Leo Kottke 6 and 12 String Guitar

Solo performer: Leo Kottke (acoustic 6 & 12-string guitars). Recorded in 1969. Originally released on Takoma (1024). Includes liner notes by Mark Humphrey and original release liner notes by Leo Kottke. This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Solo performer: Leo Kottke (acoustic 6 & 12-string guitars). Recorded in 1969. Originally released on Takoma (1024). With the 1969 release of 6-AND 12 STRING GUITAR, Leo Kottke established his pre-eminence as a guitar virtuoso and composer of quirky, pop-inflected pieces. Harmonically adventurous and technically dazzling, this album showcases Kottke's penchant for infusing traditional elements of folk guitar with more modern, even impressionistic harmony and tonality. Kottke inspired a revolution in acoustic guitar playing, and this record provided the opening volley. "The Driving of the Year Nail" starts things off with a relentless fingerpicked chug, featuring splashes of open harmonics