Weird: You are absolutely correct about Cream's status as the first power trio. And you are also accurate about the virtuosity of Bruce and Baker. Noel Redding in particular was not in any of these musician's class, but I have to say, since I saw Hendrix twice, that Mitch Mitchell was outstanding. He was not in the same class as Baker or Moon, but in the next tier, like along with Ansley Dunbar. Subject for another forum thread: is Clapton overrated? I say yes.