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Synopsis: Bobby McFerrin was born in New York City on March 11, 1950 of two classical singers and, appropriately, was studying piano by the age of 6. It was only in the late 70's that he became interested in singing and shortly after released his debut album, Bobby McFerrin (May 82). McFerrin achieved commercial success as a one-man show with his platinum album Simple Pleasures (1988), which included the chart-topping single "Don't Worry Be Happy". McFerrin is presently on sabbatical composing an opera with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner scheduled to premiere in September 2001.
- Christian Sarraf, Musicfolio 09/99
"I love to sing and I love to be adventuresome. It's like the thrill of your first hang-gliding experience, standing on top of a mountain and getting ready to jump off--you've got faith in this big kite in back of you. With me, it's the same way with singing, especially a cappella."
- Bobby McFerrin
1982 Bobby McFerrin Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. 1984 The Voice The vocalist's 1984 solo album has proven in many ways to be the blueprint for the iconoclastic career to come ... The Voice is a daring idea: an unaccompanied, live solo vocal album ... McFerrin makes bold use of effects to create a panoply of sounds that stands the notion of pop vocals on its head.
- Fred Goodman, amazon.com
An amazing tribute to the human voice.
- brucea@danier.com, Toronto Canada,
03/99
... original, and overflowing with creativity, the album highlights McFerrin's amazing vocal flexibility. Performed totally solo, with no over-dubbing, the only way to describe his antics is with the words vocal acrobatics.
- Erik Anderson, St. Paul MN, 08/99
1985 Spontaneous Inventions Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. When listening to this recording, you get the distinct understanding that there is nothing Bobby McFerrin would rather be doing that exactly what he is doing.
- a music fan, Detroit,
02/99
1988 Simple Pleasures ... A true pioneering musical endevor. His incredible ability to hold melody and rhythm with one voice is unique and endearing. His music inspires powerful nostalgic emotion.
- Limbo89@hotmail.com, Colorado,
08/99
1988 Don't Worry, Be Happy Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. Don't Buy This. Be Happy. This is the album on which Bobby McFerrin released the unspeakable song "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Without a doubt the worst song of the 1980s.
- a music fan, NY, 07/99
 1990
Medicine Music Medicine Music features Voicestra (Bobby McFerrin's vocal group). The album conveys a significant and serious effort of melodic expression, unlike some of his earlier work, a homage to natural sound ...
- Christian Sarraf, musicfolio,
09/99
McFerrin returns with a beauteous tribute to the original instrument, the human voice, mostly his own, swimming in a vocal hotpool ... by far his most serious work yet, in both the emotional and aesthetic senses.
- Down Beat 3/91
produces an awesome mixture of mellow tunes and rhythms for the ears to enjoy. This album features a more spiritual side of McFerrin not always seen in some of his other works.
- a music fan, California,
01/99
1990 Play [live] Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. ... both blessed with technical adroitness, eclectic musical influences, a playful - almost puckish - sense of humor ... a good case study in both jazz rapport and a belief in the power of spontaneous creative combustion ...
- Down Beat 3/92
... a pleasure and a challenge ... Bobby McFerrin's magic at its very best ...
- Rolling Stone 5/92
1991 Hush Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. Collaboration between celebrated classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma and vocal improviser Bobby McFerrin. Although neither a strictly classical nor jazz session, the two make effective partners ...
- Ron Wynn, All-Music Guide
1995 Bang! Zoom Smooth jazz with brilliant vocals! This album is a must for all music-lovers, embracing the spirit of soul, the art of jazz and the mood of top-quality classical music.
- a music fan, Norway, 09/99
Fantastic, a true gem. My first Mcferrin album and truly a wonderful CD.
- rl_hill@yahoo.com, South Africa,
12/98
1996 The Best of Bobby McFerrin Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. Best of the Best!
- donykr@yahoo.com, Korea,
09/99
Last month I picked up this album on impulse and I'm glad I did! ... Close your eyes and enjoy!
- turtlebay@geocities.com, Florida,
08/98
1997 Circlesongs Just click here ! to send us your Review of this album. Back to the Acid Jazz
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 Exerts: The New York Times says: "Bobby McFerrin is an accomplished musician who burst onto the a Cappella world in the ...80's. Often appearing alone on stage, Mr. McFerrin sang multiple parts in a cappella renditions of popular and original songs. If a rhythm was needed, he produced it with his voice or his body... He started making people aware of what you could do with one voice and one body ... He pointed to a new direction for vocal music, so people started listening with a fresh set of ears." Newsweek says: "The critics in Germany call him "Stimmwunder" (wonder voice), and it's not hard to understand why. There is something almost superhuman about the range and technique of jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin. he sounds, by turns, like a blackbird, a Martian, an operatic soprano, a small child and a be-bop trumpet." The Nation says: "McFerrin is an inspired performer. For years now, he's been enacting a mild form of audience participation as jazz improvisation, structuring what he does around spur-of-the-moment ideas and whims that, thanks to his enormous talent and deft practice, translate into a good time for all." The Los Angeles Times says: "The hyper-kinetic, super-personable, wide-ranging singer, scion of a family of musicians, does more than vocalize, conduct and product music. He lives it." Bobby McFerrin Quick links :  Bang!zoom  Best Of Bobby Mcferrin  Bobby Mcferrin  Don't Worry Be Happy  Medicine Music Simple Pleasures Spontaneous Inventions The Voice |
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