Mountain Jam Mountain Jam "Mountain Jam" is an improvised instrumental jam by The Allman Brothers Band. The song's first known recording is on May 4, 1969 at Macon Central Park. "Mountain Jam" was originally released on the 1972 "Eat a Peach" album, as recorded at the Fillmore East concert hall, in March 1971 during the same sessions that produced their prior live double album "At Fillmore East". That is the rendition that is best known. Other live recordings have been released on the albums "Fillmore East, February 1970", "", "", "The Fillmore Concerts", and deluxe edition of "At Fillmore East" (1971). Notably,
Live at Massey Hall 1971 (filmed February 1997). For much of 1971, Young was recuperating from a debilitating slipped disc back injury (he references this injury at the beginning of the "Helpless" take, saying, "bending over is... not so much fun" after dropping a pick). The year would be the first since 1965 not to see a new studio album featuring the prolific artist. The release of a live album was scheduled for March 1971. It may have featured material from just this show, or from several shows, including the one featured on the first "Archives" release, "Live at the Fillmore East." According to Young,