Quah (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Quah
Type = Album
Artist = Jorma Kaukonen


Released = 1974
Recorded = October, 1972; February - May, 1973; May, 1974 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre = Folk rock
Length = 38:29
Label = Grunt
Producer = Jack Casady
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fyxq95ldde link]
Last album =
This album = "Quah" (1974)
Next album = "Jorma" (1979)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = album


Lower caption = Cover art of 1980 reissue

"Quah" is the first solo album by Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane. The album was recorded with Tom Hobson. The initial plan was to have side-A be Kaukonen and side-B be Hobson. However, RCA felt that Hobson's recordings would not be accepted by the public. [cite book |last=Tamarakin |first=Jeff |year=2003 |title=Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=0671034030] Initially the record was planned to be released in mid-1973, but because of the issues with Hobson, Kaukonen returned to the studio to record new tracks for side B in May 1974. Only "Blue Prelude" and "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" of the original 1974 release feature Hobson's lead vocal, although he also plays guitar on "I'll Let You Know Before I Leave." On the CD reissue, Hobson is featured on all bonus tracks except for "Lord Have Mercy."

In 1980, Grunt Records reissued the album with a different cover that used the photographs that were originally used inside the gatefold. In 1987, Relix Records released the album under license from RCA. It was released on vinyl and was one of the first CDs released by an independent record label in the USA. The first Relix version was pressed in Switzerland, then Japan and finally manufactured in the USA. Relix also released a remastered and graphically revised version in the late 1990s with computer improved tracks from the original masters. BMG (incorporating the former RCA) re-released the original album on CD in 2003, along with the bonus tracks featuring Hobson.

Track listing

ide One

#"Genesis" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 4:19
#"I'll Be All Right" (Traditional / Rev. Gary Davis) – 3:08
#"Song for the North Star" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 2:52
#"I'll Let You Know Before I Leave" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 2:17
#"Flying Clouds" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 4:07
#"Another Man Done Gone" (Ruby Pickens Tart / Vera Hall / John Lomax / Alan Lomax) – 2:54

ide Two

#"I Am The Light Of This World" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 3:46
#"Police Dog Blues" (Blind Arthur Blake) – 3:45
#"Blue Prelude" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:05
#"Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine " (Tom Hobson) – 2:42
#"Hamar Promenade" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 4:34

2003 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks

# Lord Have Mercy (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:19
# No Mail Today (Blind Johnny Davis) – 4:47
# Midnight In Milpitas (Jorma Kaukonen) – 2:14
# Barrier (unknown) – 4:42

Personnel

Genesis
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Celli by Teressa Adams, Melinda Ross
*Violas by Nancy Ellis, Miriam Dye, Don Ehrlich, Mary Jo Ahlborn
*Violins by Nathan Rubin, Thomas Halpin, Daniel Kobialka, Carl Pederson, Eva Karasik, Anne KishI'll Be Alright
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Arranged by Jorma KaukonenSong for the North Star
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Celli by Teressa Adams, Melinda Ross
*Violas by Nancy Ellis, Miriam Dye, Don Ehrlich, Mary Jo Ahlborn
*Violins by Nathan Rubin, Thomas Halpin, Daniel Kobialka, Carl Pederson, Eva Karasik, Anne KishI'll Let You Know Before I Leave
*Jorma Kaukonen - Acoustic Guitar
*Tom Hobson - Acoustic GuitarFlying Clouds
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Lead Guitar
*Fiddle by Edward Neff
*Celli by Teressa Adams, Melinda Ross
*Violas by Nancy Ellis, Miriam Dye, Don Ehrlich, Mary Jo Ahlborn, Thomas Heimberg
*Violins by Nathan Rubin, Thomas Halpin, Daniel Kobialka, Carl Pederson, Eva Karasik, Anne Kish, Mischa Myers
*French Horn by Arthur KrehbielAnother Man Done Gone
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / 12-String Slide GuitarI Am the Light of This World
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic GuitarPolice Dog Blues
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Arranged by Jorma KaukonenBlue Prelude
*Tom Hobson - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Jorma Kaukonen - Lead Acoustic GuitarSweet Hawaiian Sunshine
*Tom Hobson - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Gene Tortora - DobroHamar Promenade
*Jorma Kaukonen - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Fingerstyle, rhythm and lead guitar parts by Jorma KaukonenLord Have Mercy
*Jorma Kaukonen - Acoustic GuitarNo Mail Today
*Tom Hobson - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
*Jorma Kaukonen - Acoustic Guitar LeadsMidnight in Milpitas
*Tom Hobson - Acoustic Guitar Leads
*Jorma Kaukonen - Acoustic GuitarBarrier
*Tom Hobson - Vocals / Acoustic Guitar

Production

*Produced by Jack Casady
*Production Coordinator: Pat Ieraci (Maurice)
*Recording and Mixing Engineer: Mallory Earl
*Strings arranged and conducted by Tom Salisbury
*Recorded at Wally Heider's, San Francisco
*Cover by Margareta
*Photographs by Jim Marshall
*Thanks to Gene Tortora

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