Blood, Sweat and Tears I(1967 - 1968) Al Kooper - keyboards/vocals - b. February 5, 1944, Brooklyn, New York - formerly with The Royal Teens, The Blues Project, and did session work with Bob Dylan. Steve Katz - guitar/harmonica/vocals - b. May 9, 1945, New York City, New York - formerly with Dave Van Ronk's Ragtime Jug Stompers and Jim Kweskin's Even Dozen Jug Band. Fred Lipsius - alto sax/piano - b. November 19, 1944, New York City, New York. Jim Fielder - bass - b. October 4, 1947, Denton, TX - formerly with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and Buffalo Springfield. Bobby Colomby - drums - b. December 20, 1944, New York City, New York - formerly with Odetta and Eric Andersen. Dick Halligan - keyboards/trombone/flute - b. August 29, 1943, Troy, New York. Randy Brecker - trumpet/flugelhorn - b. November 27, 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jerry Weiss - trumpet/flugelhorn - b. May 1, 1946, New York City, New York. Album: "Child Is Father To The Man" (1968) - Single: "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" Randy Brecker forms Dreams, and later forms The Brecker Brothers (with brother Mike Brecker); later joins the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Band. Jerry Weiss forms Ambergris (Ref: Jeremiah "Spassvogel" Rickert).
Blood, Sweat and Tears II(1968 - 1970) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals - b. September 13, 1941, Surrey, England - formerly with Canadian blues band The Bossmen. Steve Katz - guitar/harmonica/vocals Fred Lipsius - alto sax/piano Jim Fielder - bass Bobby Colomby - drums Dick Halligan - keyboards/trombone/flute Chuck Winfield - trumpet/flugelhorn - b. February 5, 1943, Monessen, Pennsylvania. Lew Soloff - trumpet/flugelhorn - b. Lewis Michael Soloff, February 20, 1944, Brooklyn, New York. Jerry Hyman - trombone - b. May 19, 1947, New York City, New York. Albums: "Blood, Sweat and Tears" (1969) - Singles: "You've Made Me So Very Happy", "Spinning Wheel", "And When I Die" "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3" (1970) - Singles: "Hi-De-Ho", "Lucretia MacEvil"
Blood, Sweat and Tears III(1970 - 1972) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Steve Katz - guitar/harmonica/vocals Fred Lipsius - alto sax/piano Jim Fielder - bass Bobby Colomby - drums Dick Halligan - keyboards/trombone/flute Chuck Winfield - trumpet/flugelhorn Lew Soloff - trumpet/flugelhorn Jerry Hyman - trombone Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet - b. September 6, 1942, Massachusetts. Album: "B, S & T 4" (1971) - Single: "Go Down Gamblin'" David Clayton-Thomas goes solo. Dick Halligan forms The Dick Halligan Quartet (Los Angeles, California).
Blood, Sweat and Tears IV(1972) Steve Katz - guitar/harmonica/vocals Jim Fielder - bass Bobby Colomby - drums Chuck Winfield - trumpet/flugelhorn Lew Soloff - trumpet/flugelhorn Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Bobby Doyle - vocals - b. Houston, Texas. Lou Marini, Jr. - sax/flute - b. Charleston, South Carolina. Georg Wadenius - guitar - b. Sweden - formerly with Made in Sweden. Larry Willis - keyboards - b. New York City, New York.
Blood, Sweat and Tears V(1972) Steve Katz - guitar/harmonica/vocals Jim Fielder - bass Bobby Colomby - drums Chuck Winfield - trumpet/flugelhorn Lew Soloff - trumpet/flugelhorn Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Lou Marini, Jr. - sax/flute Georg Wadenius - guitar Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals - b. 1943, Dekalb, Texas. Album: "New Blood" (1972) Steve Katz forms American Flyer (with Craig Fuller, formerly of Pure Prairie League).
Blood, Sweat and Tears VI(1972 - 1973) Jim Fielder - bass Bobby Colomby - drums Lew Soloff - trumpet/flugelhorn Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Lou Marini, Jr. - sax/flute Georg Wadenius - guitar Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals Tom Malone - trumpet/flugelhorn/trombone/sax Album: "No Sweat" (1973) Jim Fielder joins Neil Sedaka's band. Tom Malone forms Vertigo and was later member of the Gil Evans Orchestra and Gil Goldstein's Zebra Coast Orchestra. Lew Soloff joins Gil Evans Orchestra (currently Miles Evans Orchestra).
Blood, Sweat and Tears VII(1973 - 1974) Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Georg Wadenius - guitar Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals Ron McClure - bass Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Jerry LaCroix - vocals/sax/flute/harmonica - formerly with Edgar Winter's White Trash. Album: "Mirror Image" (1974) Jerry LaCroix joins Rare Earth, and later forms Jerry LaCroix and the Blues Krewe.
Blood, Sweat and Tears VIII(1974 - 1975) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Georg Wadenius - guitar Ron McClure - bass Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Joe Giorgianni - trumpet/flugelhorn Album: "New City" (1975) Ron McClure was later member of Quest.
Blood, Sweat and Tears IX(1975) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Georg Wadenius - guitar Jaco Pastorius - bass Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Joe Giorgianni - trumpet/flugelhorn Jaco Pastorius joins Weather Report. Jerry Fisher forms Jerry Fisher and the Music Company ("Dock of the Bay" restaurant, St. Louis, Missouri). Georg Wadenius returns to Sweden and reforms Made in Sweden; later forms GeWaDoKa, and later joins the reformed Steely Dan.
