Smiles And Grins - another live favourite - ups the 'prog' content again, as it seems to juggle time signatures like a unicycling clown: you keep thinking it must all collapse at any moment and yet somehow it keeps it all together cohesively. There have been a few Jack Bruce offerings in the last couple..
JACK BRUCE – Songs For A Tailor: Deluxe Reissue (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
Stephen Tayler has been making a big name for himself on the remix/remaster scene of late, with his upgrade to Hawkwind's Space Ritual being a revelation, but this might be his absolute best yet. Don't get me wrong, it's not as if the original is one of those 'recorded through a sock' muddy production jobs..
JACK BRUCE – Smiles & Grins: Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001 (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
Overall, with an informative and interesting booklet also included, this is a release full of great performances ... as a celebration of what Jack Bruce did after Cream under his own name, and how he always shone in front of a live audience, this is a set which does its job and then some. Jack..