Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father to the Man Album

The Child Is Father to the Man album is a delightful lost classic of 60’s jazz/rock. This album was recorded before David Clayton Thomas joined BST and bears the unmistakable sound of Al Kooper, a New Yorker with a knack for sounding British. Kooper gets the credit for fusing the horn section with the rock band, and BST's classic horn riffs are clearly evident on this recording. However, unlike more popular BST recordings, "Child is Father..." has a more eclectic jazz- and folk-rock sound. If you were to combine early Chicago with Steve Winwood’s Traffic and Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, you would have a pretty good idea of the album’s unique sound.