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, and American/Mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow. The last track is

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Critical reception

According to John Rockwell of the '' New York Times'', "The best recorded anthology yet to capture the heady diversity of musical idioms that this San Francisco quartet espouses."

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, for the '' Washington Post'', commented in a similar vein: "This group is absolutely amazing-not merely because of the superb technique with which it tackles the challenging contemporary repertoire, but even more for the breadth of vision that matter-of-factly and quite correctly includes Jimi Hendrix. . . . Hearing this music is a mind-expanding experience."

Track listing

Credits

Musicians

*David Harrington – violin *John Sherba – violin *Hank Dutt – viola * Joan Jeanrenaud – cello

Production

*Recorded June 1985 at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York **Produced by Thomas Frost **John Newton – Engineer **E. Amelia Rogers – Digital Editing **

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– Mastering

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