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TherecertainlyisnomoreinfluentialandreveredacappellaarrangerthanthebrilliantGenePuerling.Fromhis
auspiciousbeginningsasafoundingmemberofthevocaljazzgrouptheHiLo's,withwhomherecorded
thirteenalbumsbetweentheyearsof19531964,Generevealedthetalentandpromisethatwouldlaterbefully
realizedwithhisworkasdirector,arrangerandperformerwiththeSingersUnLimited.

GenewasborninWisconsinin1929.Thoughhisfamilywasmusicallyinclined(variousmembersofthefamily
playedviolin,pianoandclarinet)Genehimselfhadnoformalmusicaltraining!Hewasaworkingprofessional
musicianfromtheageofseventeen,andsimplydidnothavethetimetodevotetoaformalmusicaleducation.

TheHiLo's,whorecordedtheirfirstrecordin1953whenGenewas24,garneredaccoladesforpopular
renditionsofclassicjazztunessuchas"Fascinatin'Rhythm"and"Skylark."Genewasdevelopingthetrademark
stylewithwhichhewouldbecomesouniquelyidentified.SubsequenttothedemiseoftheHiLo's,Genewas
workinginthebusyrecordingstudiosofChicago'scommercialandjingleindustry,wherehemetstudio
vocalistsLenDresslarandBonnieHerman.LenandBonnie,alongwithfellowexHiLoDonShelton,joined
togetherunderthemonikerof"Singer'sUnlimited"in1967.

Thegroup'spurposewastogarnerlucrativecommericalwork,andtothatendtheyproducedademoincluding
theBeatlessong,"FoolOntheHill."ThisdemoultimatelycametotheattentionofGermanproducerHans
GeorgBrunnerSchwer,viapianistOscarPeterson.SchwerhadfoundedMPSRecords,andhad,inhisstudioin
Villengen,Germany,theonlysixteentrackrecordingconsoleinGermanyatthetime.Schwerwasimmediately
takenwiththeSingersUnlimitedandproposedthattheycometoGermanytorecord.

Theresultsofthatrecording,whichtookplacein1971,werereleasedasthealbum"InTune."Thegroupwent
ontorecordfourteenalbums,thelastofwhichwas"EasyToLove."Thegroup'sextensivestudioexperience
wasvital,asGene'sarrangementswouldemployalloftheirrangeandskill,andutilizedtheburgeoningstudio
techniquesofoverdubbingandmixingtocreatetheirinimitablesound.Giventhecomplexityofthe
arrangements,theTheSingersUnlimiteddidnotperformlive,feelingthatthestudiowastheiridealmediumof
expression.

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GenePuerling:PuerlingChartsI
Review:Acollectionofmostlyacappellaarrangementsfromquitepossiblythegreatestvocaljazzarrangerever.

Songlist:TheFoolOnTheHill,Here,There,Everywhere,Michelle,We'veOnlyJustBegun,Yesterday,Tryto
Remember,OnaClearDay,Emily,MyShipWhereIsLove?

4210b|SheetMusic$9.98|Mixed58Parts VocalJazz
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GenePuerling:PuerlingChartsII
Review:IncludestheGrammyAwardwinner"ANightingaleSangInBerkeleySquare"asrecordedbyThe
ManhattanTransfer.Thenotefornotearrangementmatchestheoriginalrecording!

Songlist:ANightingaleSanginBerkeleySquare,DeckTheHalls,AmIBlue?,SilentNight,Snowfall,Aprilin
Paris,AutumninNewYork,DancingintheDark,IndianSummer

4211b|SheetMusic$13.98|Mixed58Parts VocalJazz
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GenePuerling:TheBestOfGenePuerling
Review:TherecertainlyisnomoreinfluentialandreveredacappellaarrangerthanthebrilliantGenePuerling.
FromhisauspiciousbeginningsasafoundingmemberofthevocaljazzgrouptheHiLo's,withwhomhe
recordedthirteenalbumsbetweentheyearsof19531964,Generevealedthetalentandpromisethatwouldlater
befullyrealizedwithhisworkasdirector,arrangerandperformerwiththeSingersUnLimited.SATB,
accompaniedwithoptionalrhythmsection

Songlist:ButtonUpYourOvercoat,GeorgiaOnMyMind,Rockin'Chair,TheShadowOfYourSmile,SmallFry

4407b|Songbook$5.95|Mixed58Parts VocalJazz
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AChildIsBorn GenePuerling InTune 1CD
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EmbraceableYou GenePuerling Glad ACappellaGershwin 1CD
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IDon'tKnowWhereIStand GenePuerling JoniMitchell SingersUnlimited 2CDs
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