Jorma Kaukonen and Tom Hobson.
Quah
1974, Grunt
produced by Jack
Cassady
Jorma Kaukonen - guitars and vocals on all but Blue Prelude and Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine
Tom Hobson - guitar and vocals only on Blue Prelude and Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine
This album is so
very cool. Not only is it nearly perfect (including Tom Hobson tracks at
the end nearly ruin it, he kinda sucks), but the producer is the other half of
Hot Tuna, Jack Cassady. RCA (Grunt's parent company) nixed the idea of a Kaukonen/Hobson
split record because they didn't think Hobson would be accepted by the public. And they were probably right. Hobson's two tracks are pretty bad,
he can't sing at all. However, despite Hobson's shortcomings, the rest of
the album is incredible. Acoustic guitar awesomeness combined with a occasional cool
string section. This is not the usual blues standards Kaukonen is known for, if you like good acoustic guitar picking, check this one out. I used a lyric from Hamar
Promenade in my high school
year book.
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| yellow vinyl! #1131/2500 |
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