Angels We Have Heard on High by the Larry McDonough Quartet

Angels We Have Heard on High by the Larry McDonough Quartet

Angels We Have Heard on High (Arr. McDonough) (7:49) from the DVD Larry McDonough Quartet, Live at the Music Connection.
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McDonough arranged Angels We Have Heard on High in 7/4 time, replacing traditional harmonies with those of Gershwin, with soprano sax playing the melody before solos, and finishing with McDonough's vocals.

Also on the DVD are:

1. Introduction
2. Ode to Joy (Beethoven, Arr. McDonough) (7:49)
3. A Rose for Two (McDonough and Moffat) (5:10)
4. Lady Day (McDonough) (7:11)
5. Credits, Sirocco (McDonough)
6. Sirocco (Full Version) (8:59)
7. Angels We Have Heard on High (Arr. McDonough) (4:21)

Review for the LMQ CD Simple Gifts, which includes Ode to Joy and Lady Day: "Larry McDonough's long-awaited new recording serves up divergent delights, from a reconstructed holiday chestnut to inside-out renditions of jazz standards, from harmonically and rhythmically altered traditional melodies to a trio of original tunes. With a feathery touch that recalls Bill Evans but with more fingers and a unique approach to time that makes the most worn carol or standard a new adventure, Simple Gifts proves to be anything but "simple"—but, for those fortunate enough to hear this music, it is indeed a gift." --Andrea Canter, Jazz Police. Move reviews are at http://www.larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com.

The Larry McDonough Quartet
Larry McDonough, Piano, Voice, Compositions and
arrangements
Richard Terrill, Tenor and Soprano Saxes
Craig Matarrese, Bass
Chaz Draper, Drums
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Baby Blue Arts Video Team
Laurie Patton, Bruce Lehrer and Dick Erickson
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Filmed and recorded at The Music Connection
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Cover photo: Andrea Canter, http://www.jazzink.com/




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