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63-563: Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield had worked together on the sessions for Bob Dylan 's ground-breaking classic Highway 61 Revisited , and played in the backing band for his controversial performance with electric instruments at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965. Kooper had recently left Blood, Sweat & Tears after they recorded their debut album , and was now working as an A&R man for Columbia Records. Bloomfield

126-474: A record producer at Columbia. Trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss also left and were replaced by Lew Soloff and Chuck Winfield. Brecker joined Horace Silver 's band. Jerry Weiss went on to start the similarly styled group Ambergris. Colomby and Katz looked for a new vocalist and considered Alex Chilton , Stephen Stills , and Laura Nyro, before deciding on David Clayton-Thomas , a Canadian from Toronto. Trombonist Halligan moved to organ and Jerry Hyman

189-589: A 2023 feature-length documentary titled "What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?" After returning to the U.S., the group released Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 in June 1970, produced by Roy Halee and Colomby. The album was another success, spawning hit singles with Carole King's "Hi-De-Ho" and another Clayton-Thomas composition, "Lucretia MacEvil". The group recreated the formula with more arrangements by Lipsius. Reviews sometimes focused solely upon

252-877: A European tour that ended abruptly after 31-year-old saxophonist Gregory Herbert died of a drug overdose in Amsterdam on January 31, 1978. Rocked by the event, the group returned home. In 1979, with the encouragement of longtime BS&T manager Fred Heller, who had numerous requests for the band to play more shows, Clayton-Thomas decided to continue Blood, Sweat & Tears with an entirely new lineup that consisted of himself and other Canadian musicians ( Kenny Marco – guitar, David Piltch – bass, Joe Sealy – keyboards, Bruce Cassidy – trumpet, flugelhorn, Earl Seymour – sax, flute, Steve Kennedy – sax, flute and Sally Chappis – drums, with Harvey Kogan soon replacing Kennedy and Jack Scarangella succeeding Chappis). The group signed to Avenue Records subsidiary label LAX ( MCA Records ), with

315-463: A blues singer from New Orleans replaced LaCroix. By the close of 1974 Jerry Fisher was tired of BS&T's heavy touring schedule. Colomby and manager Fred Heller engineered the return of Clayton-Thomas in the hope of restoring the band's former success. Clayton-Thomas met the group in Milwaukee while Jerry Fisher and Luther Kent were still with the band. All three singers appeared on stage before

378-460: A career as a producer. In March, Winfield departed as well and was replaced by Tom Malone . The next album, No Sweat (June 1973), featured horn work from Tom Malone. He soon left to make way for trumpeter John Madrid . But Madrid was likewise short-lived and he never recorded with the band. Both Madrid and Soloff left in late 1973, making way for new horn player/arranger Tony Klatka on the next release, Mirror Image (July 1974), which also saw

441-660: A charity concert promoted by Bruce Blakeman at Valley Stream Central High School . Kooper has played on hundreds of records , including ones by the Rolling Stones , B.B. King , the Who , the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Alice Cooper , and Cream . On occasion he overdubbed his own efforts, as on The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper and other albums, under the pseudonym "Roosevelt Gook". In 1969, Kooper produced, arranged, and conducted

504-429: A dozen former members of Blood, Sweat & Tears, (Tony Klatka, Fred Lipsius, Lew Soloff, Dave Bargeron, Randy Brecker and others) performing on the album and providing arrangements to some of the songs. Released in 1999, it was first only available at Clayton-Thomas' concerts but made more widely available in 2001. BS&T continued without Clayton-Thomas. Dorr has been manager (and much more) for over 30 years now, and

567-570: A lengthy and atmospheric take of " Season of the Witch " by Donovan . Although Harvey Brooks's closing "Harvey's Tune" includes overdubbed horns added in New York City while the album was being mixed, the album only cost $ 13,000 to complete. The success of the album opened the door for the " supergroup " concept of the late 1960s and 1970s, as exemplified by the likes of Blind Faith and Crosby, Stills & Nash . Kooper forgave Bloomfield, and

