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Music : Beautiful World
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Beautiful World by: Take 6 |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0093624800323 Label: Warner Bros / Wea Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: May 21, 2002 Studio: Warner Bros / Wea Sales Rank: 33443 MPN: 48003 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: The Grammy winning vocal group takes on excellent renditions of songs by Curtis Mayfield, Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Bill Withers. The album features guest artists David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, and Lalah Hathaway. 13 tracks. Amazon.com: The mother of all jazz vocal groups is not really a jazz vocal group at all. As if their 11 Grammy nominations in seven categories don't underscore that point enough, Take 6's 10th album is a collection of well-known pop hits from the '60s, '70s, and '80s, all with a spiritual message. Their complex vocal harmony arrangements, like that on the traditional tune "Wade in the Water," have always attracted the attuned ear of jazz fans, while also bringing in people who like gospel, funk, and pop. Even hip-hoppers recognize how the group has influenced the neo-soul movement with fresh sounds like those on "Fragile" and "A Lovely Day." The composers of the tunes on Beautiful World, which was co-produced by the group and bassist Marcus Miller, are as familiar as the songs themselves: Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Donald Fagen. The result is perhaps the most accessible Take 6 album to date. Even taking into consideration their varied history and lofty record sales, Beautiful World is a remarkable disc. --Mark Ruffin Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Interpretations, not coversTake 6 is an easy group to pigeonhole. When they try something that strays from the type of material we fans are in love with, a few of us get uncomfortable. I would respectfully disagree with the reviewer who characterized the interpretations as "safe" and "dull". In the context of their oeuvre, it's a different album, and deserves evaluation as such. These are interpretations, not covers, because they comment on the works they perform, rather than just seeking to imitate them. "Beautiful World" owes as much to the jazz legacy as it does to gospel. As such, it's a thoughtful, expressive work of beauty and power. The album reaches for your head as well as your heart. If you come at Beautiful World with an open mind ... Read More: Rating: - As good as it gets!There seems little point in heaping further accolades upon a vocal group already honoured with 11 Grammy award nominations, but this has got to be one of the best devotional albums ever recorded. It is a mixture of original songs and creative arrangements of some of the best spiritually inspiring music ever produced. I particularly appreciated the Donny Hathaway classic Someday We'll All be Free, Stevie's Love's in Need of Love Today, the late great Curtis Mayfield's hymn People Get Ready,and Lovely Day and Wade in the Water. You will find yourself pressing the replay button at the end of these to get some more of that feel-good medicine. A great album! Rating: - A great complilationIt's taken me a while to purchase this CD. It wasn't until I heard them sing Grandma's Hands at a concert that I decided to buy the CD. I liked their upbeat remakes of old favorites. It's just a feel good compilation. Rating:  - A very, very good albumHaving been a Take 6 fan for years, I recognize I may be biased in this review. Their peppy and at times elevator-music harmonies may not be tolerable for some people for an entire album, but I really enjoyed the fresh perspective that their diverse vocals offered on many of these classics. My favorites are "Don't Give Up," where they take Peter Gabriel's African musical influences to their logical conclusion; "Wade In the Water," where doubling the octave and picking up the tempo helped to underscore a sense of urgency and pleading that is usually not found in most people's versions of this old spiritual; and the beautiful, soaring rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Someday We Will All Be Free," which will give you chills. It's not a perfect album, ... Read More: Rating: - Their best yet...This is the best cover cd yet! I love them for this gift of music. They are a blessing to behold! |
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