Harlem Quartet - Take the 'A' Train

The Harlem Quartet plays the music of Wynton Marsalis, Billy Strayhorn and more.

This is not your father's string quartet! The Harlem Quartet’s debut recording of their unique style of Chamber music, Take the ‘A’ Train, was released on September 25th at Carnegie Hall in New York. The CD features the works of Wyton Marsalis, Billy Strayhorn, Joaquín Turina, and Guido Lópes-Gavilán. The Harlem Quartet, comprised of First Place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition, seeks to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers. The project was created through the partnership of White Pine Music with the Sphinx Music Organization.

The Harlem Quartet has also been featured in the November issue of Strings Magazine.

Check out reviews of the recent Harlem Quartet performance by the New York Times and Sequenza21

Track Listing: (Click for Sample)

1. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Come Long Fiddler
2. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Mating Calls and Delta Rhythms
3. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Creole Contradanzas
4. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Many Gone
5. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Hellbound Highball
6. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Blue Lights on the Bayou
7. String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls" - Rampart Street Row House Rag
8. Mi Menor Conga
9. Take the 'A' Train
10. La Oración del Torero