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VOCAbuLarieS

Bobby McFerrin Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Baby
2 Say Ladeo
3 Wailers
4 Messages
5 The Garden
6 He Ran To The Train
7 Brief Eternity

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2010 release from the 10-time Grammy Award winner/vocal innovator, his first new release in eight years. Like his #1 worldwide hit song 'Don't Worry Be Happy' and his multi-platinum duo album, Hush, with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, VOCAbuLarieS is based on Bobby's experiments with multi-track recording and his ceaseless exploration of the potential of the human voice. VOCAbuLarieS is Bobby McFerrin music for the 21st century. A collaboration with the composer/arranger/producer Roger Treece, VOCAbuLarieS features over fifty of the world's finest singers, recorded one at a time and in small groups to create a virtual choir made up of over 1,400 vocal tracks.

About the Artist

"There is something almost superhuman about the range and technique of Bobby McFerrin," says Newsweek. "He sounds, by turns, like a blackbird, a Martian, an operatic soprano, a small child, and a bebop trumpet." But despite the undeniable uniqueness of his gift, Bobby's music is always accessible and inviting. When he invites his fans to sing along, as he almost always does, few can resist. Inclusiveness, play, and the universality of voices raised together in song are at the heart of Bobby's art. Bobby McFerrin was exposed to a multitude of musical genres during his youth--classical, R&B, jazz, pop and world musics. "When you grow up with that hodgepodge of music, it just comes out. It was like growing up in a multilingual house," he says. Bobby McFerrin continues to explore the musical universe, known and unknown. Drawing on all genres, demonstrating matchless improvisational skills, he never fails to dazzle. He never seems to run out of new ideas, and he loves having no clue what's going to happen next. Ask him where he went to school, and he just might tell you that he is a graduate of MSU: Making Stuff Up. "Music for me," McFerrin says, "is like a spiritual journey down into the depths of my soul. And I like to think we're all on a journey into our souls. What's down there? That's why I do what I do."

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.61 x 0.4 x 5.02 inches; 3.52 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ EmArcy
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 8430353
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2010
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2010
  • Label ‏ : ‎ EmArcy
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00303WR3M
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 116 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to the (few) naysayers--listen to this CD!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018
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Fantastic CD! I just love this creative and innovative effort by Mcferrin, produced by Roger Treece. The sounds are mesmerizing. The harmonies are lush and I also love the open fourth and fifth chords along with the octave displacements. This is vocal jazz meets Africa (even scat in an African language), meets South America, meets Turkey, meets India, meets Sergio Mendez a la Brasileiro, meets Kerry Marsh. Such a palate of different colors.

And then there is the small army of accomplished singers backing Bobby up which includes the likes of all of the members of New York Voices, Michelle Weir, Janis Siegal of the Manhattan Transfer, and others with deep résumés. How can you go wrong? As a vocal jazz director, I want to do all of these charts, they are so cool. And I know that the singers in my group would be begging me to do them if the arrangements were available in print.

The arrangements are gorgeous. "Say Ladeo" is particularly beautiful. All the rest are head-bopping, toe-tapping, body-slapping charts with sit-still-and-absorb inducing moments..

This classical and jazz chorister of 23 years gives this CD a hearty two thumbs up.

