Guitar Heroes

~ Release by The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Each track on this album pays tribute to a different musician or group whom the members of the LAGQ admire. The artists to whom each track pays tribute are:

Track 1 - Ralph Towner
Track 2 - Norman Blake & David Bromberg
Track 3 - John McLaughlin
Track 4 - Jimi Hendrix
Track 5 - Pat Metheny
Track 6 - Assad Duo (Sérgio & Odair Assad)
Track 7 - Steve Howe
Track 8 - Django Reinhardt
Track 8 - Duane York
Track 10 - Los Romeros
Track 11 - Michael Hedges
Track 12 - Frank Zappa
Track 13 - Chet Atkins

Annotation last modified on 2009-10-15 17:06 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Icarus
arranger:
William Kanengiser
recording of:
Icarus
composer:
Ralph Towner
3:37
2B & B
guest acoustic bass guitar:
Ben Levine (bassist)
recording of:
B & B
composer:
Andrew York
4:20
3We Know You Know: Reverie for Mahavishnu
recording of:
We Know You Know: Reverie for Mahavishnu
composer:
Brian Head (guitarist and composer)
5:04
4Pluck, Strum, and Hammer
recording of:
Pluck, Strum, and Hammer
composer:
Bryan Johanson
4:20
5Letter from Home
guitar:
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
arranger:
Mark Small (guitarist)
recording of:
Letter From Home
composed in:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1985)
composer:
Pat Metheny (in 1985)
dedicated to:
Jo Härting (manager, photographer)
3:30
6Uarekena
recording of:
Uarekena
composer:
Sérgio Assad
8:24
7Aire para un día (Mood for a Day)
guest handclaps:
Angelita Macias and Deanna Nuñez (palmas (flamenco handclap) player)
arranger:
William Kanengiser
recording of:
Mood for a Day
composer:
Steve Howe
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:18
8Gypsy Flower
recording of:
Gypsy Flower
composer:
Matthew Dunne (composer)
6:03
9Pop
recording of:
Pop
composer:
Andrew York
2:20
10El baile de Luis Alonso
arranger:
Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
recording of:
El baile de Luis Alonso
composer:
Gerónimo Giménez
librettist:
Francisco Javier de Burgos y Sarragoiti
3:26
11Lament and Wake
recording of:
Lament and Wake
composer:
Evan Hirschelman (guitarist and composer)
6:15
12Let's Be Frank
recording of:
Let's Be Frank
composer:
Bryan Johnson (composer)
6:35
13Blue Echo / Country Gentleman
arranger:
William Kanengiser
recording of:
Blue Echo / Country Gentleman
composer:
Chet Atkins
3:05