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Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

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On February 1, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Surrealistic Pillow”, the second Jefferson Airplane studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.

Personnel:

  • Grace Slick – lead and co-lead vocals, piano, organ, recorder
  • Marty Balin – lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, design
  • Paul Kantner – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
  • Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Garcia – “musical and spiritual advisor”, guitar
  • Herb Greene – photography
  • David Hassinger – engineer

Track listing:

  1. She Has Funny cars – Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin
  2. Somebody to Love – Darby Slick
  3. My Best Friend – Skip Spence
  4. Today – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  5. Comin’ Back to Me – Marty Balin
  6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds – Marty Balin
  7. D.C.B.A. – 25 – Paul Kantner
  8. How Do You Feel – Tom Mastin
  9. Embryone Journey – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. White Rabbit – Grace Slick
  11. Plastic Fantastic Love – Marty Balin

Paul Kantner: Planet Earth Rock And Roll Orchestra

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In August 1983, “RCA” label released “Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra”, the fourth and final Paul Kantner album. It was recorded in 1983, at “The Automat” and “The Pen” in San Francisco, and was produced by Paul Kantner, Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle.

Personnel:

  • Paul Kantner – vocals, guitars, lead guitar, banjo, glass harmonica, synthesizers, director, additional production
  • Grace Slick – vocals, piano
  • Scott Mathews – vocals, guitar, percussion, pedal steel guitar, Linn drums, glass harmonica, vocoder, synthesizers, saxophones, mandolin, harmonica, piano, organ, bass drum
  • Craig Chaquico – lead guitar
  • Ronnie Montrose – lead guitar
  • John Blakeley – rhythm guitar
  • Ron Nagle – vocals, piano
  • Pete Sears – piano, bass
  • David Freiberg – vocals, synthesizers
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums
  • The Dūrocs – sound effects
  • China Kantner – vocals
  • Alexander Kantner – vocals
  • Flo & Eddie – vocals
  • Mickey Thomas – vocals
  • Proud Pork Productions (Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle) – engineer, additional production
  • David Frazer – engineer
  • Wayne Lewis – engineer
  • Steve Fontana – engineer
  • Maureen Droney – engineer, assistant mixing
  • Ken Kessie – mixing, remixing
  • Artists & Friends, Inc. (Jim Welch) – art direction
  • Bud Thon – illustration
  • Pat Leraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
  • Vicky Leraci – production coordinator assistant

Track listing:

  1. The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra – Paul Kantner
  2. (She Is A) Telepath – Paul Kantner
  3. Circle of Fire – Paul Kantner
  4. Mount Shasta – Paul Kantner, Grace Slsick, Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle
  5. Lilith’s Song – lyrics by Paul Kantner, music by Paul Kantner, Pete Sears
  6. Transubstantiation: Part I: Esperanto / Part II: Science Friction – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle
  7. The Mountain Song – lyrics by Paul Kantner, Jerry Garcia, music by Paul Kantner, Jerry Garcia
  8. Declaration of Independence – lyrics by Wolcott Gibbs, music by Celius Dougherty
  9. Underground (the Laboratories) – lyrics by Grace Slick, Alexander Kantner, music by Ron Nagle
  10. The Sky Is No Limit – lyrics by Paul Kantner, China Kantner, music by Paul Kantner
  11. Let’s Go – Paul Kantner

Hot Tuna: Steady As She Goes

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On April 5, 2011, “Red House Label” released “Steady as She Goes”, the sixth Hot Tuna studio album. It was recorded November – December 2010, at “Levon Hels Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Larry Campbell.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Barry Mitterhoff – acoustic and electric mandolin
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Skoota Warner – drums
  • Larry Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, fiddle, organ
  • Teresa Williams – vocals
  • Justin Guip – engineer
  • David Glasser – mastering
  • Kevin Morgan – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Angel of Darkness – lyrics by Larry Campbell, Jorma Kaukonen, music by Larry Campbell
  2. Children of Zion – Rev. Gary Davis
  3. Second Chances – Jorma Kaukonen
  4. Goodbye to the Blues – Marshall Wilborn
  5. A Little Faster – John Hurlbut
  6. Mourning Interrupted – Jorma Kaukonen
  7. Easy Now Revisited – lyrics by Jorma Kaukonen, music by Jorma Kaukonen, Larry Campbell
  8. Smokerise Journey – lyrics by Jorma Kaukonen, music by Jack Casady, Larry Campbell
  9. Things That Might Have Been – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. Mama Let Me Ley It on You – Rev. Gary Davis
  11. Is This Love – Mark Markham
  12. Vicksburg Stomp – Papa Charlie McCoy

