For their 1966 debut album, 'Fresh Cream', Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker recorded a fabulous instrumental version of the Dr. Ross tune, 'Cat Squirrel'. This would be a great one to do with a band.
If you compare this with the version recorded for the BBC, you'll hear that they are slightly different, including the emphasis within the rhythm guitar part. The riff and the solo should be fiery and aggressive. You should really dig in!
As usual, make sure you spend plenty of time just listening closely to the record. Even when playing hard and aggressively, Eric's playing has a great deal of subtlety and shade.
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Thanks for watching and good luck with your playing!
Fresh Cream
London: 1966
Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker took the music scene by storm with this, their brilliant debut album. Mixing covers of traditional blues classics with some of their own compositions they produced a work that still sounds new and exciting today.
'Cat's Squirrel' is one of the brilliant tracks on this album. Following the Amazon link will take you to their site, where any subsequent purchase may result in a small commission for MyBluesGuitar - but at no extra cost to you.