Grp Records
1989
New York Voices
About This Album
The debut recording by the New York Voices is more impressive for the sound and talent of the group than for the material they perform. A somewhat commercial effort (all recent poppish songs other than "'Round Midnight" and "Caravan") given mundane arrangements, this set features the group at a time when they had five vocalists and were clearly hoping to sell a lot of records. One can hear the potential of the vocal ensemble come through, and thankfully most of the material heard on this set has been long discarded. This is a CD that is more intriguing on a historic rather than musical level. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Track List
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What's wonderful about the NYV is their versatility. They are at once capable of amazing traditional Jazz, as outlined on the "Sing Sing Sing" album, as well as very modern pop/jazz sounds, as heard on "Hearts Afire," "What's Inside" and "Sing the songs of Paul Simon." In fact, "Sing, Sing, Sing" is not so much a changeover to traditional jazz, but rather more of a departure in order to "validate" themselves as a traditional group. Even their treatment of the standards is modern in its own way.
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