Al kooper stephen stills biography

(Columbia/Legacy)

(Columbia/Legacy)

First Appeared at The Music Box, June 2003, Volume 10, #6

Written by John Metzger

In mid-1968, the concept of a supergroup was a foreign one. Though free-form jams among ’60s artists were frequent, they were also quite private.

So, when Al Kooper began orchestrating what became the legendary Super Session project, he had no way of knowing what it would become.

Super Session - Wikidata

For starters, Kooper simply wanted to jam with Michael Bloomfield (Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Electric Flag) and capture the moment on tape for the world to hear. The duo — along with bass player Harvey Brooks, drummer Eddie Hoh, and pianist Barry Goldberg — hunkered down in the recording studio for one magnificent, nine-hour session, and the highlights were showcased on side one of the original album.

Covers of Curtis Mayfield’sMan’s Temptation and Jerry Ragovoy’s Stop demonstrated Kooper’s fondness for Al Kooper - Wikipedia BIBAK