''Five O'Clock Bells'' is a studio album by Canadian jazz guitarist
Lenny Breau
Leonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used finger ...
that was released in 1979.
History
After signing a three-album deal with Gene Rosenthal for Adelphi Records, Breau recorded enough material for this over a few months in 1977. Rosenthal produced the first sessions which would become ''Five O'Clock Bells''. Subsequent releases from these sessions were ''Mo' Breau'' and ''Last Sessions''.
[Forbes-Robert, Ron. (2006). ''One Long Tune: the life and music of Lenny Breau''. Denton, TX. University of North Texas Press. .]
Originally released on
LP in 1979, it was reissued in 1987 on the Genes label and again reissued along with ''
Mo' Breau''.
Reception
In his review for
Allmusic
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, music critic Michael G. Nastos wrote "Guitar students, this is your homework — find this album."
Track listing
#"
Days of Wine and Roses" (
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
) – 4:37
#"Toronto" (Lenny Breau) – 5:46
#"Amy (For Cinde)" (Breau) – 2:26
#"Other Places, Other Times" (Breau) – 4:22
#"Five O'Clock Bells" (Breau) – 3:15
#"Little Blues" (Breau) – 3:44
#"
My Funny Valentine" (
Richard Rodgers) – 6:12
#"Visions" (
McCoy Tyner
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...
) – 6:08
Personnel
*Lenny Breau – guitar, vocals on "Five O'Clock Bells"
References
External links
lennybreau.com discography entry
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Lenny Breau albums
1979 albums
Adelphi Records albums