Solid Bond

by Graham Bond

Solid Bond cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:05:54
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This crucial double album compiling unreleased sessions from 1963 and 1966 highlights the immense foundational influence of the pioneering British rhythm and blues bandleader. The earlier tracks feature a staggering lineup including Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and John McLaughlin, showcasing an incredibly raw, highly aggressive fusion of driving blues and jazz improvisation. It serves as an essential historical document linking the British blues boom directly to the birth of jazz-rock and heavy psych.

Genres

Descriptors: bluesy, soulful, vintage, loud, archival

Tracklist

  1. Green Onions (5:17)
  2. Springtime in the City (3:15)
  3. Can't Stand It (5:09)
  4. Only Sixteen (5:05)
  5. Last Night (3:41)
  6. Long Legged Baby (3:14)
  7. Walkin' in the Park (3:06)
  8. It's Not Goodbye (5:00)
  9. Neighbour Neighbour (3:16)
  10. Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues (7:57)
  11. The Grass Is Greener (9:33)
  12. Doxy (11:18)

Credits

  • Graham Bond - primary artist, organ, alto saxophone, piano, vocals, written-by
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Jack Bruce - bass, written-by
  • Ginger Baker - drums
  • John McLaughlin - guitar, written-by
  • Tony Bridge - lacquer cut by
  • Al Jackson Jr. - written-by
  • Booker T. Jones - written-by

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