Five O'Clock Bells
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| Five O'Clock Bells | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 1977, January 1978 | |||
| Studio | Blank Tape Recording Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Adelphi | |||
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| Lenny Breau chronology | ||||
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Five O'Clock Bells is a studio album by Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau that was released in 1979.[1]
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.[2]
Originally released on LP in 1979, it was reissued in 1987 on the Genes label and again reissued along with Mo' Breau.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat |  [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, music critic Michael G. Nastos wrote "Guitar students, this is your homework — find this album."[1]
DownBeat assigned the album 4 stars.[4] Reviewer Douglas Clark wrote, "This is an unusual album. Maybe it’s eccentric, and its certainly idiosyncratic, but it’s worth hearing for Breau’s homespun approach and techniques".[4]
Track listing
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini) – 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) – 6:08
