Breau befriended chet atkins, which resulted in breaus first two albums for rca. Enlightening, for it shows the position and fingering for those perfect lenny chords that always seem to land in the right place at the right time. Bluesette cannon ball rag the claw days of wine and roses freight train georgia on my mind it could happen to you oscars blues spanjazz taranta there is no greater love visions. Best of lenny breau guitar recorded versions by lenny breau. By the time he was a teenager, lenny had mastered the chet atkins thumbpick and fingerstyle playing and soon became fascinated by jazz. Dec 20, 20 bluesette was written by harmonica player toots thielemans. By lenny breau, sarah vaughn, toots thielmans, jean thielemans and more. Section 2 presents three great lenny breau solos 5 oclock bells, little blues, and freight train. It became an international hit in the 1960s and was original recorded with him whistling the melody along with a guitarist. The song bluesette was written by norman gimbel and toots thielemans and was first recorded and released by sarah vaughan in 1964. Breau ends a live version of bluesette on a chord with a flatted fifth on. Section 2 presents three great lenny breau solos 5 oclock.
Check out bluesette live by lenny breau on amazon music. You dont write a song like bluesette, plays melody on harmonica that is the nucleus of the song. Breau got his start at age 12 touring with his parents, popular country and western performers hal lone pine breau and betty cody. Bluesette cannon ball rag the claw days of wine and roses freight train georgia on my mind it could happen to you oscars blues spanjazz taranta there is no. If chopin could have played the guitar, he would have sounded like lenny breau. Many of the recordings and books are being added to the regular collection, cataloged in the unt libraries online. Breau s fully matured technique was a combination of chet atkinss and merle traviss fingerpicking and sabicas influenced flamenco, highlighted by righthand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics. Breau bluesette sheet music for guitar tablature pdf. Throughout lenny breau trio there seems to be a total vibrating warmth delivered through the strings of lennys guitar. The archival and historical material will be made available as special collections. Hal leonard best of lenny breau guitar recorded version. Polka dots and moonbeams king of the road oscars blues.
Returning to winnipeg, breau became a regular session guitarist recording for cbc radio and cbc television, and contributed to cbctvs teenbeat, music hop, and his own lenny breau show. Maineborn jazz guitarist lenny breau remains influential 30 years after his killing. Lenny breau has created a new concept and direction for the electric guitar that should remain far beyond the short lifespan of a musical fad. Breaus family wont attend performance winnipeg free press. Lenny breau fingerstyle jazz by lenny breau book and online. Breau was inducted into the canadian music hall of fame in 1997. I started to realize that peter ivers and lenny breau had similar personality traits and they both had a sort of slightly effeminate speaking voice tho neither was gay which may or may not mean anything. Guitarist lenny breau performs solo and with guests, accompanied by orchestra conducted. Albums include the velvet touch of lenny breau live. Bluesette cannon ball rag the claw the days of wine and roses freight train. Breau spent much time around atkinss office in nashville during and after these. Find album release information for guitar sounds of lenny breau lenny breau on allmusic.
The first part of this textcd contains lenny s guitar workshop dealing with building the blues. Starting to play guitar at the age of five, vignolas first teacher was guitarist jimmy george, who had been a member of dion and the belmonts. First recorded by toots in 1962, with lyrics added by norman gimbel the song became a major worldwide hit for several different singers and this still much beloved and requested piece has been rerecorded by him and commercially released on recordscds many times over both in various studio. Tal farlow and lenny breau chance meeting jazz guitar. Lenny breau is the greatest guitar player in the world. During the film, lenny breau makes a visit to tals sea bright, n. Best of lenny breau by various composerslenny br j. He credits the great french violinist stephane grapelli as his inspiration. Atkins and breau also collaborated on standard brands in 1981. Lenny extended the range of the guitar on the high end, or in the melody. The duo start jamming and visiting and tal invites lenny to join him at his local gig that night. A new westbrook restaurant named in his honor, a canadian music award nomination last year and a planned. Breaus fully matured technique was a combination of chet atkinss and merle traviss fingerpicking and sabicas influenced flamenco, highlighted by righthand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics.
