Bruce, ktorý je považovaný za jedného z najlepších basgitaristov všetkých čias, si udržal sólovú kariéru, ktorá trvala niekoľko desaťročí a hral aj v niekoľkých hudobných skupinách. Bruce, známy ako spevák a basgitarista, bol tiež skladateľom piesní. Hoci sa vyučil ako klasický violončelista a považoval sa za jazzového hudobníka, veľa z jeho katalógu skladieb a nahrávok inklinovalo k blues a rock and rollu.
Od roku 1962 začínal Bruce ako kontrabasista u Grahama Bonda v organizácii Graham Bond Organization , ktorá hrala zmes jazzu, blues a R&B. V tom čase sa zoznámil s bubeníkom Ginger Baker . Po pôsobení s Johnom Mayallom a Manfredom Mannom založil s Bakerom a gitaristom Ericom Claptonom skupinu Cream . Cream mal počas svojej existencie množstvo hitov, väčšinu z nich napísal Bruce s textárom Petom Brownom .
V rokoch od rozpadu skupiny Cream v roku 1968 vydal Bruce množstvo sólových albumov, väčšinou v experimentálnejšom duchu, a spolupracoval so širokou škálou hudobníkov v mnohých žánroch. Na zozname sú Robin Trower , Tony Williams , John McLaughlin , Carla Bley , Allan Holdsworth , Ringo Starr a Frank Zappa . Bol tiež členom kapely West, Bruce and Laing .
V roku 1994 vydal album pod názvom kapely BBM (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker a Gary Moore) s názvom Around the Next Dream.
Bruce vydal nový štúdiový album Silver Rails v marci 2014 na Esoteric Antenna, jeho prvý sólový štúdiový album za viac ako desať rokov.
Discography
Songs for a Tailor (1969)
Things We Like (1970)
Harmony Row (1971)
Out of the Storm (1974)
The Jack Bruce Band Live ’75 (vydáno 2003)
How’s Tricks (1977)
Jet Set Jewel (nahráno 1978, vydáno 2003)
I’ve Always Wanted To Do This (1980)
Automatic
Inazuma (1987)
Willpower (1989)
A Question of Time (1989)
Somethin Else (1992)
Cities of the Heart (1993)
Around the Next Dream (1994)
Monkjack (1995)
Shadows in the Air (2000)
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2003)
More Jack Than God (2003)
Silver Rails (2014)
Folk Song
Jack Bruce Lyrics
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In the darkness of day
I will look in glass forests
Where electric fish play
How will I see you when I find you
In the brightness of light
I will see you on the silver train
That people call night
How will I know you when I see you
In the bareness of spring
I will know you by starlight
Where the road's echoes sing
How will I love you when i know you
In the greyness of mist
I will love you forever
Where sadness hass kisses
Walking by the sea
See the names floating by
Trying to find each other's
Trails in the sky
The first stanza of Jack Bruce's song "Folk Song" conveys a sense of searching and uncertainty that is central to the themes of the piece. The singer asks the question of how they will be able to find their love and see them in different settings, in the darkness of day, in the brightness of light, and in the bareness of spring. The imagery of the glass forests inhabited by electric fish and the silver train that people call night both emphasize a surreal and fantastical quality to the piece, as if the search for love is almost an otherworldly quest. The use of the word "people" in the line referring to the silver train highlights the idea that the journey for love is a universal experience that transcends individuality.
The second stanza continues the theme of uncertainty and searching, with the singer asking how they will know their love when they see them in the bareness of spring, and then providing an answer in the form of knowing them by starlight where the road's echoes sing. This line is particularly striking in its contrast between light and sound, emphasizing that love can be found in the most unexpected and surprising of places. The final stanza is more conclusive, with the singer declaring they will love their partner forever even in moments of sadness and ambiguity. The lines "Trying to find each other's / Trails in the sky" underline the idea of a shared journey between two people, an effort to connect despite distance and separation.
Line by Line Meaning
How will I find you O my love
Expressing the difficulty of finding his loved one
In the darkness of day
The challenge of finding his loved one in difficult situations
I will look in glass forests
Exhibiting symbolism and imagination during his search
Where electric fish play
Describing his search location with a distinct and vivid imagery
How will I see you when I find you
The struggle to recognize his loved one even when he finds her
In the brightness of light
Specifying the time frame of his search
I will see you on the silver train
Describing the appearance of his loved one and comparing her to something shiny
That people call night
Adding a mysterious and enigmatic flair to the search
How will I know you when I see you
The question of recognizing the traits of the loved one
In the bareness of spring
Another specific time frame for his search
I will know you by starlight
A romantic way of identifying the loved one
Where the road's echoes sing
Adding poetry to his search narrative
How will I love you when i know you
The question of how to deal with affection after finding the loved one
In the greyness of mist
An environment of uncertainty and instability where he is about to discover his love
I will love you forever
His strong and committed feeling towards the loved one
Where sadness has kisses
A poetic way of saying that his passion will heal her wounds
Walking by the sea
The beginning of a nostalgic and contemplative section
See the names floating by
The sea becomes a symbolic place for searching and reminiscing
Trying to find each other's
Loneliness and separation from the loved one
Trails in the sky
A poetic way of saying that they are looking for each other in heaven
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JACK BRUCE, PETER CONSTANTINE BROWN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Daniel Fitzsimmons
One of the most beautiful songs ever written..and no one can sing it better..the world lost a true legend and innovator. .he will forever be missed...RIP JACK
Peter mercer
yes totally agree just caught up with all his stuff..
what a classic this one is
Anna Rumeanteva
My favorite artist of all time
Michael Spaccarelli
Fact
Roy Pagano
Jack Bruce will eternally be remembered simply as the best bass player ever, as well as a sublime songwriter
Shelf Life
I really miss Jack Bruce. No more albums , no more sessions...Rest In Peace Jack Bruce
Rulrand Wiehl
This is maybe my favorite song of all time. Unbelievably beautiful. And what a voice. Over 4 decades ago.
Michael Egan
One of the finest musicians ever born, wonderful.
52kevoc
From the Harmony Row album, one of my favourites. An extraordinary talent, sadly missed. There will probably never be another like him.
TheMonolake
One of akind threw out history