It Was Such a Beautiful Day

It's a Beautiful Day was a band formed in San Francisco in 1967, a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk, classical and world beat styles.

The band was the brainchild of violinist and vocalist David LaFlamme. Other members were his wife Linda (keyboards), Pattie Santos (vocals), Hal Wagenet (guitar), Mitchell Holman (bass) and Val Fuentes (drums). Although they were one of the earliest and most important San Francisco bands to emerge from the Summer of Love, It’s a Beautiful Day never quite achieved the success of their contemporaries such as The Grateful Dead and Santana, with whom they had connections.

The band's debut album, It's a Beautiful Day, released in 1969, featured the tracks "White Bird", "Hot Summer Day", "Time Is" and "Bombay Calling".

I still have the album in near mint condition as well as a poster from the band's performance at Gonzaga University in the mid-1970s.