The Tony Gould Quartet - Live In Concert
Some of the best captured live in concert! This CD of well-known and much loved jazz pieces features the acclaimed jazz pianist Tony Gould and one of Australia's greatest saxophonists, Graeme Lyall.
Tony Gould piano
Graeme Lyall saxophone
Ben Robertson double bass
George Polyhronakos drums
Oscar Hammerstein II composer
Antônio Carlos Jobim composer
Jerome Kern composer
Dorothy Fields composer
Frank Loesser composer
Dizzy Gillespie composer
Luiz Bonfá composer
Antonio Maria composer
Franz Lehár composer
David Mann composer
Bob Hilliard composer
Join some of Australia's most talented jazz musicians, pianist Tony Gould, saxophonist Graeme Lyall, with Ben Robertson (double bass) and George Polyhronakos (drums) on an aural adventure where the only rules, for players and listeners, are keep your ears open for the logical AND the unexpected and ENJOY!
This CD of well known and much loved jazz pieces provides an entertaining and valuable recording of some of this country's greatest jazz talents in spontaneous performance, including the extraordinarily talented saxophonist Graeme Lyall. Widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz saxophone players and arrangers Australia has produced.
All of the performances are spontaneous in every way, making this not so much a recording as a couple of 'captured' live concerts.
Includes 'Hello Young Lovers', 'Inchworm', 'Black Orpheus', 'You Are My Heart's Delight', 'How Insensitive', 'Con Alma' and 'The Wee Small Hours of the Morning'.
Press quotes
“Lyall displays a pure tone and an ability to play intricate lines with impeccable control ... strikingly attractive music.”
— The Age
“To find two excellent musicians on the one CD is joyous experience and discovery ... [and] while it is live, the sound quality and playing would rival anything recorded in a studio ...”
Read full review— Greg Fisher, JazzViews
Artist
Tony Gould Quartet
Featuring Tony Gould, Graeme Lyall, Ben Robertson and George Polyhronakis.
Audio preview
Track Listing
- Hello young lovers Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II 2:55
- How insensitive Antônio Carlos Jobim 13:35
- The way you look tonight Jerome Kern Dorothy Fields 12:42
- Inchworm Frank Loesser 8:20
- Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie 12:14
- Black Orpheus Luiz Bonfá Antonio Maria 13:24
- You are my heart's delight Franz Lehár 12:47
- The wee small hours of the morning David Mann Bob Hilliard 2:31
Performers
Composers
Richard Rodgers
More prolific than George Gershwin (who died at 38), more popular than Stephen Sondheim and esteemed among musicians of all genres. Collectively, his catalogue of songs reads like a treasury of classics from American musical theater's golden age.
Where to listen
The Tony Gould Quartet - Live In Concert is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3178
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 78 minutes 28 seconds
- Release date
- 28 May 1998
- Musical work
copyright - © 1998 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1998 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Jazz, Keyboard
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574317824
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