Falling Off the Roof
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| Falling Off the Roof | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Ginger Baker, Malcolm Cecil | |||
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Falling Off the Roof is an album by the English musician Ginger Baker, released in 1996.[1][2] It is credited to his trio, which included Charlie Haden on bass and Bill Frisell on guitar. It peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]
The album was produced by Baker and Malcolm Cecil and included original songs from each member of the trio.[4][5] Baker fell off the roof of his Parker, Colorado, home three days prior to the start of the Seattle recording sessions; he played while dealing with the effects of a concussion and a broken rib.[6] The album was finished in Los Angeles, in a studio next to one that was being used by Guns N' Roses. Baker liked neither the studio nor the musical style of the drummers used by Guns N' Roses.[7] Jerry Hahn played guitar on "Sunday at the Hillcrest".[8] Béla Fleck played banjo on three of the tracks.[9] "Bemsha Swing" is a version of the Thelonious Monk composition.[10] "Vino Vecchio" is a reworking of Cream's "Sweet Wine".[11] "Au Privave" was written by Charlie Parker.[12]
