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Review: There certainly is no more influential and revered a cappella arranger than the brilliant Gene Puerling. From his auspicious beginnings as a founding member of the vocal jazz group the Hi-Lo's, with whom he recorded thirteen albums between the years of 1953-1964, Gene revealed the talent and promise that would later be fully realized with his work as director, arranger and performer with the Singers UnLimited. SATB, accompanied with optional rhythm section
Songlist: Button Up Your Overcoat, Georgia On My Mind, Rockin' Chair, The Shadow of Your Smile, Small Fry
Review: A collection of mostly a cappella arrangements from quite possibly the greatest vocal jazz arranger ever.
Songlist: The Fool On The Hill, Here, There And Everywhere, Michelle, We've Only Just Begun, Yesterday, Try to Remember, On a Clear Day, Emily, Where Is Love?, The Sound of the Singers Unlimited
Review: Includes the Grammy Award winner "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square" as recorded by The Manhattan Transfer. The note-for-note arrangement matches the original recording!
Songlist: Deck The Halls, The Gene Puerling Sound, Silent Night, Snowfall, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, April in Paris, Autumn in New York, Dancing in the Dark, Indian Summer
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Autumn In New York
Review: It doesn't get any better than this! After years of being available only on the box set here is a 2 CD release of all 33 a cappella recordings (not including Christmas) of quite probably the best vocal jazz group ever. The arrangements of Gene Puerling are simply exquisite and his ability to transform a song to completely new heights is astounding. We carry many thousands of a cappella CDs and this release is, in our opinion, the most essential CD for the collection of any serious fan of a cappella music!
Songlist: Both Sides Now, London By Night, Here, There And Everywhere, Lullabye, Michelle, The Fool On The Hill, Emily, Since You Asked, More I Cannot Wish You, Try To Remember, Clair, Killing Me Softly with His Song, Yesterday, My Romance, Lost In The Stars, April In Paris, Girl Talk, Nature Boy, I Don't Know Where I Stand, Autumn In New York, and more.
Review: This 1972 recording continues to set musical precedent almost thirty years later. The combined voices of Don Shelton, Len Dresslar, Bonnie Herman and Gene Puerling are a sound so distinctive and recognizable that they have yet to be improved. From the six Alfred Burt carols to "Deck The Halls," "Good King Wenceslas" and Oh, Come All Ye Faithful," each song is beautifully constructed, a marriage of the traditional with the inimitable personality of Gene Puerling's arrangements. The result is accessible enough for the mainstream listener, and will also satisfy those hungry for heartier fare. Bonnie Herman frequently assumes the lead vocal duties, as on "Carol For Russian Children," her warm tone a sunbeam on a wintry day - listen to the pedal note (uncharacteristically in the treble part) she holds during the coda - amazing color and control. One of our most recommended selections.
Songlist: Deck The Halls, Ah Bleak & Chill The Wintry Wind, Bright, Bright The Holly Berries, Jesu Parvule, Caroling, Caroling, What Are The Signs, Nigh Bethlehem, While By My Sheep, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Silent Night, Joy To The World, Wassail Song, Carol Of The Russian Children, Good King Wenceslas, Coventry Carol, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Review: Happiness is listing to a Gene Puerling arrangement as sung by these maestros. Sit back and soak it in. Enough said!
Songlist: Sleep Loved, We Could Be Flying, I'm Shadowing You, Where and When, Feelings, Impossible, Wave, So Many Stars, Ecstasy, She Was Too Good To Me, Look Around, Invitation, You've Got A Friend, The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye, Laura, Where Is The Love?, Eventide, We've Only Just Begun
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Sesame Street
Review: A Classic Reissued! Legendary vocal group The Singers Unlimited, for their third album on Germany's MPS label, recorded a collaboration with the Oscar Peterson Trio. Grammy-winning arranger Gene Puerling wrote the charts and the musicians recorded this remarkable session in 1971 at the storied Villingen studios in the Black Forest. The then latest breakthroughs in studio technology, and the masterful engineer and MPS Records owner Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, allowed the artists to overdub vocals creating the layered vocals the Singers Unlimited are famous for. Using a sixteen-track deck Brunner-Schwer had bought for the occasion, the group layered on chords, melody lines and solos which we often sung in four or eight part pieces that were later assembled almost magically. The CD sleeve includes rare photos from the session plus both the original LP liner notes and extensive new notes, including many new quotes from Puerling, by noted jazz musicologist James Gaven. A gem of a recording!
Songlist: Sesame Street, It Never Entered My Mind, Children's Game, The Gentle Rain, A Child Is Born, The Shadow of Your Smile, Catherine, Once Upon a Summertime, Here's That Rainy Day
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Song Name | Arranger | Composer | Artist | Item Title | Format | Trax | |
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Gene Puerling | Manning Sherwin | Manhattan Transfer | Manhattan Transfer Complete Vol 2 | Sheet Music (SATB) | MORE DETAILS | |
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Gene Puerling | Manning Sherwin | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts II | Sheet Music (SATB) | MORE DETAILS | |
Deck The Halls | Gene Puerling | Traditional Welsh Carol | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts II | Sheet Music (SSAATTBB) | MORE DETAILS | |
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight | Gene Puerling | Calvin Carter | Deke Sharon / Anne Raugh | Under The Boardwalk | Songbook (SAB) | MORE DETAILS | |
Here, There And Everywhere | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts I | Sheet Music (SATB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
Michelle | Gene Puerling | John Lennon | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts I | Sheet Music (SSAATTBB) | MORE DETAILS | |
Over the Rainbow | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | Over the Rainbow | Sheet Music (SATB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
Silent Night | Gene Puerling | Franz Xaver Gruber | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts II | Sheet Music (SSATBB) | MORE DETAILS | |
Snowfall | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts II | Sheet Music (SSATBB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
The Christmas Song | Gene Puerling | Various Arrangers | Classic Vocal Jazz Christmas | Sheet Music (SATB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
The Fool On The Hill | Gene Puerling | Paul McCartney | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts I | Sheet Music (SSAATTBB) | MORE DETAILS | |
The Gene Puerling Sound | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts II | Sheet Music (SSAATTBB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
The Gene Puerling Sound | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | The Gene Puerling Sound | Songbook (SSAATTBB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
The Sound of the Singers Unlimited | Gene Puerling | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts I | Sheet Music (SSAATBB) | MORE DETAILS | ||
Yesterday | Gene Puerling | Paul McCartney | Gene Puerling | Puerling Charts I | Sheet Music (SSATTBB) | MORE DETAILS |
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