Album Review

Ross Boissoneau [allmusic.com]

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.