A year later, Baker joined BBM – Bruce, Baker and Moore – the band formed by ex-Thin Lizzy guitar player Gary Moore (another Cream devotee) who released a single album of contemporary, polished hard rock.
The inevitable Cream reunion followed in 2005, with Baker joining Clapton and Bruce for four shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May, and two shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden in October. By this point, Baker admitted that he was suffering from acute arthritis.
In 2012, Ginger was the subject of a documentary entitled Beware Of Mr Baker – directed by US writer Jay Bulger and filmed at Baker’s ranch in South Africa. The film features interviews with Clapton, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, Carlos Santana and Johnny Rotten among others, all of whom laud Baker’s talents while marvelling at his own propensity for self-destruction. Baker’s irascible nature seemed to be confirmed when, on the last day of filming, the drummer broke the director’s nose by hitting him with a cane.