Jorma Kaukonen - Full Concert - 11/24/79 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)

Jorma Kaukonen - Full Concert
Recorded Live: 11/24/1979 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)
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Setlist:
0:00:00 - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning
0:03:12 - Hesitation Blues
0:08:44 - I See The Light
0:16:36 - Sea Child
0:22:25 - Police Dog Blues
0:26:22 - Wolves And Lambs
0:30:24 - Serpent Of Dreams
0:38:14 - Song For The High Mountain
0:41:24 - Trial By Fire
0:46:34 - Going Down
0:55:26 - Volunteers (Incomplete)

[@TimEdwards-sx2pq]

I'm 65 years old and I'm still in love with Hot tuna!!!!!!!!!!

[@Patrick-Dubs]

Quand en 76 j'ai écouté l'album blues du Hot Tuna de Jorma Kaukonen & friends enregistré 6 ans plus tôt, ce fut comme une révélation ; je sus alors que le blues ne me quitterait plus jamais... 🎸😎 Et merci pour le clin d'œil final du Jefferson Airplane même sans Grace...

[@brianht1434]

I have been a Tuna fan for almost 50 years! Seen numerous acoustic and electric shows! I must say Jorma was really in top form this show! Incredible guitarist, for sure!🎸😇

[@user-md1cj2th3v]

Tears running down my face. Saw this show with my first and only love ever. J.l.R Richie c.

[@MrAntisocialite]

Jorma Kaukonen is a living American treasure.

[@flyboysteven9979]

more like an American "relic"

[@Jarpska]

Jorma Kaukonen is a Finn :D. Well actually an American Finn but anyways.

[@rejeanbeauchamp6126]

100% d'accord !

[@johnm3152]

Damn straight - Jack (dang hippie!) ain't to bad on the lower registers either. "Hot Tuna" doesn't sound good in theory, or as a casserole, but it continues to sound amazing to this day

[@johnm3152]

An American musical bad ass for sure

[@danmartinazzi]

Thanks Rev. Davis ;)

[@Tipi_Dan]

A Great Artist, in top form.

[@erasmusomnius]

This is priceless. So grateful to have this treasure preserved. To this day Hot Tuna continue to thrill me. More and more all the time. First heard them open for It's A Beautiful Day and The Airplane in Anaheim, early 70's? 2nd time was with Leon Russell and Pink Floyd at UCSD Athletic Field. Same period. Still get chills at this literally timeless music. Especially ACOUSTIC.

[@christianbotts9511]

Amen

[@teresacollins7763]

I was in high school when I discovered Leon Russell...I was OBSESSED!

[@teresacollins7763]

I might add I graduated in '77...those were the days, quite an awesome time to be alive!

[@chevalasco]

Jorma K. is a monument in guitar fingerstyle picking technique and a great composer, arranger and vocal interpret of that kind of music.

[@brianht1434]

Great on the electric guitar also! My favorite guitarist to listen to, one of my heroes!!

[@zbytniewski1]

He is freakn Awesome!

[@tommy6905]

One of the reasons Jefferson Airplane was so great. Thank you Jorma for the wonderful music. Mahalonuiloa.

[@scottconnors8419]

Wayne Henry definitely w out his young psychedelic input airplane woulda not flown the same path...

[@grizzlybear4]

True!

[@brianht1434]

Once Jorma (and Jack) left the Airplane, their music was not nearly as good!

[@philidor9657]

Gesundheit!

[@kevinkreusling8315]

Every show is so priceless. We're so lucky. Its trippy

[@frankstolz5995]

Saw this and many other Jorma acoustic shows. Watching this transformed me to another place and time that I treasure forever!

[@rayfrazier8657]

+Frank Stolz Ah, How True, what a great time back in 60's & 70's

[@markcaletgesakaleech7217]

Loved him in Hot Tuna as well

[@davidgeorgemenard1082]

Absolutely and totally incredible guitar playing on the part of Jorma Kaukonen: FANTASTIQUE! (French version) ... DGM/

[@natalerizzo9379]

Thanks so much for this rare and precious film....

[@LambieSamba]

Jorma was beautiful!! Besides his massive talent that endures to this day!

[@caves51]

I do believe we were all in the 10 th row center trimmed & Burnin

[@badbassfishing9974]

holy shit. thats gold. save this forever.

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

JORMA ! I remember the first time I heard Hot Tuna . Totally captivated me , instant love of their music . Thanks to everyone that continues to post these old videos and recordings .

