Physical Therapy (band)
jazz fusion band from St. Louis, Missouri
Physical Therapy is a jazz fusion band from St. Louis, Missouri, which featured members, Terrance "Terry" Coleman, Michael Fitzgerald, Ben Monroe and Brian White. The group was active in the 1990s, and produced two albums under the Sweatshop Records label, the first being the self-titled Physical Therapy (1992), and the second work being a theme album called Casino (1997).
Music career
St. Louis native Michael Fitzgerald started playing music in grade school, and had mastered the saxophone, woodwinds, and keyboard by the age of 18. Fitzgerald formed the jazz fusion band Physical Therapy, along with members Terrance "Terry" Coleman, Ben Monroe and Brian White.
In 1992, the band released their self-titled debut album Physical Therapy, under the Sweatshop Records label, and later on released their second, and final album titled Casino in 1997. Both albums were recorded locally in St. Louis, with the first being produced at K Audio Inc., and the second at The Chapel studios. All four members produced each album, with Monroe doing engineering and sound mixing; additionally, both albums contain writeups on the back of the CD's that string together the track titles, in a humorous paragraph related to the general theme of the album.
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