“Nothin' Fancy” is my latest studio project featuring songs I wrote, co-wrote, sang, and played acoustic guitar on. Making a record without the need to typecast for genre, demographics, or branding considerations, has its advantages. I guess you can say it's sort of a jazz-adult contemporary-country kinda thing, with a touch of Broadway thrown in for good measure. I hope there's something here for everyone. Thanks for listening! 
 

 “Make the need felt which only you can provide, create the taste by which you shall be enjoyed.” 
                                                                                     Samuel Taylor Coleridge

               

The Players

Piano-Pat Coil
Upright Bass-Viktor Krauss
Drums-Kyle Tupper
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals-Steve Leslie
Harmonica-Pat Bergeson
Flugelhorn-Michael Fair
Vocals-Monica Ramey

Produced by Steve Leslie and Kyle Tupper

Recorded at Wildwood Recording, Franklin, TN
Recording Engineer and Mixing-Tanner Lindsey
Assistant to Tanner Lindsey-Jake Hill
Additional Recording-Doug Holmquist, Kyle Tupper  
Mastered by John Mayfield, Mayfield Mastering

“Making Of” Video-Produced by Max Abbatino
Album Image-Designed by Anna Babcock

 

A very special thank you! 

Co-producer, musician, and road warrior, Kyle Tupper
Lori Mechem for encouraging me to “Shut up, and sing!” 
Brendan Harkin for great advice!
Cynthia Kidder for website consulting and design
Amy, Steven, and Jacob for all the love and support!
My brother, Greg Leslie, for his honest and essential feedback
 
This project would not have happened without the financial support of:

Dan Terry
Kim Burns
Dave Skinner
Paul Hurtado
Len Cohen
Robb Boyd
Sue Hackbarth
Ted Calvert
Nancy Stewart
Debra Griner
Bruce Wolf
Carol Ann Matthews
Dean Marold

Thank you, again!

 

 

Left to right: Pat Coil, Kyle Tupper, Monica Ramey, Viktor Krauss, Steve Leslie