Live at Donte's [Live]

Lenny Breau | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: String Jazz Records
• ASIN: B00004NHA0
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #721,986 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Too Close

2. Time After Time

3. When I Fall in Love [Version 1]

4. Autumn Leaves

5. All Blues

6. Will You Still Be Mine?

7. On Green Dolphin Street

8. 24/36 Blues

9. When I Fall in Love [Version 2][*]

10. Georgia on My Mind [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live is Live, July 25, 2000

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Ronald Cid (Contreceour, Quibec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Donte's (Audio CD)

I too, was initially taken back by the sound quality of this record, then I realized that it was recorded over 30 years ago, live, and by another one of my guitar heros, John Pisano on his reel to reel tape recorder. John knew the importance of Lenny and the break-through that he created on the guitar, and attempted to capture that initial "spirit"

Yes there is crowd noise, and banter, but it also can be taken positively, as if you are "there" in the club witnessing this magic moment.

I think that it should be pointed out that many artists of that era have live albums wherein the recordings are of poor quality...for instance many Charlie Parker recordings are 100 times worse that this (including the classic "Live at Massey Hall"...but we all still listen to Bird. This leads me to my point....it's not the recording that counts...it's the music, and the music played on this record is "chicken skin" music...man! Lenny could blow!

In a day of sterile, antiseptic recordings by "lack luster" guitar players...give me this recording anytime!

Ron

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not that bad at all, June 30, 2000

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Eric L Grater (South Saint Paul, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Donte's (Audio CD)

The sound quality could be better on this recording.But given the fact that Lenny Breau was unquestionably a genius on the guitar,and lived only 42 short years,we should be thankful that these tapes were found,preserved,and made available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Gem, February 10, 2009

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Eric Loy "Eric Loy" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Donte's (Audio CD)

I concur with the two previous reviews, "Live Is Live" and "Not That Bad At All" of this rare, live Lenny Breau gem. Formerly, Lenny's recordings were hard to find and ostensibly, there wasn't much recorded of him, but Chet Atkins said that Lenny was the most recorded player ever, as people would switch on tape recorders when Lenny picked up his guitar, for they knew he wasn't long for this world.
Yea, the recording quality of this rare, live find of Lenny's isn't top quality, but it doesn't matter. If you're into the meat and potatoes of the artistry here, which is top flight, smokin', virtuoso, visionary stuff, you'll not even notice the recording quality.