The New Rekooperators

Al Kooper, best known for turning up, Zelig-like, at watershed moments in rock history—whether plugging in with Bob Dylan or founding Blood, Sweat and Tears—mans the keys in a new version of this 20-year-old blues outfit. Now as then, guitarist Jimmy Vivino (whom you might know from the Tonight Show band or the Fab Faux) calls the shots.