New Blood (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)

With David Clayton-Thomas leaving as lead vocalist to pursue a solo career after the release of BS&T 4, a nearly wholesale personnel change occurred for New Blood. Difficulties had arisen inside the group between its pop-rock and jazz factions, with Clayton-Thomas choosing to leave in early January 1972, along with founding member Fred Lipsius. Clayton-Thomas was briefly replaced by Bobby Doyle, and a photo of the band appeared in Down Beat showing a new lineup also including noted jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson. By the time the album was recorded, Jerry Fisher had become the new singer replacing Doyle (who guested on piano on "Touch Me" and "Velvet"), whilst founding member Dick Halligan also departed, as well as Henderson.

The album reached the top-40 charts (the last BS&T LP to do so) and spawned a single, "So Long Dixie", which peaked at number 44. The album's cover, painted by Bob Schulenberg and Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean, portrays two male peacocks sitting on a garden wall - a common Indian peacock and a white peacock.

New Blood was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Ross Boissoneau wrote of the album "The band vocals on "Touch Me" and the arrangement of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" are among the highlights, but then there's Bob Dylan's "Down in the Flood" and Steve Katz's "Velvet". Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Snow Queen" almost makes up for it, with sensational solos from Dave Bargeron on trombone and Lou Marini on sax."^[1]

Track listing

"Down in the Flood" (Bob Dylan) – 4:21
"Touch Me" (Victoria Pike, Teddy Randazzo) – 3:33
"Alone" (Lou Marini) – 5:29
"Velvet" (Jeff Kent) – 3:31
"I Can't Move No Mountains" (Michael Gately, Robert John) – 2:58
"Over the Hill" (Dave Bargeron) – 4:20
"So Long Dixie" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:28
"Snow Queen" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 5:24
"Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock) – 6:14

Personnel

Jerry Fisher – vocals
Dave Bargeron - trombone, tuba, bass trombone, baritone horn, background vocals
Bobby Colomby - drums, percussion, background vocals
Jim Fielder - bass, background vocals
Steve Katz - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead vocal on "Velvet"
Lou Marini - woodwinds
Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, background vocals
Georg Wadenius – guitar,background vocals
Larry Willis – keyboards
Bobby Doyle – piano (on "Touch Me")

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	32

References

1 2 Boissoneau, Ross. "New Blood > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Dave Gellis Glenn McClelland Jon Ossman Carl Fischer Barry Danielian Charley Gordon Ken Gioffre Joel Rosenblatt Bo Bice Al Kooper Randy Brecker Jerry Weiss Fred Lipsius Dick Halligan Steve Katz Jim Fielder Bobby Colomby David Clayton-Thomas Lew Soloff Dave Bargeron Bobby Doyle Joe Henderson Lou Marini Jr. Larry Willis Georg Wadenius Jerry Fisher Tom Malone Ron McClure Luther Kent Jaco Pastorius Steve Khan Mike Stern Don Alias Roy McCurdy Barry Finnerty Neil Stubenhaus Gregory Herbert Steve Conte Dave Panichi Glenn McClelland Jerry Sokolov Franck Amsallem Ted Kooshian Dave Pietro Rob Paparozzi Jason Paige Bernard Purdie

Studio albums	Child Is Father to the Man Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 New Blood No Sweat Mirror Image New City More Than Ever Brand New Day Nuclear Blues

Live albums	In Concert Live and Improvised Live

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Found Treasures The Collection Super Hits Rare, Rarer & Rarest

Soundtracks	The Owl and the Pussy Cat

Singles	"You've Made Me So Very Happy" "Spinning Wheel" "And When I Die"

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