Horses And Trees | White Vinyl

Horses And Trees is the second solo album by 'rock?s first superstar drummer' Ginger Baker of Cream fame. Made in New York in 1985 and released on Celluloid Records in 1986, this 6- track instrumental masterpiece was recorded in collaboration with producer Bill Laswell. 'I went to find Ginger Baker, in Tuscany. I said I have a project for you? He lived in the mountains with olive trees, dogs, and horses, no electricity, it was very rough. I said I want to bring you to New York, we?re gonna record something. I talked about Africa a lot with him because I was just starting my work in Africa. It was interesting? I brought him to New York for PIL, John Lydon, and we had a great connection. While he was here, we said let's do some other stuff? ?Horses And Trees? came up, let's do a record on Ginger?' Bill Laswell The album became a showcase for an impressive line-up of guest musicians which reads like a list of the Laswell all-stars. Even when pared down to an all-rhythm trio on ?Mountain Time?, Baker, although undeniably effective, remains the big beat behind Daniel Ponce and Aiyb Dieng?s percussive display. ?Uncut? finds the likes of Bernie Worrell, Shankar and Laswell in fine form, taking solos like a jazz combo. ?Dust To Dust? is the only piece composed solely by Baker, a set with a repeated section that sounds like an alien hoe-down with world music undertones. Laswell alumni and hip-hop pioneer Grandmixer D.ST (of ?Rock It? fame) returns, delivering slashes from his turntabl

Tracks

1~1~Interlock
1~2~Dust To Dust
1~3~Satou
2~1~Uncut
2~2~Mountain Time
2~3~Makuta

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Baker, Ginger
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Genre: Jazz
Label: Charly / Celluloid
Distributor: Rocket Group