Ginger’s new album at SBF

You will be able to hear completely new tracks from upcoming Ginger Baker’ s album called simply,, WHY’’released 27 May 2014.

You can listen samples here: www.allmusic.com

Her is a fragment of ThomJurek’s review on the album (source www.allmusic.com):

,,Though he may be physically frail due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and osteoporosis, Ginger Baker in his mid-seventies is still a drummer to be reckoned with. Why?, his debut offering for Motema Records — and his first studio outing in 16 years — features him in the company of his touring quartet of bassist Alec Dankworth, saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, and percussionist Abas Dodoo. The program is pure jazz. Two tunes here — the modal “Ginger Spice” by Ron Miles, and his own blues “Cyril Davies” — are revisioned workouts from his Coward of the County album, while his Algerian-tinged “Ain Temouchant” dates from his trio with Charlie Haden and Bill Frisell on Goin’ Back Home. “Aiko Biaye” is a Nigerian folk song that was originally adapted by Ginger Baker’s Air Force. Only the set’s closing title track is “new.” As is to be expected, drums are at the heart of every tune here. The interplay Baker enjoys with his longstanding percussionist Dodoo is down to the level of pure musical instinct. Circular rhythms go hand in hand with syncopation — check the excellent reading of Wayne Shorter’s mysterious modal blues “Footprint” as well as “Aiko Baye.”One has seldom heard Ellis play it as straight as he does here. Despite his pedigree with James Brown and Van Morrison, Ellis sticks to his love of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins throughout. His playing is physical yet economic and imaginative particularly effective is his solo atop the interlocking rhythmic grooves on “Ginger Spice” and his big-boned, songlike break on Rollins’ Caribbean-flavored stomp “St. Thomas.” Baker’s playing is spot on throughout. ‘’