flatbaroque Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I posted Deportee on the Woody thread.When I first heard this song I thought it was a kind of bookend to that.Good song.Saw him do it live in a very small venue.Just the album cut here, but worth a listen if you haven't heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I saw Leo at the Greek Theater in Berkeley in the mid-70's. My brother was a fan, I wasn't nuts over him since it was obvious to me that his recordings were over-dubbed. Well, we sat in the very first row, and when he started playing....I realized he DIDN'T over-dub.... he was going it all.... was totally blown away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Rob the venue where I saw him in the eighties was in a Community Performance Hall in Penrith, an unremarkable suburb on the outer hinterland of Sydney. It was a triple bill, Leo, Paco Pena (flamenco) and Joe Pas (Jazz).Unfortunately Joe Pas got ill and they filled his place with a 16 year child prodigy..Slava Grigorian (classical). Leo told a few funny yarns...one I remember was he started his musical career as a trombonist and when playing at a county fair someone stuck a sausage down his trombone.He took it as a crticism and started concentrating on guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I just him in Santa Barbara last December. Absolutely brilliant. What a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Thing about Kottke is that he's an original. Take away the guitar playing and you've still got a show worth listening to. And that ain't no insult to his pickin'. Believe me. There were a lot of pickers from his generation - Oops, mine too although he's obviously a mere child since he's a month younger - who were exceptional, but in ways more similar and without ... what should one say, the "swing" in technique? As I said... Leo's an original. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 T Bone Burnett produced a few Kottke records...I think this was one of them. I attribute a lot of the overall vibe of stuff like this to T-Bone, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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