| Minors Aloud | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August 7–8, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Pete's Place, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:36 | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
| Producer | Michael Melford | |||
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Minors Aloud (subtitled Buddy Emmons with Lenny Breau) is an album by American pedal steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and Canadian guitarist Lenny Breau that was released in 1978. [1]
Minors Aloud was digitally remastered and reissued on CD by Art of Life in 2005 and includes a 6-page booklet, original and new liner notes and a copy of the lead sheet for the title track handwritten by Breau himself. [2]
In his liner notes for the reissue, Emmons states: "... producer Mike Melford asked me if I would be interested in recording with Lenny Breau. My response was a quick yes but on the condition that Lenny would be the featured artist and I'd be listed as a guest... I learned later that Lenny hadn't been told anything about the project other than to just show up. With a few days preparation and a little polish to the arrangements, this would have been a different album. For better or worse we'll never know, but I do know the solos were spontaneous, the energy level was fantastic, and we all had a great time getting there." [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
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