Weekend Economists: What Goes Up....June 1-3, 2012 [View all]

[Demeter]

What goes up for no discernible reason, that is....

It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.....and on Wall Street. I think perhaps banksters are too shell-shocked to complain out loud in the press. Visions of torches and pitchforks make for poor sleeping and waking.

But that's stuff for the weekday world. This is the weekend, a time to kick off shoes and explore.

Today we are exploring Blood, Sweat & Tears, a jazz/rock band that I never knew was behind so much of the music I listened to in the past 40 years....Thank you, Po, for forcing me to fill in the gaps in my education! I actually have heard them before and liked them. Now I can put a name to the music.

"Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T&quot is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles. What the band is most known for, from its start, is the fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuostic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th Century Classical and small combo jazz traditions...

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres Pop rock, jazz rock, psychedelic rock
Years active 1967–1981, 1984–present
Labels Columbia, ABC, Rhino, Sony, Mobile Fidelity, Wounded Bird

Associated acts Spinning Wheel


Roster of member musicians:

Al Kooper : keyboards, vocals (1967–1968)
Randy Brecker : trumpet, flugelhorn (1967–1968)
Jerry Weiss : trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals (1967–1968)
Fred Lipsius : alto sax, keyboards (1967–1972)
Dick Halligan : keyboards, trombone, horns, flute, backing vocals (1967–1972)
Steve Katz : guitar, harmonica, lute, mandolin, vocals (1967–1973, and as a special guest at some shows 2008–2010)
Jim Fielder : bass, guitar, backing vocals (1967–1974)
Bobby Colomby : drums, percussion, backing vocals (1967–1977)
David Clayton-Thomas : vocals, guitar (1968–1972, 1974–1981, 1984–2004)
Lew Soloff : trumpet, flugelhorn (1968–1974)
Chuck Winfield : trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals (1968–1973)
Jerry Hyman : trombones, recorder (1968–1970)
Dave Bargeron : trombone, tuba, horns, bass, backing vocals (1970–1978)
Bobby Doyle : vocals, piano (1972)
Joe Henderson : tenor sax (1972)
Lou Marini Jr. : tenor & soprano sax, flute (1972–1974)
Larry Willis : keyboards (1972–1978)
Georg Wadenius : guitar, vocals (1972–1975)
Jerry Fisher : vocals (1972–1974)
Tom Malone : trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, alto sax, bass (1973)
John Madrid: trumpet, flugelhorn (1973-1974)
Jerry LaCroix : vocals, alto sax, flute, harmonica (1974)
Ron McClure : bass (1974–1975, 1976)
Tony Klatka : trumpet, horns (1974–1978)
Bill Tillman : alto sax, flute, clarinet, backing vocals (1974–1977)
Luther Kent : vocals (1974)
Joe Giorgianni : trumpet, flugelhorn (1974–1975)
Jaco Pastorius : bass (1975–1976)
Steve Khan : guitar (1975)
Mike Stern : guitar (1975–1977)
Keith Jones : bass (1976)
Danny Trifan : bass (1976–1977)
Forrest Buchtell : trumpet (1975–1977)
Don Alias : percussion (1975–1976)
Roy McCurdy : drums (1976–1977)
Jeff Richman : guitar (1976 fill in for Stern)
Randy Bernsen : guitar (1977-1978)
Barry Finnerty : guitar (1977)
Neil Stubenhaus : bass (1977–1978)
Gregory Herbert : saxophone (1977–1978)
Michael Lawrence : trumpet (1977)
Chris Albert : trumpet (1977–1978)
Bobby Economou : drums (1977–1978, 1979–1981, 1994–1995)
Kenny Marco : guitar (1979)
David Piltch : bass (1979–1980)
Joe Sealy : keyboards (1979)
Bruce Cassidy : trumpet, flugelhorn (1979–1980)
Earl Seymour : sax, flute (1979–1981)
Steve Kennedy : sax, flute (1979)
Sally Chappis : drums (1979)
Harvey Kogan : sax, flute (1979)
Jack Scarangella : drums (1979)
Vernon Dorge : sax, flute, vuvuzela (1979–1981)
Robert Piltch : guitar (1979–1980)
Richard Martinez : keyboards (1979–1980)
Wayne Pedzwiatr : bass (1980–1981)
