What they did here on Letterman was fantastic. Jack and Ginger were spot-on. The reunion tour in 2005, with Ginger at age 66, however was stellar. These men will never be forgotten for their contributions to music.

So great to see these two old antagonists happy, healthy, vibrant, and having fun together. That’s how I’d like to remember them. Rest in pAce, Jack and Ginger, and thanks for all the inspiration you brought us.

It was nice to see Ginger and Jack looking so happy. Ginger was surprisingly amiable and genuinely looked like he was having fun. Good vibe all around.

Real musicians playing real music. So different from the garbage of today!!

Hard to believe they're both gone now. RIP Jack & Ginger. So glad they finally reunited with Eric Clapton 15 years later. Thanks for sharing!

That's gotta be the most polite version of Ginger Baker ever.

I saw this tour in Okland CA at the omni. A hair/spandex band called Enoughs enough, was set to open for Jack. When we arrived at the venue early we were checking at the box office and there was a note on the window that said Jack had canceled the hair band and in their place, he was going to play 2 sets. One set of Cream music and one set of his solo stuff. It was an amazing night. I was 10 feet from Jack the whole night. And that night flew by. He played about 2 and a half hours and it felt like 30 minutes. It was THAT good. One of the best shows I've EVER been to.

So glad I came across this video. Jack & Ginger seemed to be getting along great here. God bless them both. Rest in peace guys .... thanks for the great music

My 33rd birthday that year- and I have the pleasure of hearing it all this years later! Epic. 🎉 🕉 2024 I'm the biggest Cream fan.

Those musical excerpts, coming in & out of commercials are such a tease…that so-called rhythm section’s absolutely phenomenal‼️

Amazing bass lines. Amazing, unique drum tones and fills. Both masters.

Where does the time go? These guys looked so young in 1990. Life is indeed short.

Ginger's playing on this track is just awesome

Thanks Don Giller . Priceless stuff man . Loved Dave for the time we had him in Australia . Jack oh man Jack what a prince . My Gold Standard for Bassist / Vocalist just a Legend and my best ever . Cheers from The Ancient Metal Guy .

That's what made the late Jack Bruce, and late Ginger Baker so special, because they were both excellent musicians. They were super tight on this number, I have to get this album and hopefully it's still available. May both of their souls rest in eternal peace.

Ginger Baker's drum parts on Hey Now, Princess are fantastic.

What an honor for any musician to play with legends like Jack & Ginger.

Immediately after the broadcast, Ginger threw Jack through a record store window. Kidding. RIP to both of those amazing musicians.

The Letterman theme with pounding Ginger Baker drums is a real trip.

Nice to see them together. And Ginger behaved himself. Thanks for putting this together.

"Hey Now Princess" was a song by Bruce that never made it on a studio album by Cream but is available on Cream's "Those Were The Days" 4 C.D. set. R.I.P. to a master bassist who could get chords out of an electric bass guitar better than anyone else and a master drummer who could beat the hell out of those skins.

And 15 years after this, Cream did indeed reunite in 2005 for the live shows in London and New York.... Thankfully beyond words for those of us who had dreamed of more music being created by Bruce, Clapton and Baker, literally going back to 'Goodbye Cream' in 1969.

Still astonished by this episode. True musicians. Thank you

Ginger and Jack sounded good and in top form. I'm glad Dave called them over to have a chat. They are truly rock icons. RIP guys.

The amazing thing is they got through this show without trying to kill each other

Only Erick remain alive no more Cream reunion i was so happy when they reunited in 2005 great performance

“Beware of Mr Baker” What a great documentary 👍🏼 Must see! Ol’ Ginger was a helluva character, quite fond of his own talent, and not exactly pleased with his critics *Thank you Don Giller, nice video!

Cream was big in 1967-68ish ... so this letterman show was 22 years later. And now 32 years after this airing. Life is short. Go do that thing you have been holding off on.

Those two were so heavy. Probably the greatest rhythm section ever. It's like on the show nothing is working except when the focus is on them, esp when they are playing. The monologue, jokes & the interviews are all just filler.... Bruce & Baker = Pure Power.

Super cool to have these two on the show. I don't remember this episode. Thanks Don.

