Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet - Live in Chicago Main Performer or Conductor: Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet Soloists: Harvey Pittel - Soprano Saxophone (Alto Saxophone in Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5) Vincent Gnojek - Alto Saxophone Roger Greenberg - Tenor Saxophone Todd Oxford - Baritone Saxophone Instrumentation: Saxophone Individual Works: Fugue in G Minor ("The Little")- BWV 578- J.S. Bach Quartet- Aldemaro Romero Suite No.1, S.1007 for unaccompanied cello Take the "A" Train- Ellington/Strayhorn It Might as Well be Spring- Rodgers/Hammerstein Take Five- Paul Desmond Ornithology- Charlie Parker Three Improvisations for Saxophone Quartet- Phil Woods Body and Soul- Johnny Green Desafinado- Antonio Carlos Jobim The Swan- Camille Saint-Saens Sonata No. 3 for viola da gamba- J.S. Bach "The Fairy Garden", From the Mother Goose Suite- Maurice Ravel Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5- Heitor Villa-Lobos Flight of the Bumblebee- Nicolas Andreievich Rimsky-Korsakov Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor- BWV 565- J.S. Bach My Funny Valentine- Rodgers/Hart Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Mark Custom Recording Service Catalog Number: MCD-2106 Year Released/Recorded: 1995 Total Playing Time: N/A Comments: Dylan Roberts said: Bach fans will love the accuracy of the players involving tempo, phrasing and tone, among other things in their Bach interpretations. A wonderful display of diversity, from jazz to classical, this quartet is nothing short of amazing. The Cello Suite performed by Todd Oxford on the baritone saxophone is a rendition that is not to be missed. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Dylan Roberts Date First Submitted: 07/11/1998 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.