The Adventures of Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper with Paul Butterfield and David Clayton Thomas
- ISBN-10
- 1899882901
- ISBN-13
- 9781899882908
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Agenda
- Author
- Ken Brooks
Description
Mike Bloomfield met Al Kooper at a recording session for Bob Dylan's Highway 61 album. Al had previously played with The Blues Project and then started Blood Sweat and Tears. Mike had played with the black bluesmen of Chicago before joining The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Mike later formed The Electric Flag with Nick Gravenites. The stories of Paul Butterfield and David Clayton Thomas are intermingled with those of Mike and Al and are also told in this 4-in-1 book. Paul and Mike were both casualties of the blues; Al and David are continuing their careers into the millennium. A track-by-track review of most of their albums and singles is included, many albums and recordings have been unavailable since the 1970s or earlier.
