Jimmy Bond

Adolescent boys couldn't help noticing the name of this dependable bassist in the wake of James Bond becoming a superhero in the '60s. Jimmy Bond did not drive an Aston-Martin, however; nor did he attend morning briefings on newly developed weaponry. When he attended a conference, it was no doubt to get a recording session started. The talk would have been about what key a song is in or how quickly it should move, hardly the stuff of international intrigue. But the main reason these aforementioned lads were noticing the Bond name in the first place was because this was a bassist who shifted his talents from the jazz bandstand to the recording studio, perhaps out of necessity but with great skill and subtlety nonetheless.



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