Blues Project

Blues Project was an American blues band, founded in 1964 by Danny Kalb.

In addition to calf (guitar) Al Kooper were the other members (keyboards ), Steve Katz ( guitar), Andy Kulberg ( bass), Roy Blumenfeld ( drums) and Tom Flanders (vocals ).

The group linked skillfully blues, folk and jazz. However, while in the UK back in the 1950s - driven by musicians such as Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies - a blues revival had begun, America was not ready, so failed to commercial success.

Flanders left the group in 1965, Kooper and Katz went in 1967 to form Blood, Sweat & Tears. Calf disappeared under mysterious circumstances and was wanted by his friends by newspaper advertisement.

1968 gave the Blues Project his farewell concert in the cast Andy Kulberg ( flute), John Gregory ( bass, vocals ), Richard Greene ( violin), Donald Kretmar (saxophone ), Roy Blumenfeld ( drums). Afterwards the group occurred under the name Seatrain.

In 1971 there were reunion gigs and new recordings of blues Projects.

Discography

• Projections (1966 )
• Planned Obsolescence (1968 )
• Lazarus ( 1971)
• The Blues Project ( 1972)
• Reunion In Central Park (1973 )
• Best Of The Blues Project (1989 )
• Chronicles (1996 )