The Instrumentals: The Best of the Chrysalis Years is a 2003 compilation of American guitarist Leo Kottke's releases on the Chrysalis label. It includes previously unreleased tracks. The Chrysalis release Essential covers the same time period, presenting a different line up of tracks.
Track listing
- All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
- All tracks are excerpted from Leo Kottke, Burnt Lips, Balance, Guitar Music, Live in Europe and Time Step, except as noted.
- ’’The Fisherman’’ is a previously unreleased live recording from a Montreux Jazz Festival appearance in 1977.
- The short version of "Little Martha" is a previously unreleased version.
- The version of "Airproofing" represented here is the original, not the later extended version.
- "Airproofing" – 2:18
- "Waltz" – 2:25
- "Death by Reputation" – 4:10
- "The Fisherman" – 2:48
- "Up Tempo" – 1:53
- "A Low Thud" – 3:07
- "Orange Room" – 3:32
- "Whine" – 3:32
- "Dolores" – 4:11
- "The Train and the Gate" – 2:42
- "Open Country Joy: Theme and Adhesions" (Leo Kottke, John McLaughlin) – 7:00
- "Wheels" (Norman Petty) – 2:20
- "Palms Blvd." – 2:48
- "Strange" – 2:34
- "Jib’s Hat" – 2:24
- "All I Have to Do is Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 1:43
- "Memories Are Made of This" (Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson) – 2:37
- "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 1:28
Personnel
- Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar, vocals
- David Kemper - drums
- David Miner - bass