LAGQ's Guitar Heroes

1	Black Icarus, for 4 guita
2	B & B, for 4 guitars & do
3	We Know You Know: Reverie
4	Pluck, Strum and Hammer,
5	Letter from Home
6	Uarekena, for 4 guitars
7	Aire para un Día (Mood fo
8	Gypsy Flower, for 4 guita
9	Pop, for 4 guitars
10	El Baile de Luis Alonso,
11	Textures: In Memory of Mi
12	Let's Be Frank, for 4 gui
13	Work(s): Blue Echo / Coun
LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
1.	Black Icarus, for 4 guitars & percussion (after Ralph Towner's Icarus) 3:36
	Composed by William Kanengiser
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
2.	B & B, for 4 guitars & double bass 4:20
	Composed by Andrew York
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans, Benjamin Levine and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
3.	We Know You Know: Reverie for Mahavishnu, for 4 guitars 5:04
	Composed by Brian Head
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
4.	Pluck, Strum and Hammer, for 4 guitars 4:19
	Composed by Bryan Johanson
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
5.	Letter from Home 3:29
	Composed by Pat Metheny Group
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
6.	Uarekena, for 4 guitars 8:23
	Composed by Sergio Assad
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
7.	Aire para un Día (Mood for a Day) 4:17
	Composed by Steve Howe
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans, Angelita Macias, Deanna Nuñez and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
8.	Gypsy Flower, for 4 guitars 6:02
	Composed by Matthew Dunne
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
9.	Pop, for 4 guitars 2:20
	Composed by Andrew York
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
10.	El Baile de Luis Alonso, zarzuela 3:25
	Composed by Jerónimo Giménez
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
11.	Textures: In Memory of Michael Hedges, for 4 guitars: Lament and Wake 6:14
	Composed by Evan Hirschelman
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
12.	Let's Be Frank, for 4 guitars 6:34
	Composed by Bryan Johanson
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine
13.	Work(s): Blue Echo / Country Gentleman 3:04
	Composed by Chet Atkins / Boudleaux Bryant
	Performed by Andrew York, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, Tim Timmermans and Benjamin "Benwell" Levine

Barnes & Noble

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet established their reputation in the classical realm, but they've never made their passion for pop a secret. In their previous Telarc recording, LAGQ Latin, for instance, they put together a heady mix that took in Bizet's Carmen as well as a hit tune by Sting. And now, on Guitar Heroes, they leave the classics completely behind. As its title suggests, this album pays tribute to the artists who inspired the foursome in their formative years, and the result, not surprisingly, spans virtually the entire pop-music spectrum, from the urbane jazziness of Django Reinhardt's "Gypsy Flower" to the bluegrass twang of Norman Blake and David Bromberg's "B&B," and from the edgy virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix's "Pluck, Strum, and Hammer" to the weird charm of Frank Zappa's "Let's Be Frank." What's so special about the arrangements here is that they respect the originals while maintaining a unified style. And, this being the LAGQ (who put a premium on innovation), there's something new, as well: a folksy, melancholy number by quartet member Andrew York. Telarc's engineers have captured the intricate texture of the four guitars with breathtaking clarity and presence. An ear-opening program. Andrew Farach-Colton

All Music Guide

A great concept and a grand conceit, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's disc entitled Guitar Heroes is a disc of radically rearranged and reimagined adaptations, transcriptions, and extrapolations of the quartets' players own favorite guitar players. The arrangements are tremendous, the transcriptions are terrific, and the extrapolations are amazing. Who would have thought that Jimi Hendrix's manner of playing could sound so refined, or that Steve Howe's "Mood for a Day" could sound so exquisite, or that Chet Atkins' echo effects could sound so ethereal? And who would have thought that the music of Frank Zappa and Django Reinhardt could be so superbly recomposed and yet so true to the soul of the music? But the astonishing virtuosity of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's playing makes believers of everyone and the astounding reality of the sound of Telarc's recording makes everyone believe that they are sitting in the same room. James Leonard

Gramophone

An affectionate and pithy journey through popular styles and guitar techniques, played with a keen blend of colouristic flair, expressive subtlety and whirlwind virtuosity.... Terrific artistry captured in close, vivid sound. Donald Rosenberg