The Tony Gould Quartet

The Tony Gould Quartet

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.

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'.

Artists

Tony Gould

Melbourne born musician Tony Gould is well known and admired in both classical and jazz musical circles. As a musician, Tony Gould is characterised by a desire to encompass as broad a range of activities as possible, aiming to reduce often prejudiced judgements about the relative worth of different musical styles.

Graeme Lyall

Graeme is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz saxophone players and arrangers Australia has produced. As well as performing, writing, arranging and teaching at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, he is also the Artistic Director of the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra and musical director of the 50 strong WAYJO Composers Ensemble.

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 ...”

— Greg Fisher, JazzViews