The Leo Kottke Anthology

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The Leo Kottke Anthology
Compilation album by Leo Kottke
Released	May 5, 1997
Recorded	1969-1983
Genre	Folk, country, singer-songwriter
Length	124:34
Label	Rhino (R2 72585/72438 19111 29)
Producer	Denny Bruce, John Fahey
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Leo Kottke chronology
Live (1995) The Leo Kottke Anthology (1997) Standing in My Shoes (1997)

The Leo Kottke Anthology is a two-disc compilation of American guitarist Leo Kottke's releases on the Takoma, Capitol and Chrysalis labels, covering the first 15 years of his career. It includes liner notes by Kottke himself for each song.

A number of compilations have been made of Kottke's music by his various record labels. Capitol had previously released 1971-1976, The Best and The Best of Leo Kottke. Chrysalis had released Essential and Blue Note released two instrumentals-only compilations in 2003.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 2 Personnel 3 Production notes 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

• All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
• The songs are sequenced in chronological order according to album release.
• The largest representation is from Greenhouse with five tracks included. The least represented is Chewing Pine which contributes only one track.
• There are 12 vocal tracks out of 37 (depending how one counts "Side One Suite")
• "Easter", "The Medley", and "The Train and the Gate" are live recordings.

[edit] Disc one

1. "The Driving of the Year Nail" – 1:55
2. "Ojo" – 2:12
3. "Vaseline Machine Gun" – 3:09
4. "Busted Bicycle" – 2:45
5. "Cripple Creek" (Traditional) – 1:56
6. "Eight Miles High" (Clark, Crosby, McGuinn) – 3:33
7. "Bumblebee" – 3:39
8. "Bourree" (Bach) – 1:26
9. "Bean Time" – 2:32
10. "Tiny Island" (Gaylor) – 3:46
11. "In Christ There is no East or West" (Traditional) – 2:12
12. "From the Cradle to the Grave" (Kottke, Nagle) – 3:23
13. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 4:02
14. "Easter" – 3:18
15. "Medley Crow River Waltz/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Jack Fig" – 7:32
16. "Pamela Brown" (Tom T. Hall) – 4:03
17. "You Tell Me Why" (Elliott) – 3:58
18. "Born to Be With You" (Robertson) – 3:02

[edit] Disc two

1. "Mona Ray" – 3:40
2. "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
3. "The Scarlatti Rip-off" – 3:32
4. "Open Country Joy (Constant Traveler)" (Leo Kottke, John McLaughlin) – 3:39
5. "Buckaroo" (Morris) – 2:03
6. "The White Ape" – 2:08
7. "Range" – 3:24
8. "Airproofing" – 2:16
9. "Up Tempo" – 1:40
10. "Endless Sleep" (Nick Lowe) – 3:37
11. "Sonora’s Death Row" (Farrell) – 4:30
12. "Embryonic Journey" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:15
13. "Learning the Game" (Buddy Holly) – 4:06
14. "The Train and the Gate" – 3:02
15. "Side One Suite:"
    1. "Some Birds" – 0:59
    2. "Sounds Like..." – 1:28
    3. "Slang" – 2:42
    4. "My Double" – 2:05
    5. "Three Walls and Bars" – 2:13
    6. "Reprise: Some Birds" – :59
16. "Sleep Walk" (Johnny Farina/Santo Farina/Ann Farina) – 2:23
17. "Rings" (Harvey, Reeves)– 2:45
18. "Julie’s House" – 3:17

[edit] Personnel

• Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar, vocals
• David Kemper - drums
• David Miner – bass
• Albert Lee - guitar
• Emmylou Harris - background vocals
• Kenny Buttrey – drums
• Paul Lagos - drums
• Michael Johnson - guitar
• Mike Leech – bass
• Roy Estrada - bass
• Bobby Ogdin - piano
• John Harris – piano
• Bill Berg – drums
• Bill Peterson – bass
• Bill Barber – piano, synthesizer

[edit] Production notes

• Compilation Producers - James Austin and Rick Clark
• Liner notes - Mark Humphrey and Leo Kottke
• Remastering - Ron McMaster
• Design - Maria Villar

[edit] External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)