Jorma Kaukonen solo shows
(1978-200...)
(Last update 28/03/2006)

 

Jorma Kaukonen and Janis Joplin
"The Typewriter Tape"
Jorma's house, San Francisco, 25/06/1964
Recording : Jorma's cassette recorder - A-
Artwork : Front - Back


Trouble in mind, Long black train, Kansas City blues, Hesitation blues, Nobody knows you when you're down and out, Daddy Daddy Daddy

The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 04/02/1978
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back


Come back baby, Trial by fire, Another man done gone #1, Watch the north wind rise, Police dog blues #1, Let us get together right down here, Sea child, Another man done gone #2, Genesis, Water song, Whinin' boy blues, Police dog blues #2, Killing time in the crystal city, Mann's fate

Suffolk Forum, Commack, 19/05/1978
Recording : WIAR-FM Radio broadcast - A (slight hiss and sound glitches on track boundaries)

CD 1 : Larry Kleinman intro -> That'll never happen no more, Hesitation blues, Come back baby, I see the light, Trial by fire, I am the light of this world, 99 year blues, Third week in the Chelsea, Candy Man, Been so long, I'll be allright someday, In the kingdom, Another man done gone

CD 2 : Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Serpent of dreams, Babe I want you to know, Let us get together right down here, Genesis, Watch the North wind rise, I belong to the band, New song (for the morning), How long blues, Death don't have no mercy, Sleep song, True religion

CD 3 : Search my heart, Killing time in the crystal city, Police dog blues, I know you rider, Whinin' boy blues, Mann's fate, Uncle Sam blues

Jorma Kaukonen with Vital Parts (Denny DeGorio : bass, John Stench : drums)
Hammerheads, East Islip, 29/04/1980
Recording : Soundboard - A+

Money honey, Requiem for an angel, Running with the fast crowd, Milkcow blues, Valley of tears, Wasted time, Junkies on angel dust, Too long out too long in, Not fade away, Rock me baby, Day by day, Funk, Roads and roads and, Straight ahead, Find a way, Baby what you want me to do

Jorma Kaukonen with Vital Parts (Hilary Stench : bass, John Stench : drums)
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, 28/11/1980
DVD Pro shot (WDR "Rockpalast Classics" TV broadcast), Video : A, Audio : A
Artwork : DVD cover

Host intro, Money Honey, Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Milkcow blues, To hate is to stay young, Running with the fast crowd, Jorma's "Throwing song" rap -> Barbeque King, Wake up dead man, Hot Jelly Roll blues, Jorma's "Junk out there" rap -> Junkies on angel dust, Death don't have no mercy, Jorma's "Rock contributions" rap -> Walkin' blues, Valley of tears -> Straight ahead

Jorma Kaukonen with Vital Parts (Alex Mitchell : bass, Joe Stefko : drums)
My Father's Place, Roslyn, 27/03/1981 (early show)
Recording : Soundboard - A- (audience cheers between songs cut)

CD 1 : Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Hesitation blues, Serpent of dreams, I am the light of this world, Water song, Hamar Promenade, Genesis, Another man done gone, I'll be allright someday, Embryonic journey
(Jorma Kaukonen solo acoustic set)

CD 2 : Money honey, Walkin' blues, Roads and roads and, Too long in too long out, Rockabilly shuffle, Junkies on angel dust, Running with the fast crowd, Milkcow blues
(electric set with Vital Parts)

Jorma Kaukonen with guest Steve Austin (bass on CD 2)
2001 Club, East Islip, 08/08/1981
Recording : Soundboard - A (audience cheers between songs cut)

CD 1 : Too long in too long out, I'll be allright someday, I see the light, Trial by fire, Police dog blues, I am the light of this world, New song (for the morning), Don't you leave me here, Let us get together right down here, Good shepherd, Killing time in the crystal city, Well allright, Death don't have no mercy, Water song

CD 2 : Hot Jelly Roll blues, Been so long, I know you rider, Walkin' blues, Mann's fate, Uncle Sam blues, Hesitation blues

"Rhythm'N'Booze"
Dingwall's, London, 05/04/1984
Recording : Audience - B+
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Walkin' blues, Hesitation blues, Ice age, Police dog blues, Killing time in the crystal city, Death don't have no mercy, I'll be allright someday, Radical sleep (cuts out early), Another man done gone, I am the light of this world

