''Jorma'' is the second solo album by

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist J ...

Hot Tuna Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

and

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...

. Hot Tuna had stopped touring in 1977 and

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " S ...

had moved on to the band SVT. Bill Thompson and the staff that had managed Hot Tuna and still managed

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in 1979 continued to manage Kaukonen.

David Kahne David Kahne is an American record producer, musician, composer, and former record company executive. Professional career Kahne started his musical career as a working musician and soon became Director of A&R for America's first punk and new ...

was hired to produce and the new solo album was released on

RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

. The album consists entirely of Jorma's own vocals and his own electric and acoustic guitar work with many original songs written by Kaukonen. The last track is a poem recited by Kaukonen with no instrumental backing.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jorma Kaukonen; except where indicated

Side One

#"Straight Ahead" (Jorma Kaukonen, Bob Steeler) – 4:15 #"Roads and Roads &" – 4:14 #"Valley of Tears" – 4:47 #"Song for the High Mountain" – 3:05

Side Two

#"Wolves and Lambs" – 3:30 #"Too Long Out / Too Long In" – 5:14 #"Requiem for an Angel" – 3:46 #"Vampire Women" (Spark Plug Smith) – 3:27 #"Da-Ga Da-Ga" ( M. A. Numminen) – 1:25

Personnel

– guitars, vocals

Production

*Jorma Kaukonen – producer *David Kahne – producer, engineer *Pat (Maurice) Ieraci – production coordinator *Wet Teeth M – cover design *Doug Carter – cover design assistance *Jacky Kaukonen – secretary *Bob Steeler – street consultant *Michael Casady – equipment *Bill Thompson – manager *Recorded and mixed at Filmways / Heider, San Francisco *Mastered by John Golden, Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Notes

* {{Authority control Jorma Kaukonen albums 1979 albums Albums produced by David Kahne RCA Records albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios