THE GRAHAM BOND


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An important, under-appreciated figure of early

British R&B, Graham Bond is known in the

U.S., if at all, for heading the group that Jack

Bruce and Ginger Baker played in before they

joined Cream. Originally an alto sax jazz

player, Bond was voted Britain's 'New Jazz

Star' in 1961. In their prime, the Graham Bond

Organization played rhythm & blues with a

strong jazzy flavour, emphasizing Bond's

demonic organ and gruff vocals. Arguably the 

band would have been better served if

Bruce had been lead singer. Surprisingly he

rarely featured in their recordings.

Nevertheless, the band's best records were

admirably tough British R&B/Rock and Jazz

& Soul influenced. While Bond has
 
sometimes been labelled a pioneer of Jazz-

Rock, in reality he was much closer to Rock

than Jazz. 

Band Members

Graham Bond

Ginger Baker

Jack Bruce

Dick Heckstall-Smith

John McLaughlin

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