Leslie Kot - Green Colour

Four years after Leslie Kot’s CD "Woman O Woman", a new CD is released with the environmentally friendly title "Green Colour” which includes 12 titles, all
of them with lyrics by Leslie Kot and music by composers Leslie Kot, Romuald Frey and Jacek Krzaklewski.

The band consists of guitarists Jacek Krzaklewski (from the polish supergroup Perfect) and Romuald Frey, legendary (in Poland) bassist Mietek Jurecki
(Vintage, Logo, ex Budka Suflera) and a respectable group of Polish and Swedish musicians. (A total of twenty-three people).

This album differs from his last album, through a calmer mood, a uniform genre, a real and mature rock with sophisticated rock/blues influences. One song
really sticks out with a different style though, it’s the jazzy "Ceasar`s Light".

Musically this album is a genuine work of art where every note is meaningful. Leslie is generous and leaves a lot of space for the others so they can really
show their art. Guitarists Jacek Krzaklewski, Romuald Frey, Janusz Konefal, Clas Olofsson, Lennart Persson and Leslie play at an elite level, keyboard playing
musicians Jerzy Kaczmarek and Juliusz Mazur persistently build their harmonic structures in style with the masters like Steely Dan/Donald Fagen. Gregory Ostrowsky
richens the sound with his trumpet and trombone just like the girls vocals (Linda Karlstedt and others). John Crawford’s drums are tight. Bassist Mietek Jurecki fills
the songs with his discreet personality. But listen to his "wild" solo in the end of "Ride A Horse". Wonderful.

The lyrics differ from today’s radio range through their symbolic and deep language. They make you want to listen to them again and again. They often touch
upon every day issues, for ex "67 Years In Showbiz", "Live Of Luxury", "Space Warning" and sometimes bring up the civil, military and political forces which ruin
nature and humanity ( for example "Ride A Horse" and "Blue Heaven").

Leslie’s expressionism in his vocals and narrative pieces is very individual and original. He also plays the guitar, flute and harmonica solos in a couple of songs.
One perceives a mature artist whose career spans over 40 years.

”Green Colour” can be listened to many times and each listening offers new nuances. A fresh and rich source from which to find new ideas.

Tommy Kruszelnicki, Editor OTO, Systemology/FIMAS – Haninge, Sweden

Translation Eric Bradford

Green comments

Dear Leslie Kot,
…Sounds great! Your voice
and attitude reminds us
a bit of hero Kevin Coyne, who's
death is still a great loss for the
international music scene…

Ulrike & Friedrich Weber
FRW records
Vienna/ Austria

Rockrektor Kot
visar var skåpet ska stå!
Med nya ”Green colour” har han
tagit ett steg och utvecklat det som
fanns på debutskivan ”Woman o woman”...

Ulf Hjälting - NA

...Leslie Kot spiewa oraz melorecytuje
w bardzo indywidualnym i nowatorskim stylu. Oprocz gitary uzywa Leslie z duza wrazliwoscia organki i flet. Czuje sie 40 lat doswiadczenia artystycznego.

CD “Green Colour” mozna sluchac wiele razy - odkrywajac zawsze nowe niuanse. To zrodlo i inspiracja dla nowych idei.

Tommy Kruszelnicki, redaktor OTO, Systemology /FIMAS – Haninge, Sweden

GREEN PEOPLE