With its catchy melody, exciting vocal percussion and clever lyrics, "Prime Time Blues" is simply awesome, and is the feature track on The Real Group's most recent album. Excellent for advanced high school or college vocal jazz groups. Written as a jazz original for The Real Group, "Friendship" works just as well for larger choirs of high school level and beyond. The song tells about "Destiny," the ship of your life's journey, with friendship as the central theme. With a beautiful melody line and cool background rhythms, it will make a great program addition. "Pass Me The Jazz" - This up-tempo vocal jazz piece written for The Real Group features sections of scat singing. Left intentionally without dynamic markings, it is meant to get its "color" from the performers. "All Creatures of our God and King" - Combining one of our best-loved hymns with rhythmic vocal jazz background makes this a stunning crossover work to be enjoyed by both singers and audience. The eight-part arrangement will work very well even with a smaller, but strong group of singers. A work that will surely bring light and joy to your program! Enjoy!

Songlist: Prime Time Blues, Friendship, Pass Me The Jazz, All Creatures of our God and King

Words, chords and sources to 1200 songs for group singing anywhere, anytime! Includes illustrations and an introduction by Pete Seeger.

Songlist: America, Ballads & Old Songs, City, Creativity, Dreams & Fantasies, Ecology, Faith, Farm & Prarie, Freedom, Friendship, Funny Songs, Golden Oldies, Good Times, Gospel, Hard Times & Blues, Home & Family, Hope, Love, Lullabies, Men, Mountain Voice, Outdoors, Peace, Play, Rich & Poor, Rounds, Sacred Rounds & Chants, Sea, Spirituals, Struggle, and more

Released in December 2017, Volume 2 of Stapleton's From A Room recordings is his third album release which reached #2 on the Billboardae 200 album charts. Our piano/vocal/guitar folio includes all 9 songs: Drunkard's Prayer - Friendship - Hard Livin' - Midnight Train to Memphis - Millionaire - Nobody's Lonely Tonight - Scarecrow in the Garden - A Simple Song - Tryin' to Untangle My Mind.

Songlist: Friendship, A Simple Song, Millionaire, Scarecrow In The Garden, Drunkard's Prayer, Hard Livin', Tryin' To Untangle My Mind, Midnight Train To Memphis, Nobody's Lonely Tonight

13 Cole Porter classics from the legendary Broadway show, including: All Through the Night - Anything Goes - Be Like a Blue Bird - Blow, Gabriel, Blow - Buddie Beware - Easy to Love - Friendship - Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye - Gypsy in Me - I Get a Kick Out of You - It's De-Lovely - Public Enemy #1 - You're the Top.

Songlist: Anything Goes, All Through The Night, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, Friendship, (You'd Be So) Easy to Love, Buddie Beware, Be Like The Blue Bird, Public Enemy Number One, Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye, Gypsy In Me, I Get A Kick Out of You, It's De-Lovely, You're the Top, Anything Goes, All Through The Night, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, Friendship, (You'd Be So) Easy to Love, Buddie Beware, Be Like The Blue Bird, Public Enemy Number One, Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye, Gypsy In Me, I Get A Kick Out of You, It's De-Lovely, You're the Top

All aboard for Cole Porter's saucy and splendid musical romp across the Atlantic! When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as a comically eclectic cast of characters sets off on the course to true love. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theatre's most memorable standards, including I Get a Kick Out of You, You're the Top, It's De-Lovely, and of course, Anything Goes. All of the music in this edition has been newly engraved for easier reading, and additional original Cole Porter lyrics have been added to match revisions applied to several of the songs during major Broadway revivals in recent decades. Titles: I Get a Kick Out of You - You're the Top - Easy to Love - Friendship - It's De-Lovely - Anything Goes - Public Enemy Number One - Blow, Gabriel, Blow - Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye - Be Like the Bluebird - All Through the Night - The Gypsy in Me - Buddie, Beware.

Songlist: Anything Goes, All Through The Night, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, Friendship, (You'd Be So) Easy to Love, Buddie Beware, Be Like The Blue Bird, Public Enemy Number One, Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye, Gypsy In Me, I Get A Kick Out of You, It's De-Lovely, You're the Top, Anything Goes, All Through The Night, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, Friendship, (You'd Be So) Easy to Love, Buddie Beware, Be Like The Blue Bird, Public Enemy Number One, Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye, Gypsy In Me, I Get A Kick Out of You, It's De-Lovely, You're the Top

This is the second of a two-volume series presenting highlights from the career of Cole Porter. Volume two documents 50 songs from the later years of his career, from 1937 until 1958. The book Includes a song-by-song analysis, rare images of original sheet music, informal shots from Porter's scrapbooks, and publicity stills from motion pictures and Broadway. Titles: All of You - Be a Clown - C'est Magnifique - Don't Fence Me In - From This Moment On - I Love Paris - I Concentrate on You - It's All Right with Me - In the Still of the Night - My Heart Belongs to Daddy - So in Love - Too Darn Hot - True Love - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - You're Sensational - and more.

Songlist: Ace In The Hole, True Love, I Love You, All Of You, Allez-Vous-En, Go Away, Always True To You In My Fashion, From This Moment On, Come To The Supermarket (In Old Peking), At Long Last Love, So In Love, Be A Clown, Friendship, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, C'est Magnifique, Ca, C'est L'amour, I Love You Samantha, Do I Love You, Don't Fence Me In, Rosalie, Dream Dancing, Ev'rything I Love, What Am I To Do, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Get Out Of Town, I Am In Love, I Concentrate On You, I Love Paris, I've Got My Eyes On You, In The Still Of The Night, It's All Right With Me, and more

Eight more Cole Porter favorites are presented in this package which is designed to provide the at-home singer with an actual professional setting. The CD features orchestral interludes and instrumental solos typical of a live club performance, retaining the natural performance flow of an actual performance with an accompanying rhythm section or orchestra. Includes the songs: You're the Top - Easy to Love - Friendship - Anything Goes - Blow, Gabriel, Blow - You're the Top - I Get a Kick Out of You - Anything Goes.

