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In the jazz realm, large ensembles tend favor to sections of brass, woodwinds, and rhythm, i.e., the quintessential big band. However, vocal endeavors are not necessarily limited to a single singer as witnessed by SATB, TTTB, and even larger configurations. In this hour, we will dig the sounds of vocal ensembles backed by trios up to big bands, and even nothing at all. Stay tuned for a vocal exploration extraordinaire.
Artist | Track | Album |
Take 6 | Get Away Jordan | Take 6 |
The Manhattan Transfer | Sing Joy Spring | Vocalese |
The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass |
Chelsea Morning | The Singers Unlimited with Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass |
Horace Silver | All the Time | Silver 'n Voices |
The Hi-Lo's and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette | Some Minor Changes | And All That Jazz |
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | Home Cookin' | Everybody's Boppin' |
The Four Freshmen | You Stepped Out of a Dream | Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones |
The Swingle Singers | Little David's Fugue | Place Vendôme |
Take 6 | Seven Steps to Heaven | The Standard |
New York Voices | Almost Like Being in Love | Live with the WDR Big Band Cologne |
Hip Sista | Tokyo Blues | Meets Horace Silver |