Hot Tuna: Yellow Fever

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In November 1975, “Grunt” label released “Yellow Fever”, the sixth Hot Tuna album. It was recorded June – August 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mallory Earl, Jorma kaukonen, Jack Casady and Bob Steeler.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitars
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Steeler – drums
  • John Sherman – 2nd guitar
  • Nick Buck – synthesizer
  • Mallory Earl – engineer
  • Steve Malcolm – engineer assistant
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Gribbitt – design
  • Mick Haggerty – illustration
  • Pat Leraci – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Baby What You Want Me to Do – Jimmy Reed
  2. Hot Jelly Roll Blues – George Carter
  3. Free Rein – Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Ziegler
  4. Sunrise Dance with the Devil – Jorma Kaukonen
  5. Song for Fire Maiden – Jorma Kaukonen, Greg Douglass
  6. Bar Room Crystal Ball – Jorma Kaukonen
  7. Half/Time Saturation – Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Bob Steeler
  8. Surphase Tension – Jorma Kaukonen

Hot Tuna: Pair a Dice Found

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On November 2, 1990, “Epic” label released “Pair a Dice Found”, the ninth Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Jorma Kaukonen.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, lead and rgythm guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro
  • Michael Falzarano – rhythm guitar
  • Galen Underwood – keyboards, rhythm guitar, sequenced percussion, backing vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass, 4-string guitar, 5-string guitar, fretless guitar, backing vocals
  • Harvey Sorgen – drums
  • Rick Danko – backing vocals
  • The Phantoms (Charlie Staxx, Joe Veillette, Jane Veillette) – backing vocals
  • Vanessa Lillian, Ginger Lee, Rick Sanchez – backing vocals
  • Rick Sanchez – engineer, mixing, co-producer
  • Harvey Sorgen – second engineer
  • John Yates – second engineer
  • Doug Rose – second engineer
  • Michael Caplan – executive producer
  • Harvey Leeds – executive producer
  • Galen Underwood – production assistant
  • Ira Wilkes – production coordination
  • Vanessa Lillian – art direction
  • Howard Fritzson – design
  • Carl Studna – cover photo

Track listing:

  1. It’s Alright with Me – Jorma Kaukonen
  2. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  3. Urban Moon – Randall Bramblett
  4. Eve of Destruction – P. F. Sloan
  5. AK-47 – Michael Falzarano
  6. Shot in the Act – Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle
  7. Brand New Toy – Michael Falzarano
  8. To Be with You – Michael Falzarano
  9. Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue – Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey, Bucky Jones
  10. Love Gone Flat – Michael Falzarano
  11. Bulletproof Vest – Michael Falzarano
  12. Ken Takes a Lude – Jorma Kaukonen
  13. San Francisco Bay Blues – Jesse Fuller
  14. Happy Turtle Song – Jorma Kaukonen

Warren Zevon: Transverse City

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On October 12, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Transverse City”, the seventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Mad Hatter” in Los Angeles, “A&M” in Hollywood, “Red Zone” in Burbank, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater and Duncan Aldrich.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell – guitar, mandolin
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Neil Young – lead guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – saz, steel guitar, oud, lap steel guitar, harmony vocals
  • Howie Epstein – banjo, mandolin, bass
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, harmony vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
  • Mark Isham – flugelhorn
  • J.D. Souther – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz – engineer
  • Rob Jaczko – mixing
  • Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design, photography
  • Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Transverse City – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  2. Run Straight Down
  3. The Long Arm of the Law
  4. Turbulence
  5. They Moved the Moon
  6. Splendid Isolation
  7. Networking – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  8. Gridlock
  9. Down in the Mail
  10. Nobody’s in Love This Year

Hot Tuna: Hoppkorv

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On October 11, 1976, “Grunt” label released “Hoppkorv”, the seventh Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in July 1976, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Harry Maslin.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Steeler – drums, percussion
  • John Sherman – 2nd guitar
  • Nick Buck – keyboards
  • Karen Tobin – backing vocals
  • Harry Maslin – engineer
  • Allen Sudduth – engineer assistant
  • David Gertz – mixing assistant
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Jerry Leiberwitz – sleeve painting
  • Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – design
  • Chris Whorf – design
  • Roger Rossmeyer – cover and liner photography
  • Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment
  • Pat Leraci – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted.

