Do It Acapella
I was messing around on YouTube looking for something entirely different--a melody for the seder--and Take Six popped up. So I went on a little trip down memory lane. That sound took me back 30 years (don't think about it!). So I followed that road through YouTube and jumped ahead to this:
Interview with Take Six on All Things Considered, August 2017
Hello, guys! Nice to see you again--all grown up .......and a little bit out. Have a listen.
But while I was listening I heard them talking about touring with ....wait for it...Manhattan Transfer!! Wow! So I went searching for that and found several links, but I like this one. Oh, how I wish I could have been there--a sing-off between two great jazz groups:
Berkshire Jazz Festival 2016
And in case you thought Take Six could only sing, look at this:
Brazilian Rythmn
And, finally, to go way, way back to the long, hot summer of 1975 in Milton, Florida (Yes,THAT summer!), I give you our favorite show, a summer replacement with these four crazy people who could really sing. We never missed it.
Manhattan Transfer TV Show 1975 and this one, too.
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4 comments:
Internet tangents are fun! I went on one after remembering Spike Lee's Do It Acapella (also featuring Take 6) a couple years back and I was blown away all over again by the performances on that special. Ladysmith Black Mambaza singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight with the all-women acapella group (can't remember their name!), just incredible.
Speaking of acapella: did you guys ever watch the Sing-Off? It was a competition show a few years back, don't even know if they still do it since I haven't watched TV in so long, but it was all acapella groups. The last season I watched had UK's Acousticats competing! Every group was spectacular from the start and they got better as the seasons progressed, really cool to watch, you should check out some youtube clips.
I will check that out. I think Corey and Gaby used to watch that show. Thanks for responding!
I saw Take 6 twice, both times in DC. They were great.
I remember that. You were so lucky.
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