I recently rekindled my love affair with the great Lenny Breau after re-listening to one of the first guitar albums I can remember pulling out of my dad's stack of cds, "The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau". It's a live trio album where Lenny touches on different genres, tempos, moods, picking styles, he plays spanish, blues, classical, indian, jazz, he plays guitar, he sings, and I wouldn't be surprised if he played bass and drums. Lenny is one of the most under-credited guitarists in my opinion, but I have a sneaking suspicion that if you mentioned his name to any great guitar player post 1960 they'd have some words to say about Canada's contribution to the guitar community. Take a look at this excerpt from a biographical documentary about Lenny called "Genius of Lenny Breau" and let me know what you think. It doesn't matter if you chicken pick, shred, or play the blues, this guy is bound to hit a chord.
Note: If this is the first you're hearing of Lenny Breau pick up "the Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau". But the truth is, listen to anything Lenny plays and you'll be converted.