630-422: A slightly altered lineup of: David Clayton-Thomas (vocals, guitar), Robert Piltch (guitar), David Piltch (bass), Richard Martinez (keyboards), Bruce Cassidy (trumpet, flugelhorn), Earl Seymour (sax, flute), Vernon Dorge (sax, flute) and a returning Bobby Economou on drums, and with producer and arranger Jerry Goldstein , recorded the album Nuclear Blues (March 1980). The album was yet another attempt to reinvent

693-575: A wildly enthusiastic crowd. The album New City , in April 1975, featured Clayton-Thomas along with new horn player Joe Giorgianni. It reached number 47 on the US Billboard album chart. The album has half original material along with songs from Janis Ian , Randy Newman , and Blues Image . The highest-charting song was the Beatles ’ “ Got to Get You into My Life " which peaked at number 62. In

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756-573: The Electric Flag , but by the mid-1970s the group's popularity had declined. Al Kooper (keyboards, vocals), Bobby Colomby (drums), Steve Katz (guitar, vocals), and Jim Fielder (bass) played at the Village Theatre (later renamed Fillmore East ) in New York City on September 16, 1967, with James Cotton Blues Band opening. Kooper was the initial singer and musical director, having insisted on that position based on his work with

819-536: The Newport Folk Festival , as well as in the recording studio in 1965 and 1966. He played organ once again with Dylan during his 1981 world tour. Kooper joined the Blues Project as their keyboardist in 1965. He left the band shortly before their gig at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, although he did play a solo set, as evidenced by The Criterion Collection Blu-ray extended edition of

882-823: The Rock Bottom Remainders , a band made up of writers including Dave Barry , Stephen King , Amy Tan , and Matt Groening . Kooper wrote a column called "New Music For Old People" for online publication The Morton Report from April 2014 to April 2015. This later led to a radio show by the same name, which began in October 2018, for Martha's Vineyard community radio station WVVY-LP . The first 11 editions of this can be found online. Kooper profiled Steve Martin for Crawdaddy Magazine in 1977. Kooper has his own podcast called " Kooperkast " which started in late 2020. Hosted by webmaster Jon Sachs, Kooper discusses his various experiences in his more than 60 years in

945-648: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Award for Musical Excellence category. Kooper published a memoir, Backstage Passes: Rock 'n' Roll Life in the Sixties (1977), which was revised and published as Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'n' Roll Survivor (1998). The revised edition includes indictments of "manipulators" in the music industry , including his one-time business manager, Stan Polley . An updated edition, including supplementary material,

1008-616: The Woodstock Festival in August 1969. A film crew caught a few songs, but the band's manager Bennett Glotzer ordered the crew to turn off the cameras and leave the stage since the band had not agreed nor been paid for filming. The band went on a United States Department of State -sponsored tour of Eastern Europe in May/June 1970. Voluntary association with the U.S. government was highly unpopular with "underground" rock fans at

1071-584: The 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song " Like a Rolling Stone ", French horn and piano on the Rolling Stones song " You Can't Always Get What You Want ", and lead guitar on Rita Coolidge 's " The Lady's Not for Sale ". Kooper produced a number of one-off collaboration albums, such as the Super Session album that saw him work separately with guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills . In

1134-606: The 1970s Kooper was a successful manager and producer, recording Lynyrd Skynyrd 's first three albums. He has had a successful solo career, writing music for film soundtracks, and has lectured in musical composition. Kooper was selected for induction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Al Kooper was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City , to Sam and Natalie Kuperschmidt, and grew up in Hollis Hills , Queens , New York. Kooper's first professional work

1197-513: The 5.1 SACD department and let everyone go. A year and a half ago I remixed Super Session and Child Is Father to the Man for them in 5.1 SACD. They both came out incredible and so I mastered them with Bob Ludwig. Now it seems they will languish on the shelves under the current administration of SONY/BMG   ...Typical, in soooo many ways." Both 5.1 remixed SACDs were released in 2014 by Audio Fidelity. The original quadraphonic mix of Super Session

1260-658: The Band , the Rolling Stones , Billie Holiday and many others. The group has also adapted music from Erik Satie , Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements. The group was inspired by the "brass-rock" of the Buckinghams and their producer, James William Guercio , as well as the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra. BS&T's success paralleled that of similarly configured ensembles such as Chicago (another group produced by Guercio) and

