Beware of Mr. Baker

2012 100 min ★ 7.4 Documentary, Music

Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lives with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. This documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Beware of Mr. Baker! With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life.

Cast

Ginger Baker

Self

Jay Bulger

Self

Eric Clapton

Self

Jack Bruce

Self

Tony Allen

Self

Bob Adcock

Self

Carmine Appice

Self

Brian Auger

Self

Ginette Baker

Self

Kofi Baker

Self

Details

Director

Jay Bulger

Screenplay

Jay Bulger

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$114,271

Production

Insurgent Docs, Pugilist at Rest Productions

Reviews

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CRCulver

September 1, 2018

★ 7/10

This is a 2012 documentary of Ginger Baker by Jay Bulger, a journalist who wrote a Rolling Stone article of the legendary English rock drummer and later was able to interview him at length on his South African estate. Centered around Baker's recollections, the documentary proceeds through his life chronologically. We start his discovery of jazz records as a child, his early career as a musician an...