Home of the blues (Jorma Kaukonen) (LP 2936 - 2938)

Jorma Kaukonen  Too Many Years (CD, Relix Records, 1998) ***  

Jorma Kaukonen  Ain't In No Hurry (CD, Red House Records, 2015) ***

Jorma Kaukonen/ John Hurlbut  The River Flows Vol 1 and 2 - Complete Sessions (CD, Fur Peace/ Culture Factory, 2021) ***  

Genre: Folk rock

Places I remember: Amoeba Records (LA)

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Man For All Seasons (Too Many Years)

Gear costume: Friend Of The Devil (Too Many Years) 

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4

Active compensatory factors: Jorma's earlier albums have already appeared on my blog - Quah, Jorma, Barbeque King and of course his work with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane have also been covered.

These three albums are from the third act of his career. The studio album, Too Many Years, was his final album for Relix Records and released in 1998. The Jorma Kaukonen Trio emerged from this album - Pete Sears is a familiar member of the Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna family, plus Michael Falzarano was on guitar.

I can't help judge his solo albums against Quah. The classic. Too Many Years is good, has some nice versions and some great playing, but it hasn't got a great deal of edge. That said, Man For All The Seasons (featured above) develops a superb groove over its seven plus minutes.

Ain't In No Hurry features Jorma and Larry Campbell on a variety of instruments with featured guests - like Jack Cassidy who appears on one track.

It's another laid back, comfortable collection featuring great picking and vocals from Jorma. He has eased into a rootsy, downhome kind of delivery in the 2000s with hints of previous edgier performances.

The River Flows is a limited edition album (only 2,000 copies worldwide). Jorma and friend/guitarist John Hurlbut are in the studio setting for volume 1 and a live one for volume 2.

Two friends, some brilliant playing on ancient guitars, in an intimate setting - it's as close to Quah as possible given it's 2021. However, John gets all the vocals on Vol 1 and 2, while he has a nice voice it's not a really commanding voice (like Jorma'), so it's a three-star review. 

Where do they all belong? Always keen to add to the Jorma collection.