Blood, Sweat & Tears most notable for their fusion of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuosic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th century classical and small combo jazz traditions. Al Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz and Bobby Colomby formed the original band. The creation of the
Blood, Sweat & Heels March 23, 2014, with a 90-minute reunion show. Brie Bythewood was dismissed from the series after the first season, and was replaced by two newcomers, Chantelle Fraser and Arzo Anwar. In April 2014, Bravo renewed "Blood, Sweat and Heels" for a second season, which premiered on March 29, 2015. On April 8, 2016, series star Daisy Lewellyn died after battling bile duct cancer. She was 36. She learned of the disease in 2015, after makeup artists noticed an unusual coloring in her eye. In the season two finale, she celebrated completing her radiation treatments. Blood, Sweat & Heels Blood, Sweat