The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif . They are known for using nylon string guitars to imitate a variety of instruments and effects....

's Guitar Heroes (2004) won best Classical-Crossover Album at the 47th Grammy Awards. The CD pays respect to guitarists that have influenced LAGQ. It is widely regarded as the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's best record to date.

While the only member of the quartet to include his own compositions on the CD is Andrew York, the other members arranged different pieces.

Composers on the CD include Andrew York

Andrew York

Andrew York is an American classical guitarist and composer.York was born in 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 1980 at James Madison University and completed his Master of Music degree at University of...

, Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...

, Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...

, Evan Hirschelman

Evan Hirschelman

Evan Hirschelman is an award-winning American classical guitarist and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan.He is known as a classical composer who incorporates other musical styles into his music, including jazz, rock and metal influences. His music has been recorded by some of today's most...

, Brian Head

Brian Head (composer)

Brian Head is an American composer, guitarist, and music theory and composition professor.He performs frequently as a soloist and collaboratively with numerous groups, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, inauthentica, Jacaranda and Xtet. His compositions have been...

, Bryan Johanson

Bryan Johanson

Bryan Johanson is an American classical guitarist & composer.He was born in Portland, Oregon and is recognized as a composer of modern works....

, Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins

Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...

 and Steve Howe

Steve Howe (guitarist)

Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...

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The guitarist's who influenced the LAGQ on the CD include: Jimi Hendrix, Michael Hedges, John Mclaughlin, Los Romeros, Chet Atkins, Frank Zappa and Django Reinhardt.

Track listing

1. "Icarus" (Ralph Towner
   Ralph Towner
   Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 3:33
2. "B&B" (Andrew York
   Andrew York
   Andrew York is an American classical guitarist and composer.York was born in 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 1980 at James Madison University and completed his Master of Music degree at University of...
   
   ) – 4:17
3. "We Know You Know" (Brian Head
   Brian Head (composer)
   Brian Head is an American composer, guitarist, and music theory and composition professor.He performs frequently as a soloist and collaboratively with numerous groups, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, inauthentica, Jacaranda and Xtet. His compositions have been...
   
   ) – 5:00
4. "Pluck,Strum,Hammer" (Bryan Johanson
   Bryan Johanson
   Bryan Johanson is an American classical guitarist & composer.He was born in Portland, Oregon and is recognized as a composer of modern works....
   
   ) – 4:15
5. "Letter from Home" (Pat Metheny
   Pat Metheny
   Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
   
   ) – 3:26
6. "Uarekena" (Sergio Assad
   Sergio Assad
   Sérgio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as Assad Brothers or Duo Assad.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 8:19
7. "Mood for a Day" (Steve Howe
   Steve Howe (guitarist)
   Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
   
   ) – 4:13
8. "Gypsy Flower" (Matthew Dune) – 5:59
9. "Pop" (York) – 2:17
10. "El Baile de Luis Alonso" (Jeronimo Gimenez) – 3:22
11. "Lament and Wake" (Evan Hirschelman
    Evan Hirschelman
    Evan Hirschelman is an award-winning American classical guitarist and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan.He is known as a classical composer who incorporates other musical styles into his music, including jazz, rock and metal influences. His music has been recorded by some of today's most...
    
    ) – 6:11
12. "Let's Be Frank" (Johanson) – 6:30
13. "Blue Echo/ Country Gentleman" (Chet Atkins
    Chet Atkins
    Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
    
    ) – 3:05