Kingfish - Kingfish (Reissue) (1976/1989)

A hot little bar band that stayed close to rock's roots, Kingfish benefitted from the presence of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir. There's a very strong song selection, featuring "Jump for Joy," "Lazy Lightning," "Wild Northland," "Big Iron," "Goodby Yer Honor," "Asia Minor," and more. Besides Weir, players on this release include Dave Torbert, Matthew Kelly, Robby Hoddinott, and Chris Herold. This album featured jams to challenge The Dead's but also knew when to come back to earth.

Kingfish is a San Francisco-influenced band that originally featured the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, singer/harpist Matthew Kelly, bassist Dave Torbert, guitarist Robbie Hoddinott, and drummer Chris Herolo. Debuting in 1976 with a self-titled LP, Kingfish resurfaced a year later with Live N Kickin. By 1978's Trident, Weir had exited, as had Hoddinot and Herolo -- over the years to follow, Kelly assumed full leadership, and after a series of live albums, the group released Sundown on the Forest in 1999, its first studio effort in two decades