Baker Gurvitz Army (Hard Progressive Rock {UK})

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Baker Gurvitz Army foi um grupo de rock inglês. O álbum de estréia autointitwulado apresentava uma mistura de hard rock misturado com a bateriaf influenciada pelo jazz e pelo afrobeat de Ginger Baker. A longa "Mad Jack" foi a faixa mais marcante daquele álbum, e o álbum alcançou a parada US Billboard 200 e alcançou a posição 22 na UK Albums Chart. Os dois álbuns seguintes continham material semelhante, embora não tenham sido registrados no Reino Unido nem nos EUA.

HISTÓRIA

Quando a Cream se separou em 1968, Ginger Baker foi convidado para se juntar à Blind Faith, formada no ano seguinte. Este não foi um empreendimento tão bem-sucedido e após seu desaparecimento, Baker montou sua própria unidade, a Ginger Baker's Air Force, em 1970.

Ex-membros da The Gun e Three Man Army, os irmãos Paul e Adrian Gurvitz estavam procurando um novo caminho após os primeiros sucessos, então uniram forças com Baker em 1974. No primeiro ano a banda gravou um álbum ao vivo e um de estúdio, seguindo com mais dois álbuns de estúdio, "Elysian encounter" e "Hearts on fire". No entanto, a morte do empresário levou à separação da banda em 1976. Em 2003, uma coletânea, "Flying in and out of stardom", foi lançada, incluindo quatro novas músicas ao vivo.

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Baker Gurvitz Army was an English rock group. The self-titled debut album featured a blend of hard rock laced with Ginger Baker's jazz- and Afrobeat-influenced drumming. The lengthy "Mad Jack" was that album's outstanding track, and the album hit the US Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at number 22 in the UK Albums Chart. The two following albums contained similar material, although neither charted in the UK nor the US.

HISTORY

When Cream split up in 1968, Ginger Baker was invited to join Blind Faith, which formed the following year. This was not such a successful venture and following its demise, Baker put together his own outfit, Ginger Baker's Air Force, in 1970.

Former The Gun and Three Man Army members, brothers Paul and Adrian Gurvitz were looking for a new way ahead after early successes, so they joined forces with Baker in 1974. In the first year the band recorded one live and one studio album, following with two more studio albums, "Elysian encounter" and "Hearts on fire". However, the death of the manager led to the band breaking up in 1976. In 2003, a compilation album, "Flying in and out of stardom", was released, including four new live songs.

Membros

Ginger Baker - bateria

Adrian Gurvitz - guitarra, vocal

Paul Gurvitz - baixo, vocal de apoio

Peter Lemer - teclados

Stephen "Mr. Snips"

W. Parsons - vocal

principal

STUDIO

ALBUMS

Baker Gurvitz

Army (1974)

[2017, Belle Antique]

01. Help me

02. Love is

03. Memory lane

04. Inside of me

05. I wanna live again

06. Mad Jack

07. 4 Phil

08. Since

beginning

09. Memory lane

(live, bonus)

10.  I wanna live again

(single version, bonus)

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Elysian

encounter (1975)

[2017, Belle Antique]

01. People

02. The key

03. Time

04. The gambler

05. The dreamer

06. Remember

07. The artist

08. The hustler

09. People

(live, bonus)

10. Freedom

(live, bonus)

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Hearts on

fire (1976)

[2017, Belle Antique]

01. Hearts on fire

02. Neon lights

03. Smiling

04. Tracks of my life

05. Flying in and out of stardom

06. Dancing the night away

07. My mind is healing

08. Thirsty for the blues

09. Night people

10. Mystery

11. Whatever it is

(live, bonus)

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COMPILATION

AND   LIVE ALBUMS

Freedom (1995)

[1995, MasterTone Multimedia]

01. Inside

of me

02. Love is

03. Whatever it is

04. The gambler

05. Freedom

06. Memory lane

07. 4 Phil

08. People like

you and me

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The collection (2002)

[2002, Castle Music]

01. Love is

02. Hearts on fire

03. Inside of me

04. People

05. I wanna

live again

06. Mad Jack

07. Tracks of my life

08. Flying in and

out of stardom

09. Mystery

10. The key

11. The dreamer

12. The hustler

13. My mind is healing

14. Thirsty for the blues

15. Remember

16. Time

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Live in

Derby '75 (2005)

[2005, Major League Productions]

01. The hustler

02. Space machine

03. Remember

04. White room

05. Neon lights

06. Inside of me

07. Memory lane

08. Sunshine

of your love

09. The artist

10. Freedom

11. Time

12. Going to

Heaven

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Baker Gurvitz Army - Memory lane - live 1975

Baker Gurvitz Army - Inside of me - live 1975

Baker Gurvitz Army - The gambler - live 1975

Baker Gurvitz Army - Whatever it is - live 1975

Baker Gurvitz Army - Freedom - live 1975