[@BlindArthurBlake]

My sentiments exactly

[@miltonzaro2797]

Acoustic blues ...his fantastic...see Hot Tuna...

[@danielfreeman9961]

KZbin is filled with so many treasures these days. Bless you for uploading.

[@sheilasoares9983]

So many good shows at the capital

[@John-bv3ok]

I've loved Jorma and acoustic Hot Tuna especially since the first time I heard it in 1986. Finally got to see them at Fur Peace Ranch in May my first show since reopening which was an absolute gift. This archival footage is interesting to see him play the Ovation plugged in with chorus, phaser or flanger effects there or whatever that is. Simply wonderful. I always felt like an acoustic Jorma/Hot Tuna show was like going to church minus the Sunday morning arguments with my mother over why did I have to go to church plus more of the sense of awe that a religious experience can elicit :)

[@habeconlon291]

Amazing concert, I can truly feel Jorma's stage presence throughout the whole show. This era in Jorma's musical saga is truly underrated, he produced some very defining sound, Ovation sound or not, haha. Thank you for preserving this musical treasure, Jorma's a gem among musicians for sure.

[@strat8333]

thanks for the post and thanks to Jorma...gift from God I think.

[@BlindArthurBlake]

I believe you're right about that

[@mikaelabergonline]

Legend!

[@gordonrosenberg]

SO GOOD!

[@bertrandeberhard4877]

Fin des années 70, je découvre grâce à des potes musiciens, toute une série de guitaristes dont JK, et ma vie en a été bouleversée à jamais...

[@suginami123]

sheer genius. wonderful. special. unique. love him to bits

[@bobbennert1132]

jersy loves jorma

[@stevenhanson6057]

Groove takes over, further and further

[@LifeOverPrinciple]

I just like Jorma to the max.

[@OliveLover1010]

Just saw Jorma and Jack Cassidy last month in a small theater in Randolph Vermont. It was amazing.

[@rejeanbeauchamp6126]

Je suis guitariste et je suis fier d"affirmer que je suis sérieusement influencé par le style de Jorma que je considère comme un monument. J'ai vu Jorma et Jack il y a environ 13 ans au Stephen Talkhouse de Amagansett, NY.

[@ksrtr6699]

jorma kaukonen very good

[@annetill12]

Just saw Jorma with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. Great concert and third time we've seen him live.

[@dubwest16]

I worked as soundman/roadie with Michael Cassidy on this tour. I have the soundboard cassette of this show.

[@steveschneider4442]

nothing better make me smile and say fun is the best thing to have

[@allanarnaud8494]

lucky you...

[@alanzimmer300]

Hi Pete how can I get a copy?

[@jamesmalthaner72]

Got the electric set

[@davidkassay9888]

do you have colgate university from March 79?

[@rhondawhite9274]

I was at this show! Hot damn!

[@JohnMurphy-pw3sy]

What? only 290 likes?... WIth or without Dr. Jackyll Jorma is pure music.... Magician! Living Legend! One of the best sets I've seen... Thanks so much for sharing this treasure with us!

[@aaronwilde]

Wow, I had no idea that Jorma was this amazing.. I love his style of guitar playing!

[@oughtssought1198]

then you may want to check out John Fahey and Leo Kottke The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death is a pretty cool album to start with

[@DOMSTRAW]

I saw Jorma at Old Waldorf in august 78 , he played electric too with a drum , merci Jam

[@nickcoburn6131]

Deffently good stuff

[@giuseppeandreaambrosini277]

spettacolare la forza delle note che escono da quella chitarra.

[@jukkapasanen9341]

-69 I remember so Well.Still going strong.

[@docwill184]

That iconic Ovation-through-phaser was heard in all the Bay Area coffee houses. History now...

[@mattd9205]

Thanks...on fire

[@GhibliFan1]

How did I get to 45, and considering I have pretty eclectic taste, and not hear of this artist before??? I watched the Johnny Depp film Transcendence the other night and heard the track Genesis and have just fallen in love with his music since. Mesmerizing and beautiful music.

[@richardmcpeek6164]

Do a search for Fur Peace Ranch Ohio. His ranch is near where I went to college and he had a music shop in town where you could sometimes see him. You can still catch him live.

[@kevinjones1002]

Start with the (All) Jefferson Airplane, then work your way up thru the beginning of Hot Tuna and all the albums. It's all good.