CD 2 : Rock me baby, Whinin' boy blues, Trial by fire, Follow the drinking gourd, Uncle Sam blues, How long blues, Come back baby, Mann's fate, A man for all seasons (cuts in late), Embryonic journey, Too long in too long out, Outro house music

Jorma Kaukonen with There Goes The Neighborhood and special guest Jaco Pastorius
Lone Star Café, New York City, 28/02/1985
Recording : Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Mustang Sally (cuts in late), Rock me baby -> Bass jam, Baby won't you please come home -> Percussion jam, Junkies on angel dust (short cut in middle), Theme from "The Saint" -> Jazz jam #1

CD 2 : Kansas City -> Percussion duet -> Bass duet -> Drum solo, A remark you made, Baby what you want me to do -> Drum solo -> Jam #1, Jaco's blues (cuts in late) -> Jazz jam #2

CD 3 : Matchbox, Uncle Sam blues, Feelin' allright, Sitting on top of the world, Jam #2, Jam #3 (short cut in middle)

Line-up : Jorma Kaukonen (guitar, vocals), There Goes The Neighborhood : Ben Prevo (guitar, vocals), Steve Sacher (bass), Rashid Ali (drums), Jerry Jemmott (bass), Jerry Gonzales (trumpet), Danny Montero (percussion), Manoel Montero (percussion), Brian Melvin (drums) with special guest Jaco Pastorius (bass, keyboards)

Jorma Kaukonen with There Goes The Neighborhood and special guests Jaco Pastorius and Chris Spedding
Nancy's Whiskey Pub, New York City, 31/05/1985 (incomplete show)
Recording : Soundboard - A- (vocals mixed too low)

Jam #1
(1), Jam #2 (1), Jam #3 (1), Chicken shack (2), I heard it through the grapevine (2), Gamblin' blues, Baby what you want me to do, Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Mustang Sally, Jam #4, Blues jam -> Fannie Mae

Line-up : Jorma Kaukonen (guitar, vocals), There Goes The Neighborhood : Ben Prevo (guitar, vocals), Steve Sacher (bass), Steve Farzan (keyboards), Rashid Ali (drums) with special guests Jaco Pastorius (bass, keyboards) on (1), Chris Spedding (guitar) on (2)

Jorma Kaukonen with David Bromberg on (*)
The Chance, Poughkeepsie, 10/04/1987
Recording : Soundboard - A+


CD 1 : Tuning -> Keep your lamps trimmed and burning -> Hesitation blues -> Walkin' blues -> I see the light, Jorma's "Old tune" rap -> Candy Man, How long blues, Ice age, Too many years, 99 year blues, Tuning -> Sea child (short cut at the end), Rock me baby, Broken highway, Let us get together right down here, I'll be allright someday, Tuning -> Too hot to handle -> Water song, Whinin' boy blues, Follow the drinking gourd

CD 2 : Jorma's announcements -> San Francisco Bay blues, Tuning -> Killing time in the crystal city (fade out/in between tracks), Tuning -> Nobody knows you when you're down and out -> David's "Death could be on your back" impro -> Nobody knows you when you're down and out reprise
(*), David's "Another Jack Daniels" rap -> Uncle Sam blues (*), The sky is crying (*), Tuning -> Baby what you want me to do (*), Black and tan (*), Trouble in mind (*), Helpless blues (slight dropout at beginning) (*), Embryonic journey (*), Tuning -> Will not be your fool -> David's "Before I'll be your fool" impro -> Will not be your fool coda (*)

Jorma Kaukonen and Rick Danko
Uncle Willie's, Kingston, 25/03/1989
Recording : Audience - A-


CD 1 : Superstition -> Mystery train, Everybody's baby, Twilight, Stage fright, Bartender blues, Wish you were here tonight, Caledonia Mission, The weight, Blaze of glory, It makes no difference, Sick and tired, Stop driving me crazy, The shape I'm in
(Rick Danko solo)

CD 2 : Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Hesitation blues, Walkin' blues, I see the light, Trouble in mind, 99 year blues, I am the light of this world, Trial by fire, Ice age -> Broken highway, Death don't have no mercy, San Francisco Bay blues, Uncle Sam blues, Follow the drinking gourd, How long blues
(Jorma Kaukonen solo)

