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Lenny Breau, Don Francks, and Ian Henstridge - Bach Minuet

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Uploaded by on Oct 7, 2006

This is an excerpt from a 1963 documentary on the jazz scene in Canada. The film was a spotlight on the Toronto Jazz Festival that year. Here Lenny Breau, Don Francks, and Ian Henstridge (known simply as "Three") are seen rehearsing a jazz version of a Bach Minuet. Lenny is only 21 years old in this footage.

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  • So I did some digging and found the piece in question. It's the Menuet in Bach's French Suite No. 2, BWV 813. IMSLP has some good, clean manuscripts of the entire suite.

  • @wckoek I have verified that this is, in fact, NOT BWV Anh.132. I've played that piece (and Anh.114) a ton and neither sound anything like this. It definitely fits the Magdalena minuet mold, though. There aren't many transcriptions of the others so I'm going through the harpsichord manuscript (with soprano clef!) to find the one that matches. Anyone that recognizes it, please chime in!

  • @berflatz

    Hey thanks for the reply, i had to delve into "one long tune" to find out and thought the same. I freakin love the sound of this guitar! kinda ghetto but not at the same time..

  • @streetlightcollusion

    probably a Gibson ES-125

  • what kind of guitar is Lenny playing here?

  • Thanks for posting the entire documentary. I lost count of all the e-mails back and forth with Emily... glad that this work is finally available in its entire form.

  • I'm a Lenny Breau fanatic, I'm in love with the guy, I started a therapy group for people like me...... Lenny was so hot...I'd be equally honoured if you joined the group and shared some of your personal feelings on Lenny, for those who are equally warped and deranged.

  • Sooo beautiful, i wish there was a complete recording.

    what kind of guitar is Lenny playing?

  • what an unbelievable piece of footage. Thanks for posting

  • This is very nice. Don Francks would be impressed with the kind words. Morgan you certainly are proud of your grandpa. He is truly extra-ordinary.

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