Ginger Baker is probably best known as the drummer with British rock band Cream and also Blind Faith. Despite being hailed as The Greatest Rock Drummer he actually dislikes the title preferring to proclaim himself a "jazz drummer".

Following his tenure with a number of jazz bands in the late fifties and early sixties his career really began when he joined the Graham Bond Organisation. From here he formed Cream along with fellow Bond Organisation bassist Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton guitarist with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Cream were an instant hit particularly in America were they sealed their reputation with extensive touring and the release of the albums Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire. Following the split with Cream Ginger formed Blind Faith along with Eric Clapton Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. Once again the band enjoyed massive success in America and played one massively attended open air gig in London's Hyde Park in June 1969. Following this gig the band released their only studio album the self titled Blind Faith.

Ginger's next musical stop was his own band Ginger Baker's Airforce who released two albums of part studio part live recordings. This short-lived band broke up in late 1970 and Ginger then went to briefly live in Africa where in Nigeria he established his own recording studios in Lagos whilst also forming the band Salt a band which managed to fuse jazz with African rhythms. A return to the UK in the mid seventies saw Ginger join forces with the Gurvitz brothers late of Three Man Army and Gun in the Baker Gurvitz Army. Releasing a number of albums with this band Ginger re established his rock career.

Further collaborations with Hawkwind, The Masters of Reality and a reunion with former Cream band mate Jack Bruce in Baker Bruce and Moore were to keep Ginger's name in the forefront of rock before Cream reunited in May 2005 for a successful string of dates in London at the Royal Albert Hall and New York at Madison Square Garden. Ginger has also recorded a number of well received jazz albums with his own jazz trio.

Apart from the two official Airforce releases live recordings of Ginger Baker's Airforce are extremely rare and this recording is no different. This is an audience recording of Airforce in Offenbach Germany on December the 18^th 1970. This performance captures the second incarnation of Airforce following the departure of Steve Winwood and Chris Wood who had returned to Traffic by this time. It is however a lively performance and is actually one of the final Airforce performances before the band split and as such is highly collectable and historic. The performance features amongst others the Cream track Sunshine Of Your Love and Ginger's contribution to the Blind Faith album Do What You Like alongside tracks from the second Airforce album including We Free Kings, Let Me Ride, Toady and 12 Gates Of The City.

The recordings featured in the Official Ginger Baker Bootleg series are sure to become collector's items and are all sanctioned by Ginger Baker.