Jerry Weiss

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Jerry Weiss (born May 1, 1946 in New York City) is an American trumpet/flugelhorn player, best known as a founding member of the jazz fusion band Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Weiss appeared on Blood, Sweat & Tears(BS&T) critically-acclaimed 1968 debut album, Child Is Father to the Man. He left soon afterwards to help form the short-lived horn-band, Ambergris, where he played bass guitar and piano and was the principal arranger. He also contributed three songs on the album and co-wrote another. Weiss has made infrequent appearances on recordings by other artists, including fellow BS&T alum, Al Kooper.

Ambergris' only album, Ambergris! (no text on cover, close-up rooster head on the front/back of book style cover) was issued in 1970. Inside second page has a picture of the band

From the inside first page of the album, notes/credits are as follows:

AM'BER-GRIS(am'bêr-gris,Ambergris) n. A rare, opaque substance usually found floating on the ocean, used in perfume. A valuable mixture. Like:

Larry Harlow (musician) (Piano, Organ & Percussion)

JERRY WEISS (Leo Fender Bass & Piano)

CHARLIE CAMILLERI (Lead Trumpet)

HARRY MAX (Trumpet, String Bass & Violin)

JIMMY MAEULEN (Vocals & Conga Drum)

BILLY SHAY (Guitar and Harmonica)

LEWIS KAHN (Trombone & Violin)

GLENN JOHN MILLER (Trombone)

GIL FIELDS (Drums)

SIDE 1
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME 2:51 by Jerry Weiss, Total Music Inc./Spermwhale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
PLAY ON PLAYER 3:23 by Calvin Clash & Larry Harlow Total Music Music Inc./Spermwhale Music Arranged by Harry Max
GOTTA FIND HER 3:50 by Arthur Miller & Jerry Weiss Total Music Music Inc./Spermwhale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
CHOCOLATE PUDDING 4:25 by Arthur Miller Pocket Full Of Tunes (BMI) Arranged by Jerry Weiss (note: made popular in Southern California in the 1970's by the horn-band, Stonewall, founded by Bryan Weiss)
FORGET IT, I GOT IT 4:20 by Jimmy Miller & Gary Wright Irving Music Inc. (BMI) Arranged by Jerry Weiss

SIDE 2
WALKING ON THE WATER 5:45 by Herbert L. Lewis & Fred Lewis Total Music Inc./Spermwale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
SUNDAY LADY 3:20 by James Maeulen & Jerry Weiss Total Music Inc./Spermwale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
HOME GROAN 3:12 by Jerry Weiss Total Music Inc./Spermwale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
SOUL FOOD 3:15 by Fred Lewis Total Music Inc./Spermwale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss
ENDLESS NIGHT 5:27 by Jerry Weiss Total Music Inc./Spermwale Music Inc. Arranged by Jerry Weiss

(All Selections are BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated)

"AMBERGRIS!" was produced by Steve Cropper.
Gong by Fred Lewis
Engineer: Tony May (with help from Jay Messina and Shelly Yakus.)
Direction: Al Schwartz and Paul A. Sloman.
The album cover was created and designed by Thom Williams.
Photography: Steve Myers
Production: The Forlenza Group
The Rooster "Jim" is from Old McDonalds Farm
Re-mix Engineer: Steve Cropper

From the vinyl:
Paramount(Logo)
A Gulf+Western Company
Paramount Records, A DIVISION OF Paramount Pictures CORPORATION, Hollywood, California 90028
PAS 5014
SIDE 1
LPS-76,959
STEREO

PAS 5014
SIDE 2
LPS-76,960
STEREO