enough - IGNORE THEM" - @GlennFricker - finally getting his NEVE desk! www.youtube.com/@SpectreSoundstudios

@raoulduke344

5 ай бұрын

@@petegaslondonThat's crazy. They kicked you out for keeping time? Sounds like music teachers you should _definitely_ ignore.

Jack was and still is a huge influence on me as a bassist. Irreplaceable talent and skill. 🙏🏻

Most underrated bassist

@chrisburzig7360

2 ай бұрын

@joseandan13m - you are trying to spread nonsense. Everybody with an interest in rock music would know Jack Bruce. Are you happy with the clicks?

What a stunning player/musician, with added vocal prowess. One of my favorite bass players, to be sure. RIP Jack.

Jack Bruce having a KZread channel and putting out tutorials is great news for the world

Awesome! time to catch up on my Bach:)

To anybody called Charlie, it's amazing how many are in awe of the skill required playing a fretless instrument. You must think think that Charles Mingus or Yo Yo Ma are extraterrestrials. Or every other jazz or classical string players are as well. That being said, Jack was an amazing musician. Equal in every way to Baker and Clapton in talent.

RIP Mr. Bruce, your music will live on and continue to inspire millions.

Jack Bruce must’ve had perfect pitch. That’s a lovely gift to have.

A true master of timing as well. Listen to any version of their NSU.

Beautiful!

SUCH A BEAST! He's the first guy I ever saw with a Warwick...

Great...with or without frets!😄👍

Playing fretless without looking is absolutely stunning.

I think I've seen Percy Jones with a Wahl bass also. Cream and Brand X... some of my favorite stuff.

@DanielCastillo-cn3pp

11 ай бұрын

John Paul Jones plays one also ? Not sure

Brilliant musician! My idol !

Bach’s basslines “furiously good” great way to describe it. Every Bach melody I’ve learned has taught me something about the essence of music.

@leestamm3187

11 ай бұрын

Should serve as a lesson concerning the value of learning something about classical music.

So good to hear Mr Bruce by himself to appreciate him

A master at work!! Awesome demonstration Jack

This is a beautiful study of bass class.

Jack, you're a legend who inspired legends. Jeff Berlin, Geddy Lee, the list goes on.

Tasty sound from a great exponent of the bass,valet Mr Jack Bruce

I believe that he is sat in angel studios in islington - a beautiful sounding live room with lots of character! It used to be a church and behind him is where the choir would have sat in front of a beautiful pipe organ - recently restored by Abbey Road studios in 2021!

This same (or very similar) bass pattern enjoyed a fashion and produced some killer tracks around 1966-69 - see the Lovin' Spoonfuls' 'Summer in the City', the Beatles' 'Dear Prudence', Cream's own 'Tales of Brave Ulysses', Blind Faith's 'Can't Find My Way Home', and more.

The man was brilliant

Jack great singer and great power bass player

Wow, how did it take so long for this to show up on my radar. Since I mention his name regularly. In my opinion the best musician, songwriter and voices.I play bass and don't know how he played those bass lines and sang and played the Harmonica at the same time. The reason I picked up the bass, was playing guitar at about 11 the heard Disraeli Gears and decided I was switching to bass.

Incredible

Lendário baixista/vocalista. Um dos melhores de todos os tempos.

On a serious note, it's absolutely brilliant that he Jack took the time to make this video. I discovered it by chance and I need to look to see if there are any. Maybe other bassists do the same I need to look into this. It's inspiring and fills me with bonus admiration

Although I was into the music of West, Bruce and Laing earlier 70’s / When I saw Mountain @ radio city music hall later 70’s it was with Felix Pappalardi / Leslie and Laing BUT, I attended a concert in 1982 in NYC I believe it was at the palladium. Jack Bruce with Billy Cobham and I was blown away with Jacks Bass playing, he was on another level compared to many bass players I’ve seen in big group concerts in the 70’s. There were also two other musicians at that concert a keyboardist and guitar player. I wish they cut an album because it was superb. And what I found funny was he came out in ripped up jeans and missing teeth but boy was he great!

Jack Bruce... BASS MASTER SUPREME!

Thank You! what a treat...

Ginger Baker introduced himself to me at a studio here in LA once...never washed my hand again.

One of my favorite bass player.

What a great player

Jack started out as a Jazz Bass Player. What a legend.

@zibberebbiz

11 ай бұрын

it's one of the Things We Like about Jack

Cream- White Room Live (Royal Albert Hall 2005) See Jack Bruce in action with his fretless base with Eric Clapton & Ginger Baker. Oldies at their best!

Great and amazing playing obviously but the SOUND he gets fom his Warwick is just incredible, spontaneous, raw and so rich

just fkn WOW!!

A legend with a legendary song

Wonderful 🎸🎵🎶

Jack Bruce is so awesome!!

What a legend! It's crazy how he plays it so good given that it's totally difficult in nature. This makes me want too watch the Reunion 2005 performance of White Room!

He also played the upright bass, using the two plucking fingers technique. He attacked the stings on his Gibson EB-3 and this fretless Warwick Thumb the same way. RIP Jack. You, not Clapton, were Cream.

@alilacherruse

11 ай бұрын

I sort of get it, & as ~great~ as is he is I guess you felt the need to say it... that said Cream were a trio.

@C0urne

11 ай бұрын

The opposite of Jeff Berlin's school of "let the amplifier do the work". :)

The fact that he didn't kill Ginger is testament to his kindness

The Master at his craft.

Jack Bruce el mejor bajista de la historia 😊

Thank goodness, actual bass guitar playing without the slap. This line was so influential for me as a kid.

“listen to anybody called charlie” is actually pretty decent jazz advice

great bassist...equally great singer!

Just Amazing!!

Just amazing ❤

RIP legend

thats some seriously good intonation

Um dos melhores do mundo!!! Arrebentou no Trapeze!!!

Nada melhor que o mestre mostrar como se faz 👏👏👏🤘🏻🤘🏻

One of the greatest ever... RIP Jack

Jack is one on the reasons I wanted to play bass.