[@jg6698]

It's very simple how you missed him. You weren't even alive during his heyday with Jefferson Airplane and you were a baby when his popularity with Hot Tuna peaked with the Burgers album in '72- '73. Been a niche type since then. Those were great times with the Airplane.

[@erasmusomnius]

He makes that Ovation guitar sound celestially grand.

[@gwalsh6174]

This video is from Nov 1979. The "Jorma / Steeler" Electric Duo shows with "Happy Go Lucky Space Rats" (no bass-player) was one year earlier, Nov 1978. Shows in Passaic NJ, Commack LI and Palladium 14th St, NYC. Rock on Jorma.

[@edwardstilwagennels471]

yeah, Jorma had pink/purple hair...remember that! lol!!

[@brianht1434]

I have seen Jorma at the Palladium(Academy of Music) in NYC many times! Often both the early and late shows the same evening.Great venue! Reminds me of Carnegie Hall. Loved that place, saw many a band there.

[@Kkins100]

FANTASTIC! I've been a Jorma fan for most of my life now and this concert fully show cases the man and his outstanding guitar virtuoso! So glad this was posted as it just warms my heart and soul as well as delights my ears to be able to experience this show. Thank you so much!!!

[@jeffreyfendt4589]

Jorma is truly a gift from God 😎👍

[@hottuna12341]

i love this shit, this was the spacerats, jorma & bob, crazy stuff

[@waynestrode3954]

rare air best ever

[@supsavaipol1]

thank you .

[@Stagerli]

Haha love this . Saw so many of these shows and I love that ovation sound. It's all part of what that was. Thanks man. This is great

[@charleswalls907]

Real music

[@pennybertsch3353]

Tears to my eyes! Thanks for the post!

[@mpluke3565]

great show

[@erlendkimmich9448]

sooooooooooo fing awesome!!!

[@randalldickson2270]

Sensational.

[@robertmurphy5518]

Just seen Tuna in late 2019 , great as ever , also this same tour in N.Y.C. 1979

[@pennybertsch3353]

I've gotta love Jorma(and Jack) saw the them before being quarantined they played electric and acoustic ......Acoustic in Redding CA, Electric in Chico,........I've been loving these guys for 30 years and still just a guitar and bass

[@tardbuster007]

a picking sage

[@Skwerrlly]

Nice

[@mirkodisilverio6032]

Well done! Thank you so much.

[@robertrowe2848]

was there...great show

[@Charles-db3kr]

Always heard of this guy but never paid attention. What a great guitar player!

[@deterbeesmith9211]

Thank you guys, truely. Life is such. And youre music has carried through. Be safe, live well and love. Thank you.

[@crazyfingers58]

Love this. Thanks for sharin'

[@johnathandunn9221]

This show was my first concert back when I was 17! I loved Hot Tuna at the time. First show that I was at that's shown up here on KZbin. Thanks for posting this!

[@TheRoafer]

FYI..the song listed as Going Down is.... Killing Time In the Crystal City. Thanks for uploading this video.

[@gtrrobster]

Wow man! What a lucky find. Capital Th video taped so many great shows. The Van Morrison one is outstanding. Jorma is such an important and influential figure in the history of acoustic fingersyle guitar. So grounded in the tradition, but totally original. He continues to teach at age 74 at his guitar camp. This video is pretty important. Other than this, mostly what we have are the instructional DVDs he recorded for Homespun in the 90s. Which are outstanding. LEarning one on on from the man himself. Ovations were a necessary evil back in the 70s. Only acoustics that could be amplified Heart used them. Even Cat Stevens……The excessive flanger on his guitar sound does not exactly help. But he is playing a cross between acoustic and electric.

[@SillyGoose2024]

gtrrobster his website used to have a video of him explaining how to play third week in the chelsea but its no longer there. id like to get that

[@dadzbluz]

gtrrobster Jorma was my Mom, Marcia Moore's guitar teacher at Dana Morgan's Music Shop in Palo Alto in the early sixties. He went by Jerry Kaukonen at the time; before he co-founded the Jefferson Airplane. Jerry Garcia was Mom's banjo teacher for a few lessons at Dana's around the same time. She performed at The Tangent Club at the corner of University Ave and Alma St. regularly; as well as playing lead roles in many musicals at Palo Alto Community Theater. It is great to see all of the wonderful performances of Jorma solo and ESP. with Hot Tuna partner, bassist extraordinaire, Jack Casady. Mom, ya gotta get back out there; at 84 you're just getting started!!!

[@bighupp3081]

thank you

[@stevienox8675]

Maestro...

