Take 6 - Get Away Jordan Live (ca. 1989)

Around 1989 with Mervyn Warren from their first album on "Night Music" The opener song is called "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock =)

[@Pharaohleague1]

Vocal Masterclass . No group in the history of song can out sang those brothers. GOAT Status.

[@rowliv]

anyone in 2021 blown away by this performance!

[@MJamesIII]

mervyn warren was a beast. especially his arrangements.... i wish they would reunite.

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

That song " Getaway Jordan" is a Mark Kibble Arrangement. Mark is the principal arranger for Take 6

[@bravadura]

that bass...oooh child! makes it perfect.

[@DeadCreativity]

I saw it but it still does not seem humanly possible for 6 people to be that technically in sync. This is amazing.

[@julezgarcia3202]

this is friggin insane, their blend is out of this dimension.

[@JackSassyPants]

I'd say this was super mixed and mastered but they didn't even have the technology back then to make a performance this perfect. They don't have the technology now. Incredible.

[@bienboy2710]

AND IT'S FUCKING LIVE!!!!

[@ComedianMoGreen]

mervyn warren=BEAST!!! WITH THOSE HIGH NOTES!

[@morenaso1]

Agreed

[@brownone75]

Jesus christ!!! I knew Mervin had range but dayyummm I didn't know he had THAT much range. I always wondered who hit that rediculously high note at the end of this song even thought i assumed it was Mark cuz I know Mark is a first tenor but wow! Dayum really makes me wish Mervin would have stayed with the group, I love "I Do" by B2M and "don't know nothin" by For Real but I wasnt aware of other things he has laced.

[@CassieJazz96]

There needs to be LOVE button on this, this is pure vocal bliss. I mean these guys are just killin' it with this harmony. This is SICK! Too much slayage.

[@douglasbrowne]

I agree!!!

[@porterhouse1974]

No one compares..from top to the bottom..BoyzIIMen came close back in the day, and Nsync had a liitle bit, but Take 6..Legends!!

[@lenhalz8086]

Don't ever mention NSYNC in the same breath as BoyzIIMen or Take 6.

[@JamaalABivens]

@@lenhalz8086 NSYNC doesn't get enough credit for their harmonies. Not quite on the level of Take 6 or four-part BIIM, but definitely worth some recognition.

[@BobaDavis]

@@JamaalABivens He's right... NSYNC never goes into the same conversation with Take 6. No one said they weren't okay...but there levels and they were not anywhere near Take 6.

[@rekus37]

@@JamaalABivens 🤨

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

Lastly, this yet another great Mark Kibble arrangement..

[@mr.mr.2222]

Take 6...the greatest vocal group ever...enuf said

[@silentlessons4221]

did anyone notice the crazy note by mervyn warren from 4:26 to 4:27

[@brianmessemer2973]

Yes and the audience is whipped into a frenzy over it, they almost start cheering and applauding over them but they're all musically sensitive and their instinct to listen overrides their excitement to cheer but you can hear a few people losing control especially 4:30. This live performance is so good, I think they sound tighter as an ensemble and yet more vocally free here than on the record. They were on such a good day today - and the sound guys really got it right too.

[@bdoyle702]

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE version Star Spangled Banner EVER!!! When I first saw this first,; back then; I vhs taped it & played it over a hundred times+ times!

[@MyNameBeeKayy]

OMG That first tenor!

[@prapicella]

Luscious vocals..

[@MrVocalist101]

best 6 piece harmonies ive ever heard!, incredible vocalists

[@user-mb1sy9uz6z]

As always, a fantastic performance by these guys!!❤😂

[@jarbon5]

Mervin doing his best trumpet impression help to make this performance even better, IMO. Listening to him do his thing is so awesome!

[@thedrummer77]

These guys are just incredible!!! I also like them singing the National Anthem.

[@pesante5]

Out of this world harmony. Best hands down!

[@Polylovelingo124]

Oh my effin gosh those harmonies are AMAZING! This is how you do it!

[@caddymarie1410]

I love Take 6! Every part is amazing but something about Merv and those high notes!!! Wow.

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

Lord. They sound better than the album version! Wow!!1

[@MyNameBeeKayy]

OMG That 1st tenor has insane range!

