Blood, Sweat & Tears are a contemporary jazz-rock American music group noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation. The band have recorded songs by writers such as Laura Nyro, James Taylor, The Band, The Rolling Stones, as well as Billie Holiday and Erik Satie. They have also incorporated music from Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements.
The band was originally formed in 1967 in New York City by Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Randy Brecker and others. There have been numerous changes in personnel over the years and the band has embraced a multitude of musical styles producing a hybrid sound that became known as "jazz-rock".
This double album is a “best of” collection originally released in 1995.
TRACKS
CD1
1. Refugee From Yuhupitz
2. I Can't Quit Her
3. House In The Country
4. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
5. You've Made Me So Very Happy
6. More And More
7. And When I Die
8. Sometimes In Winter
9. Smiling Phases
10. Spinning Wheel
11. God Bless the Child
12. Children Of The Wind
13. Hi - De - Ho
14. Lucretia Mac Evil
15. He's A Runner
16. Somethin' Comin' On
17. 40,000 Headmen
CD2
1. Go Down Gamblin'
2. Mama Gets High
3. Lisa, Listen To Me
4. Valentine's Day
5. John The Baptist (Holy John)
6. So Long Dixie
7. Snow Queen
8. Maiden Voyage
9. I Can't Move No Mountains
10. Time Remembered
11. Roller Coaster
12. Tell Me That I'm Wrong
13. Got To Get You Into My Life
14. You're The One
15. Mean Ole World (Live)