Songlist: You're the Top, (You'd Be So) Easy to Love, Friendship, Anything Goes, Blow, Gabriel, Blow, You're the Top, I Get A Kick Out of You, Anything Goes

Songlist: Fine and Dandy, Isn't It Romantic, Blues in the Night, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Let's Fall In Love, The Money Song, Ah, But It Happens, Hooray for Love, Get Out and Get Under, Lover's Delight, It's the Sentimental Thing to Do, A Fine Romance, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, Back in Your Own Backyard, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Friendship, This Is the Moment, How High the Moon, It's Magic, Fairmont College (Reprise)

Phil Mattson and VoicesIowa : Count Your Blessings   

Formed at Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations in 1991, the mixed-voice sextet VoicesIowa was recently honored by Down Beat Magazine as "Vocal Jazz Group of the Year." Their repertoire also includes Renaissance part-songs, 19th and 20th century compositions and arrangements of contemporary music. Their Director Phil Mattson has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards. These 12 songs, recorded live at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, MN, feature Mattson-arranged winners like "Snow Covers the Valley," Bach's "Jesu, Meine Freude," Burt Bacharach's "Alfie," "Never Let Me Go," Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's classic "Blues in the Night" and Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep." Ward Swingle's "Country Dances" and the Swingle-arranged "Satchmo," Duke Ellington's "Don't Mean A Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," Anders Edenroth of the Real Group's "Friendship" and Bobby McFerrin's "Jubilee" are other favorites. Great stuff, from the first cut to the last!

Songlist: Since All Is Passing, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Snow Covers the Valley, Jesu, Meine Freude, Alfie, Jubilee, Never Let Me Go, Satchmo, Friendship, Blues in the Night, Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep), Country Dances

The Real Group : The Middle Of Life   

The A Cappella world is abuzz with the good news: the release of "The Middle of Life," The Real Group's much-anticipated new CD. Even better, "Life" is all new, all originals, all studio and all in English! Anders Edenroth writes the music and lyrics to "Prime Time Blues," a funky, saucy romp that features the title phrase and some state-of-the-art vocal percussion and mock horns, his "Words" is a lyrical, rhythmic masterpiece, "Friendship" has Anders singing a mellow, soaring lead, and his "The Grass Grows Greener" is an instant jazz standard with his voice adding a muted, precise tone. Peder Karlsson writes the understated, bluesy "Mister Father," his "Are You Coming To Me" is a salsa-flavored fiesta tune featuring Katarina on lead, "A Quiet Song" features Peder's slow, bluesy voice, and "Gota," featuring Peder and Katarina, has a simple, meandering melody that builds in intensity to symphonic proportions. Margareta Jalkeus writes "Spring Is Coming" and has a nice, soaring solo riff that becomes a dreamy scat sequence, and has a moody, mysterious lead on her "My Hidden World." Katarina Henryson writes "I Tried," shares writing credits with Anders on the ironic, pop-ish "A Perfect Life," and her bluenote alto on her "Given" is sweetly profound. So much talent here - we find ourselves listening to this CD again and again to appreciate just how far the a cappella envelope has been pushed, and comparing the genius and musical focus of the individual composers. Simply put, "The Middle of Life" is a masterpiece, an unexpected gift from Sweden to be unwrapped and savored on many levels!

Songlist: Prime Time Blues, Mister Father, Words, Spring Is Coming, I Tried, Friendship, Are You Coming To Me?, The Grass Grows Greener, My Hidden World, A Perfect Life, A Quiet Song, Given, Gota

DANZA! is the eleventh offering in Alfred's "Choral Movement Series." Join popular Alfred editors, composers, choreographers, and clinicians Sally K. Allbrecht and Andy Beck as they take you step-by-step through staging suggestions for 12 Alfred choral titles. The movements are so easy to see and learn, as Sally and Andy are able to demonstrate counterpoint movement simultaneously! Perfect for 2-part choirs (Part I Vs. Part II) as well as for mixed groups ("men Vs. women" staging), this DVD is jam-packed with fresh and fun staging ideas for choirs of all ages and sizes.

Songlist: Anything Is Possible, Clap Your Hands, Rejoice!, Danza!, Ezekiel and David, Forty-Second Street, Friendship, I Won't Grow Up, The Joint Is Jumpin', Old King Cole, Remember My Song, Steppin' Out with Santa, What a Heavenly Night!

Formed at Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations in 1991, the mixed-voice sextet VoicesIowa was recently honored by Down Beat Magazine as "Vocal Jazz Group of the Year." Their repertoire also includes Renaissance part-songs, 19th and 20th century compositions and arrangements of contemporary music. Their Director Phil Mattson has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards. These 12 songs, recorded live at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, MN, feature Mattson-arranged winners like "Snow Covers the Valley," Bach's "Jesu, Meine Freude," Burt Bacharach's "Alfie," "Never Let Me Go," Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's classic "Blues in the Night" and Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep." Ward Swingle's "Country Dances" and the Swingle-arranged "Satchmo," Duke Ellington's "Don't Mean A Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," Anders Edenroth of the Real Group's "Friendship" and Bobby McFerrin's "Jubilee" are other favorites. Great stuff, from the first cut to the last!

Songlist: Since All Is Passing, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Snow Covers the Valley, Jesu, Meine Freude, Alfie, Jubilee, Never Let Me Go, Satchmo, Friendship, Blues in the Night, Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep), Country Dances