Blood, Sweat & Tears were an American brass-rock/soul band from N.Y.C., formed in 1967 by Blues Project alumni Al Kooper and Steve Katz. After their 1968 Columbia debut Child Is Father to the Man, Kooper and trumpeter Randy Brecker departed for prolific solo and collaborative careers. In 1969, a revised lineup with vocalist David Clayton-Thomas […]
Child Is Father to the Man is the debut album by American jazz-rock septet Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in 1968 on Columbia. The album is the band’s only release to feature trumpeter Randy Brecker and keyboardist/vocalist Al Kooper. Tracklist: A1. “Overture” (1:32) A2. “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (5:58) A3. “Morning […]
The Tubes is the debut album by the namesake Bay Area art-rock/shock-rock band, released in 1975 on A&M. Tracklist: A1. “Up From the Deep” (4:28) A2. “Haloes” (4:53) A3. “Space Baby” (4:25) A4. “Malagueña Salerosa” (3:52) B1. “Mondo Bondage” (4:34) B2. “What Do You Want From Life” (4:01) B3. “Boy Crazy” (4:09) B4. “White Punks […]
Al Kooper (born Feb. 5, 1944) is an American musician, producer, and composer from Brooklyn who emerged during the blues-rock boom of the 1960s. His first major band was the Blues Project, which issued the seminal 1966 album Projections. He and bandmate Steve Katz then formed the jazz-rock big band Blood Sweat & Tears. Their […]
