"But cut to a riff on Chick Corea's take on
the Rodrigo Aranjuez theme and we're into clever improvisation with
multiple variations ... intrigued by a citrus twist on Dido's Lament
... beatboxer Shlomo earns his rent in a Bach finale and the whole
sounds edgy and almost cool"
London Evening Standard
"Their precision is awesome, their technique impeccable"
Classic FM Magazine
"This is a work of genius from conception to delivery ... The
current incarnation are certainly making it funky now and are bringing
it right into the 21st century"
The Hit Sheet
"Added to the mix this time is vocal percussion where all the sounds come from the voice or parts of the body – it's extraordinary"
Choir and Organ
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
FEATURING BEAUTY AND THE BEATBOX
FEATURING
SHLOMO & THE VOCAL ORCHESTRA
With a stunning selection of brand new arrangements, the
Swingles’ return to disc promises some of their best and most memorable
performances to date on this studio album.
The warm, beautiful tone and precision of the groups
voices are combined with a modern edge; with vocal percussion and
beatboxing featuring guest performances from Shlomo, the world renowned
beatboxer, and the Vocal Orchestra.
Ludwig van Beethoven / Walter Murphy
arr. Tobias Hugg
human beatbox: Shlomo
2.
Spain (I can recall)
[6.24]
Joaquin Rodrigo /Chick Corea /Al Jareau /Artie Maren
arr. Scott Struman
solos: Tom, Kineret
vocal percussion: Jeremy
3.
Dido's Lament
[4.20]
Henry Purcell, arr. Tom Bullard
lead: Johanna
human beatbox: Tobias
4.
It's Sand, Man!
[2.32]
Ed Lewis /Jon Hendricks / Dave Lambert
arr. Ward Swingle
lead: Kineret
vocal percussion: Jeremy
5.
Adagio in G minor
[5.48]
Albinoni /Remo Giazotto
arr. Tom Bullard
leads: Julie, Kineret, Johanna
human beatbox: Jeremy
6.
Bolero
[8.28]
Maurice Ravel
arr. Tom Bullard
solos: Julie, Johanna, Richard, Tobias
vocal percussion: Jeremy
7.
Cielito Lindo (Mexican Traditional)
[4.49]
Quirino Mendoza y Cortes
arr. Itay Aramovitz
leads: Kineret, Tom
vocal percussion: everyone!
8.
Straighten Up and Fly Right
[5.02]
Nat King Cole/ Irving Mills
arr. Bertrand Groeger
lead: Tobias
vocal percussion: Tom
9.
Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd mvt
[3.38]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
arr. Jonathan Rathbone
leads Johanna, Julie
vocal percussion: Jeremy
10.
Gotcha (Theme from "Starsky & Hutch")
[4.01]
Tom Scott
arr. Adam Riley
solos: Kineret, Johanna
vocal percussion: Jeremy
11.
Bachbeat
[2.36]
(feat. Shlomo, MC Zani, Bellatrix, Spitf'ya and jestar*)
Written by Schlomo and the Vocal Orchestra with the Swingle Singers
(based on Badinerie by J.S.Bach, arr. Ward Swingle
lead vocals: Johanna
