With some due respect to Cream, et al, Jack Bruce's statement must be an attempt at some sort of shallow humor.
And Clapton Didn't Even Know
In one of the many tributes to Ornette Coleman I came across the following comment from Jack Bruce regarding Cream. "(Cream) was an Ornette Coleman band, with Eric [Clapton] not knowing he was Ornette Coleman, Ginger [Baker] and me not telling him."
Wow! I was blind, but now I see.
Wow! I was blind, but now I see.