blood sweat & tears

In an age dominated by four-piece guitar groups, Blood, Sweat & Tears seemed revolutionary with their use of a powerful brass section parked by dynamic drummer Bobby Colomby. The group's celebrated all aspects of contemporary music on this their second album from 1969, playing arrangements of Traffic tunes lilke "Smiling Phases" while exploring classical themes and jazz tunes like Billie Holiday's "God Bless The Child". Rough and sophisticated, rude and refined.Digipack CD reissue.