Origin: New York, NY, USA
Blood, Sweat & Tears was an ambitiously eclectic New York City based project started during the autumn of 1967 by Al Kooper (vocals, keyboards, Ondioline) and Steve Katz (guitar, vocals, flute), both formerly of the Blues Project . Other members of the band included Jim Fielder (bass), who had previously played a brief stint in Buffalo Springfield , and a slew of jazz musicians including Randy Brecker (trumpet), Bobby Colomby (drums, vocals), Dick Halligan (trombone), Fred Lipsius (alto sax, piano), Jerry Weiss (trumpet) and John Simon (keyboards, arrangements). The band was reportedly named b…