Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon 'Sixty Six Steps August 27, 2005- Billboard Magazine By Jonathan Cohen Album Review - Sixty Six Steps Bearing the audible stamp of writing sessions in Costa Rica and a recording date in Jamaica, the second collaborative album by Leo Kottke and former Phish bassist Mike Gordon is a platter of sunny, feel-good tunes that will easily please each artist's core audience. Although genial originals like Kottke's "Balloon" and Gordon's "The Grid" get the job done, the real surprises here are two covers. The pair turns Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" into groovy acoustic funk with stellar fingerpicking from Kottke, and his deadpan vocal delivery on Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" reinforces the underlying bravado of the riff-driven classic rocker. Phish fans will recognize the Cyril Ferguson-penned "Ya Mar" from the band's live shows, though the jam showcase is reigned in to a comfortable five minutes here. A fine choice for a late-summer musical diversion. Review © 2005 Billboard Magazine