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Greg Simmons
From:
where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Posted 19 Sep 2007 7:11 am |
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Been listening to some stuff featuring Greg Leisz lately  ...his superb (as always) musical fingerprint can be found on Mark Olson’s latest CD “The Salvation Blues” and Joe Henry’s new album “Civilians” - some brilliant lap steel on the song “You Can't Fail Me Now” - hear it here:
http://www.joehenrylovesyoumadly.com/listen.php
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Jim Sallis
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2007 8:14 am
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| It's great to see so much attention given to Greg Leisz here on the forum: a miraculous musician getting the steel in its many forms -- acoustic, resonator, lap and pedal-- out in front of people day after day. |
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Aled Rhys Jones
From:
Berkeley, CA
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Posted 20 Sep 2007 6:30 am
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| I really like his playing on the Bill Frisell albums 'Good Dog, Happy Man' & 'The Intercontinentals'. |
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Marc Jenkins
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 20 Sep 2007 7:43 am
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| Ditto on those Frisell albums. He's also got some nice stuff on Gillian Welch's Soul Journey album. |
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Greg Simmons
From:
where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Posted 26 Sep 2007 8:20 pm
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Just got the new Joni Mitchell CD "Shine" with Greg adding some very tasteful pedal steel on about 5 tracks
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Dave Thimot
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 27 Sep 2007 9:56 pm
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Greg Liesz is one of my favorite steel players, he sounds awesome when he plays with Tiger Army.
He is one of my major insipations and a major reason why I decided to take up pedal steel myself.
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Jan Jonsson
From:
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 28 Sep 2007 7:16 am
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| Currently touring with Bill Frisell, playing dates as part of his Disfarmer shows. Trio - Frisell, Leisz, and Jenny Scheinman on violin. Wonderful stuff. I caught them in Chicago a few months back, sat front row. Amazing show. |
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Grant Ferstat
From:
Western Australia
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Posted 2 Jun 2008 7:20 pm
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Although I'd been aware of PSG on numerous records over the years it was actually Greg's playing on seminal 90's records by people like KD lang and Matthew Sweet at a time I wasn't listening to country but playing in Alternative rock bands that made me really fall in love with the instrument and aspire to own and play one.
He's a wonderful supportive player behind a vocalist, beautiful intonation and tone too.
What guitars is Greg normally playing? I believe he uses an extended E9?
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 2 Jun 2008 9:21 pm
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| Currently touring with Bill Frisell, playing dates as part of his Disfarmer shows. Trio - Frisell, Leisz, and Jenny Scheinman on violin. Wonderful stuff. |
Agreed! That trio just played here in a great small theater, with the wonderful addition of our own Victor Krauss on bass. Incredible music, impossible to categorize. I've seen Bill several times, and Greg many times but never together and the CDs they've done together I listen to as much as anything I own.
Greg was playing a Williams (S-12?), a Scheerhorn resonator, and mandolin... |
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Bryan Daste
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 6:26 am
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| Here's a dumb question - what is the correct pronunciation of Greg's last name? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 7:38 am
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"Leese".
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 7:38 am
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It's pronounced to rhyme with the word "lease".
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 4:35 pm
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It's supposed to be a silent "z" at the end?
I always leaned toward "Leesz," still getting a little of that "z" sound in there...
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