Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears ( Rus. Blood Suet & Tiers ^[1] , also known as BS&T ) - an American rock band , formed in New York in 1967 and for several years (along with Chicago ) was considered the leading in jazz rock movement. Unlike later jazz fusion performers, who focused on instrumental virtuosity and experimentalism, Blood, Sweat & Tears performed relatively uncomplicated pop rock in jazz arrangements (where the wind section played the main role) and used the legacy of the swing era and big bands . The composition of the group repeatedly changed, and a total of more than fifty musicians passed through it.

Blood, Sweat & Tears
basic information
Genres	jazz rock pop rock psychedelic rock
Years	from 1967 to 1981 1984 to the present
A country	USA
City	New York
Where from
Labels	Columbia records ABC Records Rhino records Sony Mobile Fidelity Records Wounded bird records
Composition	Steve katz Rob paparozzi Dave gellis Glenn mcclelland Gary foote Andrea Valentini Teddy mulet Steve jankowski Jens wendelboe
Former the participants	David Clayton-Thomas Al Cooper Jim fielder Fred lipsius Randy brecker Jerry Weiss Dick halligan Bobby colomby
Other projects	Spinning wheel
www.bloodsweatandtears.com

BS&T is considered to be the “Golden Age” from 1968 to 1972, when the team was led by Canadian vocalist and guitarist David Clayton-Thomas . With him, the group sold 6 million albums over three years and received a Grammy twice (in 1969): for the second album Blood Sweat & Tears and the track “Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (First and Second Movements)” ^{[2] [3]} .

A total of ten albums of the group were on the Billboard 200 ^[4] ; in the lists of Billboard Hot 100, the single “Spinning Wheel” reached the highest position, which in 1969 rose to # 2 ^[5] .