BBM ("Baker Bruce Moore") is the name of the short-lived
power trio, formed in 1993 by long-established
artists, bassist
Jack Bruce, guitarist
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz ...
(both of whom had collaborated previously on Moore's ''
Corridors of Power'') and drummer
Ginger Baker (who, with Bruce, was part of
Cream - considered one of the first power trios).
They released just one studio album, entitled ''Around the Next Dream'', which was released on the
Virgin record label.
It reached Number 9 in the
UK Albums Chart in the summer of 1994, but spent only four weeks in the listings.
The track, "Where in the World" was issued as a single, reaching Number 57 in the
UK Singles Chart in August 1994.
Much of the work was written by Moore with contributions by Bruce, Baker and percussionist
Kip Hanrahan
Kip Hanrahan (born December 9, 1954) is an American jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist.
Personal life
Hanrahan was born in a Puerto Rican neighborhood in the Bronx to an Irish-Jewish family. His father left when he was 6 m ...
.
The album cover featured a photograph of Baker portraying an angel smoking a cigarette.
The band went on a short UK
tour to coincide with the album's release and also played a handful of
rock festivals on
the continent, before disbanding.
''Around the Next Dream''
Track listing
Personnel
;BBM
*
Ginger Baker – drums (on all tracks except "Where In The World"), percussion, production
*
Jack Bruce – bass,
cello, vocals, keyboards (on "Wrong Side Of Town"), production
*
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz ...
– guitar, vocals,
production
;Additional personnel
*
Tommy Eyre – keyboards (on all tracks except "Wrong Side Of Town")
* Morris Murphy – trumpet (on "Glory Days")
* Arran Ahmun – drums (on "Where In The World")
;Technicial personnel
* Ian Taylor –
engineer, production
* David Scheinmann - photography
Charts
References
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Rock music supergroups
British rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1993
1993 establishments in Virginia
British musical trios