Peter Harris : guitar (1980–1981)
Lou Pomanti : keyboards (1980–1981)
Mic Gillette : trumpet (1980–1981)
James Kidwell : guitar (1984-1985)
Jeff Andrews : bass (1984-1985)
Taras Kovayl : keyboards (1984-1985)
Tim Ouimette : trumpet, horns (1984-1985)
Mario Cruz : sax, flute (1984-1985)
Ricky Sebastian : drums (1984-1985)
Steve Guttman : trumpet (1985–2005)
Dave Gellis : guitar (1985–1990, 1996, fill in - 1998, 2005– )
Ray Peterson : bass (1985–1986)
Scott Kreitzer : sax, flute (1985–1986)
Teddy Mulet : trombone (1985–1986), trumpet (2005– )
Barry Danielian : trumpet (1985–1986)
Richard Sussman : keyboards (1985–1987)
Randy Andos : trombone (1986)
Tom Timko : sax, flute (1986–1987, 1995, 1998–2001, 2005–2008, 2009–2010)
Tom DeFaria : drums (1985–1986)
John Conte : bass (1986–1987)
Steve Conte : guitar (fill in - 1986)
Jeff Gellis : bass (1987–1990)
Dave Panichi : trombone (1987–1988, 1997–1998)
Glenn McClelland : keyboards (1987–1993, 1998, 2005–)
David Riekenberg : sax, flute (1987–1990, 1995–1998)
Jerry Sokolov : trumpet (1987–1994)
Graham Hawthorne : drums (1987–1988, 1989–1991)
Van Romaine : drums (1988–1989)
Neil Capolongo : drums (1991–1993)
Peter Abbott : drums (fill in - early 1990s)
Charley Gordon : trombone (1987–1994, 2001)
Wayne Schuster : sax, flute (1990–1991)
Larry DeBari : guitar, vocals (1990–1997)
Gary Foote : bass (1990–1994, 1996–2004, 2005– )
Jack Bashcow : sax, flute (1992)
Tim Ries : sax, flute (1992–1993, 1993–1995)
Charlie Cole : sax, flute (1993)
Matt King : keyboards (1994–1998)
Mike Mancini : keyboards (fill in - '80s/'90s)
Franck Amsallem : keyboards (fill in - mid '90s)
Henry Hey : keyboards (fill in - mid '90s)
Ted Kooshian : keyboards (fill in - mid '90s)
Cliff Korman: keyboards (fill in - mid '90s)
Mike DuClos : bass (1994–1996)
James "Hambone" Hamlin : bass (fill in - 1995)
Jonathan Peretz : drums (1995–1997)
Craig Johnson : trumpet (1994–1998)
Matt Milmerstadt : drums (1995, 1998)
Tom Guarna : guitar (1997–1998)
Jon Owens : trumpet (1998–2000)
Charles Pillow : sax, flute (fill in - 1998)
Brian Delaney : drums (1997-1998, 2001)
Dave Stahl : trumpet (fill in - 1995–1999)
Winston Byrd : trumpet (fill in - 1998)
Dave Pietro : sax, flute (fill in - 1998)
Dale Kirkland : trombone (1995–1996, 1998, 1999–2001, 2002–2006)
Pat Hallaran : trombone (1998–1999)
James Fox : guitar (1998–2000)
Dan Zank : keyboards (1998–2000)
Zach Danziger : drums (1998–2001)
Joe Mosello : trumpet (2000–2002)
Gil Parris : guitar (2000)
Gregg Sullivan : guitar (2000–2004)
Phil Magallanes : keyboards (2000–2001)
Andrea Valentini : drums (2001– )
Darcy Hepner : sax, flute (1999 fill in, 2001–2004)
John Samorian : keyboards (2001–2003)
Nick Marchione : trumpet (2002–2004)
Eric Cortright : keyboards (2003–2004)
Leo Huppert : bass (2004)
Steve Jankowski : trumpet (2005– )
Rob Paparozzi : vocals, harmonica (2005–2011)
Scottie Wallace: vocals (alternating with Rob P. - 2005-2006)
Thomas Conner : vocals (fill in - 2006 & 2007, 2012- )
Tommy Mitchell : vocals (Asian tour 2007)
Jens Wendelboe : trombone (2006– )
Chris Tedesco : trumpet (fill in for Mulet - 2006–2007)
Brian Steel : trumpet (fill in for Mulet - 2008)
Bill Churchville : sax (fill in for Timko - 2008)
Ken Gioffre : sax (2010- )
Jon Pruitt : keyboards (fill in for McClelland - 2010)
Ralph Bowen : sax (fill in for Gioffre - 2011)
Dave Anderson : bass (fill in for Foote - 2011)
Jason Paige : vocals (2011-2012)
Bernard Purdie : drums (fill-in for Valentini - Summer 2011)

(Roster provided by Jim Mullen)

Current roster

Jason Paige : vocals
Dave Gellis : guitar
Glenn McClelland : keyboards
Gary Foote : bass
Andrea Valentini : drums
Teddy Mulet : trumpet
Steve Jankowski : trumpet
Jens Wendelboe : trombone
Ken Gioffre : saxophone

If you haven't played with BS&T, you haven't played! Rather like SMW or WEE, actually.

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