On September 2, 2008, “The Lab” label released “Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty”, the tenth Jefferson Starship album. It was recorded in October 1970 at “Wally Heider Studios”, in San Francisco, in 1998 at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, in March and May 2008 at “Renegade Studios” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Michael Gaiman, David Freiberg, and Paul Kantner.

Personnel:

• Paul Kantner– vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, ‘George Harrison’ lead guitar, 12-string electric guitar, banjo, glass harmonica, mixing, liner notes
• David Freiberg– vocals, acoustic and washboard guitar, mixing, additional recording, liner notes
• Cathy Richardson– vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
• Chris Smith – piano, bass, squeezebox, drone, pennywhistle, string synthesizer
• Slick Aguilar– tremolo and ‘Soldano’ electric guitar, lead guitar
• Prairie Prince– drums, snare, kick, bodhran
• Donny Baldwin– drums
• Darby Gould– vocals
• Diana Mangano – vocals
• Marty Balin– vocals, acoustic guitar
• David Grisman– mandolin
• Grace Slick– vocals
• David LaFlamme– violin
• Michael Gaiman – flat-picked acoustic guitar
• Michael Eisenstein – acoustic guitar
• Barry Sless– pedal steel guitar
• The Wailin’ Cowgirls (Cathy Richardson, Linda Imperial) – vocals
• Jack Casady– bass
• T Lavitz– keyboards
• The I-Jays (Paul Kantner, David Freiberg, Darby Gould) – vocals
• Alexander Kantner – electric bass guitar
• Paul Lamb – French horn
• Jack Traylor – vocals
• Michael Gaiman – mixing, art and booklet design, layout and direction, liner notes
• Paul Lamb – engineer, mixing
• Cathy Richardson – additional recording
• John Ovnik – additional recording
• Paul Stubblebine – mastering
• Rebecca Baltutis, Jesse Obstbaum – art and booklet design, layout and direction
• Mike Thut – photography

Track listing:

1. Wasn’t That a Time – Lee Hays, William Lowenfels, additional lyrics by Paul Kantner
2. Follow the Drinking Gourd – traditional
3. Santy Anno – traditional, arranged by Paul Kantner
4. Cowboy on the Run – Dino Valenti
5. I Ain’t Marching Anymore – Phil Ochs, additional lyrics by Cathy Richardson
6. Chimes of Freedom – Bob Dylan
7. Genesis Hall – Richard Thompson
8. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Paul Campbell, Huddie Ledbetter
9. Royal Canal (The Auld Triangle) – Brendan Behan
10. Rising of the Moon – K. Casey, Turlough O’Carolan
11. Frenario – traditional
12. In a Crisis – World Entertainment War
13. Maybe for You (from Windows of Heaven) – Terry Terrell
14. Commandante Carlos Fonseca – Carlos Mejia-Godoy, Tomás Borge
15. Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
16. Imagine Redemption (arrangement of Imagine and Redemption Song) – John Lennon, Bob Marley, idea by Michael Gaiman
17. On the Threshold of Fire – Paul Kantner
18. The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood – traditional, words by Richard Fariña
19. Surprise Surprise (hidden track) – Jack Traylor, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner