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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 23-MAY-1995

Track Listing

1. Quiccan, for guitar quartet
2. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: Theme: Friends
3. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: L'istesso tempo: Adagio
4. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: Tempo 01
5. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: Quasi Passacaglia
6. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: Lento ma sempre stringendo/Temo 1-Quasi Fugue
7. Labyrinth (on a theme of Led Zeppelin), for guitar quartet: Conculsion
8. Pacific Coast Highway, for guitar quartet
9. Shenandoah, folk song
10. Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra: Simple Gifts
11. Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra: Corral Nocturne
12. Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra: Hoe-Down
13. Bantu, for guitar quartet
14. Jumpin' at the Woodside
15. Red, White, Black 'n' Blue, for guitar quartet: Black 'n' Red
16. Red, White, Black 'n' Blue, for guitar quartet: Black 'n' White
17. Red, White, Black 'n' Blue, for guitar quartet: Black 'n' Blue
18. The Black Horse Troop, march for band

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107247 in Music
• Brand: LA GUITAR QT.
• Released on: 1995-05-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

The best LAGQ cd. Period.
This was and is such a remarkable disk, nothing has yet come close to match it's mix of styles and songs. It definitively marked the quartet's goal to step beyond the traditional classical into an adventurous realm of jazz, rock, african, americana, and even tossing in a little humor, without becoming "crossover" or "world music" as they now have. York's compositions "Quiccan" and "Bantu" move convincingly/decisively, unlike his drifting, overly subtle style of late. "Labyrinth" is such a great piece, I wish Ian Krouse would compose an entire cd for the group (his "Folia Variations" on their Evening in Granada" cd is also great). The Copland arrangement is full of energy and the Basie and Sousa pieces are just plain fun. This was the reason everyone started talking about this group, which makes it all the more sad they're going the direction they are now. Come back! Come back!

A successful marriage between classical guitar & pop forms.
The L.A.G.Q.'s wide ranging abilities are well represented in this eclectic collection of twentieth century music. Ian Krouse's Labyrinth is a striking, intense homage to Led Zeppelin. His characteristic use of hammering dissonances resolve masterfully into fun, driving, bluesy rock passages. Andrew York's Bantu is a perfect platform for the quartet's ability to utilize the guitars extended techniques. The piece opens with all four members playing different rhythms and timbres on the body of the guitar. Each member then drops out of his rhythmic pattern and into a harmonic framework, one at a time, until all four members are doing so. The piece is concluded in a retrograde of the same pattern. One may question a guitar quartet's ability to do justice to the dynamic nature of Aaron Copland's Simple Gifts, but this outstanding performance should put such concerns to rest. Each piece on this disc is executed with the kind of exuberance and taste for which the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has become known.

Great blend of styles
Muddy Waters meets Led Zeppelin, Aaron Copeland, John Phillip Sousa, and Baroque masters for sometimes soothing and sometimes exciting variations on familiar themes. An incredibly talented group, the LAGQ brings new life and understanding to these favorites. A solid offering from these talented guitarists.