The Hi-Lo's - All Over The Place

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:38
Size: 74.7 MB
Styles: Vocal harmonies
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. Bali Ha'i
[2:29] 2. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
[2:37] 3. Sand In My Shoes
[3:16] 4. Autumn In New York
[2:43] 5. April In Fairbanks
[3:14] 6. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
[2:09] 7. Bounce
[2:09] 8. Massachusetts
[2:50] 9. Isle Of Capri
[3:09] 10. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
[2:36] 11. Dixie
[2:16] 12. Island Of The West Indies

The Hi-Lo's were a close-harmony vocal quartet of the 1950's and early 1960's who brought the arrangement and harmonics of popular song to a standard which has seldom been equalled and never surpassed. In their time, only the Four Freshmen have acquired a comparable reputation.

They were Gene Puerling, bass-baritone, arranger and leader of the group: Bob Strasen, baritone: Bob Morse, baritone and occasional soloist and Clark Burroughs, tenor. The group was formed in April, 1953 and took their name from the incredible vocal range they covered between them. It was also true that, while Puerling and Burroughs were five feet seven and five feet five respectively, Morse and Strasen topped six feet. They brought imagination, technical accomplishment, daring, determination and integrity to their artistry when the model for groups of their kind was a safe commercial blend. Their superiority in every department ofarranging, recording and performance was down to the genius of Gene Puerling who, in later years, went on to form Singers Unlimited with replacement Hi-Lo Don Shelton. After disbanding in the midst of the early-sixties British pop invasion of the United States and pursing their various projects, they reformed with great success in the late seventies to perform live and to produce two further outstanding albums.

All Over The Place

---

The Hi-Lo's - And All That Jazz

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:13
Size: 87.5 MB
Styles: Vocal harmony
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
[3:16] 2. Small Fry
[2:36] 3. Something's Coming
[3:13] 4. Love Locked Out
[2:55] 5. Lady In Red
[3:12] 6. Agrogically So
[2:45] 7. Some Minor Changes
[4:31] 8. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
[4:05] 9. Mayforth
[2:14] 10. Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed
[3:36] 11. Summer Sketch
[2:36] 12. Of Thee I Sing

The late 1940s and early 1950s were liberating years for harmonic vocal groups. The rise of the suburbs and collapse of the big bands pushed singing groups to go out on their own. Some groups like the Ravens, the Orioles, the Platters and others influenced by the Mills Brothers and Ink Spots took a gospel-based r&b approach and wound up swaying a generation of doo-wop and soul artists. Other groups like the Four Freshmen and the Encores modeled themselves after the Modernaires, Six Hits and a Miss, and the Mel-Tones. They straddled jazz and pop, eventually influencing the Beach Boys, the Four Seasons and other rock groups. Among the hippest of the latter set were the Hi-Lo's. ~Matt Myers

This CD contains the most swinging album ever made by the Hi-Lo’s: “And All That Jazz” (1958), in its entirety. This acclaimed jazz close-harmony vocal quartet featured Grammy award-winning arranger/composer Gene Puerling.

Featuring: Gene Puerling, Clark Burroughs, Bob Morse, Bob Strasen (vcl) with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, feat. Jack Sheldon (tp), Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Vince DeRosa (fhr), Herb Geller (as), Bill Perkins (ts), Bud Shank (bs), Clare Fischer (p), Joe Mondragon (b)

And All That Jazz

---

The Hi-Lo's - The Hi-Lo's Happen To Bossa Nova

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 33:34

Size: 76.9 MB

Styles: Vocal group, Bossa Nova

Year: 1963/2005

Art: Front

[2:34] 1. Carnaval

[2:51] 2. The Gift (Recado Bosso Nova)

[2:20] 3. Let's Go To Brazil

[3:08] 4. A New Dream

[3:03] 5. Gold Brazilian Sun

[2:40] 6. One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)

[2:07] 7. The Duck (O Pato)

[2:44] 8. Cry Your Sadness (Chora Tua Tristeza)

[2:42] 9. Desafinado

[2:59] 10. Once Again (Outra Vez)

[3:01] 11. Love And The Rose (O Amor E A Rosa)

[3:19] 12. No More Blues (Chega De Sauade)

Looking back on the long history of popular music in the U.S., there are fewer periods as overlooked or misunderstood as the post WWII to pre-rock ‘n’ roll period---or roughly 1946 to 1956. Tucked away in that ten year time frame, hidden away in the awful dreck of novelty tunes and saccharine love songs so common in that era was a vocal group with a style and substance that confounded critics, arrangers, and record producers alike. In fact, they were so singular they confounded many record buyers as well.

Despite this fact, their many hard-core fans included the likes of Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Nelson Riddle, Sammy Davis, Jr, Jose Ferrer, Steve Allen ("without a doubt the best vocal group of all time."), Bing Crosby ("these guys are so good they can whisper in harmony."), Marty Paich, Ralph Farnon and many more. Herbie Hancock has even remarked that as a young student at Grinnell College he would study the group's records for their sophisticated harmonies.

The group was called the Hi-Lo’s. And, even if you’ve never heard the name before, their legacy has been carried forth by contemporary groups such as The Manhattan Transfer, Take 6, The New York Voices, The Bobs, and Chanticleer. ~James Bridges

The Hi-Lo's Happen To Bossa Nova

---