  1. Santa Claus Retreat
  2. Watch the North Wind Rise
  3. It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  4. Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man – Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter
  5. Drivin’ Around – Nick Buck
  6. I Wish You Would – Billy Boy Arnold
  7. I Can’t Be Satisfied – McKinley Morganfield
  8. Talkin’ bout You – Chuck Berry
  9. Extrication Love Song
  10. Song from the Stainless Cymbal

Gov’t Mule: The Deep End, Volume 2

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On October 8, 2002, “ATO” label released “The Deep End, Volume 2”, the fifth Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “The Theater 99”, “River Sound” and “Chung King Studios” in New York, “In the Pocket Studio” in Forestville, California, and was produced by Michael Barbiero, Warren Haynes, Les Claypool, John Cutler and Stefani Scamardo.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes — vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Matt Abts — drums
  • James Hetfield — vocals
  • John Scofield — guitar
  • Gary Lucas — guitar
  • David Grisman — mandolin 
  • Pete Sears — piano
  • Rob Barraco — piano
  • John Medeski — organ, Wurlitzer
  • Chuck Leavell — organ, keyboards
  • Danny Louis — organ, Wurlitzer
  • Johnny Neel — organ
  • Art Neville — organ
  • Bernie Worrell — organ
  • Les Claypool – bass, mixing
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Alphonso Johnson – bass
  • Phil Lesh – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Meshell Ndegeocello – bass
  • Jason Newsted – bass
  • George Porter Jr. – bass
  • Rocco Prestia – bass
  • Dave Schools – bass
  • Chris Squire – bass
  • Chris Wood – bass
  • Ron Rigler — engineer
  • Ray Martin — engineer
  • John Cutler — engineer, mixing
  • Michael Barbiero — engineer, mixing
  • Raeanne Zschokke — engineer assistant
  • Jason Andrews — engineer assistant
  • Phil Burnett — engineer assistant
  • Halsey Quemere — engineer assistant
  • Steve Fallone — editing
  • Greg Calbi — mastering
  • Stefani Scamardo — executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Haynes, except where noted.

  1. Trying Not to Fall – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
  2. Time to Confess
  3. Greasy Granny’s Gopher Gravy, Pt. 1 – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Les Claypool
  4. Greasy Granny’s Gopher Gravy, Pt. 2 – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Les Claypool
  5. What Is Hip? – Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi
  6. World of Confusion – Warren Haynes, Gary Lucas
  7. Hammer and Nails – David Hess, Aaron Schroeder
  8. Slow Happy Boys
  9. Sun Dance
  10. Lay of the Sunflower – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel
  11. Catfish Blues – traditional
  12. Babylon Turnpike – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel

Hot Tuna: First Pull Up, Then Pull Down

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In June 1971, “RCA Victor” label released “First Pull Up, Then Pull Down”, the second Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in April 1971 at “Chateau Liberte” in Los Gatos, California, and was produced by Jorma Kaukonen.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
  • Papa John Creach – electric violin
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Sammy Piazza – drums
  • Will Scarlett – harmonica
  • Pat “Maurice” Leraci – master of the machines
  • Allen Zentz – engineer
  • Margareta Kaukonen – drawings
  • Mike Frankel – interior photography
  • Jack Casady – pin-up photography

Track listing:

  1. John’s Other – Papa John Creach
  2. Candy Man – Rev. Gary Davis
  3. Been So Long – Jorma Kakukonen
  4. Want You to Know – Bo Carter
  5. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning – Rev. Gary Davis
  6. Never Happen No More – Blind Blake
  7. Come Back Baby – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen

Hot Tuna: Same

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In May 1970, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in September 1969, at “New Orleans House” in Berkeley, and was produced by Al Schmitt.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Will Scarlett – harmonica
  • Jack Casady – bass guitar
  • Allen Zentz – engineer
  • Pat Leraci – master of the machines
  • Margareta Kaukonen – painting
  • Gut – art direction
  • Mike Frankel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hesitation Blues – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
  2. How Long Blues – Leroy Carr
  3. Uncle Sam Blues – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
  4. Don’t You Leave Me Here – Jelly Roll Morton
  5. Death Don’t Have No Mercy – Reverent Gary Davis
  6. Know Your Rider – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
  7. Oh Lord, Search My Heart – Reverent Gary Davis
  8. Winin’ Boy Blues – Jelly Roll Morton
  9. New Song (for the Morning) – Jorma Kaukonen
  10. Mann’s Fate – Jorma Kaukonen