Danny Kortchmar – Kootch (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1973

Kootch is an LP by Danny Kortchmar from 1973 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.

About this album

Kootch is a strong 1973 rock album from Danny Kortchmar, better known as a sought-after guitarist and songwriter than a front-facing solo artist. Built on crisp pop-rock writing, guitar-led arrangements and a distinctly West Coast feel, it shows Kortchmar bringing studio-honed craft to songs that are direct, melodic and unshowy. The record sits squarely in the singer-songwriter era, when players moving through the Laurel Canyon orbit were shaping a more polished strain of rock. Its mix of toughness and tunefulness gives Kootch lasting appeal as both a showcase for Kortchmar’s musicianship and a snapshot of early-1970s American rock craft.