'I guess what made Lenny so great was that he played flamenco very well, jazz very, very well, and he could play country because that was his roots. The guitar was very pretty however, probably the nicest I have ever seen. Leonard Harold "Lenny" Breau (guitarist) was born on August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine and passed away on August 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Holey Moley and Wow. Their music was featured in the 1962 National Film Board documentary Toronto Jazz. In the years immediately following his death, aside from the memories of friends, family members and die-hard fans, Lenny Breaus contribution to jazz guitar was overlooked and largely forgotten. A documentary entitled The Genius of Lenny Breau was produced in 1999 by Breaus daughter Emily Hughes. The musical result enthralled listeners as much for its technical complexity as the depth of its emotional expression. Lenny returned to Winnipeg and began working in various bands with Bob Erlendson and other local musicians in the thriving Winnipeg club scene. Lenny was tempted but turned the offer down and instead formed a trio called Three with bassist Eon Henstridge and singer/actor Don Francks whose novel arrangements of jazz standards formed much of the groups material. Lenny connected deeply with Evans music and would spend the next several decades transposing Evans sophisticated modern harmonic and melodic concepts onto the fretboard. Every Sunday night was a hootenany open to all. All rights reserved. At the age of three, Lenny was singing harmony with his parents on a local radio station and occasionally appearing with their stage act throughout New England. Lenny Breau. In 1957, Lennys parents moved to Canada to take a job with radio station CKY in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jazz guitarist George Benson once said of Lenny, Theres such a thing as being ahead of your time. This may well be the case because over the past twenty years there has been ample evidence the music world is catching up with Lenny Breau. Lenny Breaus lifelong passion was the creation of a beautiful, innovative guitar sound uniquely his own that would move and inspire his listeners. I put a very nice Biltoft CC on my PM200, in place of its usual Fralin Modern PAF. He did have a daughter, who revealed later in life that she wished her dad had a regular job. Hal and Bettys guitarist, Ray Couture had worked with Atkins on recording sessions for RCA records and picked up the basics of the style, which he taught to Lenny, Lenny ran with these basics and by the time the family returned to Maine in 1955 he had mastered the Atkins style. Lenny Breaus virtuosity was captured on a diverse range of important recordings spanning his short career. But by 1970 drugs clouded rather than vivified Lennys mind. Son of the legendary Lenny Breau, (whom Chet Atkins had deemed the greatest guitar player in the world), Lenny Chet Breau Jr. How many of you have heard of Lenny Breau? Breau's tragic death is just one of the aspects explored in The Genius of Lenny Breau Remembered. Through making the documentary, Hughes discovered the life of a father she never knew. Emily Hughes is a producer and director, known for The Genius of Lenny Breau Remembered (2018) and The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999). Rent it or add to your collection. A documentary entitled The Genius of Lenny Breau was produced in 1999 by Breau's daughter Emily Hughes. Biography - A Short Wiki. Along with an intimate look at the musician, it also included interviews and excerpts of him with others, including Chet Atkins, Ted Greene, George Benson . All subsequent concerts were cancelled with the exception of Vancouver where he reprised his Winnipeg performance. I had always assumed it was a drug-related thing in some way, a la Chet Baker. Along the way, he created new techniques that baffled and amazed even the most accomplished guitarists of his time. Lenny began playing guitar at the age of eight. Canadian Reflections (June 10, 1978 - present); q (June 11, 2013 - present); The Filmmakers (July 22, 2017 - present); Hot Docs at Home (April 2020 - present); Movie Night in Canada (March 14, 2020 - present); Undisrupted (2021); Comedy series. His death under mysterious circumstances cut short a life dedicated to transcending the apparent limitations of the guitar to create a sublimely expressive musical voice that was uniquely his own. Featuring archival footage, and interviews with Chet Atkins, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Andy Summers, Randy Bachman and Steve Vai. LOS ANGELES -- Guitarist Lenny Breau, found dead in the swimming pool of his apartment building last Sunday, was strangled and his death has been ruled a homicide, the Coroner's Office disclosed Friday. In 1963 and 1964, Breau appeared at David Ingrams Fourth Dimension at 2000 Pembina Highway in Fort Garry, a suburb of Winnipeg. [1] His francophone parents, Harold Breau and Betty Cody, were professional country and western musicians who performed and recorded from the mid-1930s until the mid-1970s. Unbelievable. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, SIGN UP to receive updates on news and merchandise. This documentary inspired me to write the biography, One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau (University of North Texas Press, 2006). In 1995, Randy Bachman, a fellow Winnipegger and long-time fan of Lennys formed Guitarchives, a recording company devoted to finding, remastering and distributing Lenny Breaus unreleased or out-of-print recordings. Rent it or add to your collection. He also recorded for Adelphi Records in New York City. Thats their dad.". His two RCA albums sold poorly. Their shows were radio broadcast live on Winnipeg's CKY on Saturday mornings from remote locations.[3][4]. Bruce Weber's portrayal of Chet with his docu-drama about his life made Chet Baker suicidal. She was predeceased by her father, Lenny, and is survived by her mother, Valerie, and her brother, Chet Breau. Part of what I love about him is he maintains that raw blues feeling without a lot of window dressing. These interpretations possess those elusive qualities that make solo performance so compelling. Their music was featured in the 1962 National Film Board documentary Toronto Jazz. ', Breau was born in Auburn, Maine, to parents who were country and western singers. He was inebriated when he took the stage and delivered a disastrous performance. At the age of eleven, Lenny had a life-changing experience when he heard a Chet Atkins instrumental on the radio. He was 43 years old. Personality. He blended jazz, folk, classical, flamenco and came up with his own style. 4:31. Atkins was then Vice President of RCA Records and immediately offered Lenny a recording contract. Well Im not going to let them forget about Lenny Breau. That was horrible. Do you constantly hear music playing in your head? Officially, Lennys murder remains unsolved. Lennys musical style and career had gathered momentum throughout the 1960s. Unbelievable. He led a trio at the Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in Los Angeles in the 1960s, and at the time of his death was performing and giving weekly seminars at Donte's, a jazz nightclub in the North Hollywood district. I'm thinking melody, but I'm also thinking of a background. Lenny Breau (4) Lenny Bruce (2) Lenny White (2) Leo Sayer (11) Leon Bridges (3) . [3] Every Sunday night was a party open to all. He had fantastic humour. Jewel and Lennys relationship was tumultuous and difficult. Genetically, I have tons of musical background in my life. The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999) is a captivating documentary on one of the greatest yet largely unknown guitarists ever to pick up the instrument. The material ranged from jazz, pop and country standards to flamenco, folk and Indian-influenced music. Born and raised in a poor family on a ranch called. 70,116 listeners. The 43-year-old Canadian guitarist, revered by such colleagues as Chet Atkins, was found dead at the Wilshire-area apartment building where he lived with his wife and daughter. But when you listen to him play, you hear what kind of guy he really is. Choosing an Archtop for Pasquale-esque tone. [3][4] Three performed in Toronto, Ottawa, and New York City. But as his close friend and band mate Ron Halldorson put it Lenny was successful in the ways that mattered to himin the ways that matter to real musicians. Halldorsons point is well-taken. Between 1968 and 1983 he made a series of recordings that are among the most influential guitar albums of the century. Lennys feelings about family life spilled over to his child. She also wanted to honor his memory by helping others who face drug and alcohol addiction. NONE of the late Lenny Breau's immediate Winnipeg family will attend a performance of 5 O'Clock Bells. He lived in various Canadian cities until 1976 when he returned to the United States. The electric guitar was made by Kirk Sand, also with the first string being a high A. MaiselLuke Kirby portrays Lenny Bruce my sweet neice Jackie Lewandowski pic.twitter.com/R4iEbMUr7d, But she added, He was also a complex individual with a lot on his plate. . Performing alongside many of Canadas finest musicians over the years, he has also had the opportunity to play with the likes of Randy Bachman and Joe Pass. Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. Breau is now getting the attention he deserves. Current programming Anthology series. Nearly two years ago, Lenny Chet Breau found himself in the hospital with his life hanging in the balance. Guitarchives releases, including Boy Wonder (compiled from tapes made of Lenny at Event Records) and Live at Bourbon Street were well-promoted and began to spawn a new fan base for Lennys music. Breau made about eight albums under his own name and played on records by other jazz greats. Kids would say, Your daddys a bad man. Kids were not allowed to play with me, she said. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his inner freedom, because, obviously, on the outside there were a lot of trainwrecks going on. If there were no witnesses or any other evidence, under US law, the, After a disastrous Canadian tour during which, in 1957, and their new band travelled and performed around the city and province as the, http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/3576/index.do. The Lenny Breau Memorial Scholarship has been established to honor Lenny's musical legacy through the perpetuation of the study of musical performance or related of musical pursuit. In October of 1968, they celebrated the birth of their daughter, Emily who a little more than thirty years later would make a much-heralded documentary about her enigmatic father. There was, however, a less positive consequence of his child-like demeanor. Thanks, guys. He (Brault) can do whatever he wants to do.". He could sing. Duke Photography, formerly called Duke University Photography, was the official photographic service of Duke University. 2023 Lenny Breau. "The autopsy" proved that he was strangled????? During the next three years, Lenny played guitar on hundreds of CBC dates featuring music ranging from contemporary pop to straight ahead jazz. It wasnt stirring up sexual feelings. on RCA, accompanied by fellow Winnipegers Ron Halldorson and Reg Kelln. Chalino Sanchez. In some ways he was a sophisticated young man who had seen and experienced more of the world than most of his peers. Born in 1941 in Maine, USA, Lenny's parents were Harold "Hal Lone Pine" Breau and Betty Cody: professional country and western musicians. A new Westbrook restaurant named in his honor, a Canadian music award nomination last year and a planned . Thanks also for the contact names. I wonder where those recordings ever ended up. Their son began playing guitar at the age of eight. My publisher told me about it and said I had a right to know what they are saying. Click here to learn more about the project. One of the first people to give Lennys career a hand up was George Sukornyk, a music lover, lawyer and business entrepreneur who had driven from Toronto to his hometown of Winnipeg at the urging of a friend who had seen Lenny perform at the Stage Door. Lenny Chet Breau is a virtuoso of the guitar, and a veteran of the Manitoban music scene. I am familiar with the technique just didn't know it had a name. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com, Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper. The Duke Photography Records include many of the original He is survived by his wife, Jewel, and daughter Dawn Rose Marie, 3. Anyone's Daughter (23) Apocalyptica (17) Ara Ketu (14) . We were given the right as a public charity and a501(c)(3)non-for-profit and what we do is provide treatment for those who are in the throes of addiction to drugs and alcohol, who do not have the money to get treatment or the insurance to do so. The Signatures or the Broadways - whatever material/gauge you prefer! During this time, he had custom 7-string guitars made, one classical and one electric. In 1999, Lennys daughter Emily Hughes put together a well-researched, detailed and artfully wrought documentary chronicling the life and music of her father, which appeared on the Bravo network. Around 1959 Lenny Breau left his parents country band after his father slapped him in the face for using jazz improvisations on stage, and sought out local jazz musicians, performing at Winnipeg venues including Rando Manor and the Stage Door. Who killed Lenny Breau? This conundrum is perhaps best understood by looking at the life, times and character of Lenny Breau, who at an early age dedicated himself to the passionate pursuit of a unique musical voice. The person I emailed was Joan A. Gallo, VP. When you saw him play you couldnt believe all that music was coming out of him. It wasnt the prurient interest. Lenny incorporated both styles into his evolving approach to solo guitar playing. She gets him into her cab and takes him back to her apartment where he sleeps off his intoxication in her childrens bedroom. limCRMZD1Ec TZKUcGTmvos&feature=related This is an excerpt from the. Breau's wife, Jewel, was the chief suspect, but she was not charged. Most of his albums were either out-of-print or difficult to find. His studio recordings have also been reissued. To help my father was all about love, he was all about kindness. Breaus fully matured technique was a combination of Atkins and Travis fingerpicking and Sabicas-influenced flamenco, highlighted by extraordinary right-hand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics. No progress in 80 years of jazz guitar building? Lenny had met Jewel Glasscock in Nashville in 1980 and the pair married a year later. Cheers Lennys wife, Jewel, became their main suspect. Interesting. Harold Breau and Rita Cotbetter known by their stage names as Hal Lone Pine and Betty Codyhad already achieved considerable regional success as Country and Western performers when their first son, Leonard Harold Breau, was born in Auburn, Maine on August 5th, 1941. Lenny