Blood, Sweat and Tears X(1975) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Jerry Fisher - vocals Ron McClure - bass Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Joe Giorgianni - trumpet/flugelhorn Steve Khan - guitar
Blood, Sweat and Tears XI(1975 - 1976) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Danny Trifan - bass Mike Stern - guitar Forrest Buchtell - trumpet Don Alias - percussion Album: "More Than Ever" (1976) "Live and Improvised" (2-CDs) (1991) - recorded in 1975. Don Alias later played with Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, and Herbie Hancock's New Standard Quintet.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XII(1976 - 1977) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Bobby Colomby - drums Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Danny Trifan - bass Mike Stern - guitar Forrest Buchtell - trumpet Roy McCurdy - drums Album: "Brand New Day" (1977)
Blood, Sweat and Tears XIII(1977) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Danny Trifan - bass Mike Stern - guitar Forrest Buchtell - trumpet Roy McCurdy - drums Randy Bernsen - guitar Randy Bernsen joins Zawinul Syndicate. Forrest Buchtell joins Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth Big Band.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XIV(1977 - 1978) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Danny Trifan - bass Mike Stern - guitar Roy McCurdy - drums Mike Stern joins Billy Cobham and, later, the Miles Davis band.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XV(1978) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Dave Bargeron - trombone/tuba/trumpet Larry Willis - keyboards Tony Klatka - trumpet Bill Tillman - sax/flute/clarinet Danny Trifan - bass Forrest Buchtell - trumpet Roy McCurdy - drums Chris Albert - Barry Finnerty - Neil Stubbenhaus - Dave Bargeron later joins Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth Big Band and The Gil Evans Orchestra. Bill Tillman joins the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and later forms The Bill Tillman Band. Larry Willis joins Nat Adderly, later joins Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apachi Band; and later forms The Larry Willis Quartet.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XVI(1979 - 1980) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals David Piltch - bass Robert Piltch - guitar Richard Martinez - keyboards Bruce Cassidy - trumpet/flugelhorn Vern Dorge - flute/sax Earl Seymour - flute/sax Bobby Economou - drums Bruce Cassidy moves to Johannesburg and forms The Hotfoot Sympathy Orchestra. David Piltch joins Chuck Mangione's band, and later forms Strangeness Beauty.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XVII(1980 - 1981) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Wayne Pedewater - bass Peter Harris - guitar Lou Pomanti - keyboards Vern Dorge - flute/sax Earl Seymour - flute/sax Mic Gilette - trumpet Bobby Economou - drums Album: "Nuclear Blues" (1980) "Latin Fire" (1985) "Midnight Concert" "Live" (1994) (Ref: Jeremiah "Spassvogel" Rickert, for the Nuclear Blues band lineup.) Bruce Cassidy moves to Johannesburg and forms The Hotfoot Sympathy Orchestra. David Piltch joins Chuck Mangione's band, and later forms Strangeness Beauty.
Blood, Sweat and Tears XVIII(1981 - 1985) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals Tom Guarna - guitar Dave Stahl - trumpet Chuck Pillow - saxophone Dave Pietro - saxophone Others... Album: "The Challenge" (1984)
Blood, Sweat and Tears XIX(1985 - Present) David Clayton-Thomas - vocals James Fox - guitar Gary Foote - bass Steve Guttman - trumpet Jon Owens - trumpet Tom Timko - saxophone Pat Hallahan - trombone Zach Danzinger - drums
Compilations: "Greatest Hits" (1972) "What Goes Up! The Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears" (2-CDs) (1995) "Super Hits" (1998)
Dave Bargeron solo: "Barge Burns...Slide Flies" (1995)
Randy Bernsen solo: "Music for People, Planets, and Washing Machines" (1985) "Mo' Wasabi" (1987) "Paradise Citizens" (1989) "Calling Me Back Home" (1993)
Randy Brecker solo: "In the Idiom" (1990) "Live at Sweet Basil" (1992) "Into the Sun" (1997)
Steve Khan solo: "Tightrope" (1977) "The Blue Man" (1978) "Arrows" (1979) "Evidence" (1980) "The Best of Steve Khan" (1980) "Eyewitness" (1981) "Blades" (1982) "Local Colour" (1983) (with Rob Mounsey) "Casa Loco" (1983) "Public Access" (1989) "Let's Call This" (1991) "Headline" (1992) "Crossings" (1993) "Got My Mental" (1997) "You Are Here" (1998) (with Rob Mounsey)
Lew Soloff solo: "Hanalei Bay" (1983) "The Best of Lew Soloff" (1983) "Yesterdays" (1986) "Speak Low" (1987) "But Beautiful" (1987) "Little Wing" (1991) "With a Song in My Heart" (1999)
Mike Stern solo: "Upside Downside" (1986) "Time in Place" (1987) "Jigsaw" (1989) "Odds or Evens" (1991) "Standards (and Other Songs)" (1992) "Is What It Is" (1993) "Between the Lines" (1996) "Give and Take" (1997)
Georg Wadenius solo: "Georg Wadenius" "Cleo" (1995)
Larry Willis solo: "A New Kind of Soul" (1970) "Inner Crisis" (1973) "My Funny Valentine" (1988) "Just in Time" (1989) "Steal Away" (1991) (with Mcbee and Bartz) "Solo Spirit" (1992) "A Tribute to Someone" (1993) "Heavy Blue" (1994) "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" (1994) "Let+S Play" (1994) "Unforgettable" (1995) "Serenade" (1995) "Ballads from the Black Sea" (1997)