Men's Groups - King's Singers, The: Swimming Over London (2010 CD)

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September 15th - Keeper of the seasons

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Swimming Over London

King's Singers, The: Swimming Over London (2010 CD)

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"A collection of jazz-inspired songs combining long-standing favorites with wonderful new arrangements from the world's most popular a cappella ensemble."

1. Swimming Over London (Bob Chilcott & Charles Bennett)
2. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz, arr. Philip Lawson)
3. Angel (Sarah McLachlan, arr. Roger Treece)
4. By The Time (Mika/Michael Penniman, arr. P. Lawson)
5. September 15th/Keeper of the Seasons (R. Treece, add'l lyrics: Don Rosler & Linda Goldstein)
6. It's A New World (Harold Arlen & Ira Gershwin, arr. Richard Rodney Bennett)
7. Don't Let Go (Ysaye M. Barnwell)
8. Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap, arr. Christopher Gabbitas)
9. Lazy Bones/Up a Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer & Sidney Arodin, arr. Daryl Runswick)
10. Andromeda (Mia Makaroff)
11. Recipe For Love (Harry Connick, Jr., arr. Berty Rice)
12. Silent Love (M. Makaroff)
13. Straighten Up and Fly Right (Nat King Cole & Irving Mills, arr. Alexander L'Estrange)
14. Home (Michael Bublé, Amy Foster-Gillies & Alan Chang, arr. A. L'Estrange)

The King's Singers are:
David Hurley, countertenor;
Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor;
Paul Phoenix, tenor;
Philip Lawson, baritone;
Christopher Gabbitas, baritone;
Stephen Connolly, bass.

From the group:
It has been a great pleasure for us to create this album of jazz-inspired songs. Included in the playlist are five brand-new, original songs, which we have commissioned for this disc. Two come from the Finnish songwriter Mia Makaroff. A few years back we heard one of her songs, 'Butterfly', performed by the Finnish group Rajaton, and when we were planning the playlist her name came to mind. Later on down the line she said she had two ideas, and was struggling to decide between them, hence the two songs. We also asked Ysaye M. Barnwell, one of the singers in the internationally acclaimed a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, and she provided us with a wonderful Caribbean-influenced track.

The album's title track, 'Swimming Over London', was created by former King's Singer, Bob Chilcott, a well-renowned choral composer, who was in former times a prolific arranger and occasional songwriter. Our last original song comes from the New York-based composer, arranger, and producer, Roger Treece. In addition to arranging and composing for ensembles from the Manhattan Transfer to the Danish Radio Symphony, Roger has collaborated closely with Bobby McFerrin since 2002, both as a member of Voicestra and as a co-composer and producer of the recently released choral album VOCAbuLarieS. For this album, in addition to his new song 'Keeper of the Seasons,' he has arranged two contrasting songs; Sarah McLachlan's beautiful 'Angel' and Pat Metheny's 'September 15th.' In amongst all these new songs are some King's Singers favorites, including 'Recipe for Love' and 'It's A New World,' along with newly arranged versions of 'Straighten Up and Fly Right' and 'Home' by Alexander L'Estrange, and, from within the group, new arrangements by Philip and Christopher.

We hope you will enjoy listening to this disc as much as we enjoyed making it. – The King's Singers

Format: CD
Year Released/Length: 2010/60:49
Record Label: Signum UK
Style/Genre: pop/jazz
A cappella?: Yes