Abstract. Let pk(x) = x +■■■ , k e N0 , be the polynomials orthogonal on [-1, +1] with respect to the positive measure da . We give sufficient conditions on the real numbers p , j = 0, ... , m , such that the linear combination of orthogonal polynomials YfLo^jPn-j has n simple zeros in (-1,-1-1) and that the interpolatory quadrature formula whose nodes are the zeros of Yfj=oßjPn-j has positive weights.