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[[Eric Gorfain]] founded the quartet after working for the 1996 tour of [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]]. He said the quartet fulfilled his desire to play lead guitar in a rock band. The debut album, ''No Electricity Required'' (2004), contained Gorfain's [[arrangement]] of "[[Dazed and Confused (song)|Dazed and Confused]]" by Led Zeppelin in addition to cover versions of songs by [[Coldplay]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Iron Maiden]], and [[Queens of the Stone Age]].<ref name="Hegarty">{{cite book|author=Dan Hagerty|title=Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1e0HDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT223|accessdate=31 July 2017|date=20 September 2016|publisher=Liberties Press|isbn=978-1-910742-74-7|pages=223–}}</ref> |
[[Eric Gorfain]] founded the quartet after working for the 1996 tour of [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]]. He said the quartet fulfilled his desire to play lead guitar in a rock band. The debut album, ''No Electricity Required'' (2004), contained Gorfain's [[arrangement]] of "[[Dazed and Confused (Jake Holmes song)|Dazed and Confused]]" by Led Zeppelin in addition to cover versions of songs by [[Coldplay]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Iron Maiden]], and [[Queens of the Stone Age]].<ref name="Hegarty">{{cite book|author=Dan Hagerty|title=Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1e0HDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT223|accessdate=31 July 2017|date=20 September 2016|publisher=Liberties Press|isbn=978-1-910742-74-7|pages=223–}}</ref> |
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The Section Quartet consists of Gorfain on violin, Daphne Chen on violin, [[Richard Dodd]] on cello, and Leah Katz on viola. They have performed on soundtracks and pop music albums, such as ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 2002) by [[Christina Aguilera]]. Their performance on "[[Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful]]" impressed the songwriter, [[Linda Perry]]. She produced the quartet's album ''Fuzzbox'' (2007) for [[Decca Records]].<ref name="Mason">{{cite web|last1=Mason|first1=Stewart|title=Section Quartet|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/section-quartet-mn0000803667/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> |
The Section Quartet consists of Gorfain on violin, Daphne Chen on violin, [[Richard Dodd]] on cello, and Leah Katz on viola. They have performed on soundtracks and pop music albums, such as ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 2002) by [[Christina Aguilera]]. Their performance on "[[Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful]]" impressed the songwriter, [[Linda Perry]]. She produced the quartet's album ''Fuzzbox'' (2007) for [[Decca Records]].<ref name="Mason">{{cite web|last1=Mason|first1=Stewart|title=Section Quartet|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/section-quartet-mn0000803667/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> |
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The Section Quartet | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Viamin, Decca |
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| Website | www |
The Section Quartet is a string quartet founded by Eric Gorfain that performs cover versions of rock songs.
History
[edit]Eric Gorfain founded the quartet after working for the 1996 tour of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. He said the quartet fulfilled his desire to play lead guitar in a rock band. The debut album, No Electricity Required (2004), contained Gorfain's arrangement of "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin in addition to cover versions of songs by Coldplay, Kiss, Iron Maiden, and Queens of the Stone Age.[1]
The Section Quartet consists of Gorfain on violin, Daphne Chen on violin, Richard Dodd on cello, and Leah Katz on viola. They have performed on soundtracks and pop music albums, such as Stripped (RCA, 2002) by Christina Aguilera. Their performance on "Beautiful" impressed the songwriter, Linda Perry. She produced the quartet's album Fuzzbox (2007) for Decca Records.[2]
Discography
[edit]- No Electricity Required (2004)
- Lizards Like Us (2006)
- Fuzzbox (Decca, 2007)
As guest
[edit]- 1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman
- 2002: Stripped, Christina Aguilera
- 2003: Underworld
- 2003: The Nurse Who Loved Me, A Perfect Circle
- 2004: A Boot and a Shoe, Sam Phillips
- 2004: Into the Now, Tesla
- 2005: Octane, Spock's Beard
- 2006: Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
- 2007: Graduation, Kanye West
- 2007: Reba: Duets, Reba McEntire
- 2007: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, Devendra Banhart
- 2007: Southland Tales
- 2007: Strange Weirdos, Loudon Wainwright III
- 2008: Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits, Christina Aguilera
- 2008: Recovery, Loudon Wainwright III[3]
- 2010: Bionic, Christina Aguilera
- 2010: Burlesque
- 2014: Goddess, Banks
- 2015: Coming Forth by Day, Cassandra Wilson
- 2016: The Altar, Banks
- 2017: Revival, Eminem
- 2017: Villains, Queens of the Stone Age
- 2022: In Times New Roman..., Queens of the Stone Age
References
[edit]- ^ Dan Hagerty (20 September 2016). Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums. Liberties Press. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-1-910742-74-7. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Section Quartet". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Section Quartet | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
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