LENNY BREAU

Description: Lenny Breau: "Swingin' on a Seven-String" CD (Art of Life AL1013-2) Lenny Breau: Acoustic Seven-String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals Buddy Emmons: Pedal Steel Guitar Jim Ferguson: Acoustic Bass Kenny Malone: Drums Songs: Back In Indiana You Needed Me Bonaparte's Retreat I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You I Love You Because Please Release Me Blue Moon Of Kentucky She Thinks I Still Care I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Anytime Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain * * Bonus Track - Previously Unreleased."Swingin' on a Seven-String" was recorded on August 12th & 25th in 1982 and originally released in 1984 as "When Lightn' Strikes" on LP. In addition to being the last studio album that Lenny Breau recorded before his untimely death in 1984, "Swingin' on a Seven-String" also remains as the only studio recordings of his seven-string acoustic guitar playing. In addition to the five tracks featuring Lenny and acoustic bassist Jim Ferguson performing duets, Lenny is joined by pedal steel guitar legend Buddy Emmons and drummer Kenny Malone on the remaining quartet tracks. Eight of the eleven tracks feature Lenny on seven-string acoustic guitar, while the other three tracks feature Lenny on six-string electric guitar. All tracks have been digitally remastered from the original analog master tapes using 24-bit digital technology. The CD also features one previously unreleased bonus track, "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain". The 12-page booklet includes extensive liner notes by author Ron Forbes-Roberts as well as commentary from Buddy Emmons and Jim Ferguson.Liner NotesI first met Lenny Breau in the early eighties. We were introduced by the late guitarist, Richard Cotton, who was one of Lenny's biggest fans and sponsors. Richard often provided for Lenny's basic needs when he was visiting Nashville. Richard had booked some performance dates for Lenny in local venues and asked me to join him. Playing with Lenny, particularly in a duo setting, was always a wonderful challenge. We might be floating along on a lovely 4/4 treatment of a well-known song when suddenly Lenny would go out of tempo and play it as a waltz for a chorus or two. As I recall, he did just that on You Needed Me, the lovely Anne Murray melody included in this collection of Country standards. Sometimes he'd take a left turn and play the melody with a Classical guitar treatment for 8 bars or so. I remember hearing a recording that Chet Atkins had of Lenny playing the old song, Freight Train. He covered so many musical styles in just a few choruses of that timeworn melody. I was always amazed and amused at his spontaneous imagination and on-the-fly compositional skills. One story I was told was that Lenny grew up listening to Chet Atkins and Bill Evans, the wonderful Jazz pianist. He was certainly a beautiful collage of many musical influences, but he melded all those into his own unmistakable voice. I'll be forever grateful for the opportunities I had to work with Lenny. Despite his personal struggles I found him to be a sensitive and warm-hearted person as well as a giving musician. I miss him dearly. Jim Ferguson Selected Quotations "I was fortunate to have worked with Lenny on several occasions prior to this album, both live and in the studio; but what made this so special to me was Lenny's personal invitation to be a part of it. He was, is, and will always be an inspiration." Buddy Emmons “Playing with Lenny was always a surprise, but it was always fun!” Kenny Malone All content copyright © 2000 - 2019 Art of Life Records, LLC

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Location: Moncks Corner, South Carolina

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