Leo Kottke "One Guitar, No Vocals"

Leo Kottke "One Guitar, No Vocals"

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Leo Kottke
One Guitar, No Vocals
The Story
Released in 1999 by Private Music, the title pretty much sums up the recording. "One Guitar, No Vocals" is an all instrumental album by one of the most wide-ranging guitarists of his era. Leo Kottke offers music inspired by flooding hotel rooms ("Snorkel"), Big John and Little Sparky ("Retrograde"), Christmas ("Accordian Bells"), poor white trash ("Peckerwood"), love ("Blimp") and Whitney Balliet's piece on Pee Wee Russell ("Even His Feet Look Sad"). Two tracks from Alan Sharp's movie "Little Treasure" are included ("Three/Quarter North" and "From 'Little Treasure'"), as well as a re-recorded, originally vocal tune ("Morning Is The Long Way Home"). Instrumental treasures as only Kottke can deliver them.
The Music
03:24 Snorkel Instrumental
04:25 Morning Is The Long Way Home Instrumental
05:10 Too Fast Instrumental
03:19 Three/Quarter North Instrumental
03:07 Retrograde Instrumental
03:38 Chamber Of Commerce Instrumental
01:57 From 'Little Treasure' Instrumental
09:26 Bigger Situation Instrumental
05:59 Accordian Bells Instrumental
02:51 Peckerwood Instrumental
03:26 Blimp Instrumental
04:00 Even His Feet Look Sad Instrumental
The Artists
Leo Kottke Guitar, Production
Sam Hudson Engineering
Doug Sax Mastering
Sonny Medina Art Direction
Michael Wilson Photography
Recorded at Hudson-Forester Studios, Minneapolis, MN.

Mastered at Mastering Labs.

Design by A To A Graphics, New York City.