[@pesante5]

I still have this cd, i use to use this cd to put me to sleep...so smoove and peaceful sounding!

[@trevormabaso5864]

Insanely great 👌🏾👌🏾

[@jibcraip]

Their chords structure isn't more complex today...their first album is the more complex :-)

[@itstokoza]

my favorite rendition of the guys doing this!!! yesss :)

[@lukoza1]

Absolutely fantastic!!! That was the time that Take 6 sounded actually better live than on the record. Fabulous!!!!!

[@blueshrania]

AWESOME HARMONIES

[@sirgio777]

I was singing all these songs and dancing around the house not realizing that my wife and my do not know these songs!!...they are soooo young!!! That's the only way i could look at it :)

[@MegaLBoogey]

And here is the FIRST auto-tune. :) Truly genius and AMAZING!!

[@SuperCram18]

AWESOME!!!

[@logosthedestroyer]

That is absolutely INCREDIBLE.

[@thequestioningwhy]

Oh Lord they are classic, TOUCH those notes!

[@devinrhys]

HOW CAN YOU DISLIKE THIS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@shakatech_zone3926]

Perfection

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

The Upper Registers ( Claude, mark, and Mervyn) are doing some real acrobatics in the high register.

[@jordandean7883]

🖤🖤

[@PaulSenn]

Oh yes I wanna cross over to see................

[@mastarule]

ok u right. had to see it a couple times.

[@djbman81]

Yup! I don't think claude could get that high on the end part. But it was definitely claude who did the "to see my lord" part. Mervyn was the one who did the high note on "Jordan"

[@LaCheleWallace]

See, you _cain't_ lose w/ Take 6. I'm tellin' you somethin'. And they made sho' to sang a cappella. This way you know it's real and no fluff is necessary. This is what I like. They to' the last 3 minutes of this song up. Excellent harmonies and performance.

[@ilyeslali]

Awesome.

[@lukoza1]

It's true the voice will deteriorate with time if you don't take good care of it and meet your singing teacher regularly. That applies even to the greatest. In fact, they are so 'cos they realize they need to practice and remember. Th truth is Take 6 was back in 1989 the best acapella group not only for harmomnies, but also voice emissions. Today the harmonies are there, the emission is gone.

[@SteveWallaceMusic]

Hotness! These cats were platinum artists back then. Let's compare their excellence to our platinum artists today...

[@PlanetAvery]

YES...A PERFECT 10!!!

[@annehelenekarlsen3]

Totally incredibal 😄😄😄 I ‘ got all their records 😄 and watched them live in Oslo 1991 ❤️❤️❤️

[@devinrhys]

This is by far my favorite version of Get Away Jordan (: Great Upload! Keep em coming!

[@ElevatingNoCo]

my mom has a couple of cds these cats are UNREAL. very swingin man

[@BorreLira]

Amazing!!!

[@the204cool]

WOW

[@cdawg3712]

O.k..... Now before I say what Im about to say understand what Im saying..."Take 6 on this Video had a BETTER blend and balance than they do TODAY." I understand that thier chord structure today is a bit mo complex, but that still doesnt discount thier balance. I was BLOWN away when I heard this... and YES Ive been to a recent concert...and yes they are still the baddest singing group EVER! Does anyone agree with me on this???

[@mikemasinick4101]

This video was featured today in the facebook group "Contemporary A Cappella Videos". Thanks!

[@ZazVocals]

Still. Still.

[@randyjsing]

I remember back in the day when Mervyn DID sing the top note at the end...Claude was typically the high 1st tenor based on his tessitural, but, as someone else said, they traded off, which made it all the more cool. Was it just me or was Alvin Chea just killin' it on his bass stepouts. This was probably the best Jordan overall with their ad lib. It was a good time for them!

[@Ghostwriter475]

damn one of my fav songs they ever did... doesnt get any better...

[@Sacha6100]

amazing!!!!!!!

[@LowDownDirtyDev]

Amazing 😩😩🙌🙌

[@munchy475]

4:24 .. Absolute excellence! :')

[@jibcraip]

lol yeah...even with videos some people don't recognize it's mervyn doing the high note at the end ! crazy !!