In response to the singular one-star review here as of this writing and even a three-star review, I don't understand the complaints. "Not all a capella?" Just because there are percussion instruments? Even still, great music is great music regardless. "Not as good as your Take 6 CD?" Which Take 6 CD? And this CD of Bobby's has a different objective than Take 6, so why and how are you comparing the two? Even still, great music is great music regardless. The background vocals distract? How? This is a choral CD, so how do other parts of the harmonic choral fabric "distract?" I find that to be a silly statement.
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Carol A. Cunningham, M.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Splendid Masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2011
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I was always impressed with Bobby McFerrin's artistry after seeing him perform alone many years ago. Although he was alone on stage, he filled the auditorium with sounds so complex that it seems that other musicians were present.
This long-awaited CD is simply incredible. Bobby McFerrin has taken a multitude of voices and magically molded and creatively woven them into a symphony of boundless and delightful brilliance. The music is lightly touched with perfectly placed essences of percussion, and the meshed voices flow seamlessly through soothing and spiritually moving layers of harmonies that literally absorb the listener into its fabric.
I love this production by Mr. McFerrin, and it is my favorite recording of the year. After listening to it, I purchased 10 more copies to share it with my closest friends, for whom all of them found that it touched the core of their being. I find it truly unfortunate that many will never have the opportunity to experience this CD due to their unfamiliarity with Bobby McFerrin or due to the failure of media outlets for music to grace this masterpiece with one minute of public air play.
VOCAbuLaries is a timeless treasure.
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Aran Isles Artist
5.0 out of 5 stars VOCbyLarieS - A new Dictionary for the Music Genre
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017
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What a marvelous, daring, innovative and fully rewarding compendium of artistic creativity ... unique yet approachable, like the finest aged malt being tasted for the first time. With a cast of hundreds ... a veritable smorgasbord of instruments, both traditional and unusual ...an incredibly diverse and complex orchestration ... and Bobby McFerrin's boundless creativity and energy ... the sounds recorded on this ground-breaking, category-defying album must be heard to be appreciated ... and appreciated they will be.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that the discussion of the music and the methodologies employed in this work, as detailed in the recording's accompanying booklet, be read BEFORE listening to the CD. It will materially increase the understanding, complexity, breadth and depth, consequences and appreciation of the work.
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B. C. Welch
5.0 out of 5 stars Something unique beyond what you'll ever hear and Bobby McFerrin's masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015
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I don't think that I can offer an educated or truly informed review. I've never had any formal music training. But as a lifelong classical listener along with quite a few other genres, I feel like I can give a 'layman's' perspective on this album. The variety of vocal techniques and 'stories' that are told have no equal in anything else I've ever listened to, save something like an oratorio. Favorites would be "Baby," "Wailers," and "Messages." Beautiful lyrics in "Baby" especially. I know that this album was compiled from many, many different voices and a few instruments mixed together in studio but it feels natural and unrehearsed, as it were. Open and flowing would be one way to describe it and it's an experience that I return to time and time again.
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Erica
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015
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I really enjoyed it. He is a brilliant man. Now I am listening to it in my car every evening coming home from work. He makes me believe that everything is possible and there are no limits for voice capacity. Just hard working for those who are not so talented as he is.
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Deryl Deese
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
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This is a brilliant piece of work. One of, if not the GOAT of McFerrin’s work.
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BerkeleyBear
5.0 out of 5 stars A feast for your ears and musical intellect
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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Was interested in this CD by hearing the beautiful Say Ladeo track on XM-Watercolors. That track is truly outstanding, but it is just the start. The CD tracks blend world music sounds with western composition. The melodies are heavenly, the a cappella is enchanting, and the high intensity sections are as knock-your-socks-off as any rock-and-roll. Listen on a decent sound system to experience the full range from deep anchoring bases to high pitched ethereal excitement. Your brain will enjoy the complexity and intelligence of the compositions and performance. Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece rock with sophisticated accessible music.
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Avid Northern Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it.
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2017
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One of the best vocal albums you will ever hear. Magnificant. Preview it on line if you don't trust me. Then buy it. Appeals to a very broad range of listeners.
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joëlle Bombardier
5.0 out of 5 stars très bien
Reviewed in France on February 17, 2016
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kathypearl
5.0 out of 5 stars vocabularies
Reviewed in France on December 11, 2015
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parfait rien a dire bon cd je vous le conseille vue le prix des articles si vous aimez cet artiste
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Vandelli
5.0 out of 5 stars Unerhörte Musik....mir steht der Mund offen
Reviewed in Germany on April 18, 2010
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Zugegeben, ich bin ein grosser Fan von Bobby McFerrin. ich habe ihn zweimal life gesehen (im Duo mit Chick Corea und mit seinem Gesang Ensemble Voicestra), und beides Mal war es ein unglaublich inspirierendes und beeindruckendes Erlebnis. Bobby McFerrin ist ein Ausnahmekünstler, der in einer eigenen Klasse ist und wunderbar einfühlsam auf seine Mitspieler einzugehen weiss.
Bobby McFerrin gibt viele Konzerte in der ganzen Welt, doch sind seine CDs eher rar. Seit seiner letzten CD sind viele Jahre vergangen und so war ich umso mehr gespannt, seine neuste Aufnahme
zu hören. Es ist universelle Musik in einem sehr tiefen Sinn. Eine komplexe Musik, zu der man leicht Zugang findet, und die verbindet und Brücken zwischen verschiedenen Stilen, Kulturen und Stimmungen schlägt. Ich bin zutiefst begeistert, an manchen Stellen bleibt mir schlicht der Mund offen stehen....so eine Musik ist für mich bis dato einfach unerhört. Ich habe wirklich grosse Bewunderung für diesen Ausnahmekünstler, und kann auch die neuste Aufnahme wärmstens empfehlen.
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mamilisou
5.0 out of 5 stars c'est du bobby !
Reviewed in France on June 4, 2013
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Magnifique ! Des musiques "du monde" à la sauce Mcferrin. Toujours cette voix envoutante. C'est nouveau, c'est beau, Du grand art,
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