Jorma Kaukonen's first solo album remains one of the crowning achievements in his distinguished musical career. First released in 1974, Quah drew on the same folk and blues influences that powered his Hot Tuna project, but did so with a...more.
A kindred spirit sent me the Quah cassette a few years ago. I recall playing it for the first time alone in my car, and feeling swept away in what I can only describe as a hynotic swirl of transcendence.
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Because you certainly will find some good moments, a lot I want to think, to listen to it. Alone or together with your best friend, or girlfriend. Music helps us to give colour to particular days and then those experiences use...more.
Jorma in this setting is an eye opening look into what a great gutiar player he really is. He's a finger picking mad-man, and his vocal style is the perfect match for his playing. I had this recording long...more.
I'll never forget the fall of 1976. I was working the graveyard shift at a grocery store and my coworkers and I would hook up the radio to the intercom system so music (although acoustically awful) helped us through the...more.