{"id":3972,"date":"2012-08-24T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T05:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2012-08-24T22:26:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T05:26:09","slug":"weekend-listening-tip-singers-unlimited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2012\/08\/weekend-listening-tip-singers-unlimited\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Listening Tip: Singers Unlimited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Kirchner sent a description of his next program in the Institute of Jazz Studies \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jazz From The Archives.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He will feature a vocal group with close ties to jazz, that for more than a decade reached a wide audience with its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Singers-Unlimited\/e\/B000AQ73TU\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;tag=rifftidougram-20\"target=\"_blank\">rich series of recordings<\/a> and continues to amass new fans. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s announcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Between 1971 and 1982, The Singers Unlimited (pictured left to right, Bonnie Herman, Len Dresslar Gene Puerling, Don Shelton) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Singers-Unlimited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Singers-Unlimited.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Singers Unlimited\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3973\" \/><\/a>recorded fifteen albums, mostly with varied instrumental backups.  The innovative vocal writing by Puerling featured extensive studio overdubbing using as many as 27 voices; for this reason, the group never appeared live.  They performed rich, difficult harmonies flawlessly and were a major inspiration for the popular vocal group Take 6.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll hear several of The Singers Unlimited&#8217;s albums:  one a cappella, and others with instrumental arrangements by Robert Farnon, Clare Fischer, and Rob McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>The show will air this Sunday, August 26, from 11 p.m. to midnight, Eastern Daylight Time.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE:  If you live outside the New York City metropolitan area, WBGO (88.3 FM) also broadcasts on the Internet at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbgo.org\"target=\"_blank\">www.wbgo.org<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To further whet your interest, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sample, with orchestral accompaniment by Farnon and a video biographical sketch of the composer, a certain Velvet Gentleman. If Mr. Kirchner includes it in his program, perhaps you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind hearing it again.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"text-align: center;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"355\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Groz7jOqm0Y?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Kirchner sent a description of his next program in the Institute of Jazz Studies \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jazz From The Archives.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He will feature a vocal group with close ties to jazz, that for more than a decade reached a wide audience with its rich series of recordings and continues to amass new fans. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s announcement. 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