Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears were an American group who were known for playing contemporary jazz-rock from the late 60s to the early 70s. They recorded songs which were written by well known rock and folk songwriters such as James Taylor and Billie Holiday. They came together in 1967 in New York City and made a mix of music which included rock, blues, pop, horn arrangements, and improvised jazz.
The original members of the group were Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby. Kooper was the one who named the band Blood, Sweat, & Tears after a 1963 album recorded by Johnny Cash under the same name. Four of the members Al, Bobby, Steve, and Jim did a few shows in New York at the Cafe Au Go Go and at the Fillmore East. Afterwards when Fred Lipsius joined them he also recruited three jazz horn players. As a now complete group they made their official debut in November of 1967 at the Cafe Au Go Go and thrilled the audience with their creative mix of jazz, acid rock and psychedelic rock. Having been successful they were signed on to Columbia Records. Their first two singles were” Without Her” and “I Love You
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Returning home they stopped performing for awhile. When they did begin performing again it was with a completely new lineup. After several more tours including one to Australia Blood, Sweat & Tears finally disbanded in 1981. However you just can’t keep a great group down and they returned once more with new members. Now they tour frequently and donate money through “Elsie Monica Colomby” a music scholarship fund set up to provide for deserving schools and students who need help to be able to continue their musical education. They do tours worldwide and all of their albums are available on