Technologically and musically, Bond was an innovator, described by critic Richie Unterberger as "an important, underappreciated figure of early British R&B.". Along with John Mayall and Alexis Korner, Bond was one of the great catalytic figures of '60s rock in England. Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker -- both later to find superstardom in Cream -- came to prominence in Bond's group. Additionally, Bond was perhaps the first English musician to use the Hammond organ and Leslie speaker combination (in an R&B context), the first to "split" the instrument for portability, the first to build an electronic keyboard, and the first rock musician to use a mellotron, which can be heard on his first two LPs.
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