''Ginger Baker's Air Force 2'' was the second and final album by

Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force was a jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker. History The band formed in late 1969 upon the disbandment of Blind Faith. The original lineup consisted of Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on organ ...

, released in 1970. In

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and

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it was released with a different track listing, including previously unreleased songs. This album was recorded in a studio, unlike the previous one, featuring a different lineup of the band, with

Denny Laine Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...

Harold McNair Harold McNair (5 November 1931 – 7 March 1971) was a Jamaican-born saxophonist and flautist. Early life McNair was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended the Alpha Boys School under the tutelage of Vincent Tulloch, while playing with Jo ...

, Aliki Ashman, and

Ric Grech Richard Roman Grechko (1 November 1945 – 17 March 1990), better known as Ric Grech, was a British rock musician. He is best known for playing bass guitar and violin with rock band Family as well as in the supergroups Blind Faith and Traff ...

as "Additional personnel".

Graham Bond Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 – 8 May 1974) was an English rock/blues musician and vocalist, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. Bond was an innovator, described as "an important, und ...

took lead vocal duties along with

Ginger Baker Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and Music of Africa, Africa ...

, Diane Stewart and Catherine James. The album cover was designed left-handed; i.e. with the front cover printed on what traditionally would be considered the back and vice versa.

Track listing

Personnel

– drums, timpani, tubular bells, African drums, vocals *

Kenny Craddock Kenny Craddock (18 April 1950 – 30 May 2002) was a British instrumentalist, composer and producer. Throughout his career he worked with artists including Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker, Billy Bragg, Gerry Rafferty and Alan White. He collaborat ...

– guitars, Hammond organ, piano, vocals * Colin Gibson – bass guitar *

– alto saxophone, Hammond organ, piano, vocals *

Steve Gregory Stephen 'Steve' Gregory (born 1945) is an English jazz saxophonist and composer. He plays tenor, alto, soprano and baritone saxophone as well as the flute. Biography and career Gregory was born in London. At St. Paul's School he learned guit ...

– tenor saxophone, flutes *Bud Beadle – baritone, alto & tenor saxophones *Diane Stewart – vocals *Catherine James – vocals *Neemoi "Speedy" Acquaye – drums, percussion, African drums Additional personnel *

– guitars, piano, vocals * Rick Grech – bass guitar *

– tenor & alto saxophones, flutes *Aliki Ashman – vocals *

Rocky Dzidzornu Kwasi Dzidzornu (1935 – March 13, 1993), also known as Rocky Dijon, was a Ghanaian percussionist known for his playing on recordings by The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake, Ginger Baker, Stevie Wonder, Billy Preston and Joe Walsh. During the 1970s ...

– percussion, conga

References

{{Authority control 1970 albums Ginger Baker's Air Force albums Polydor Records albums Atco Records albums Albums produced by Ginger Baker Albums produced by Ric Grech Albums produced by Danny Laine Albums produced by Graham Bond Albums recorded at Trident Studios Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios