Editing Child Is Father to the Man (section)

==History==
As a teenager, [[Al Kooper]] went to a concert for jazz trumpeter [[Maynard Ferguson]] and this experience inspired Kooper to start a rock band with a horn section.<ref name="ReferenceA">Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father To The Man (Legacy Reissue). Columbia/Legacy Recordings. CK 63987.</ref> Originally in a band called [[The Blues Project]], Kooper left after band leader [[Danny Kalb]] rejected his idea of bringing in a horn section.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He then left for the West Coast and found bassist Jim Fielder who believed in the songs that Kooper wrote.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Though Kooper had big ideas for his next project, he didn't have the money to bring his ideas to fruition.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He then threw a benefit for himself and invited several musicians he previously worked with, such as [[Judy Collins]], [[Simon & Garfunkel]], [[David Blue (musician)|David Blue]], [[Eric Andersen]] and [[Richie Havens]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Although the performances sold out, the owner of the [[Cafe Au Go Go]] added such numerous expenses to the gross receipts that the net receipts after the performance were not enough to get a plane ticket or a taxi to the airport.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

He later called Fielder and convinced him to come to [[New York City|New York]]. He also asked [[Bobby Colomby]], Anderson and Steve Katz, who was his bandmate in his former band The Blues Project.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Colomby called Fred Lipsius and the band placed an ad in [[The Village Voice]] for more horn players.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Within a month, the band assembled an eight piece which also contained [[Randy Brecker]], Jerry Weiss and Dick Halligan.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Kooper then asked John Simon to produce them, after being fresh off from producing Simon & Garfunkel's album ''Bookends''.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The album was recorded in two weeks in December 1967. Simon asked all of the members to record their material in one take so he could study songs and make useful suggestions to the arrangements.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> After a brief promotional tour, Colomby and Katz ousted Kooper from the band, which led to ''Child is Father to the Man'' being the only BS&T album on which Kooper ever appeared.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The band would later have two number one albums and several Grammys, although Kooper felt they were playing music that he didn't agree with.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Despite being asked to leave Blood, Sweat & Tears, Kooper felt everything worked out well for him and the band.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>