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Sergio Assad, Chet / Bryant, Boudleaux Atkins, Matthew Dunne
LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Black Icarus, for 4 guitars & percussion (after Ralph Towner's Icarus) - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Towner, Ralph
2. B & B, for 4 guitars & double bass - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, York, Andrew
3. We Know You Know: Reverie for Mahavishnu, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Head, Brian
4. Pluck, Strum and Hammer, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Johanson, Bryan
5. Letter from Home - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Metheny, Pat
6. Uarekena, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Assad, Sergio
7. Aire para un D?a (Mood for a Day) - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Howe, Steve
8. Gypsy Flower, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Dunne, Matthew
9. Pop, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, York, Andrew
10. El Baile de Luis Alonso, zarzuela - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Gim?nhez, Jer?nimo
11. Lament and Wake - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Hirschelman, Evan
12. Let's Be Frank, for 4 guitars - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Johanson, Bryan
13. Blue Echo / Country Gentleman - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Atkins, Chet

No Description Available. Genre: Jazz Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 22-JUN-2004

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All Artists: Sergio Assad, Chet / Bryant, Boudleaux Atkins, Matthew Dunne, Jeronimo Gimenez, Brian Head, Evan Hirschelman, Steve Howe, Bryan Johanson, William Kanengiser, Pat Metheny, Andrew York, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Title: LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Telarc
Release Date: 6/22/2004
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Latin Jazz, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 089408059827

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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 22-JUN-2004

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Member CD Reviews

Judi S.
Reviewed on 2/15/2011...

no stars! i hate this cd. it's like bubblegum music. can't wait to put it back on the rack. very dissapointing. there was nothing outstanding about the guitar playing. not even as folk music.

CD Reviews

I Should Have Known Better

T. Weakley | Vermont USA | 04/04/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a fan of Classical Guitar. I heard about this quartet and sought them out, buying "Guitar Heroes". I should have read the Amazon review more closely. If I had I would have earned these pieces are in a dissonant rock-style with little or no melodic form. A far cry from what I envisioned. I write this to warn other innocents who might be looking for melodic music in a classical style. I didn't read the review closely enough, but you should."

LAGQ Guitar Heroes by the LAGQ

clasical lover | Farmington Hills, MI., USA | 03/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was the Grammy award winner in classical crossover for 2005. It is great if you appreciate the innovators in 20th century guitar music. Listen to The "Assad Duo" and a rock remedition of a Michael Hedges tribute" Lament and Wake which stand out. Both these songs got great reviews as arrangements by the newspaper critics. Get the multi channel version if you have a a top notch audio system with the speakers to show off the enginneering. If you just want "pretty" background music this is not an album for you."

An Outstanding Hommage to the Greats of All-Styles of Guitar

Sor_Fingers | Boulder, CO USA | 06/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It goes without saying the the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is in fact the BEST performing guitar ensemble in the world right now. The quartet always impresses me with their variety, technique, musicianship, ensemble playing and innovation. The playing and material on this album reflects just that. The variety reflects many different styles: contemporary classical, rock, jazz, avant garde, new age, bluegrass, country and flamenco. The technique is spotless, the musicianship is incredibly fine tuned the group plays together perfectly and the selections are fresh, new and very interesting. It's a true treat to hear nylon stringed classical guitars playing tribute to their greats and the greats of their electric counterparts.

To talk about highlight tracks on this album just wouldn't be fair. There are too many. The cover of Ralph Towner's "Icarus" is exciting in its use of special guitar techniques, its Brazillian flavor and Andrew Yorks amazing improvised solo. The bouncy tribute to Norman Blake and David Bromberg is fun and incredibly enerjetic. The hommages to McLaughlin and Hendrix are provocative, strange and haunting. Following those two abrasive, dissonant cuts is a beautiful transcription of Pat Metheny's Letter from Home and Sergio Assad's very cool composition "Uarekena." The disc also features a flamenco reworking of Yes's "Mood for a Day," a tribute to gypsy great Django Reinhard, a Romeros quartet piece bubbling with Spanish flair, the extended technique ridden Michael Hedges tribute, an avant garde nod to Frank Zappa and a bouncy country influenced salute to Chet Atkins. Every cut is strong and is oozing with LAGQ perfection and nuance.

The other cool thing about this album is that it is mixed in stereo. The players are mixed across the speakers so that the arrangements can be aurally analyzed much easier. This album is a must have for any fan of the guitar... not just classical players."