was now left to his own meagre resources to manage a career that was rapidly failing. The trio recorded two albums for RCA: Guitar Sounds of Lenny Breau, which Chet Atkins produced in 1968, and its follow-up, The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau Live! I'm just saying, you can't imagine how chet reacted after it was released because he was dead by then. Doug. Lenny took up guitar at the age of nine or ten while living in Maritime Canada where his parents had relocated for professional reasons. One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau by Ron Forbes-Roberts (University of North . It was narrated by Breau's son, Chet. Breaus fully matured technique was a combination of Atkins and Travis fingerpicking and Sabicas-influenced flamenco, highlighted by extraordinary right-hand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics. [12] Breau often adapted Evans's compositions, such as "Funny Man", for guitar. From the mid to late 1940s they played summer engagements in southern New Brunswick, advertising their performances by playing free programs on radio station CKCW Moncton. But it was not to be. Three years after His debut album -25-50, Adriano Maria is back with his hit It's Me made up of eleven instrumental tracks . At the time, no company made a string that could be tuned to the high A on his classical guitar. Just kidding, actually I just play the melody over and over, gradually accumulating errors until it turns into Got it, and thank you. He was striving to accomplish what he wanted to do as a player. This attitude did not endear him to RCA or his manager Dee Drew. Plus, he was an incredible guitar player. It includes interviews with Chet Atkins, Ted Greene, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Leonard Cohen, and Randy Bachman, as well as family members. After Lennys death and later in life, Kitty grew to admire and respect her fathers work. St. Germain wishes his killer would be found. Most of Lenny income during this period came from teaching privately and at The Guitar Institute of Technology alongside well-established jazz icons such as Howard Roberts and Joe Pass. My brother is really into his stuff, I find it interesting. No, the autopsy found he had been strangled. However, he is revered by many of the worlds greatest guitarists, many of whom have adapted Breaus signature techniqueschordal harmonics chief among theminto their own styles. Leonard Harold Breau, guitarist, singer, composer (born 5 August 1941 in Auburn, ME; died 12 August 1984 in Los Angeles, CA). Leonard Harold Lenny Breau (guitarist) was born on August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine and passed away on August 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Your contribution of $10, $25 or more will allow the Free Press to deepen our reporting on theatre, dance, music and galleries while also ensuring the broadest possible audience can access our arts journalism. Francks dissolved the group when he was offered an acting role in a major stage production. These albums have been continuously in print longer than any other of Lennys recordings. Lennys francophone parents, Harold Hal Lone Pine Breau and Betty Cody (ne Cot), were professional country and western musicians who performed and recorded from the mid-1930s until (in Hal Breaus case) the mid-1970s. Jewel and Lenny's relationship was tumultuous and difficult. Or All, when I am playing pantonally. When he was not on the road with Hal and Betty, he worked as a studio musician at Event Records in WestBrook, Maine, accompanying older musicians such as future country music star Dick Curless. [5] He sought out local jazz musicians, performing at Winnipeg venues Rando Manor and the Stage Door. I actually KNOW who killed him. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, SIGN UP to receive updates on news and merchandise. I had always assumed it was a drug-related thing in some way, a la Chet Baker. In later years, Lennys inability to look after himself would be a burden for him, particularly when his personal problems sometimes alienated those he relied on for help. After a stint at Bourbon Street in 1980, Lenny flew to Winnipeg to kick off a five-city Canadian tour in large, soft-seat venues. Chet Atkins called Lenny Breau (1941-1984) "the greatest guitarist who ever walked the face of the earth.". By using a seven-string guitar and approaching the guitar like a piano, he opened up possibilities for the instrument. Lenny jumped at the chance to meet and play with Farlow, who had influenced him as a young musician. Lenny, however, was shaken over legal hassles with his ex-wife Valerie. His parents were country singer Hal "Lone Pine" Breau and yodeler Betty Cody (Cot). Richard Lewis talks About Lenny Bruce at the national comedy center pic.twitter.com/HmIgtbMsnR, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 Will Begin to Explore What Led to Lenny Bruces Death, So, I started the Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation in 2008, she shared. From the mid to late 1940s they played summer engagements in southern New Brunswick, Canada, advertising their performances playing free programs on radio station CKCW Moncton. