This is another example of Lenny Breau's unique and unbelievable 'vision' of the guitar. The pianistic approach, playing melody and chord at the same time, is very clear here. This is also due to the seventh string (on top, tuned as high A) which allows him a wider range. Anyway, as we can see in the other post, this approach has been with him since the beginning, using a normal six string instrument. Every Breau's fan is waiting for a DVD release of the documentary ' The Genius of Lenny Breau' produced and created by Lenny's daughter, Emily Hughes (you can see parts of it on Youtube). For now, we have a stellar guitar meeting here. Hope you enjoy it.
I love this. The combination of worldclass playing with an almost childlike enthusiasm apparent in their smiling faces is just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI have the Farlow video and it's fantastic, but i didn't know that the Breau movie's not available on DVD. Thought it's just hard to get.