Kottke's sixth official album is a dazzling array of pieces, some wistfully romantic ("Mona Ray"), others savagely witty ("When Shrimps Learn to Whistle"), and still others...
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Leo Kottke's seventh album is a dazzling amalgam of sounds and styles -- there's a surprising emphasis on vocal numbers here, beginning with "Standing on the Outside" and...
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Leo Kotke's 1995 release, Leo Live, is a welcome addition to his repertoire. Kotke has gotten past his earlier reluctance to perform vocals, and his voice here sounds...
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This is a good record, though not the Leo Kottke album to start with, as it is not representative of his usual work -- it's mostly a vocal record, and a very...
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Mudlark rates highly on many a Kottke fan's favorite list. This was Kottke's Capitol Records debut, and his solo instrumental sound is augmented with the addition of studio...
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Recorded in Nashville, this balanced, mostly instrumental set, ranges from old chestnuts like "Corrina, Corrina" and "Cripple Creek" to a fresh version of the old Fleetwood...
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Working with former Prince sideman David Z, Leo Kottke comes up with one of his most unusual records with Standing in My Shoes. David Z doesn't necessarily bring Kottke...
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Leo Kottke has always been known primarily as a guitarist, yet it has been a number of years since he's released a solo guitar record, which is what makes One Guitar, No...
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Kottke's debut for the Private label, produced by old friend and bass legend Buell Neidlinger, came after a three-year-plus hiatus, and demonstrated a new creative fervor...
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Though the opening cuts are typical Leo Kottke instrumentals -- bouncy guitar pieces with nods to jazz, folk, and blues -- A Shout Toward Noon is dominated by more moody,...
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Los Lobos' Steve Berlin produced this project, with more emphasis on vocal tunes than usual. For that, it's an unusual entry in his discography, if not among his...
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The subjects of death and betrayal permeate this understandably dark album. Opening with the Nick Lowe chestnut "Endless Sleep" as a slow acoustic blues, this unpredictable...
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Guitarist Leo Kottke has earned a reputation as a premier finger-picker, slide master, and 12-string virtuoso. The proof is in this 22-track, 70-minute collection, culled...
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The prodigious technique, deadpan sense of humor, and infamous singing are all evident less than a minute into the opening tune. Performing solo and playing more slide...
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Of his '70s albums, this one qualifies as an obscurity deserving wider recognition. He begins stretching out into new areas, and is well-served by endearingly strange...
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Very good guitar playing. ~ Chip Renner, All Music...
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That's What 7/17/1990, Yahoo! Music, Josef Woodard
A dark horse classic in Kottke's discography, it features some of his more quirky quasi-jazzy concoctions (i.e. "Oddball"), and, on some tracks, he coaxes a friendly grumble...
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Leo Kottke has always been a highly idiosyncratic guitar player whose music is infused with his wry sense of humor. That's What is no exception, with Kottke's guitar work...
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Kottke's first collaboration with producer T-Bone Burnett also features notable cameos from Emmylou Harris and humble electric guitar hero Albert...
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It sounds like classic Kottke, although Rickie Lee Jones is the official producer of this album, and occasional background vocalist (check out the oddball charmer "Turning...
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In terms of musical mastery, few instruments deserve more attention and respect than the twelve-string guitar, and few masters of that instrument deserve that same attention...
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This 13-song set of instrumentals purports to explore, in Kottke's words, "lifetimes or moments...that have not only endured but prevailed against the test of Pink." Chuck...
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Kottke's debut came about after he sent a cassette to John Fahey's Takoma label. Not surprisingly, it recalls Fahey's work in a number of respects: the synthesis of numerous...
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Even though six- and twelve-string master Leo Kottke's last solo album, released five years before, was named One Guitar, No Vocals, that could just as well have been the...
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Leo Kottke's voice isn't for everyone, and has led a number of guitar freaks to borrow Frank Zappa's unkind phrase: "Shut up 'n play yer guitar." Instrumentals: The Best of...
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The first of two discs (released simultaneously and sporting nearly identical covers) recaps Kottke's early years from 1970-'75 when he recorded for the Capitol label. As is...
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Phish bassist Mike Gordon and acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke are a natural multi-faceted collaboration. Akin to the cerebral interplay of the Jorma Kaukonen and Jack...
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