[@JohnHawkridge]

"Going Down" is actually "Killing Time in the Crystal City" and "Volunteers" is the encore from the electric set billed as Jorma and White Gland (this isn't the "Full Concert", but it's the full acoustic set, with a snippet of the electric set).

[@brianht1434]

What I saw from the bassist, one song was enough! Jorma is a fantastic electric player also, however we need Jack!

[@GREGLUHOWY]

Thanks for posting this film. It is indeed a rare treat for someone who has never had the fortune to see Jorma perform Live. Most appreciated.

[@andrewsilverstein6186]

Magnificent

[@LaGnole09]

Qui écoute en France en 2022 le grand jorma kaukonen ?

[@imaseeker100]

maybe the best Hesitation Blues I've heard

[@miked1311]

Hesitation blues ...nice

[@sueltaelmelon]

debi haber nacido el año 1950...me perdi la mejor etapa de esta vida.. ☺

[@zenwolfpup106]

Ovation does sound bad... Jorma, however, was outstanding. A wonderful posting. Thank you.

[@Cap683]

zenwolfpup ovation guitars sound like plastic ( which they are)-- even the higher end ones.

[@ybanrab10]

PDB at 25:20 is almost perfect. One of the best versions ever. Blows me away. Almost as good as Suffolk Forum, Commack NY 1979.

[@davidthater4748]

My brother got thrown out of that show at Commack Areana but somehow got back in. Those were the days

[@ybanrab10]

@@davidthater4748 We had a soundboard tape of that show in college and it rocked everybody to the core. There is a torrent of the soundboard recording show, but I only got about 90%. I'd pay to get a good copy....

[@davidthater4748]

@@ybanrab10 I have some old tapes, I'm pretty sure one is from around then. I haven't listened to them in years since I don't have a tape player any more. Let me look and see.

[@ybanrab10]

@@davidthater4748 Thanks for looking! I still have the whole Commack show on tape. The tape is almost 40 years old. I was psyched to find that torrent of the show, but it was incomplete. I downloaded what I could, but some songs are chopped.

[@michaelmansfield5528]

just plain lovin it

[@stevejensen1637]

Sharing with my kid, he'll get it someday

[@fredmichaels418]

How's That goin for ya ?

[@frankjonkoski9328]

Was at this show ✌🏻❤️

[@fewhite5126]

Me too. Still have the ticket stub.

[@TONDJO-STATION]

un des rares musiciens qui, quand il joue, me donne la sensation d'être assis à côté de moi...so good, so close :)

[@ronaldpetrin5823]

Keep your...

[@deterbeesmith9211]

Hope you still have that ovation you got in mass .

[@rbmunkin]

Yowsa Jorma!

[@petersuchocki6185]

Interesting how maturity offers focus. Joy is our reward, not rebellion. Yet we need to learn this path for ourselves. The Seasons of life are 20 year segments. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.

[@davemediaNC]

Looks like 'White Gland' with Denny DeGorio on bass and Danny O’Brien on drums doing the encore from that show.

[@jukkapasanen9341]

Born on Finland,same me

[@kerryc.7438]

He loved that phaser pedal!

[@jimkauchak9041]

This show made me appreciate Jack Casady. He never said a word.

[@JohnMurphy-pw3sy]

+Jim Kauchak come on now... Dr. Jackyll is great medicine.... But Jorma is a class act with or without. Jack is a pretty mean deal solo on those Epitones too though!

[@lukehauser1182]

Some great players make you want to throw down your guitar and give up - Jorma makes me want to stay up late playing mine!

[@bob733333]

Epic eye-brow ridge!

[@timothylee6859]

I saw Jorma two years later with Vidal Parts. Very weird seeing these guys trying to fit into the landscape of the times. I kind wished Jorma stuck with this sound(Lots of effects BUT clean). People probably think I nuts(with feeling this time)but I like the tone he's getting at this show. Reminds me of later John Fahey minus the trains.

[@brianht1434]

Vital Parts,, not an especially good segment of Jorma's playing career!

[@jg6698]

@@brianht1434 Jorma lost his way late 70s early 80s.

[@Sirfev2010]

nice.....

[@ralphpavone1037]

Wow. Jorma is the man

[@dubwest16]

The electric set at the end ... Jorma with the Stench Brothers rhythm section.

[@rayfrazier8657]

Those are not the Stench brothers, that Denny Digorio on bass.

[@timothydoyle8782]

Mr Acoustic