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There are two ways to interpret the title of the famed multiple Grammy- and Dove Award-winning vocal group's debut on Heads Up Records. First and most obviously, it's a reference to the way they have been setting high bars in the jazz and gospel worlds for 20 years, scoring as many Grammys as Doves (ten) with their beautiful and snazzy vocal textures. Then of course there's the wonderful choice of classic jazz material, ranging from their whistle and fingersnappin' approach to "Sweet Georgia Brown" to Nat King Cole's exuberant suggestion to "Straighen Up and Fly Right" and Ella Fitzgerald's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," featuring her own charming vocals from a session done in 1938! In taking a traditional jazz approach to some of the Great American Songbook's foundational treasures, the sextet ensemble has had so many guest artists they could temporarily be dubbed Take 7, 8, or 9. Besides bringing back Ella, they've got George Benson's snappy lead vocals and crisp guitar lines on the Cole song; the vocal zigzags of Al Jarreau and lyricist Jon Hendricks on Hendricks' classic "Seven Steps to Heaven" (which also features the cool flugelhorn of Till Brönner); and a wistful Aaron Neville on the geographically appropriate "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" Group member Claude McKnight's famous vocalist brother Brian McKnight gets in on the grooving gospel of "What's Going On?" Beyond the all-stars, Take 6 also discovers some new talent with Shelea Frazier, who wrings every ounce of emotion out of a touching "Someone to Watch Over Me" with the help of Roy Hargrove. "Shall We Gather at the River" and the Quincy Jones/Jeremy Lubbock wordless seduction "Grace," remind us of Take 6's gospel roots, and a witty twist on the Sesame Street standard "Bein' Green" makes it suddenly cool and environmentally proper to be that color. The track features colorful new lyrics by the family of the song's composer, the late Joe Raposo. True to the album's title, Take 6 sets a new standard of creativity on their latest disc.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Whistle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - ALVIN CHEA, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Casey, ComposerLyricist - Maceo Pinkard, ComposerLyricist - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Nat King Cole, ComposerLyricist - George Benson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Wroble, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Carson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer - Brandon Baldez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Victor Feldman, ComposerLyricist - Miles Davis, ComposerLyricist - Jon Hendricks, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Al Jarreau, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - Till Brönner, Flugelhorn, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer - Eric Wojahn, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Kelley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - TONY SHEPPERD, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hargrove, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelea Frazier, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Bowers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Butter, Producer, Drums, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer - Adam Smirnoff, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Robertson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Jeremy Lubbock, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - JOEL KIBBLE, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamaal Andrews, Producer, Bass Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Victoria Venier, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Ella Fitzgerald, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Van Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Raposo, ComposerLyricist - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Speaker, AssociatedPerformer - JOEL KIBBLE, Vocals, Speaker, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Aaron Neville, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Alter, ComposerLyricist - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar DeLange, ComposerLyricist - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - Renaldo Benson, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - JOEL KIBBLE, Beatbox, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Lowry, Composer - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Co-Producer - JOEL KIBBLE, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Jeremy Lubbock, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Co-Producer - Take 6, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Kibble, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Eddy Schreyer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CLAUDE V. MCKNIGHT III, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CEDRIC DENT, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MARCELO PENNELL, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khristian Dentley, Producer, Co-Producer - Jimmie "J.J." Hodges, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Heads Up International
Album review
There are two ways to interpret the title of the famed multiple Grammy- and Dove Award-winning vocal group's debut on Heads Up Records. First and most obviously, it's a reference to the way they have been setting high bars in the jazz and gospel worlds for 20 years, scoring as many Grammys as Doves (ten) with their beautiful and snazzy vocal textures. Then of course there's the wonderful choice of classic jazz material, ranging from their whistle and fingersnappin' approach to "Sweet Georgia Brown" to Nat King Cole's exuberant suggestion to "Straighen Up and Fly Right" and Ella Fitzgerald's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," featuring her own charming vocals from a session done in 1938! In taking a traditional jazz approach to some of the Great American Songbook's foundational treasures, the sextet ensemble has had so many guest artists they could temporarily be dubbed Take 7, 8, or 9. Besides bringing back Ella, they've got George Benson's snappy lead vocals and crisp guitar lines on the Cole song; the vocal zigzags of Al Jarreau and lyricist Jon Hendricks on Hendricks' classic "Seven Steps to Heaven" (which also features the cool flugelhorn of Till Brönner); and a wistful Aaron Neville on the geographically appropriate "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" Group member Claude McKnight's famous vocalist brother Brian McKnight gets in on the grooving gospel of "What's Going On?" Beyond the all-stars, Take 6 also discovers some new talent with Shelea Frazier, who wrings every ounce of emotion out of a touching "Someone to Watch Over Me" with the help of Roy Hargrove. "Shall We Gather at the River" and the Quincy Jones/Jeremy Lubbock wordless seduction "Grace," remind us of Take 6's gospel roots, and a witty twist on the Sesame Street standard "Bein' Green" makes it suddenly cool and environmentally proper to be that color. The track features colorful new lyrics by the family of the song's composer, the late Joe Raposo. True to the album's title, Take 6 sets a new standard of creativity on their latest disc.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:52
- Main artists: Take 6
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Heads Up
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2008 Heads Up International ℗ 2008 Heads Up International
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