I saw Jack and Ginger with a young guitarist named Blue Saraceno( hope I spelled it right) in 1990 at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA. They played all Cream material and it was fantastic

What a charge seeing ginger and Bruce again,although post mortem it is a charge. They were touring together; they weren't always fighting. Neat song had me grooving.

Insane !!!!!! It's crazy from the time Letterman aired on NBC in the 1980's through the 1990's I'd tune in to late night and I see guys like Eric Clapton or Ron Wood, Lou Reed ETC playing in the band. I'd tune in and say hey that guy looks like Clapton playing with Paul Shaffer and sure enough after squinting my eye's for a minute and I'd say oh shit that is Clapton on stage on Letterman ! Live on Late Night had the best musical legends guest appear live on stage playing with Paul Shaffer and his band. Great Posting ! Jack and Ginger RIP.

Thanks for posting that Don I really enjoyed watching those 2 legends perform

I watched this when it was originally aired, and have my own VHS copy somewhere; thanx for making it that much easier to find today (and in stereo)!

It's really fantastic that you upload these timely videos so quickly! We all really appreciate it, thanks man!

Many years ago, after Jack Bruce had worked with some of the best drummers in the business, he was asked in an interview who was the best drummer he ever worked with. He said it was Ginger Baker.

AMAZING clip, perfectly edited thank you for posting!

RIP Great Ones..See you around the net dream!

Seeing Cream 15-16 years ago may have been the greatest Concert I’ve ever attended. I saw them at MSG

Thanks for putting this video up, Don.

I am jack bruce fan...………….RIP...….

One by one, everyone I find interesting passes on...rest well, Ginger!

Baker is really grooving on those drums: double foot pedals and banging those tom toms. Symbols are just an afterthought for Ginger's style of playing. AS for Jack, playing complicated base lines and singing at the same time seems to come so easy to him. These two were the heart of Cream, and Clapton's guitar work was just the psychological sprinkle on top.

I was underage when Cream first came to the States in the late 1960s and even though I had waited in line for hours at the original Electric Factory in Philadelphia, my fake ID didn't get me in like it did when the Jimi Hendrix Experience performed there months earlier. That was a great disappointment for me. So when Jack and Ginger came to the States again during this same tour in 1990 as this Letterman show gig, I made sure not to miss them. We waited for hours in the freezing cold, but we were close to front of the line. Finally, we made it inside the toasty smallish theater and our seats were at front stage, with Ginger and Jack only feet away from me. We had a blast and gave all the musicians a standing ovation at the close. It was a long wait to see them, but even without Eric, the music was terrific and the magic was still there. Paul McCartney was right when he said recently something like, “Sad to hear that Ginger died but the memories never will."

Jack Bruce / Ginger Baker "R.I.P"

Baker raising olives? Never ceases to amaze…

この二人がクラプトン抜きで共演するなんて、本当に感動ものです。なんだかんだ言ってお互いのプレイには敬意を払っていたのでしょう。鬼籍に入られましたが、天国では仲良く演奏し、クリーム再結成の時を待っていてください。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。

Only Ginger could make brushes sound like three separate drummers in total sync. Not a back beat in site, only uses cymbals when required, has the arrangement down, never steps on the lyrics, completely different guitar solo part, nails the ending . The tune starts at @117 BPM and Ginger *stays in the pocket* the whole time. As Eric said: Ginger is a Complete Musician.

A Question Of Time - still have my vinyl copy - a fine album, with some superb bass playing

Thanks DomZ. Helps fill in the whole. Jack's hair... WHOA!

Man, Paul and Sid got to play with Jack and Ginger. That must have been a high point.

Saw Jack and Ginger at Hammerjacks in Baltimore 4 days before this show, the old Cream numbers were getting a better reception than his new stuff causing Jack to storm off stage and knock his amps over! It was Great!! The tix were $5.00!

Thanks for posting, that was great. I saw that tour in Chicago.

Man, that guitarist in Letterman’s band was on fire. Great solo. Even Paul was flying on this.

