The Standard

Product Description A cappella powerhouse Take 6 marks a new jazz vocal milestone with The Standard. Winners of 10 GRAMMY Awards, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations, the influential sextet - Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Dr. Cedric Dent, David Thomas, Alvin Chea and Joey Kibble - raises the bar with a recording of mostly jazz (and some R&B) standards, including "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "What's Going On" and "Windmills of Your Mind." The Standard features guest appearances by veteran jazzmen George Benson, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks, Roy Hargrove, Till Brönner and others, as well as R&B luminaries Aaron Neville and Brian McKnight (Claude's brother). Take 6 gives definitive vocal treatments to such jazz classics as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Straighten Up and Fly Right" with vocalist/guitarist George Benson, "Someone to Watch Over Me" with trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and "Seven Steps to Heaven" with Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau and German flugelhornist Till Brönner (featuring new lyrics by Jon Hendricks). The Standard's crowning glory is a version of "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," Ella Fitzgerald's signature song - created in the studio using her original vocal from the classic 1938 Decca Records 78. Other highlights include "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" with Aaron Neville, Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" with Brian McKnight, Quincy Jones' "Grace" and "Windmills of Your Mind" (from the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair). From the Artist The Standard showcases a new jazz-influenced approach for the group. "While we sing lyrics that always exemplify our spiritual and moral convictions, what we really are at the core is a jazz vocal group," says David Thomas, a member of the Take 6 lineup since 1985. "So we decided to do an album of jazz standards, a record that will stand up as the jazz vocal album for all time."

Detalles del producto Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5.59 x 5 x 0.39 pulgadas; 3.1 Onzas Fabricante : Heads Up Número de modelo del producto : 4203862 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2008 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 29, 2008 Etiqueta : Heads Up ASIN : B001D94L3O Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº25,124 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº97 en Jazz Soul y Bugalú (CDs y Vinilo) nº133 en Jazz Tradicional (CDs y Vinilo) nº173 en Jazz Smooth (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 de 5 estrellas 80 calificaciones Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5.59 x 5 x 0.39 pulgadas; 3.1 Onzas Fabricante : Heads Up Número de modelo del producto : 4203862 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2008 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Julio 29, 2008 Etiqueta : Heads Up ASIN : B001D94L3O Número de discos : 1