The Graham Bond Organization 🎼 There’s A Bond Between Us [full album / bonus tracks]

The Graham Bond Organization’s second and final album came out in 1965, not long after their debut. Featuring the same lineup of Graham Bond (vocals/organ/mellotron/sax), Dick Heckstall-Smith (sax), Jack Bruce (bass/harmonica/vocals) and Ginger Baker (drums), it continued to explore their distinctive dark, jazzy R&B sound. The songs featured two Ray Charles numbers (“The Night Time Is The Right Time“ and “What’d I Say“) and the Freddie King blues classic “Have You Ever Loved A Woman?“. It also notably featured some originals from all band members, including Heckstall-Smith’s “Dick’s Intrumental“, Bruce’s “Hear Me Calling Your Name“ (which he sang lead on) and Baker’s “Camels And Elephants“. Also interesting was Bond’s use of the mellotron - he was perhaps the first rock musician to make use of this new keyboard instrument. However despite having two great albums under their belt, the Organization’s days were num