Turtle Island Quartet
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Biography
The Turtle Island Quartet, a string quartet blending jazz, classical, and rock music, was formed in 1985 by David Balakrishnan, Darol Anger, and Mark Summer in San Francisco. Their debut album, Turtle Island String Quartet, was released on Windham Hill Records in 1988. The group's repertoire includes jazz standards and original compositions spanning various genres. Notable works include Balakrishnan's arrangement of "Stolen Moments" by Oliver Nelson and "A Night in Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. The quartet won a Grammy Award for their version of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane in 2007. They collaborated with artists such as Paquito D'Rivera and the Ying Quartet, and released albums like Metropolis, Skylife, and 4 + Four.
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- Absence featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- Fall featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- Naima
- All Along The Watchtower
- The Elders featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- McCartney, Lennon: Because by Ying Quartet
- Variations on an Unoriginal Theme by Ying Quartet
- Milhaud: La création du monde by Ying Quartet
- Bernie's Tune
- Mara's Garden of False Delights: III. Snakes and Ladders by Ying Quartet
- Mara's Garden of False Delights: II. Doughboy by Ying Quartet
- Mara's Garden of False Delights: I. Sri-Jo by Ying Quartet
- Summer: Julie-O by Ying Quartet
- Envisioned Reflections featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- Gypsy Eyes
- The Second Wave by Turtle Island Quartet
- When It Was Now featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- Yearnin' by Ying Quartet
- Diana featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- I Dare You by Turtle Island Quartet
- Have You Ever Been�: House Burning Down
- I Dare You featuring Turtle Island Quartet
- Tree Of Life: Ashwattha
- Envisioned Reflections by Turtle Island Quartet
