Norman Luboff Remembered

Almeda Berkey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 15, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SDG Records®
• ASIN: B000077DDR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,393 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Norman Luboff Remembered is absolutely Beautiful! So taken with it! Absolutely Gorgeous. Can't tell you how much I enjoy it! --Betty Davis (mother of Mannheim Steamroller's Chip Davis)

Product Description

A beautiful tribute to a great American musician. Some of his best-loved arrangements, popularized by the famed Norman Luboff Choir. Folk songs, spirituals, and ballads performed lovingly by some who toured and performed with him for more than a decade.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norman, May 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Norman Luboff Remembered (Audio CD)

...I want to thank Almeda and Jackson Berkey for helping to keep Norman's legacy alive and Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum is wonderful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The choir is superb, March 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Norman Luboff Remembered (Audio CD)

This CD is a Nebraska product, and a fine one it is! The director of the choir, Almeda Berkey, has combined with her husband, composer and professional pianist, Jackson, to produce this nostalgic look at the wonderful arrangements of their former mentor and employer, Norman Luboff. The liner notes in the accompanying booklet tell of the surprising association of Omaha's Chip Davis as a singer in the Luboff choir, along with Almeda. The choir is superb, well balanced, displaying beautiful voices and a thoroughly professional sound equal to that any of the Luboff choirs on the twelve LPs this author owns...Good variety in programming is a plus, as folk songs, pop songs, folk hymns and spirituals are all presented. Congratulations to the Berkeys, Recording Engineer Clete Baker and all involved on a first-rate recording!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Labor of Love, March 19, 2003

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1000 word review for Amazon:
"...Clearly a labor of love. The disc, a superb tribute to a man who gave so much to so many, groups some of Luboff's best-loved arrangements...performed on this recording by...singers who toured and performed with Luboff for more than a decade. The choir is led by an insightful Almeda Berkey and is accompanied with sensitivity by Jackson Berkey. The Berkeys, who met at a Luboff choral workshop, credit him as a primary influence on their musical careers.

The arrangements are quintessential Luboff, thick and rich in texture and harmony. The liner notes provide a wealth of information about each song....A `hidden' track, Underwater Mandolins, illustrates the joie de vivre that Luboff bequeathed to his singers...Chip Davis, composer for Mannheim Steamroller, also contributes his recollections of Norman Luboff. Norman Luboff Remembered is a powerful reminder of Luboff's love for his art and his fellow man, and his profound influence upon generations of musicians."

March 2003 Choral Journal
American Choral Directors Association