CD 3 : CC rider, Let us get together right down here, Java blues, I know you rider, Sunny side of life, Folsom Prison blues, I shall be released, Baby what you want me to do, Crazy Mama, Keep on truckin', Life is a carnival
(*), Willie and the hand jive -> Who do you love -> Wille and the hand jive reprise (*) (Jorma Kaukonen and Rick Danko, with Dreamspeak on (*))

Jorma Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano
Lone Star Roadhouse, New York City, 31/01/1991 (incomplete show)
DVD Audience shot, Video : A-, Audio : A-
Artwork : DVD cover


DVD 1 : Walkin' blues, Hesitation blues, I see the light, Key to the highway, 99 year blues, I am the light of this world, Trial by fire, Good shepherd, True religion, AK-47, Death don't have no mercy

DVD 2 : Bring it on home to me, Praise the Lord and pass the snakes, Trouble in mind, San Francisco Bay blues, Watch the North wind rise, Embryonic journey, Bank robber, Blue moon of Kentucky, That'll never happen no more
(*), Statesboro blues (*), I'm goin' fishin' (*)

With special guest Roy Book Binder on (*)

Jorma Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano
Club de Wash, Madison, 15/03/1994
Recording : Soundboard - A (some hiss)


CD 1 : Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Hesitation blues, Walking blues, I'll be allright someday, Embryonic journey, Trial by fire, I am the light of this world -> 99 year blues, Stop breaking down -> Bring it on home, Big fish-o baby, Crossroads, Ice age, San Francisco Bay blues, Lonesome highway

CD 2 : Good shepherd (take #1), I see the light -> Let us get together right down here, Candy man, Been so long, How long blues, Good shepherd (take #2), Parchman Farm, Water song, A man for all seasons, Baby what you want me to do, I'm the one, Let's work together, Encore medley

Jorma Kaukonen and Rick Danko
Savings Bank Hall, Troy, 10/06/1994
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Let us get together right down here, San Francisco Bay blues, Mystery train, Uncle Sam blues, I'm just your fool, I am the light of this world, Keep on truckin', Java blues, Rock me baby, Nine pound hammer, CC rider, That'll never happen no more, Third week in the Chelsea

CD 2 : Trial by fire, Crazy mama, It makes no difference, Killing time in the crystal city,
Bonus tracks : Rick Danko's last interview including "live in the studio" performances of Sip the wine, The way of the world, Crazy mama, Four winds blow, Twilight (Acoustic Café, Michigan Radio, Ann Arbor MI, 12/06/1999)

McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, 08/07/2000
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front and Back


CD 1 : Introduction to set #1, True religion, How long blues, Trouble in mind, The terrible operation, Death don't have no mercy, Do not go gentle, I see the light -> Sunny day strut, Vampire women, Living in the moment, Embryonic journey, Good shepherd, Watch the north wind rise, 99 years blues, I am the light of this world, Too many years
(Early show)

CD 2 : Ice age, I know you rider, Nine pound hammer, San Francisco Bay blues, Mann's fate
(Early show continued), "Sally where'd you leave your pills?", Introduction to set #2, Hesitation blues, Walkin' blues, Been so long, Follow the drinking gourd, Dime for a beer, Nobody knows you when you're down and out, Uncle Sam blues, A life well lived, Embryonic journey, Trial by fire (Late show)

CD 3 : Third week in the Chelsea, Another man done gone -> Parchman farm, Genesis, I'll be allright someday, Whinin' boy blues, Home of the blues, Day to day out the window blues, Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Keep on truckin', Water song, Police dog blues
(Late show continued)

Jorma Kaukonen and Michael Falzarano
The Turning Point, Piermont, 13/01/2001
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Host's "Kaukorano" intro -> Hesitation blues, Walkin' blues, How long blues, Vampire women, Death don't have no mercy, Do not go gentle, I see the light, Good shepherd, Watch the North wind rise, Happy birthday to Jorma

CD 2 : Watch the North wind rise (outro fade out), Happy birthday to Jorma, Big railroad blues -> Mike and Jorma's "Author, author !" rap, 99 year blues, I am the light of this world, Another man done gone -> Parchman Farm, Jorma's "Cowboy boots" rap -> The terrible operation, Follow the drinking gourd, San Francisco Bay blues, I know you rider, Goin' down the road feeling bad