1323-621: The Baptist)". BS&T 4 earned the group a gold record, however, none of the singles reached the Top 30. During this period the group's popular and commercial success began to decline. After a final show at Anaheim Convention Center on December 31, 1971, Clayton-Thomas left in early January 1972 to pursue a solo career. Columbia issued a Greatest Hits album in February 1972. This album contained edited single versions of some songs, rather than

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1386-522: The Blues Project , his previous band with Katz. Fred Lipsius (alto sax, piano) joined the others a month later. A few more shows were played before Lipsius recruited horn players Dick Halligan , Randy Brecker , and Jerry Weiss . The octet debuted at the Cafe Au Go Go on November 17–19, 1967, then played The Scene the following week. Audiences were impressed with the innovative fusion of contemporary styles. After signing to Columbia Records ,

1449-566: The CD, which were digitally replaced by Jimmy Vivino. Bassist Jim Fielder is said to have added some parts to the CD as well. Since late 2005, the band resumed touring with a refreshed line up. The band's first world tour in a decade took place in 2007. From 2008 through 2010, Katz returned to appear at BS&T's shows as a special guest. BS&T and Chicago co-headlined a Jazz festival in Stuttgart , Germany on July 9, 2011, and they also appeared on

1512-575: The Pussycat , which starred Barbra Streisand and George Segal . The group reconvened in San Francisco in January 1971 with jazz writer/saxophonist Don Heckman serving as producer. With Dave Bargeron replacing Jerry Hyman, they recorded the fourth album, BS&T 4 , released in June 1971. Notable tracks included David Clayton-Thomas' "Go Down Gamblin'" and Al Kooper's "Holy John (John

1575-505: The San Francisco Bay Area, saying he had been unable to sleep. Needing to have something to show for the second day of booked studio time, Kooper hastily called upon Stephen Stills , also in the process of leaving his band, Buffalo Springfield , to replace Bloomfield. Regrouping behind Stills, Kooper's session men cut mostly vocal tracks, including " It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry " from Highway 61 and

1638-651: The U.S. charts in 1969 and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1970. It contained the hit recordings " And When I Die ", " You've Made Me So Very Happy ", and " Spinning Wheel ". All of these peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 . The follow-up album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 , also reached number one in the U.S. In addition to original music, the group is known for arrangements of popular songs by Laura Nyro , James Taylor , Carole King ,

1701-595: The addition of vocalist/saxophonist Jerry LaCroix (formerly of Edgar Winter 's White Trash), sax player Bill Tillman, bassist Ron McClure and the exodus of original bass player Jim Fielder. This album shows the influences of Philly Soul , Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters , and Chick Corea 's group Return to Forever . Jerry LaCroix left BS&T to join Rare Earth after playing a final show at Wollman Rink in New York's Central Park on July 27, 1974. Luther Kent ,

1764-499: The album Appaloosa , a "folk-baroque" style of music that combined rock and classical. Among other artists who were all arranging folk-oriented material with classical-influenced orchestration were Judy Collins , Donovan , Tim Hardin and Tom Rush . Kooper was joined by Boston musicians John Parker Compton, singer and acoustic guitarist, Robin Batteau on violin, Eugene Rosov on cello, and David Reiser on electric bass. Contributing to

1827-456: The album never appeared. During 1977 the BS&;T lineup was again in flux. Stern, Trifan, McCurdy, Buchtel and Tillman all departed to be succeeded respectively by Randy Bernsen , Neil Stubenhaus , Michael Lawrence and Gregory Herbert . Barry Finnerty then took over guitar and Chris Albert trumpet when Bernsen and Lawrence left at the close of the year. In January 1978, the group undertook

1890-407: The album on compact disc with four bonus tracks, including both an outtake and a live track with Bloomfield, and two with the horn overdubs mixed out. In the early 2000s, it was intended that it would be remixed for the new 5.1 channel version to be released on SACD . But in late 2004, Al Kooper commented: To the best of my knowledge, based on an unnamed source, the new head of SONY/BMG shut down