Love this! Pre cell phones and computers for the most part! If you wanted to watch David Letterman, (and we all did) you had to stay up to do it! Thanks for posting this!

outstanding performance from Ginger!Idiots who said that he was overrated should watch this!

this was the best intro to the Letterman show

I remember seeing this live. Letterman was so on top of his game at this point - funny, positive... He was ready for Johnny's spot. It's a shame, he was never the same....

"Beware of Mr. Baker," is a great documentary.

I love Ginger so much, it is so good to see this and see his smile. What an awesome guy who loved to bang on a drum

I used to LOVE this show!

For two guys that hated each other supposedly, they sure ended up with each other allot . And sounded great !

Ginger's innate sense of 'time' can be seen by his hi-hat going like a metronome through most of each number. Many drummers these days neglect the hi-hat, only using it for accents and occasional timekeeping. Ginger blended old-school jazz discipline with a polyrhythmic African overlay!

that was outstanding. Ginger was a very creative drummer

Thanks you share stay connected

Thanks for that memory

Thanks Don Giller .... I have little use for Letterman although he definitely had great musicians, anyway, thank you so much for cutting out all the talk BS and let us enjoy watching some old schoolers go at it - I cant believe Ginger was so cool but dave knew he better not pull his chain too hard and get through quick - and Jack Bruces' bass always great - never saw this before but thank you so much (again) for your editing and upload!

They hated each other. Amazing that they got together to play anything. lol

Everyone on stage is a legend. I always knew that Sid McGinnis was a great player, but I don’t think I fully understood how great he was at the time. That was an amazing solo

Might be the best sounding close of the NBC days. Thanks for sharing.

“Video club” with only weekend at bernies left? Damn. Times were hard.

that's awsome mister baker was in a good mood that night him and jack were shining golden lol

One of the best of Letterman

Great STEREO SOUND 😎👍🏻

Prior to the 2005 reunion shows, they had all worked together in every permutation: Eric/Ginger (Blind Faith), Jack/Ginger (Graham Bond, BBM, A Question Of Time album), and Eric/Jack (Powerhouse, Bluesbreakers, Somethin Els album).

I love the MCs opening line: ' call ahead and we'll set someone up to rob you right at the airport.....' Lol.... every show I waited for the opening lines from the MC cuz it was always ridiculously funny!

What a treat!

Ahhhh the good ol' days

All I can say is wow! Baker and Bruce are incredible. What a treat to view this performance. Too bad Eric is absent but it's still great.

RIP to two great musicians, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce.

Wish I could play like Jack. (and Ginger).

Days before DVD And DVD is on its way out

the best !!

JACK BRUCE and GINGER BAKER !!!!!........and some other stuff.

Have to say that Paul Shaffer's keyboards, and the guitar accents, helped make this a great version.

Ginger sounds great here...farewell Ginger.

Top ten list, How to fill that extra minute, “show the Mike Tyson Buster Douglas fight twice”...list was aired two days before the fight. Didn’t quite work out that way 😂

I bought the album back at that time, great album by the way.

Made my day ! Cream were pioneers !!

Saw them both when they played with the late and great Graham Bond Organisation at the Corn Exchange, Newbury in 1960 something, funny really because Eric Clapton at that time was a member of our local Basingstoke Galaxy clubs resident band, John Mayalls Bruesbreakers. We didn't realise then that one day they would link up and create Cream.

These guys killed this; I like it better than the studio version

I don’t know how in college I’d watch letterman until 1:30 AM and get up to be at school at 6 AM. Oh, people like the members of Cream were how I did that. Of course I was much younger.

Shaffer is in his glory, playing with 2/3 of Cream.

Ginger has always looked 90 years old

please bring back Letterman , & Jack Bruce And Ginger baker !!!

Ginger’s playing is so tight!

Thats the longest ever ive seen Ginger go without a cigarette. Lol

When David had hair...and I was dating a drummer R.I. P GINGER BAKER Thanks for the Music 💣💥🎶🔊🥁🍷🌌🌟🌞💓

Wonderful to see Jack and Ginger. As the credits rolled, I saw "Milton DeLugg--audio consultant." Guessing that was the prominent composer/arranger/performer who for a time was music director for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (succeeded by Doc Severinsen)