For the first time since their days together in the Graham Bond organization with Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Graham Bond had reunited in Ginger Baker's Air Force. Bond, who had unwittingly and single-handedly invented jazz-rock fusion, was not only revered by all, but was a widely admired and respected but deeply troubled figure. Coupled with Baker's explosive talent and transatlantic fame, this was to be an incredible meeting of personalities. But when Baker's joint project came to an abrupt end in 1971, it also meant Bond's tragic and untimely death at the age of just 36

This energetic 1970 performance is a true gem of British jazz-rock fusion, performed in its infancy and by the original writers whose combined talents represent a landmark in British blues, jazz, R&B and rock. Room on Fire present for the first time ever Ginger Baker's Air Force, live from Bremen, Germany, the Beat Club om October 24, 1970, broadcast by EDF-TV.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Twelve gates to the city
• A2. Sunshine of your love/Goady

• SIDE B
• B1. Early in the morning
• B2. Twelve gates to the city
• B3. What a day