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Leo Kottke - Guitar Music Audio CD

A fair review of the Leo Kottke "Guitar Music" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Leo Kottke reviews here, or go back to the Leo Kottke tabs.

Leo Kottke Band: Leo Kottke
Title: Guitar Music
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Part Two 2: Available Space 3: Side One Suite: Some Birds/Sounds Like.../Slang/My Double/Three ... 4: Perforated Sleep 5: Strange 6: Little Shoes 7: Jib's Hat 8: Tumbling Tumbleweeds 9: Agile N 10: Song for "The Night of the Hunter" 11: All I Have to Do Is Dream 12: Sleep Walk 13: Tumbling Tumbleweeds 14: Agile N. 15: Song for "The Night of the Hunter" 16: All I Have to Do Is Dream 17: Sleepwalk

Easily Acquired Taste
I wore out my record. This is a re-mastered cd from a vinyl press nearly thirty years ago. Classic Kottke, with some of his own compositions.
A good introduction to a genuine American treasure. Kottke has few peers in the history of solo guitar. This is one of his five best albums.


Pure Kottke.

Kottke is the masters mentor when it comes to playing the lute but I miss his raspy vocals. Even if "Guitar Music" isn't Kottke's Opus one in ingenuity, he newer fails to leave one breathless with admiration.


This is good stuff
The record sleeves always had pictures of other artists' releases and I remembered Kottke for his unusual name and because I wondered why anyone would want an album of guitar with no vocals or drums. I knew of Leo Kottke from my high school days back in the late 70s and early 80s when I was buying LPs on the Chrysalis label from artists like Blondie and UFO. Well, I'm older now, I've finally heard my first Kottke disc, and it's very easy to see how the man has built a 30+ year career on acoustic guitar music. The pieces on this album are beautifully played--clear and lovely with occasional touches of humor. Recommended.


A Stunning Collection of Guitar Instrumentals
From 1969's "6- And 12-String Guitar" to 1999's "One Guitar, No Vocals," Kottke has released a series of stunning guitar albums. I have been a long-time fan of solo guitar music: John Fahey, Michael Hedges, Adrian Legg, Preston Reed, Robbie Basho, but Leo Kottke is my favorite. "Guitar Music" was his third all-instrumental outting. I first bought this on LP in 1981, and just now picked it up on CD for a low price from Amazon. com's Bargain Music Dept. Kottke's playing, as always, is spectacular. Whether it's his slide playing on "Part Two," the fingerpicking on the gorgeous "Side One Suite," or the haunting arrangement of "Sleep Walk," Kottke is a master guitar player. All of Kottke's albums are terrific and this is one of his best. RECOMMENDED.


Glorius Guitar Work
The music moved me deeply, and still does. I first heard this CD in 1983. These songs stay in my mind for hours after I've heard them. Leo has total control of his guitar, using dynamics and beautiful composition to the nth degree. A no-brainer; BUY IT!.


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