Artist: Take 6
Genre(s):
Gospel
Retro
Vocal
Jazz
Discography:
Feels Good
Year: 2006
Tracks: 13
Beautiful World
Year: 2002
Tracks: 13
Live
Year: 2000
Tracks: 13
Best of Take 6
Year: 2000
Tracks: 21
So Cool
Year: 1998
Tracks: 14
Brothers
Year: 1996
Tracks: 10
Join the Band
Year: 1994
Tracks: 14
Doo be doo wop bop!
Year:
Tracks: 10
With its roots in gospel singing, doo dago, and the advanced jazz-influenced singing groups of mid-century America like the Hi-Los, the a cappella vocal grouping Take 6 is both a throwback to an sooner, more civilized earned run average of American music and a precursor for a number of black male pop groups of the '90s (most notably Boyz II Men). Its members include David Thomas, Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, and Joey Kibble (world Health Organization replaced Mervyn Warren). McKnight and Mark Kibble caught the a cappella bug at Alabama's Oakwood College in the early '80s, forming a vocal mathematical group that solidified into Take 6 when singer/arranger Warren joined up in 1985. They signed a accord with the Reunion label in 1988, recording arrangements of Negro spirituals and newly composed material on their number 1 album, Doo Be Doo Wop Bop! They were rapidly picked up by Warner Bros.' Reprise label, for whom they started qualification smooth up to now vocally adventuresome albums that withstand pigeonholing other than the general-purpose a cappella label. Take 6 has too recorded Christmas carols, toured with Al Jarreau, appeared on Quincy Jones' all-star Indorse on the Block album, and on Join the Band (1994) they used instrumental financial support for the number 1 time. However, 1996's Brothers album indicated a turn toward commercial-grade, sound-alike soulfulness music that threatened to rob Take 6 of its unique individuality. So Cool followed in 1998, with We Wish You a Merry Christmas coming into court a yr later. The new millennium was a time of rejuvenation. Beautiful World, released in April 2002, showcased an incredible instrumentality and Take 6's new musical approach.
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