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Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau
Studio album by Lenny Breau
Released	April 2, 1968
Recorded	Nashville, TN
Genre	Jazz, post-Bop
Length	47:44
Label	RCA
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Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau is am album by American jazz guitarist Lenny Breau, first released in 1968.¹

His major-label debut, Breau had befriended Chet Atkins which resulted in Lenny's first two LP issues on RCA. Atkins and Breau also collaborated on Standard Brands in 1981. Breau was nearly ubiquitous around Atkins' office in Nashville both during and after these two RCA releases and also played clubs regularly.²

A wide range of styles are found on this release, from bluegrass to pop and jazz standards to Hank Williams and The Beatles.

Guitar Sounds was re-released on CD in 2005 by Wounded Bird Records. The re-issue includes one bonus track, "Call Me".

Track listing

1. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) – 2:29
2. "Taranta" (Lenny Breau) – 6:51
3. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 4:31
4. "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:12
5. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:21
6. "Monday, Monday" (John Philips) – 2:30
7. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:53
8. "Freight Train" (P. James, F. Williams) – 3:31
9. "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams) – 4:44
10. "Music to Watch Girls By" (Sid Ramin, Tony Velona) – 4:29
11. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 4:13

Personnel

• Lenny Breau–guitar
• Reg Kelin – drums
• Ronnie Halldorson – bass

References

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