VOCAbuLarieS Feature
- ISBN13: 0602527255569
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
VOCAbuLarieS Overview
Ten-time Grammy Award winner/vocal innovator Bobby McFerrin surprises us yet again with VOCAbuLarieS, his first new release in eight years. Like his #1 worldwide hit song Don't Worry Be Happy and his multi-platinum duo album Hush with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, VOCAbuLarieS is based on Bobby's experiments with multi-track recording and his ceaseless exploration of the potential of the human voice. VOCAbuLarieS is Bobby McFerrin music for the 21st century. A collaboration with the composer/arranger/producer Roger Treece, VOCAbuLarieS features over fifty of the world's finest singers, recorded one at a time and in small groups to create a virtual choir made up of over 1,400 vocal tracks. Constructed as meticulously as a Mozart symphony or a Steely Dan album, intricately synthesized from countless stylistic elements, VOCAbuLarieS may be unlike any album anyone has ever recorded. Yet the music is always accessible, joyous, and inviting. VOCAbuLarieS celebrates Bobby's love of all musical genres, from classical to world music, R&B to gospel and beyond, building upon McFerrin's past explorations and journeying into bold new territory. If the song Don't Worry Be Happy is all you know about Bobby McFerrin, sit back and prepare to be amazed.
Customer Reviews
Bobby McFerrin is a musical genius and this album continues to demonstrate this fact. His compositions and improvisations go beyond what someone could do before the thoughts of the human voice. Compared to previous albums I have heard of him (Circle Songs, "beyond words), then this, a fuller orchestrations, and a much larger chorus. I am of Bach, Mozart, Manhattan Transfer, and recalled, mixed with joyful African rhythms and harmonies (think Lion King) and scat singing. McFerrin singing soloCharacteristic of his clear falsetto flutelike.
Listen to the album, but also provide clips of vocal improvisation McFerrin saw on YouTube. Better yet, try to see in concert. We have seen his live performance last night in San Francisco, and knocked our socks. His musical improvisation reminds me a bit 'Robin Williams played the Genie in Aladdin - the service is eclectic, eccentric, surprising, joyous, virtuous and beautiful. Kudos to McFerrin for his researchincredible voice to create something completely new, and switch to pure ecstasy with his music.
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