''Embryonic Journey'' is an album by
Jorma Kaukonen, the lead guitarist for
Jefferson Airplane
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Hot Tuna
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, and former
Grateful Dead
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keyboardist
Tom Constanten. The album consists of studio sessions for the recording of Kaukonen's instrumental ''
Embryonic Journey'' for the Constanten album ''Morning Dew''. The song had originally appeared on Jefferson Airplane's
Surrealistic Pillow
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album in 1967. A version of the song employing
MIDI technology was added as a bonus track.
Track listing
#"Embryonic Journey: Jorma Solo" – 4:36
#"Embryonic Journey Jorma and Tom Take No. 1" – 2:44
#"Embryonic Journey: Different Voicing" – 3:06
#"Embryonic Journey: Going for It" – 2:30
#"Embryonic Journey: Doing a Quick One" – 3:10
#"Embryonic Journey: One, Two, Three, Four" – 2:49
#"Embryonic Journey: Take 3.14159" – 2:28
#"Embryonic Journey: Another One, Two, Three, Four" – 2:31
#"Embryonic Journey: Jorma and Tom One More Take" – 2:34
#"Embryonic Journey: The Perfect Embryonic Journey" – 3:15
#"Embryonic Journey: A MIDI Orchestration Embryonic Journey" – 2:14
Personnel
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Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar
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Tom Constanten – piano
Production
*L. D. Kippel – executive producer, photography
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Michael Falzarano – producer
*Jan Betts – art
*Recorded at Sound Tek Studios, 1780 Broadway, New York
References
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1994 albums
Jorma Kaukonen albums
Relix Records albums