LIVE THROUGH THE YEARS
The Elision Saxophone Quartet
LIVE Through The Years represents the peak of the Elision Saxophone Quartet's live recordings, spanning the period of time between 1991 – 2001. These carefully selected tracks – chosen from hours upon hours of live recordings – truly represent the ESQ's live show, where the group shares the saxophone's amazing versatility by presenting an entertaining variety of musical styles, including something special for everyone.
Since their debut in 1990, the Elision Saxophone Quartet has been exciting audiences in ever-increasing numbers throughout the United States. Comprised of players Todd Oxford (soprano and alto), Colin Mason (alto), Robert Medina (tenor), and Billy Jon McPhail (baritone), the group's virtuosic programs feature the saxophone in a mixture of styles including Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Pop, Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swing, Doo-Wop, and World Music. The ESQ has performed in virtually every conceivable setting to include clubs, hotels, retirement homes, churches, radio stations, festivals, and concert halls. The quartet most recently won the grand prize at Tablerock's Invitational Music Festival Competition, while the group currently tours and performs under the auspices of the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artists Roster.
| ARTISTS | |
|---|---|
| Colin Mason | Lead Alto, track 5; Alto II, track 19 |
| Billy Jon McPhail | Baritone, tracks 3, 5, 10, 19, 21, 22 |
| Robert Medina | Lead Alto, track 9; Alto II, track 21; Alto, tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12–14, 17, 22, 23; Tenor, tracks 5, 16, 19; percussion programming |
| Javier Oviedo | Soprano, tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 12–17, 23; Lead Alto, track 11; Alto II, tracks 9, 18, 20; Tenor, tracks 3, 10, 21, 22 |
| Todd Oxford | Soprano, tracks 10, 22; Lead Alto, tracks 3, 19, 21; Alto II, track 5; Baritone, tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–9, 11–18, 20, 23 |
| David Reed | Tenor, tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–9, 11–15, 17, 18, 20, 23 |
| Todd Yukumoto | Lead Alto, tracks 18, 20; Alto, tracks 1, 2, 8, 16 |
| TRACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prelude from Partita #3 (J.S. Bach / arr. Andrew Charlton) | 3:17 |
| 2 | Choro Y Tango (Aldemaro Romero) | 5:39 |
| 3 | Triguenita (Julio Valdes Brito Ibanez / arr. Robert Medina) | 1:51 |
| 4 | Gaucho (Francisca Gonzaga / arr. Robert Medina) | 2:03 |
| 5 | Spain (Chick Corea / Joaquin Rodrigo / arr. Robert Medina [ASCAP]) | 3:47 |
| 6 | That's A Plenty (Bert Williams / Henry Creamer / arr. Paul Nagle [ASCAP]) | 2:26 |
| 7 | Selections from Porgy & Bess (George Gershwin / arr. Bill Holcomb [ASCAP]) | 2:31 |
| 8 | Salute to Glenn Miller (Glenn Miller / arr. Bill Holcomb) | 6:00 |
| 9 | Just For Show (Lenny Niehaus) | 2:37 |
| 10 | Prologue from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein / arr. Tyler Selden [ASCAP]) | 4:04 |
| 11 | Waltz For Debbie (Gene Lees / Bill Evans / arr. Robert Medina [BMI]) | 1:20 |
| 12–15 | Jazz Suite (Nick Ayoub) | |
| Movement I | 1:34 | |
| Movement II | 1:27 | |
| Movement III | 2:11 | |
| Movement IV | 1:51 | |
| 16–17 | Three Improvisations (Phil Woods) | |
| Movement I | 2:08 | |
| Movement II | 3:01 | |
| 18 | The Pink Panther (Henry Mancini [ASCAP]) | 2:17 |
| 19 | Poison Ivy (Jerry Lieber / Mike Stoller / arr. Robert Medina [ASCAP]) | 2:28 |
| 20 | My Girl (William "Smokey" Robinson / Ronald White / arr. Robert Medina [ASCAP]) | 2:22 |
| 21 | Goodnight Sweetheart (arr. Robert Medina) | 2:21 |
| 22 | Broadway Romance (Dave Brubeck / arr. Robert Medina [BMI]) | 1:12 |
| 23 | Sarabande from Second English Suite (J.S. Bach / arr. Fred Hemke) | 1:48 |
| Total Playing Time | 60:15 | |
