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New York Voices | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B0000001TP
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,252 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Now or Never

2. All Blues

3. Giant Steps

4. Do You Wanna Know What I Want?

5. Stolen Moments

6. National Amnesia

7. Now That the Love Is Over

8. Oh, Lady Be Good

9. Open Invitation

10. That's the Way of the World

11. Cotton Tail

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!, June 19, 2002

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"emilybennett" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

The NYV are absolutely incredible. I've had the priviledge of seeing them live, and they are even better in person. Their harmonies and dissonances are flawless, and their balance is perfect. While this album is a bit on the "pop" side for me, this in no way diminished their amazing talents, and they do come across with some straight-up, old-school Jazz vocalizations that are truly amazing. I'm particularly thinking of "All Blues." If you buy this album, you will love it. Most of my friends think I'm a nut for listening to vocal jazz, but if you enjoy it, you will enjoy this album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Near perfect but..., September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

Only four stars for not giving us a full dozen of tunes, as well as for choosing inferior original material (Now Or Never, Do You Wanna Know..., Now That The Love...) over much better NYV originals (Dare The Moon, Street Party, Silence Of Time). Still a must-have collection, especially considering that two of the three albums it is compiled from appear to be no longer available.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic CD, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

This is a fantastic anthology of the years of the New York Voices when it recorded with five members, and its arrangements of traditional jazz standards breathe new energy and life into these memorable tunes. Other songs are have a definite pop influence. The musicianship of these artists (on this CD, Kim Nazarian, Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge, Caprice Fox, Sara Krieger (on certain tracks) and Lauren Kinhan (on others)) is notable, as are their beautifully blended voices and keen sense of style. Their CD tastefully breaks down the barriers that traditionally has confined Vocal Jazz.