Editing Al Kooper (section)

===The Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears===
[[File:Al Kooper organist circa 1966.jpg|thumb|Kooper with the Blues Project, {{circa|1966}}]]
Kooper joined [[the Blues Project]] as their keyboardist in 1965. He left the band shortly before their [[concert|gig]] at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]] in 1967, although he did play a solo set, as evidenced by [[The Criterion Collection]] Blu-ray extended edition of the event.<ref name = "Criterion Collection Outakes">
{{cite web
 | first1      = D.A.
 | last1       = Pennebaker
 | title       = MONTEREY POP Outtakes: Al Kooper
 | website     = The Criterion Collection
 | url         = https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/outtakes-al-kooper
 | access-date = 14 January 2024
 | location    = New York
 | date        = 2017
 }}</ref> He formed [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] in 1967, leaving due to creative differences in 1968, after the release of the group's first album, ''[[Child Is Father to the Man]]''.<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years 2">{{cite book |last=Tobler |first=John |title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years |publisher=[[Reed International Books Ltd]] |location=London |edition=1st |year=1992 |page=232 |id=CN 5585}}</ref> He recorded ''[[Super Session]]'' with Bloomfield and [[Stephen Stills]] in 1968,<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years 3">{{cite book |last=Tobler |first=John |title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years |publisher=Reed International Books Ltd |location=London |edition=1st |year=1992 |page=259 |id=CN 5585}}</ref> and in 1969 he collaborated with 15-year-old guitarist [[Shuggie Otis]] on the album ''[[Kooper Session]]''. In 1972, he rejoined The Blues Project at a charity concert promoted by [[Bruce Blakeman]] at [[Valley Stream Central High School]].