02-01-2020, 13:55
Jorma Kaukonen - Quah
![[Image: Quah.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Quah.jpg)
Guitarist and vocalist from Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna before embarking on a solo career which kicked off with this debut album. Not sure where the weird owl thing on the cover comes from!! From what I can gather it was designed by his wife at the time who was a frustrated artist and who descended into psychedelia very heavily - things didn't end well. Anyway - his voice sometimes reminds me of Cat Stevens and oddly, Rodriguez. Very listenable I thought - I'd pick it up if it shouted at me - folk/rock - he's got a lot more bluesy since then - the signs were clear. He's a really excellent guitarist and there is a nice string section on here for occasional songs. Tom Hobson provides lead vocals on two tracks, one of which is one of my favourites on a first up listen ...
"Blue Prelude" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nUfc67puhw - kinda messy by strangely appealing
"Flying Clouds" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Lyw2klBtE
"Hamar Promenade" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHNi40TlMM
The lead track ...
![[Image: Quah.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Quah.jpg)
Guitarist and vocalist from Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna before embarking on a solo career which kicked off with this debut album. Not sure where the weird owl thing on the cover comes from!! From what I can gather it was designed by his wife at the time who was a frustrated artist and who descended into psychedelia very heavily - things didn't end well. Anyway - his voice sometimes reminds me of Cat Stevens and oddly, Rodriguez. Very listenable I thought - I'd pick it up if it shouted at me - folk/rock - he's got a lot more bluesy since then - the signs were clear. He's a really excellent guitarist and there is a nice string section on here for occasional songs. Tom Hobson provides lead vocals on two tracks, one of which is one of my favourites on a first up listen ...
"Blue Prelude" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nUfc67puhw - kinda messy by strangely appealing
"Flying Clouds" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Lyw2klBtE
"Hamar Promenade" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHNi40TlMM
The lead track ...
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