Lenny Breau: Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau Live -1969 RCA First Pressing Stereo LP

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1969 RCA Victor Orange Label Frist Pressing Stereo Release of Bandleader/Composer/Guitar Master Lenny Breau Entitled the Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau-Live!, Produced by Danny Davis & Ronny Light, Recording Engineer Is Grover Helsey, Liner Notes by Johnny Smith, Album Recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California  - "An outstanding jazz improviser who performed on both acoustic and electric guitars, Lenny Breau's right hand drew on classical, flamenco, and country (Travis/Atkins) finger-picking techniques. He was among the first guitarists to digest the impressionistic, post-bop chord voicings of pianist Bill Evans. Breau developed the ability to simultaneously comp chords and improvise single-string melodies, creating the illusion of two guitarists playing together. His facility with artificial harmonics remains the envy of many guitarists. Late in his career, Breau began using a seven-string guitar that extended the instrument's range in the upper register. Breau's early RCA recordings are eclectic and technically dazzling. His later work is less flashy, but communicates on a deeper level. Born to Canadian country music singers, Lenny Breau started out playing country in a sophisticated manner. Chet Atkins himself helped Breau get an RCA recording contract in 1968. However, Breau's jazz-oriented style and remarkable technique quickly caused him to be uncategorizable. Problems with drugs made his career erratic and he is now considered an underground guitar legend. A new label (Guitararchives) was formed in 1995 specifically to release private tapes of his performances." - "Recorded live at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California, The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau: Live! features a trio setting of Breau on electric guitar, Reg Kelln on drums, and Ron Halldorson on electric bass. Musically, the record runs the gamut from jazz, pop, and blues to Indian music. Breau's ability to play chords, melody, and a bassline simultaneously has to be heard to be believed." - Sensational Personnel for the Trio Features Legendary Composer Lenny Breau on Electric Guitar, the Talented Ron Haldorson on Electric Bass and Reg Kellin on Drums! - Selections on Side 1 Are Lenny Breau's Tuning Time, the Pyotr Il-Yich Tchaikovsky/John Digges Song No Greater Love at 6 Minutes 37 Seconds, Jerry Reed's the Claw, the Lenny Breau Penned Indian Reflections for Ravi, the Merle Travis Classic That's All & Original Lenny Breau Composition Blues Theme - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of the Josef Zawinul Standard Mercy Mercy Mercy, the Lenny Breau Penned Spanjazz, the Jean Thielemans Song Bluesette at 6:00 Even, the Ric Marlow/Robert William Scott Classic a Taste of Honey and Lenny Breau's Blues Theme #2 - Used Copy, Cover Very Good++ Still in Plastic Sealant Wrapper, Record Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Product Code LSP-4199 - California Residents Add 10.25% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -