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