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Swinging forth in the grand tradition of the Modernaires, the Lennon Sisters, and Manhattan Transfer is the vocal jazz ensemble Five By Design. Featuring Terence Niska, Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Kurt Niska, Catherine Farr-Scott, and Michael Swedberg, Five By Design perform in a classic swing style. Originally commissioned as a show for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 1999, Club Swing is a collection of songs made popular during the war years and featured in many Hollywood films of the time. Perhaps not as rambunctious as other neo-swing outfits, Five By Design nonetheless display impeccable vocal chops perfectly suited to delivering this peppy music with class. It doesn't hurt that they recorded with a full swing orchestra and wear vintage clothes.
—Matt Collar
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STAY TUNED | Turnbridge (2008)
CLUB SWING | Turnbridge (2001)
I Feel a Song Comin On
Sh' Boom
Cross Over the Bridge
Hey There
Papa Loves Mambo
I Really Love You
Make Love to Me
New York, New York
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
'S Wonderful
The Duke of Dubuque
The Girl From Ipanema
More
The Curtain Falls
As Long As I'm Singing
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom
Traffic Jam / Bugle Call
Begin the Beguine
It Don't Mean a Thing
Hut Sut Song
Dream
Dig Down Deep
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie
Pistol Packin' Mama
Five Minutes More
In the Mood
Bumble Boogie
Cocktails for Two
In the Cool of the Evening
Mona Lisa
Open the Door Richard
Something's Gotta Give
Cara de Payaso
One for My Baby
Sing, Sing, Sing
So Long for Awhile
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