Embryonic Journey (instrumental)
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The acoustic instrumental 'Embryonic Journey' composed by Jefferson Airplane
/ Hot Tuna
guitarist Jorma Kaukonen
originally appeared as the ninth track on Jefferson Airplane's second album Surrealistic Pillow
but has been often anthologized, and multiple takes were released as an album also entitled Embryonic Journey
. According to the album's liner notes, Kaukonen composed the tune in 1962 as part of a guitar workshop in Santa Clara and included it on Surrealistic Pillow
at the band's behest.
This song has been used in the film Purple Haze
, the final Friends
episode (entitled 'The Last One'), in the movie The Rookie
during a montage scene, in the movie Berkeley in the Sixties
at the end with the credits, and recently in a UK television commercial for Norwich Union
. It was also included on the A Walk on the Moon
movie soundtrack.
The track was Kaukonen's first composition to appear on an album, and subsequently became his signature song at live performances.
did a cover version on his 1979 album Balance
.
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
/ Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
guitarist Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
originally appeared as the ninth track on Jefferson Airplane's second album Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967.Original drummer Alexander 'Skip' Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden, a nephew of Charlie Chaplin. New lead vocalist...
but has been often anthologized, and multiple takes were released as an album also entitled Embryonic Journey
Embryonic Journey (album)
Embryonic Journey is an album by Jorma Kaukonen, the lead guitarist for Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna, and one-time Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, consisting of the studio sessions for the recording of Kaukonen's instrumental Embryonic Journey for the Constanten album Morning Dew...
. According to the album's liner notes, Kaukonen composed the tune in 1962 as part of a guitar workshop in Santa Clara and included it on Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967.Original drummer Alexander 'Skip' Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden, a nephew of Charlie Chaplin. New lead vocalist...
at the band's behest.
This song has been used in the film Purple Haze
Purple Haze (film)
Purple Haze is a 1982 dramedy about Matt Caulfield, a college student who is expelled for smoking cannabis, and subsequently drafted to Vietnam in the summer of 1968.- Plot summary :...
, the final Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
episode (entitled 'The Last One'), in the movie The Rookie
The Rookie (2002 film)
The Rookie is a 2002 drama sports film directed by John Lee Hancock. It is based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief, but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, and Brian Cox....
during a montage scene, in the movie Berkeley in the Sixties
Berkeley in the Sixties
Berkeley in the Sixties is an award-winning documentary film by Mark Kitchell. The film features Mario Savio, Todd Gitlin, Joan Baez, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Huey Newton, Allen Ginsberg, Gov. Ronald Reagan and the Grateful Dead...
at the end with the credits, and recently in a UK television commercial for Norwich Union
Norwich Union
Norwich Union was the name given to insurance company Aviva's British arm before June 2009. It was originally established in 1797. It is the biggest life insurance provider in the United Kingdom, and has a strong position in motor insurance...
. It was also included on the A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon
A Walk On The Moon is a 1999 drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The movie, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films.- Plot summary :Pearl Kantrowitz and her...
movie soundtrack.
The track was Kaukonen's first composition to appear on an album, and subsequently became his signature song at live performances.
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Leo KottkeLeo Kottke
Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies...
did a cover version on his 1979 album Balance
Balance (Leo Kottke album)
Balance is an album by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1978.It was re-issued on CD by BGO in 1996.-Side one:# "Tell Mary" – 3:04# "I Don't Know Why" – 2:07# "Embryonic Journey" – 3:17# "Disguise – 2:45...
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