After 40 years and well over 100 different members, Blood, Sweat & Tears are
still merging big band jazz traditions with rock and pop grooves and
contemporary classical influences. Originally led by Al Kooper (legendary
producer and the man who played the opening to Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling
Stone), the band formed in New York City in 1967, taking inspiration from horn
playing, Canadian bandleader Maynard Ferguson and the psychedelic, electric rock
bands of the era. Debut album Child Is Father To The Man (1968) proved a
critical success with its fusion of experimental sounds and...