To many canadians, breaus jazz is still an evocative memory of the sound of cbc in the 1960s. Want some great jazz improv exercises to practice over this jazz standard. Guitar sounds from lenny breau is an album by canadian jazz guitarist lenny breau that was released in 1968. This cd, an indirect result of the film documentary on tal, is an amazing newfound jewel. Bluesette by lenny breau guitar tab guitar instructor. Buy best of lenny breau by various composerslenny br at.
Maineborn jazz guitarist lenny breau remains influential 30. Shortly after lenny s untimely death in 1984, the guitar disappeared, along with lenny s widow, never to be seen again. Canadian guitarist lenny breau never quite got the break he. A very fine collection of lenny breau instrumental tunes transcribed into musical notation and tablature. Lenny breau solo guitar and trio bluesette youtube. He was the only player to do this, his sound was incredible.
This folio features 12 notefornote transcriptions of breau s impressive and intricate guitar playing over the course of his career. Chance meeting tal farlow and lenny breau jazz guitar. Lenny breau biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The late lenny breau was admired throughout the world for his complex fingerstyle jazz stylings. Section 2 presents three great lenny breau solos 5. Buy lenny breau fingerstyle jazz mel bay presents papcom by breau, lenny isbn. Lenny breau fingerstyle jazz by john knowles, paperback. Titles include breau originals and his unique arrangements of standards.
Maineborn jazz guitarist lenny breau remains influential. This folio features 12 notefornote transcriptions of lenny breaus impressive and intricate guitar playing over the course of his career. Authentic notefornote transcriptions from the record. The musical explorations and conversations were of the highest artistic order. This is a transcription of the lenny breau trio video of bluesette found on. Chet atkins if i had to pick one player out of the pantheon of jazz guitarists who was the most creative, spontaneous and dynamic, the clear choice for me would be lenny breau. The first part of this textcd contains lennys guitar workshop dealing with building the blues.
Bluesette cannon ball rag the claw days of wine and roses freight train georgia on my mind it could happen to you oscars. Lenny breau fingerstyle jazz by lenny breau book and. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. And if nat adderlybrother of cannonball adderly of jazz saxophone was correct when he stated, music is friendship, then lenny breau would make a perfect one. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. None of the late lenny breaus immediate winnipeg family will attend a performance of 5 oclock bells. The onehour feature was produced in montreal by john klepko. Bluesette was written by harmonica player toots thielemans.
Please put together a book bundle of lenny breau transcriptions. Bluesette for guitar tablature, intermediate sheet music. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Many of the recordings and books are being added to the regular collection, cataloged in the unt libraries online catalog, and allowed to circulate. Jan 31, 2017 lenny breau is the greatest guitar player in the world. Listen to your favorite songs from the velvet touch of lenny breau live. Life and love with the worlds worst dog by john grogan and the winter ghosts by.
Throughout lenny breau trio there seems to be a total vibrating warmth delivered through the strings of lenny s guitar. Guitar chet atkins called lenny breau 19411984 the greatest guitarist who ever walked the face of the earth. Best of lenny breau guitar recorded versions by lenny. She said it was a coke dealer who was close to lenny but shed never met him except to talk to him by phone when he was trying to locate lenny. Lenny breau canada jazz canadas finest jazz artists. I want you to know that this play is nothing more than exploitation of lenny and my children. He is a young man with a musically inquisitive mind for new thoughts and devices that give his playing a refreshing and commanding quality. Shortly after lennys untimely death in 1984, the guitar disappeared, along with lennys widow, never to be seen again.
Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar tab on the web. Jazz guitarist, beloved by his peers, whose haunting fingerpicking style stemmed from his country. The first part contains lennys guitar workshop dealing with building the blues. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Best of lenny breau for guitar recorded versions tab sheet. This folio features 12 notefornote transcriptions of breaus impressive and intricate guitar playing over the course of his career. None of the late lenny breau s immediate winnipeg family will attend a performance of 5 oclock bells. It was adapted from bluesette norman gimbel and toots thielemans. The first part contains lenny s guitar workshop dealing with building the blues.
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