Graham Bond Organisation

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The Graham Bond Organisation was a pioneering 1960s British rhythm and blues/jazz-rock band known for its influential role in the early careers of several major rock musicians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British rhythm and blues band ⓘ
jazz-rock band ⓘ
activeYearsEndYear 1967 ⓘ
activeYearsStartYear 1963 ⓘ
basedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
foundedBy Graham Bond ⓘ
genre British blues ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ
jazz-rock ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ
hasGenreCharacteristic strong jazz influence ⓘ
use of extended improvisation ⓘ
hasInfluenced British blues rock ⓘ
British jazz-rock scene ⓘ
Cream ⓘ
hasPart Dick Heckstall-Smith ⓘ
Ginger Baker ⓘ
Graham Bond ⓘ
Jack Bruce ⓘ
John McLaughlin ⓘ
inception 1963 ⓘ
instrumentation Hammond organ ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
locationOfFormation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableFor launching the careers of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker ⓘ
pioneering fusion of jazz and rhythm and blues ⓘ
notableMember Bobby Tench ⓘ
Dick Heckstall-Smith ⓘ
Ginger Baker ⓘ
Graham Bond ⓘ
Jack Bruce ⓘ
John McLaughlin ⓘ
Jon Hiseman ⓘ
Mike Falana ⓘ
notableWork The Sound of ’65 ⓘ
There’s a Bond Between Us ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
performerOf “Lease on Love” ⓘ
“Tammy” ⓘ
linked to: Tammy

“Train Time” ⓘ
“Wade in the Water” ⓘ
linked to: Wade in the Water
recordLabel Ascot Records ⓘ
BGO Records ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
EMI ⓘ

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Jack Bruce → memberOf → Graham Bond Organisation ⓘ
Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack → includesSong → Graham Bond Organization Medley ⓘ
linked to: Graham Bond Organisation
John Symon Asher Bruce → memberOf → The Graham Bond Organisation ⓘ
linked to: Graham Bond Organisation
Ginger Baker → memberOf → Graham Bond Organisation ⓘ