Artist.......: Bobby McFerrin
Album........: Spirityouall (Au Festival Jazz α Vienne)
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2015-07-25
Str.date.....: 2014-07-00
Quality......: 244kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://bobbymcferrin.com/
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1. Spirityouall (Au Festival Jazz α Vienne) 51:33
Runtime 51:33
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Vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin ranks among the most distinctive and original
singers in contemporary music -- equally adept in jazz, pop, and classical
settings, his octave-jumping trademark style, with its rhythmic inhalations and
stop-on-a-dime shifts from falsetto to deep bass notes often sounds like the
work of at least two or three singers at once, while at the same time sounding
quite unlike anyone else. The son of husband-and-wife classical singers,
McFerrin was born in New York City on March 11, 1950, later studying piano at
California State College at Sacramento and Cerritos College. After touring
behind the Ice Follies, he performed with a series of cover bands, cabaret acts,
and dance troupes before making his vocal debut in 1977. While living in New
Orleans, he sang with the group Astral Projection before relocating to San
Francisco. There he met legendary comedian Bill Cosby, who arranged for McFerrin
to appear at the 1980 Playboy Jazz Festival.
A performance at the 1981 Kool Jazz Festival led to a contract with Elektra, and
the following year, McFerrin issued his self-titled debut LP. With 1984's The
Voice, he made jazz history, recording the first-ever solo vocal album (sans
accompaniment or overdubbing) to be released on a major label. His Blue Note
debut, Spontaneous Inventions, followed in 1985 and featured contributions from
Herbie Hancock, the Manhattan Transfer (on the Grammy-winning "Another Night in
Tunisia"), and comic Robin Williams; McFerrin also earned mainstream exposure
through his unique performance of the theme song to the television hit The Cosby
Show, as well as a number of commercial spots. With 1988's Simple Pleasures, he
scored a chart-topping pop smash with "Don't Worry, Be Happy"; around that time,
he also formed the ten-member a cappella group Voicestra, featured on 1990's
Medicine Music.
With 1992's Hush, McFerrin shifted gears to team with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo
Ma; the record remained on the Billboard Classical Crossover charts for over two
years. The jazz release Play, a collaboration with pianist Chick Corea, appeared
in 1992 as well. McFerrin returned to classical territory in 1995 with Paper
Music, a collection of interpretations of works by Mozart, Bach, and Tchaikovsky
recorded with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, (which he joined as Creative
Chair a year prior). For 1996's Bang! Zoom he teamed with members of the
Yellowjackets; a second collaboration with Corea, The Mozart Sessions, appeared
later that same year. With 1997's Circlesongs, McFerrin returned to his roots,
recording an entire album of improvised vocal performances. He then recorded a
collaborative album of classical and jazz standards for Sony Music Special
Products in 2001. It teamed him with such esteemed musicians as Herbie Hancock,
Yo-Yo Ma, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. A year later, Blue Note released
his Beyond Words album, McFerrin's first work for the label in nearly a decade.
It featured a band comprised of Chick Corea, Richard Bona, Omar Hakim, Cyro
Baptista, and Gil Goldstein. Supported by a choir, McFerrin released
VOCAbuLarieS in 2010. spirityouall, released in the spring of 2013, was a
tribute to McFerrin's father, Robert McFerrin, whose 1957 album Deep River
brought black spirituals into the world of high art.
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