Barbershop's Best! The New Generation of a Great American Tradition

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Primarily A Cappella
• ASIN: B00004UAT7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is the Moment

2. Caroline

3. A Foggy Day

4. Long Ago (And Far Away)

5. Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia

6. Royal Garden Blues

7. When October Goes

8. Jungle Book

9. Five-Oh-Two, Where Are You

10. Jeepers Creepers

11. What'll I Do

12. I Got a Gal in Kalamazoo

13. Feels Like Home

14. Eine Kleine Not Music

15. I Will Never Pass This Way Again

16. Excerpts from "Rhapsody in Blue"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It has its uses, September 27, 2001

By 

David A. Beamer (Clawson, MI United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Barbershop's Best! The New Generation of a Great American Tradition (Audio CD)

If you're new to Barbershop, this is a decent intro. You get some good tunes by some good groups, including the gals (a few Sweet Adeline groups).

If you're already into Barbershop, you'll probably be disappointed. The mix is too eclectic; there are too many so-so cuts; and on top of it, the production of the CD is suspect (a couple of the tracks are so close together you barely have time to breath).

A well-chosen half-dozen CDs, each done by a different group, would be a better way to start a Barbershop collection. Too bad Amazon doesn't carry much of this stuff....<P

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mix of Great songs by Great Quartets, November 6, 2000

By 

"crwulf" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barbershop's Best! The New Generation of a Great American Tradition (Audio CD)

If you're new to the barbershop style of a cappella singing, this is the perfect way to be introduced. This compilation has wide variety of songs performed by some of the best groups in the Barbershop Society's 60+ year history. It demonstrates how much amazing music can be created by four people without the aid of a single instrument. It's a must have for any fan of a cappella music!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly the best of the best, September 21, 2001

By 

Jamie M. Bearden (Flower Mound, TX USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Barbershop's Best! The New Generation of a Great American Tradition (Audio CD)

I am a barbershopper, and I know several of the performers on this CD, and I just can't get enough of it! These artists are true masters of barbershop style. They are what I aspire to be! No one yet that I have played this for has not gotten shivers when Ambiance sings the "Rhapsody of New York". Even my five year old daughter (also an aspiring barbershopper) said "Wow, Mommy!" This also a great CD for those not familiar with female barbershoppers (Sweet Adelines). Check out "Jeepers Creepers" by Rumors for a song you'll be singing for days! I have gotten copies for nearly all my family and friends, and you will want to do the same!