Sixty Six Steps

Infobox Album |
Name = "Sixty Six Steps"
Type = Album
Artist = Mike Gordon and Leo Kottke


Released = August 23,2005 (US)
Recorded = Rock, folk
Genre =
Length = 50:08
Label = RCA Victor
Producer = David Z
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfexqtsldfe link]
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Leo Kottke
Type = album
Last album = "Try and Stop Me"
(2004)
This album = "Sixty Six Steps"
(2005)
Next album = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Mike Gordon
Type = album
Last album = "Inside In"
(Mike Gordon solo)
(2003)
This album = "Sixty Six Steps"
(2005)
Next album = "Live From Bonnaroo 2005"
(2005)

"Sixty Six Steps" is the second studio album from Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon. It was released on August 23, 2005. Percussionist Neil Symonette is also featured playing a multitude of percussion including caxixi, goats' hooves, talking drums, tire hub, djembe, thrasher, fish shakers, and uda drums.

Although the album was recorded in just a few months, it has been an idea in Gordon's mind for decades. Since Gordon went on a trip to the Bahamas with his family in his childhood, he has always been fascinated with the calypso band, The Mustangs. “Ya Mar,” one of the songs Gordon heard on the trip, eventually became a staple of Phish’s live shows.

The album also features a number of cover songs, ranging from Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" to Pete Seeger's "Living in the Country."

The album was awarded "Studio Album of the Year" at the 2006 Jammy Awards.

Track listing

# "Living In The Country" (Pete Seeger) – 3:51
# "The Grid" (Gordon) – 3:17
# "Oh Well" (Green) – 3:22
# "Rings' (Harvey, Reeves) – 4:30
# "Cherry County" (Kottke) – 2:30
# "Sweet Emotion" (Tom Hamilton, Steven Tyler) – 5:32
# "The Stolen Quiet" (Gordon) – 3:06
# "Balloon" (Kottke) – 3:26
# "Over The Dam" (Gordon, Linitz) – 3:40
# "Can't Hang" (Gordon) – 1:54
# "From Spink to Correctionville" (Kottke) – 2:28
# "Ya Mar" (Cyril Ferguson) – 5:01
# "Twice" (Kottke) – 4:10
# "Invisible" (Gordon, Linitz) – 6:35

Personnel

*Leo Kottke - guitar, vocals
*Mike Gordon - bass, vocals
*Neil Symonette - drums, percussion

External links

* [http://www.mike-gordon.com Mike hyphen Gordon's official site]
* [http://www.leokottke.com Leo Kottke's official site]
* [http://www.guitarmusic.org Unofficial Leo Kottke web site] (fan site)
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5019563 "Kottke and Gordon: Calypso-Brushed Guitars"] (interview and performance) by David Dye, from NPR's World Cafe November 24, 2005