''Time Step'' is an album by American guitarist

Leo Kottke Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an American acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He has overcome a series of personal obstacles, i ...

, released in 1983.

History

''Time Step'' is Kottke's last recording on the Chrysalis label. It is the first of two Kottke albums produced by

T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. Burnett has won several Grammy Awards for his work on film sou ...

, the second being '' My Father's Face''. Guests include

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and

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. After the release of ''Time Step'' Kottke went into a three-year seclusion. When he returned later in 1986, it was as a guest musician on '' The Blind Leading the Naked'' by

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, then his own releases with a new direction and picking style. ''Time Step'' was re-issued on CD by BGO (CD255) in 1995.

Track listing

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

# "Running All Night Long" – 2:44 # "The Bungle Party" – 3:00 # " Rings" (

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, Alex Harvey) – 2:53 # "Mr. Fonebone" – 2:05 # "Julie's House" – 3:24 # "

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" (

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, Richard Dehr,

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) – 2:38

Side two

# "Saginaw, Michigan" (Bill Anderson, Don Wayne) – 3:37 # "I'll Break Out Again" ( Sanger D. Shafer, A. L. Owens) – 3:26 # "The Wrong Track" – 2:44 # "Starving" – 2:55 # "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" (

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) – 3:11

Personnel

*Leo Kottke - acoustic guitar, vocals *

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- drums *David Miner - bass *

- guitar on "Starving" and "Julies House", background vocals *

- background vocals *

Don Heffington Don Heffington (December 20, 1950March 24, 2021) was an American drummer, percussionist, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles alternative country band Lone Justice, which he performed with from 1982 to 1985. Heffington was ...

- drums and percussion on "The Wrong Track" *Dennis Keely - percussion on "The Bungle Party" and "Running All Night Long" Production notes: *Produced by

T Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. Burnett has won several Grammy Awards for his work on film sou ...

*Engineered by Donivan Cowart *Second engineer: Alan Vashon

References

External links

Leo Kottke's official site

Unofficial Leo Kottke web site
(fan site) {{Authority control 1983 albums Leo Kottke albums Albums produced by T Bone Burnett Chrysalis Records albums