Featured in the movie Despicable Me 2 "Happy" catapulted to number one with its irresistible melody and hook. Sing the song at a brisk, even tempo, using the syncopation to drive from start to finish. "Titanium" - Wow. Two of a cappella's most highly acclaimed arrangers collaborate on this stunning arrangement of vocal pop sensation Sia's hit song. This is an arrangement that should be in every quartet's repertoire. "Sing" is an original song by Pentatonix, the nation's most popular a cappella group, will bring a contemporary flavor to your quartet. "Sugar" - was a hit for Maroon 5 and is very well suited for a close harmony arrangement.

Songlist: Happy, Titanium, Sing, Sugar

An acclaimed three-person musical, tick, tick ... BOOM! is an autobiographical piece from the late Jonathan Larson, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of Rent.

Songlist: Why, Sugar, Sunday, Green Green Dress, Johnny Can't Decide, 30/90, No More, Therapy, Real Life, Come To Your Senses, Louder Than Words, See Her Smile

Take a trip up and down the Mississippi on the Spirit of St. Louis with the Manhattan Transfer as they pay homage to the "enduring spirit of Louis Armstrong". In true Manhattan Transfer style, the voices cast an even shrill appropriately high and take it smooth when its time to go low, mimicking the grace of the great Satchmo. So good, so good! "Stompin' at Mahogany Hall" is pure New Orleans while "The Blues are Brewin'" is as bluesy as it gets. (Sing it Sister!) "Gone Fishin'" makes you wish you were. Take it back down to New Orleans and get slinky with "Do You Know What it's Like To Miss New Orleans?" "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" and "When You Wish Upon A Star" are standards for a Louis Armstrong Tribute. Classify this cd as one that finds a home in your CD player for a long while. Not necessarily A Cappella!

Songlist: Stompin' At Mahogany Hall, The Blues Are Bewin', Sugar, A Kiss To Build A Dream On, Old Man Mose, Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans, Gone Fishin', Nothing Could Be Hotter Than That, Blue Again, When You Wish Upon A Star

Dubbed "The Prince of Pops" by the Chicago Tribune, Erich Kunzel's Cincinnati Pops Orchestra has been nominated for 5 Grammies under his direction, winning one in 1998, and we have to say that this is some of the best, most spirited big-band swing we've ever heard. Of special interest to us, of course, are the vocals, which are supplied by one of our favorite jazz groups, The Manhattan Transfer, former (and founding) member of the MT, 9-time Grammy winner Janis Siegel, and inventive singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli. There are 14 all accompanied (in fact, 7 of them are completely instrumental) tunes here, and not surprisingly our favorites are "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," "Sugar" (That Sugar Baby of Mine), "Skyliner," and "Clouds" (adapted from "Nuages,") featuring the MT; "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and "Avalon" with John Pizzarelli; and "I'll Be Seeing You," with Janis Siegel. As we would place the Swing Era at or near the top of all musical eras, we thought "Got Swing" was a treat, and every tune gave us the urge to get up and dance!

Songlist: String of Pearls, Stompin' at the Savoy, Choo Choo Ch' Boogie, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Sugar, Skyliner, Blues in the Night, Avalon, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Clouds, adapted from "Nuages", Jumpin' at the Woodside, Flying Home, I'll Be Seeing You, Sweet Georgia Brown