Al Kooper

Al Kooper (of its true name Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, born the February 5th 1944 with Brooklyn, New York, the United States) is a American Auteur-compositeur-interprète. He begins as Guitariste then passes then to the Claviers and becomes also producer.

He starts his career of professional guitarist as of the 14 years age and is the first success with his hit Short Shorts and The Royal Teens groups it. Producers notice it and ask him to become musician of studio. It learns how there to read and write the music, becoming a guide the most appreciated of. He thus on, in 1965, the occasion to take part in the recording of " Like has Rolling Stone Bob Dylan, piece for which he hoped to play of the guitar until he discovers that the group comprises already Mike Bloomfield as guitarist. He has then the idea to propose part of Orgue Hammond, instrument of which he had not played before. Its organ stop on this piece will be worth to him to be reproduced as a keyboard on the near total of the album " Highway 61 Revisited ". The same year it takes part in the foundation of the group Blues Project. In 1966, it finds Dylan to be, in company of Robbie Robertson, its intermediary near the musicians of studio of Nashville at the sessions of " Fair one Fair ". But Kooper has other musical projects: a group where coppers would play the same part as the guitars, which would mix with the Rock and the Blues with the inspirations come from the Jazz. In 1967 it founds Blood, Sweat and Tears, group with which it records however one album, The Child is father to the man .

From 1968 it starts a career solo, while continuing its activity of musician of studio. It takes part during this time in hundreds of recordings for the largest high-speed motorboats, including The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Who, Bob Dylan, B.B. King and well of others. It undertakes at the same time an artistic activity of director and producer, which in particular enables him to discover and make known in the United States The Zombies by obtaining that " Time off the Season" of " Odessey and Oracle " left in 45 turns to the United States, and launching the career of Lynyrd Skynyrd, by its major implication in their the first two albums.

Discography Solo

I Stand Alone (1968)
Supersession (1968) with Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills
Live Adventures off Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield (1969)
Kooper Session (1969) with Shuggie Otis
You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (1969)
Easy Does It (1970)
New York City (You' Re has Woman) (1971)
has Possible Projection off the Future/Childhood' S End (1972)
Naked Songs (1973)
Act Like Nothing' S Wrong (1976)
Championship Wrestling (1982)
Rekooperation (1994)
Soul off has Man: Al Kooper Live (1995)
Rare and Well Gives (2001)
Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Slaps 12/13/68 (2003) Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield
Black Coffee (2005)

DVD

Al Kooper & the Rekooperators (2006)

External bonds

Official site

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