Cold Blood (band)

The band first came to prominence in 1969 when rock impresario Bill Graham signed them after an audition, Pense has been compared to Janis Joplin, and it was Joplin who recommended the audition to Graham. The term "East Bay Grease" has been used to describe the San Francisco Bay Area's brass horn heavy funk-rock sound of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s; Cold Blood was one of the pioneer bands of this sound. The band disbanded in the late 1970s. The band stabilized with its current membership in the 1990s. Cold Blood continues to record and perform today, and some former band members such as Raul Matute (and some from Tower of Power) appear on the band's most recent album. Cold Blood were featured playing "You Got Me Hummin'" live in Fillmore: The Last Days, a documentary of the last concerts at the Fillmore West auditorium during July 1971. ==Personnel==

Original band members were founder Larry Field (lead guitar), Lydia Pense (vocals), Danny Hull (tenor saxophone and songwriter), Larry Jonutz (trumpet; born March 15, 1947; died December 18, 2016), Pat O'Hara (trombone; born May 25, 1946 (?), died August 1977 of an overdose), Raul Matute (Hammond organ, piano, arranger and songwriter, born February 19, 1946), Jerry Jonutz (baritone, alto and tenor saxophone; born March 15, 1947), David Padron (trumpet; born May 4, 1946), Rod Ellicott (bass), and Frank Davis, • Evan Palmerston - bass and vocals Former members Over the years there have been various incarnations of the band, including singer/trumpet player Max Haskett (born 7 March 1947, died 15 September 1999, ex-Rubicon); Tower of Power horn player Mic Gillette; Journey keyboardist Stevie "Keys" Roseman on Hammond B-3 organ; Sons of Champlin drummer Jim Preston; Starship drummer T. Moran; guitar player Michael Sasaki (born June 24, 1951); Tower of Power guitarist Jeff Tamelier; Boz Scaggs horn player Tom Poole; Elvin Bishop sax player Bill Slais; bass player Michael White and others. • Michael Sasaki - lead guitar • Peter Welker - lead trumpet • Mic Gillette - horns • Danny Hull - tenor saxophone and songwriter • Larry Jonutz - trumpet • Pat O'Hara - trombone • Raul Matute - Hammond organ, piano, arranger and songwriter • Jerry Jonutz - saxophone • David Padron - trumpet • Rod Ellicott - bass • Frank Davis - drums • Sandy McKee - drums • Alex Sarmiento - bass • Skip Mesquite - tenor sax and vocals • Michael Andreas - tenor sax • Gaylord Birch - drums • Eric Dunan - trumpet • T Moran - drums • Rob Moitoza - bass • David Kessner - keyboards ==Discography==

Their initial four albums, Cold Blood (produced by David Rubinson), Sisyphus (produced by Fred Catero), First Taste of Sin (produced by Donny Hathaway), and Thriller (produced by David Rubinson), remain their best-known work. Albums • Cold Blood (1969) (No. 23 US, No. 30 CAN) • Sisyphus (1970) (No. 60 US) • Lydia Pense & Cold Blood: Live Blood (live album, 2008) • Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, The River City Sessions (2011) • Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Soul of the Gypsy (2015) • Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Cold Blue Heart (2023) Chart singles • "You Got Me Hummin (1970, No. 52 Pop) (No. 51 CAN) • "Too Many People" (1970, No. 107 'Bubbling Under' chart) • "I'm a Good Woman" (1970, No. 125 'Bubbling Under' chart) ==References==