The second
Blood, Sweat & Tears recording without
David Clayton-Thomas, No Sweat may be the jazziest
BS&T ever. Surprisingly, most of the material comes from outside the band, with the exception of two tracks by
Lou Marini, Jr., two co-written by George Wadenius (the featured guitarist in the band following Steve Katz's departure), and the concluding "Inner Crisis" by
Larry Willis. Jerry Fisher is more integrated into the band in his role as lead singer, and the band shines throughout on material ranging from
Traffic's "Empty Pages" to
John Lewis' "Django." The highlight is "Almost Sorry," which features Bobby Colomby's rock-solid drumming, and solos from the entire horn section:
Dave Bargeron on trombone,
Lew Soloff and Tom "Bones" Malone on electric trumpets, and
Marini on alto flute. ~ Ross Boissoneau