A classic 1981 release, Guitar Music is a self-explanatorily-titled instrumental album by one of the most wide-ranging guitarists of his era. Leo Kottke is influenced by a huge variety of musics, as evidenced by the covers of "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds", "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and a glorious country-blues version of Santo and Johnny's classic "Sleepwalk."
"Part Two" and "Available Space" are watery, jazz-tinged melodies, but the six-part "Some Birds" suite is one of Kottke's most impressive compositions ever. Varied yet subtly linked, these six pieces are small gems. The new age aspects of Kottke's mid-'80s releases have their roots in this extended work, but there's nothing amorphous or muzak-like about this album.
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The record
| 1 | Part Two Instrumental Guitar | 1:43 |
| 2 | Available Space Instrumental Guitar | 1:36 |
| 3 | Side One Suite: Some Birds Instrumental Guitar | 1:00 |
| 4 | Side One Suite: Sounds Like...Slang Instrumental Guitar | 1:29 |
| 5 | Side One Suite: Slang Instrumental Guitar | 2:43 |
| 6 | Side One Suite: My Double Instrumental Guitar | 2:05 |
| 7 | Side One Suite: Three Walls and Bars Instrumental Guitar | 2:13 |
| 8 | Side One Suite: Reprise: Some Birds Instrumental Guitar | 1:03 |
| 9 | Perforated Sleep Instrumental Guitar | 2:45 |
| 10 | Strange Instrumental Guitar | 2:34 |
| 11 | Little Shoes Instrumental Guitar | 1:34 |
| 12 | Jib's Hat Instrumental Guitar | 2:18 |
| 13 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds Instrumental Guitar | 2:44 |
| 14 | Agile N. Instrumental Guitar | 1:53 |
| 15 | A Song For "The Night Of The Hunter'' Instrumental Guitar | 3:07 |
| 16 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Instrumental Guitar | 1:45 |
| 17 | Sleep Walk Instrumental Guitar | 2:26 |