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used fingerstyle techniques not often used in jazz guitar. He immersed himself in the citys thriving jazz scene, jamming at various clubs with Winnipegs best jazz musicians. But she honors his memory today, helping many who face drug and alcohol abuse. Breau is getting back on stage, spiritually stronger and 200 pounds lighter. BECOME AN ARTS JOURNALISM SUPPORTER NONE of the late Lenny Breaus immediate Winnipeg family will attend a performance of 5 OClock Bells. These years were spent performing, teaching, and writing for Guitar Player magazine. Is someone asleep at the wheel or something? Holey Moley and Wow. Lenny Breau died at age 43, not too shabby. With Sukornyks help, Lenny found his way into the Toronto jazz scene and immediately impressed local musicians. For the next five years Lenny moved sporadically from one Canadian city to another, playing small gigs where and when he could find them. How to get help:In the U.S., contact theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationhelpline at 1-800-662-4357. True to form, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel writers knitted Lennys real-life into fiction. :nonchalance: This was my experience with the 1979 175/CC also. Chet Atkins once called Lenny the greatest guitar player in the world. I screwed this poll up, it should have been public. The coroner reported that he had been strangled. Interesting. His second album, a blues EP recorded with his newly formed band, The Lenny Chet Breau Band, was released in 2016. A documentary entitled "The Genius of Lenny Breau" was produced in 1999 by his daughter Emily Hughes. Thats the definition of obscenity.. As a child, he performed on Vancouver radio doing imitations of singers. Jeannie Mills (39), was a female early defector from the Peoples Temple along with her husband and teenage daughter, who were all murdered on 26 February 1980 in front of their Berkeley, California home. FWIW, I think the next frontier ought to be making guitars that compare favorably to high quality current production out of reclaimed/recycled materials via low carbon-footprint processes with non On the CC pickup. Down 70,971 this week. While living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where they performed on radio station CHAB, Lenny and his father had a falling out when Lenny injected jazz riffs into Hals country routine. Ask his Daughter who she thought was responsible. Bowled over by Lennys playing, Rosenthal offered him a recording contract on the spot. A year later, at Chet Atkins urging, Lenny returned to Nashville and began playing a nightly restaurant gig that Atkins had arranged for him. His music was captured on a handful of recordings that sold poorly during his lifetime but are now considered by guitar aficionados to be among the most important and groundbreaking guitar recordings ever made: masterworks of fingerstyle jazz guitar that are an enduring testimony to Lenny Breaus musical brilliance. Anderson . Dudley DoRight didn't get his man, it would seem. He was also a fixture in Winnipeg jazz and folk clubs, honing his eclectic solo style as well as working with other musicians. "He was a very loving father," she told NPR. IMO, Chet felt horrible about the whole thing and the way it was portrayed and I think that made him suicidal. Considering the sublime music that he gave us, he clearly realized his goal. No progress in 80 years of jazz guitar building? The hum was so bad a low B would beat against it. February 11, 1997 9 Songs, 52 minutes 1997 Guitarchives Music Inc. As Lenny was so humbly . These were all significant accomplishments for the young guitarist at this early point in his career. "[citation needed], He had two custom seven-string guitars made, one classical and one electric. Holey Moley and Wow. Some are pressed spruce and some are maple laminate. They include 1999's The Genius of Lenny Breau , which received a Gemini Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and was in recently remastered and reissued; and Hughes' 2018 follow-up, The . Take a look for yourselves and imagine how Chet reacted after it was released. The Breau family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1957, and their new band travelled and performed around the city and province as the CKY Caravan. They recorded a live album at the Village Vanguard in New York City and appeared on the Jackie Gleason and Joey Bishop television shows.[3]. It took a lot of guts for him to play that way. Erlendson and Lenny began playing a regular nightly gig at the Stage Door jazz club where Lenny developed his jazz chops and applied the jazz theory Erlendson was teaching him. Tonalities per take? After starting playing guitar at age 8, Lenny ended up being the lead guitarist for his parent's band at the age of 14. 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