''Last Flight'' is an authorized recording released in the

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, taken from the last live performance of the

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rock group

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 ...

prior to the band's dissolution in 1972. The concert was held at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco, and selected tracks were released on the 1973 album ''

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''. ''Last Flight'' consists of the entire concert with the exception of the encore,

Marty Balin Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and ...

's "You Wear Your Dresses Too Short", previously released on the '' Jefferson Airplane Loves You'' box-set. Balin sings lead vocals on "

Volunteers Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve ...

" much to the surprise of the audience since he left the band in late 1970.

Track listing

#Introduction by Bill Graham – 1:14 #" Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 4:39 #"Twilight Double Leader" (

Paul Kantner Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era. He cont ...

) – 4:30 #" Wooden Ships" (

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

, Kantner,

Stephen Stills Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As both a solo act and member of two successful bands, Stills has com ...

) – 6:17 #"Milk Train" (

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, s ...

Papa John Creach John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician wi ...

, Roger Spotts) – 4:09 #"Blind John" (CJ Stetson, Peter Monk) – 4:27 #"Come Back Baby" (traditional, arranged 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 ...

) – 7:01 #"The Son of Jesus" (Kantner) – 5:13 #"Long John Silver" (

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 " So ...

, Slick) – 5:15 #"When the Earth Moves Again" (Kantner) – 3:55 #"Papa John's Down Home Blues" (Creach, Spotts) – 5:26 #"Eat Starch Mom" (Kaukonen, Slick) – 5:35 #"John's Other" (Creach) – 6:08 #"Trial by Fire" (Kaukonen) – 4:24 #"Law Man" (Slick) – 2:40 #"Have You Seen the Saucers?" (Kantner) – 4:04 #"Aerie (Gang of Eagles)" (Slick) – 3:30 #"Feel So Good" (Kaukonen) – 11:00 #"Crown of Creation" (Kantner) – 3:23 #"Walking the Tou Tou" (Kaukonen) – 5:11 #"Diana / Volunteers" (Kantner, Slick / Balin, Kantner) – 5:21

Personnel

– vocals *

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– lead guitar, vocals *

– bass *

John Barbata John Barbata (born April 1, 1945) is an American drummer who was active especially in pop and rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a band member and as a session drummer. Barbata has served as the drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, ...

– drums, percussion *

– electric violin, vocals on "Papa John's Down Home Blues" *

David Freiberg David Freiberg ( ; born August 24, 1938) is an American musician best known for contributing vocals, keyboards, electric bass, rhythm guitar, viola and percussion as a member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson S ...

– vocals, tambourine, guitar on "Blind John" *

- vocals on "Volunteers"

Notes

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