1953-509: The album was saxophonist Fred Lipsius and Blood, Sweat & Tears drummer Bobby Colomby . After moving to Atlanta in 1972, he discovered the band Lynyrd Skynyrd , and produced and performed on their first three albums, including the singles " Sweet Home Alabama " and " Free Bird ". In 1975 he produced the debut album of the Tubes . Kooper wrote the scores for the TV series Crime Story and

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2016-660: The band is still a popular touring act. At last count, the overall number of BS&T members since the beginning is up around 165 total people (see roster below). On March 12 and 13, 1993, Al Kooper organized two shows at the Bottom Line in NYC that were advertised as " A Silver Anniversary Celebration of the Classic Album The Child Is Father to the Man ", which featured Kooper, Randy Brecker, Jim Fielder, Steve Katz and Fred Lipsius playing together for

2079-484: The band's work with the U.S. State Department, without discussing the music. Compounding the image problem was a decision to play a lucrative engagement at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip . This was unpopular with young underground rock fans who identified Las Vegas entertainers with the music of their parents' generation. In late 1970, the band produced soundtrack music for the film comedy The Owl and

2142-551: The band, though he stayed for only about three months. On April 1, 1976, Pastorius joined Weather Report . Pastorius was briefly succeeded by Keith Jones before Danny Trifan stepped in. In 1975 the group was offered a slot at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island . The city government was concerned that a "rock band" would attract a rowdy audience; it threatened to revoke the concert permit if BS&T

2205-533: The concert circuit with a constantly changing roster of players (see roster below) as "Blood, Sweat & Tears" until his final departure in November 2004. Clayton-Thomas, now residing back in Canada, continues his solo career and does occasional shows using only his name. In 1998, to celebrate thirty years after he first joined the group, David Clayton-Thomas began work on a solo CD titled Bloodlines that featured

2268-403: The event. He formed Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1967, leaving due to creative differences in 1968, after the release of the group's first album, Child Is Father to the Man . He recorded Super Session with Bloomfield and Stephen Stills in 1968, and in 1969 he collaborated with 15-year-old guitarist Shuggie Otis on the album Kooper Session . In 1972, he rejoined The Blues Project at

2331-575: The film The Landlord , as well as several made-for-television movies. He was the musical force behind many pop tunes, including "You're the Lovin' End", for The Banana Splits , a children's television program. During the late 1980s, Kooper had his own dedicated keyboard studio room in the historic Sound Emporium recording studio in Nashville, next to Studio B . Kooper's status as a published author enabled him to join (and act as musical director of)

2394-490: The first day, the quintet recorded a group of mostly blues -based instrumental tracks. It included the modal excursion "His Holy Modal Majesty", which was a tribute to modal jazz musician John Coltrane , who had died the previous year, and was also reminiscent of "East-West" from the second Butterfield Blues Band album . On the second day, with the tapes ready to roll, Bloomfield returned to his home in Mill Valley in

2457-400: The first time in 25 years, accompanied by Anton Fig , Tom Malone, Lew Soloff, John Simon and Jimmy Vivino , as well as a two-woman chorus and string section. The following year, in early February 1994, Kooper returned to the Bottom Line for his 50th birthday celebration, in which he played with members of his new band plus the Blues Project & BS&T. The BS&T lineup at this show was

2520-603: The full-length album versions. It earned a gold record award in the US, the last BS&T album to do so. Clayton-Thomas was briefly replaced by Bobby Doyle and then Jerry Fisher . Fred Lipsius left as well and was briefly replaced by Joe Henderson , before Lou Marini settled into the new lineup. Founding member Halligan also departed, replaced by jazz pianist Larry Willis (from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet), and Swedish guitarist Georg Wadenius , from

2583-540: The group released Child Is Father to the Man which reached number 47 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. Artistic differences quickly developed. Colomby and Katz wanted to hire a stronger lead vocalist. This led to the departure of Kooper in April 1968. Prior to leaving Kooper had already arranged some songs that would be on the second BS&T album. He was soon hired as

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2646-472: The group, showcasing the band in a funk sound environment that recalled such acts as Tower of Power and LAX labelmates War (with whom BS&T did several shows in 1980). The album was regarded by many Blood, Sweat & Tears fans as uncharacteristic of the group's best work. During this period, another live album was recorded at The Street Scene in Los Angeles, California on October 12, 1980 (this

