Sunday morning music

We’ve heard the music of Ian Anderson and his group Jethro Tull on many occasions in these pages.  This morning I’d like to introduce a recording of which many Tull fans may never have heard.

Back in 2017, Ian Anderson produced an album titled “Jethro Tull: The String Quartets“.

He partnered with John O’Hara and the Carducci String Quartet to produce chamber music versions of many classic Tull tunes.  I rather like it, and I hope you will too.

To start off, here’s a medley of two very early Tull tunes:  “Sossity: You’re a Woman” (from the album “Benefit“) and “Reasons for Waiting” (from the album “Stand Up“).

Next, a medley of “Songs from the Wood” and “Heavy Horses“.

And finally, no Tull project would be complete without some form of “Aqualung” – in this case, “Aquafugue”.

The entire album is enjoyable, particularly if you like both classical and rock music.

Peter