“What I'm trying to do is make impressions. I think of myself as a colourist, adding different colours and shades by using different techniques and touching the guitar in different ways. I'd like to play sounds you can see if you've got your eyes closed.” MusicGuitarSensoryAcoustic GuitarClosed EyesSensory Impressions Author:Lenny Breau
“I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs” RunningMusicRecordsJazzSlow DownAnalyzingSlowingPlaying Jazz Author:Lenny Breau
“I also became inspired by impressionist painters such as Renoir, and wanted to do the same sort of thing with music-portray whatever mood strikes me the way Keith Jarrett does on piano.” WayDoeWantedMusicInspiredStrikesMoodPainterPianoKeithImpressionistsRenoir Author:Lenny Breau
“My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around.” MadeCountryMusicRecordsFolksPerformersGuitarist Author:Lenny Breau
“Bob Erlendson, a local piano player, taught me chord structure and which scales go along with them. Later, I began listening to [pianists] Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner. Then I got interested in [saxophonist] John Coltrane.” MusicPlayerTaughtListeningBillsStructureScalesLocalsPianoBobChordsPianistColtrane Author:Lenny Breau