[@fanfan221]

thank you for this song....i used to lsiten to it when i was 11 and now i got to hear it again... it bring back lots of memory

[@Cyclisteatheart]

Goose Bumps evertime

[@teapartyrich]

One of my all time favorite performances. Just excellent all the way around. Night Music (aka Sunday Night) was a great show : ) Glad there are still copies of these shows floating around out there!

[@ReconeyezaG]

Now that is what I'm talking about GOOD MUSICK. No doubt.

[@darrenhollanddj]

i saw this on that spike lee at the apollo thing? they went on to feature in a track with kd lang too no? when soul was SOUL!

[@dunbarcustomsound]

So good! Seen these guys a few times. Excellent everytime!

[@jibcraip]

Yes they sing the bassline too...:-)

[@nostalgicodespertar]

amazing :|

[@randyjsing]

I just heard another Take 6 video where I think it's called Take 6 Medley...at any rate, at the end, they sing the end of "Get Away Jordan", and at the end, David Thomas sings the high note at the end. This only confirms that these guys will trade off and that most of them can sing virtually anything!

[@iproffitt]

i love this song

[@Sacha6100]

wow!

[@musiqlychalenged]

THANK YOU, my friend. FINALLY somebody ELSE who can actually SEE AND HEAR it.

[@GSmashGaming]

Nobody I repeat no freaking buddy tops these cats I grew up listening to these guys and still love them. I went to a winter Camp called Extreme Mobility ( for vision impaired people) XMo for short and Vinny Chea was the founder of that camp

[@MikeJay611]

You are exactly right about this video, AND about current events. My age is showing, they did indeed switch up the top bc all 3 (Merv, Claude, and Mark) were interchangeable. I have a very good friend tat attended Alabama @ the time Merv and te guys were at Huntsville. Needless to say I've seen them numerous times, and Claude has ALWAYS done the high note. IMHO after Merv left, they went from out of this world (Xmas album was the last with his arrangements) to simply great, to now... okay...

[@stuartbuck]

Check out Mervyn swooping up to that ridiculously high note at 4:26!!!

[@jibcraip]

@SJRogers It is Mervyn on the album...and now it's David Thomas who sing the last note ! =)

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Simply MAGNIFICENT! I am so happy you've made this performance of one of my favorite ensembles. Thank you so much.

[@southernmind]

Everyone should check out their the recent videos where they performed at The Stellar Awards. Do the search here on KZbin for them.

[@debros65]

Good Lord, I kneel and then prostrate before God-given talent And of course Mervyn sang the high note, apart from that stop squabbling and just enjoy! Love...from another T6 true fan ( and one doesnt have to live on the MB to consder onesself a true fan!)

[@juetto]

You guys are comparing men from 1989 to 2008. Thats almost 20 years. These guys should be in their mid to late 40's. They are still something very different, in this prefab and sampling industry. So appreciate them while they are around cause there is no group on the horizon touching these guys.

[@loreshimmy]

QUÉ BELLEZA, MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESTO!!

[@ZazVocals]

unreal. omg

[@LaSabrinaSabrosa]

Great post. Thank you. BOP BOP

[@jibcraip]

Thanks for your trust...

[@thiagosamuel4026]

Que isso gente! Uau!!!

[@Augustinemelecio]

I checked another video and yup that's definately Claude on top. It's possible that they alternate but in this other video I saw that is much clearer Ced is definately pointing at Claude on the last note.

[@VocallysQuarteto]

is the bass Alvin Chea?? If yes, OMG he looks so different :S

[@TheDramakiddo]

@soxgang i know right!!!!!i love merv.why did they have to get rid of him!?but i still love their music anyway.

[@jibcraip]

because at the end mervyn warren sing a high C#

[@iamber34]

They should've got together with the Braxton Sisters. That would be truly EPIC A Capella.

[@CassieJazz96]

Amber Moore OMG yasssssss

[@jibcraip]

When Joey joined Claude did the high notes...I don't know when David started to do it...probably around 1993 or so =D

[@reesemoney]

i agree!

[@jibcraip]

He could do it. i have some videos of them doing it right after Mervyn's departure and Claude do the high B.

[@VITIM6080]

Canta em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nossa!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamfkru]

that's insane

[@RodLamy]

voice of God