2709-668: The music industry, including his solo albums, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd. He answers questions which can be submitted on the Kooperkast page on his website. In May 2001, Kooper was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He taught songwriting and recording production there. He plays weekend concerts with his bands the ReKooperators and the Funky Faculty. In 2008, he participated in

2772-629: The popular Swedish outfit Made in Sweden , joined as lead guitarist around the same time. BS&T released New Blood in September 1972, which found the group moving into a more overtly jazz-fusion direction. The album reached the top 40 on the Billboard chart and spawned a hit single "So Long Dixie", which peaked at number 44. Also included was a version of Herbie Hancock 's " Maiden Voyage ", featuring Wadenius. In January 1973 Katz left to pursue

2835-672: The production of the album Psalngs , the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre . Kooper was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum , in Nashville , in 2008. In 2005, Martin Scorsese produced a documentary titled No Direction Home: Bob Dylan for the PBS American Masters Series, in which Kooper's contributions are recognized. In 2023, Kooper was selected for induction into

2898-509: The reality TV show The Voice , was chosen as BS&T's new singer In March 2022 original bassist Jim Fielder guested with the group at a series of shows in Florida. Under the direction of Dorr and Colomby, the band has enjoyed something of a resurgence. Blood, Sweat & Tears donated money through its "Elsie Monica Colomby" music scholarship fund to deserving schools and students who need help in prolonging their musical education, such as

2961-570: The rights to the Blood Sweat & Tears name, Clayton-Thomas attempted to restart his solo career in 1983 after taking some time off. This caused complications on the road when promoters would book Clayton-Thomas' group and use the Blood, Sweat & Tears name on the marquee. Consequently, his manager Larry Dorr negotiated a licensing deal with Colomby in 1984 for rights to tour with the BS&T name. For 20 years afterwards, Clayton-Thomas toured

3024-523: The same as the 1993 Silver Anniversary show, with the exception of Will Lee sitting in for Fielder and John Sebastian (ex- Loving Spoonful ) contributing harmonica. Colomby would not allow Kooper to use the name Blood, Sweat & Tears, so the two reunions were billed as "Child Is Father To The Man". This second show appeared as the CD Soul of a Man in 1995. According to page 20 of the CD's liner notes, Steve Katz elected not to allow his performances onto

3087-525: The same bill together again at Gretna Heritage Festival in Gretna, Louisiana on October 5, 2013. From 2013 until 2018, Blood Sweat and Tears was fronted by Bo Bice , who was the runner-up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol . In 2018 the group decided to replace Bice with former Tower of Power singer Tom Bowes, who had previously done a brief stint with BS&T back in July through November 2012. In 2019 Keith Paluso, from

3150-530: The summer of 1975, BS&T recorded a live album that was released in Europe and Japan the following year as In Concert . The album was released in the US as Live and Improvised in May 1991. The album featured different guitarists on different nights: Wadenius, Steve Khan and Mike Stern , the last who took over permanently for a time (Jeff Richman filled in for Stern in mid-1976). Jazz percussionist Don Alias

3213-467: The time, some of whom engaged in radical politics. The band was criticized for allowing itself to be co-opted. It is now known that the State Department subtly pressured the group into the tour in exchange for a U.S. residency permit to Clayton-Thomas, who had a criminal record in Canada, and had been deported from the U.S. after overstaying his visa. The tour and its aftermath is the focus of

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3276-445: The two of them made several concert appearances after the album was released. The results of one of those became the album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper . Along with the stereo version, Super Session was released as a 4-channel quadraphonic version in the 1970s. The quadraphonic version was released on SQ matrix encoded vinyl and discrete 8-track cartridge tape. On April 8, 2003, Legacy Records reissued

3339-588: Was 21, Kooper moved to Greenwich Village in Manhattan . He first performed with Bob Dylan playing the Hammond organ riffs on " Like a Rolling Stone ". He had been invited to watch the recording by producer Tom Wilson . It was in those recording sessions that Kooper met and befriended Mike Bloomfield , whose guitar playing he admired. He worked with Bloomfield for several years. In 1965, Kooper played with Dylan in concert, and played Hammond organ with Dylan at

