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A new recording, This Morning In Amsterdam, is included on the Hemifran promotional CD/download compilation, Music From Home, due in late Summer 2010. The track features support from Gerry Beckley on backing vocals, Hank Linderman, etc. Other artists include Jackson Browne, Greg Copeland, Joel Rafael, among others. The CD is not available for purchase, but will be promoted on radio and other media in Europe. Please visit the Hemifran site for details.



Hittin' The Note magazine has a generous piece titled "All My Life" on Gerry Beckley / America and some insight into the recording of Heart Of The Valley. Click here to read in PDF.

The current release is the Gerry Beckley produced, Heart Of The Valley.  Click here for the feature in the Jan/Feb 2010 "M" Music & Musicians magazine.

"Larson devotes himself to interpreting a set of new songs from Beckley, giving them richly sensitive readings that evoke America's heyday while still sounding contemporary and faithful to Larson's own work. It's a tricky move but it's performed with considerable grace here, largely because everybody involved plays with a light, easy touch that brings out Beckley's rich melodicism. What Larson winds up with is a record that feels classically Californian in its spirit and sound, yet its appeal extends far beyond the West Coast as its sweet, mellow tunes have an appeal that transcends geography or even time, as this winds up straddling the past and present quite fetchingly" - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Additional reviews and radio samples can be found on the review page.

The album features 11 new songs produced by Gerry Beckley (America) with guests Dewey (Bunnell), Rusty Young, Rich Campbell, Hank Linderman, Jeff Foskett and others. The CD is available at Amazon.com, Not Lame Music, CD Baby, etc. It is also now available on iTunes and other download sites. CLICK HERE for Henry Diltz project photos.

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Bonus mp3

Airport Smiles, at least half of it, appears as an interlude on Heart Of The Valley. There is an airport / travel theme that runs through the project. It's working title was "Departures", but Heart Of The Valley seemed obvious over time. The airport ambience is actually from baggage claim at STL (St Louis) airport. I was observing and happened to have a compact digital recorder to capture the intercom announcement... the song came soon after. Airport Smiles is available as a free download for a limited time. Download AIRPORT SMILES (Ctrl+click for Mac or right-click to save for PC)



Adding a related track, the acoustic instrumental "Layover STL" which is basically a variation on the same melody. Try this: play the clips at the same time... (JL = Acoustic guitars, organ). Download LAYOVER STL



Written by Jeff Larson (Copyright 2009). Jeff Larson = Lead Vocal, Keyboards; Gerry Beckley = Harmony Vocal; Hank Linderman = Electric Guitar

The track Ghosts Of San Miguel is included on the KFOG Local Scene 6 CD out now. The release is part of local music month in the SF bay area and will help benefit Music In Schools Today. Track produced by Gerry Beckley, Hank Linderman, and Jeff Larson. Please visit the KFOG Local Scene page to order.