Label: BGO Records (UK), BGOCD500
Style: Blues Rock, British Invasion, Jazz Rock
Country: United Kingdom
Time: 75:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 365 Mb
The
Graham Bond Organisation (GBO) were a British blues/blues rock group of
the mid-1960s consisting of Graham Bond (vocals, keyboards,
alto-saxophone), Jack Bruce (bass), Ginger Baker (drums), Dick
Heckstall-Smith (tenor/soprano saxophone) and John McLaughlin (guitar).
They recorded several albums and further recordings were issued when the
group's members achieved fame in jazz rock. On original releases, the
spelling of the band's name varied between the British "S" and the
American "Z".
At the start of the British rhythm and blues boom the
Graham Bond Organisation earned a reputation for playing aggressive R
& B with prominent jazz and blues. Bond was the primary songwriter
but encouraged the other musicians to contribute material, including
Dick Heckstall-Smith's "Dick's Instrumental" and Ginger Baker's "Camels
and Elephants", in which the drummer explored ideas he eventually
developed into his signature piece "Toad". Jack Bruce's harmonica-driven
version of Peter Chatman's "Train Time" would become a staple in
Cream's live performances.
The first commercial recording by the
original lineup of the Graham Bond Organisation was released under the
name of singer Winston G. (real name Winston Gork). A protege of
expatriate Australian impresario Robert Stigwood, Winston had launched
his career under the pseudonym "Johnny Apollo". In early 1965 both
Winston and the Graham Bond Organisation were part of Stigwood-promoted
UK package tour headlined by Chuck Berry (on which Stigwood incurred
heavy losses). Since they shared management, the Graham Bond
Organisation backed Winston on the Parlophone single "Please Don't Say" /
"Like a Baby"; the A-side was credited "Arrangement directed by Graham
Bond" and the B-side "Arrangement directed by Ginger Baker". The band
signed for Decca Records who released their dynamic version of the Don
Covay composition "Long Tall Shorty" in 1964, backed with "Long Legged
Girl" ("Long Tall Shorty" had been popularised by US singer/organist
Tommy Tucker). Their best-known single, and the second released under
their own name, was "Tammy" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) / "Wade in the
Water" (trad. arr. group), recorded on 4 January 1965 at Olympic Sound
Studios, London (EMI Columbia DB 7471, 29 January 1965). The track also
appeared on their debut album The Sound of 65 (EMI Columbia, March
1965).
(full version: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graham_Bond_Organisation)
01. Hoochie Coochie Man (03:13)
02. Baby Make Love To Me (01:52)
03. Neighbour Neighbour (02:40)
04. Early In The Morning (01:50)
05. Spanish Blues (03:05)
06. On Baby (02:42)
07. Little Girl (02:15)
08. I Want You (01:45)
09. Wade In The Water (02:41)
10. Got My Mojo Working (03:11)
11. Train Time (02:24)
12. Baby Be Good To Me (02:35)
13. Half A Man (02:06)
14. Tammy (02:49)
15. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (02:05)
16. Her Me Calling Your Name (02:37)
17. The Night Time Is The Right Time (03:01)
18. Walkin' In The Park (03:30)
19. Last Night (03:00)
20. Baby Can It Be True? (05:04)
21. What'd I Say? (04:16)
22. Dick's Instrumental (02:33)
23. Don't Let Go (02:43)
24. Keep A'Drivin' (02:04)
25. Have You Ever Loved A Woman? (04:53)
26. Camels And Elephants (04:43)