3402-592: Was about to leave the Electric Flag , and at a loose end. Kooper telephoned Bloomfield to see if he was free to come down to the studio and jam; Bloomfield agreed, leaving Kooper to handle the arrangements. Kooper booked two days of studio time at CBS Columbia Square in Los Angeles in May 1968, and recruited keyboardist Barry Goldberg and bassist Harvey Brooks , both members of the Electric Flag, along with well-known session drummer "Fast" Eddie Hoh . On

3465-509: Was added on trombone. The new nine-member band debuted at New York's Cafe Au Go Go on June 18, 1968, beginning a two-week residency. The self-titled second album, Blood, Sweat & Tears , was produced by Guercio and much of the album was arranged by Lipsius. It featured fewer original songs but greater chart success. It included Nyro's "And When I Die", "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Berry Gordy and Brenda Holloway , and Clayton-Thomas' "Spinning Wheel". The band enjoyed headliner status at

3528-479: Was also present for the live album. After recording, Giorgianni left and was replaced by Forrest Buchtel (formerly of Woody Herman 's band). Around the same time, Colomby discovered a talented bass player by the name of Jaco Pastorius in Florida. He produced Pastorius' first solo album which was released in the spring of 1976. In late 1975, Pastorius toured with BS&T subbing for Ron McClure and when McClure left in early 1976, Colomby arranged for Pastorius to join

3591-644: Was as a 14-year-old guitarist in the Royal Teens , best known for their 1958 ABC Records novelty song " Short Shorts " (although Kooper did not play on that recording). In 1960, he teamed up with songwriters Bob Brass and Irwin Levine to write and record demos for Sea-Lark Music Publishing. The trio's biggest hits were " This Diamond Ring ", recorded by Gary Lewis and the Playboys , and " I Must Be Seeing Things ", recorded by Gene Pitney (both 1965). When he

3654-452: Was co-produced by Colomby, but his direct involvement with the group ceased after this release. Colomby was by this point the sole owner of the BS&T trademark name. Brand New Day garnered positive reviews but slow sales. At this same time BS&T were said to be recording tracks for an instrumental album with a personnel of Tony Klatka, Forrest Buchtel, Dave Bargeron, Bill Tillman, Larry Willis, Danny Trifan, Roy McCurdy and Mike Stern, but

3717-450: Was eventually released as Live in February 1995). Robert and David Piltch left shortly before this concert, as did Richard Martinez. They were replaced by Wayne Pedzwiatr on bass, Peter Harris on guitar and Lou Pomanti on keyboards. And Mic Gillette (from Tower of Power ) replaced Cassidy on trumpet at the tail end of 1980. Following more touring, including Australia, this incarnation of the group disbanded in 1981. Since he did not own

3780-556: Was not removed from the program. Ultimately, concert organizers were able to force the event forward via judicial injunction. The litigation reached the United States Supreme Court. In July 1976 More Than Ever , produced by Bob James and featuring guest vocals by Patti Austin and appearances by a host of NYC session players, including pianist Richard Tee , guitarists Eric Gale and Hugh McCracken , trumpeter Jon Faddis and Eric Weissberg (banjo, dobro),

3843-605: Was published by Backbeat Books in 2008. Blood, Sweat %26 Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T ") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a wide range of musical styles. Their sound has merged rock , pop and R&B / soul music with big band jazz . The group's self-titled second album spent seven weeks atop

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3906-410: Was released but sold disappointingly. After it stalled at US No. 165, Columbia Records dropped the band. At this time Colomby, BS&T's sole remaining original member, stopped touring with the group and Don Alias assumed sole percussion duties before leaving as well to make way for Roy McCurdy. In 1977, BS&T signed with ABC Records and began working on Brand New Day (November 1977). The album

3969-445: Was released on Hybrid SACD by Sony Records Int'l in 2023. Additional personnel Shipments figures based on certification alone. Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt ; February 5, 1944) is an American retired songwriter, record producer, and musician, known for joining and naming Blood, Sweat & Tears , although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. Throughout much of

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