When I first heard
Jorma Kaukonen’s acoustic album,
The River Flows, my being instantly welled up to the sound, welcoming it like an ocean does a river. With tears filling my eyes, the quality of the music made me realize There’s something about greatness that opens the soul to living. What was it that I was experiencing which caused me to think such things, to feel such sentiment? John and Jorma’s touch begs the asking. Released on Christmas Day, 2020, following an exclusive LP release over Thanksgiving, this album is a gift in so many ways, and one for which we all can be thankful. Its very nature erupts out of such premium ingredients, one is immediately transported into the profound and beautiful. Caught in the listening, I was so appreciatively inspired, I’m more apt to write a thank you note than an album review. From the very first moments, I knew I had something special, yet it wasn’t until I dove into its ingredients that I realized all that comprises this