Greg Leisz

Buck Dilly · Post by **Buck Dilly** » 8 Jun 2003 6:51 am

WIll be on Prarie Home Companion this weekend!!!

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 8 Jun 2003 3:32 pm

Who is Greg Leisz, is he a Steel Player?
Nick

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 8 Jun 2003 4:25 pm

Yep I'd say he's a steel player.

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 8 Jun 2003 5:11 pm

Yeah, I guess he is! I never had heard of him till now.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 8 Jun 2003 10:13 pm

Whoa. Where you been, Nick?

I love Greg's work with guitarist Bill Frisell.

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Travis Bernhardt · Post by **Travis Bernhardt** » 8 Jun 2003 11:33 pm

Yeah, the Bill Frisell septet stuff is great. I like the "Blues Dream" CD quite a bit (also Bill Frisell's "Nahville" w/ Jerry Douglas is fantastic).

Even better than the Blues Dream CD though was a live performance of the septet that was recorded and played (a few songs, anyway) on the CBC ("Jazz Beat") back in December or January. I desperately wish I could get a copy of that recording. Or at least a copy of the CBC show. If anybody happened to have recorded that particular "Jazz Beat" show...

-Travis

Peter Cummins · Post by **Peter Cummins** » 9 Jun 2003 2:01 am

Bill Frisells GOOD DOG HAPPY MAN CD also features some nice hollow neck, dobro & pedal steel by Greg.

Nathan Delacretaz · Post by **Nathan Delacretaz** » 9 Jun 2003 12:16 pm

Yes, go see Frizz with Greg Leisz as soon and as often as you can! Plenty of roots happening, but also a lot of eclectic stuff... Frisell's latest (featuring a lot of work by Greg) - The Intercontinentals - introduces some world music/middle eastern sounds too... Recommended...

Chris Walke · Post by **Chris Walke** » 10 Jun 2003 6:53 am

The new "Intercontinentals" cd is interesting. Leisz offers a great bit of stuff that lays under everything nicely. Sometimes you have to stop and remind yourself to listen for his parts. He can blend with the rest of the band so seamlessly that he seems to disappear, but if his part wasn't there, it would change the sound altogether.

Frisell's Blues Dream and Good Dog, Happy Man really center more around Leisz's playing. Blues Dream may be a challenging listen for some, but his parts on dobro, lap steel and PSG are mindboggling. [This message was edited by Chris Walke on 10 June 2003 at 07:54 AM.]

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 10 Jun 2003 10:38 am

That's the great thing about Greg Leisz playing: he is so understated! Some of my favorite parts of his are pure background padding. He always gets a tone that compliments the other instruments in the ensemble, instead of standing apart and getting in your face.

It must be rubbing off on me. A bandleader tried to hire me recently by saying "I'll give you a lot more solos than that band you're with. They don't turn you loose. I'll give you a solo in every song." He doesn't realize that I am playing almost constantly in my band, getting a real workout. It just isn't out front, like in traditional country music.

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Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 20 Jun 2003 3:44 am

Greg plays some nice steel on the new 'Thorns' CD. I once saw him play live with Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.

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