The Turning Point, Piermont, 29/01/2002
Recording : Audience - A
Artwork : Front - Back


CD 1 : Harvey Coleman introduction to set #1, Don't you leave me here, That'll never happen no more, Uncle Sam Blues, Waiting for a train, Blue railroad train, Been so long, I see the light, Living in the moment, Embryonic journey, Sea child, Genesis, I am the light of this world, What are they doing in heaven today?, Candy man
(Early show)

CD 2 : Let us get together right down here, Nobody knows you when you're down and out, Ice age, San Francisco Bay blues, Mann's fate
(Early show continued), Harvey Coleman introduction to set #2, Hesitation blues, How long blues, The terrible operation, Death don't have no mercy, Do no go gentle, Serpent of dreams, Roads and roads, Good shepherd (Late show)

CD 3 : 99 year blues, Third week in the Chelsea, Big River blues, Matchbox blues, Trouble in mind, Follow the drinking gourd, Another man done gone -> Parchman farm, A life well lived, I know you rider, Keep on truckin'
(Late show continued)

Jorma Kaukonen and the Blue Country Heart Band
WNYC-FM, New York City, 12/06/2002 and KPIG, Watsonville, 25/06/2002
Recording : Radio broadcasts - A
Artwork : Front - Back

Blues stay away from me excerpt (studio version) -> Leonard Lopate intro -> Interview #1, What are they doing in heaven today?, Prohibition blues excerpt (studio version) -> Embryonic journey excerpt (studio version) -> Interview #2, Blue railroad train, Interview #3 -> Leonard Lopate outro -> Waiting for a train excerpt (studio version)
(Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC-FM Studios, New York City, 12/06/2002), Embryonic journey ("Live at Sweetwater" version) -> Show intro -> Interview #1, Blue railroad train, Interview #2, Prohibition blues, Interview #3, What are they doing in heaven today?, Interview #4, Just because -> Show outro (KPIG Studios, Watsonville, 25/06/2002)

Line-up : Jorma Kaukonen (guitars and vocals), Sally Van Meter (slide guitar and dobro), Barry Mitterhoff (mandolin on New York City tracks), G.E. Smith (mandolin on Watsonville tracks)

Jorma Kaukonen and the Blue Country Heart Band
"Jam Grass 2002", Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, 20/07/2002
Recording : Soundboard - A
Artwork : Front - Back

Blue railroad train, Waiting for a train, Bread line blues, Prohibition blues, Embryonic journey, Good shepherd, Red River blues, Tomcat blues, Hesitation blues


Line-up : Jorma Kaukonen (guitars and vocals), Cindy Cashdollar (dobro), Sam Bush (mandolin)

Jorma Kaukonen and the Blue Country Heart Band
Seabury Center, Westport Arts Center, Westport, 18/01/2003 (early set)
Recording : Soundboard - A+

CD 1 : Introduction -> Jorma's merchandise banter, Blue railroad train, Waiting for a train, How long blues, Death don't have no mercy, Do no go gentle, Red River blues, Search my heart, I'll let you know before I leave, Embryonic journey, Good shepherd, I'm free from the chain gang now, San Francisco Bay blues

CD 2 : Prohibition blues, Genesis, I am the light of this world, What are they doing in heaven today?, Just because, That'll never happen no more


Line-up : Jorma Kaukonen (guitars and lead vocals), Barry Mitterhoff (mandolin and backing vocals), Cindy Cashdollar (dobro), Tony Trischka (banjo)

Jorma Kaukonen and Barry Mitterhoff
Palestra San Bernardino, Chiari, 12/04/2003
Recording : Soundboard - A+
Artwork : Front - Back

CD 1 : Introduction -> Big River blues, Hesitation blues, Waiting for a train, Another man done gone -> Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, Tuning -> Tomcat blues, Breadline blues, Power outage break -> Sunshine of your love intro tease -> Duet jam, Host's "Solution of fortune" rap -> Jorma and Barry's "How are you" rap -> I'll let you know before I leave, Blue railroad train, Living in the moment

CD 2 : Good shepherd, Tuning -> Flying clouds, Uncle Sam blues, 99 year blues, Do not go gentle, Prohibition blues, I am the light of this world, What are they doing in Heaven today?, Jorma's thanks to the audience -> Just because, That'll never happen no more

 

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