 Reinhardt and Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman formed Captain Beyond in 1971, recruiting former Johnny Winter/Rick Derringer drummer Bobby Caldwell, along with former Deep Purple vocalist Rod Evans.Captain Beyond released its debut album, "Captain Beyond", on Capricorn Records a year later.The band recorded a live album in 1973, "Far Beyond A Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas", which was not released until 2002.