The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1

The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 is an album by Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau and clarinetist Brad Terry that was released in 1986.

The Living Room Tapes, Volume 1
Studio album by Lenny Breau
Released	1986
Recorded	October 1978 – January 1982
Studio	Maine
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:40
Label	Living Room
Lenny Breau chronology
Quietude (1985) The Living Room Tapes, Volume 1 (1986) Last Sessions (1988)

History

Both solo and duet performances are included in these sessions. They were recorded at the home of Brad Terry in Maine on an informal basis, although both Breau and Terry had discussed commercially releasing the recordings. They were released by Terry after Breau's death.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Writing for Allmusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote in his review: "...the spontaneous jams give Breau a real opportunity to stretch out. The majority of the seven selections are standards and they feature Breau and the unknown Terry in top form."

Reissues

• The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 was reissued on CD in 1988 by Musical Heritage Society Records.
• The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 was reissued on CD in 1995 by DOS Records.
• The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 was remastered and reissued with additional tracks from The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 2 in 2004 by Art of Life Records as The Complete Living Room Tapes.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Blues for Carole" (Lenny Breau, Brad Terry) – 9:04
2. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 7:45
3. "You Needed Me" (Randy Goodrum) – 5:06

Side two

1. "The Claw" (Jerry Reed) – 3:00
2. "Once I Had A Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:47
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 6:23
4. "Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:18

Personnel

• Lenny Breau – guitar
• Brad Terry – clarinet

External links

• lennybreau.com discography entry
• Art of Life Records web site
• All About Jazz reissue announcement for The Complete Living Room Tapes