Post by Alex61 on Nov 26, 2019 22:37:37 GMT
Arthur Ira Garfunkel
Vocal Range: G2 – E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("The Boxer")
E♭5 ("Why Don't You Write Me" 1969 a cappella demo)
D5 ("Traveling Boy", "Why Don't You Write Me")
C♯5 ("Oh How Happy", "The Only Living Boy in New York")
C5 ("Baby Driver", "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?", "Looking for the Right One", "Mr. Shuck'n Jive", "Take Me Away", "Why Don't You Write Me")
B4 ("The Annunciation", "Can't Turn My Heart Away", "My Little Town", "One Summer Night" live Vancouver 1983, "The Only Living Boy in New York", "Think Too Much" live Vancouver 1983)
B♭4 ("Beyond the Tears", "In a Little While (I'll Be on My Way)", "A Heart in New York", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "Sail on a Rainbow", "The Same Old Tears on a New Background")
A4 ("99 Miles from L.A.", "All I Know", "America" live The Concert in Central Park, "The Annunciation", "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine", "Blessed", "Break Away", "Fakin' It", "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?", "The French Waltz", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "Incredible Phat", "Late in the Evening" live The Concert in Central Park, "Mrs. Robinson", "My Little Town", "Oh How Happy", "Old Man", "One Summer Night" live Vancouver 1983, "Somewhere They Can't Find Me", "Think Too Much" live Vancouver 1983, "We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'", "(What a) Wonderful World", "Wild Geese", "Word from an Old Spanish Carol", "Woyaya", "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies")
G♯4 ("America", "Beyond the Tears", "The Boxer", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Cecilia", "Fakin' It", "Hang On In", "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", "I Shall Sing", "In a Little While (I'll Be on My Way)", "Mrs. Robinson", "Old Friends", "(Pretty Baby) Don't Say Goodbye", "Punky's Dilemma", "The Same Old Tears on a New Background", "Someone Else (1958)", "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming", "Somewhere They Can't Find Me", "Take Me Away", "That's My Story", "When Someone Doesn't Want You", "You Can Tell the World")
G4 ("All I Know", "And I Know", "At the Zoo", "Barbara Allen", "Beat Love", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Bright Eyes", "Cars Are Cars" live Vancouver 1983, "Citizen of the Planet", "Crying in My Sleep", "The Dangling Conversation", "Disney Girls", "Down in the Willow Garden", "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)", "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "In Cars", "Incredible Phat", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "Looking for the Right One", "Mary Was an Only Child", "Miss You Nights", "The Romance", "Roving Gambler", "Save the Life of My Child", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Shine It on Me", "Since I Don't Have You", "Slip Slidin' Away" live The Concert in Central Park, "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", "Traveling Boy", "Up in the World", "Wake Up Little Susie" live The Concert in Central Park, "We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'", "Why Don't You Write Me", "Word from an Old Spanish Carol", "Woyaya")
F♯4 ("All I Have to Do Is Dream" live Dortmund 1982, "America", "Blessed", "Blues Run the Game", "Break Away", "Can't Turn My Heart Away", "Carol of the Birds", "Citizen of the Planet", "Cloudy", "Disney Girls", "Hang On In", "He Was My Brother", "Hey Schoolgirl", "I Shall Sing", "Incredible Phat", "Leaves That Are Green", "Miss You Nights", "A Most Peculiar Man", "Mrs. Robinson", "My Little Town", "Oh How Happy", "Our Song", "Overs", "Peggy-O", "A Poem on the Underground Wall", "The Romance", "The Same Old Tears on a New Background", "Shine It on Me", "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", "The Sound of Silence", "The Sun Is Burning", "Think Too Much" live Vancouver 1983, "Traveling Boy", "Wake Up Little Susie" live The Concert in Central Park, "(What a) Wonderful World")
F4 ("The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night", "99 Miles from L.A.", "The Annunciation", "Barbriallen", "Beyond the Tears", "Break Away", "Crying in My Sleep", "The Dangling Conversation", "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her", "The French Waltz", "Friendly Beasts", "Go Tell It on the Mountain", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "A Heart in New York", "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "In a Little While (I'll Be on My Way)", "In Cars", "Just a Simple Little Tune", "Late in the Evening" live The Concert in Central Park, "Looking for the Right One", "A Most Peculiar Man", "Mr. Shuck'n Jive", "Old Man", "Paper Chase", "Patterns", "(Pretty Baby) Don't Say Goodbye", "Rose of Aberdeen", "Scissors Cut", "Sparrow", "That's My Story", "The Times They Are A-Changing", "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", "Wild Geese", "Word from an Old Spanish Carol", "You Can Tell the World", "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies")
E4 ("99 Miles from L.A.", "All I Have to Do Is Dream" live Dortmund 1982, "All I Know", "All My Love's Laughter", "Barbara Allen", "Beat Love", "Benedictus", "Bleeker Street", "Blessed", "Bright Eyes", "Can't Turn My Heart Away", "Cloudy", "The Creatures of the Field", "Dancin' Wild", "Dream Alone", "Fakin' It", "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?", "Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall", "He Was My Brother", "Hey Schoolgirl", "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "I'm Lonesome", "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream", "Leaves That Are Green", "Looking at You", "Looking for the Right One", "Marionette", "Mary Was an Only Child", "Miss You Nights", "Old Friends", "Our Song", "Overs", "Richard Cory", "Saturday Suit", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Slip Slidin' Away" live The Concert in Central Park, "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming", "Two Teenagers", "Wake Up Little Susie" live The Concert in Central Park, "Wooden Planes", "Woyaya")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("All I Know", "And I Know", "Barbara Allen", "Bookends Theme (Reprise)", "Can't Turn My Heart Away", "Down in the Willow Garden", "Dream Alone", "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?", "Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall", "I Am a Rock", "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "I Shall Sing", "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream", "Looking for the Right One", "Mary Was an Only Child", "Miss You Nights", "My Little Town", "Oh How Happy", "One Summer Night" live Vancouver 1983, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Shine It on Me", "Slip Slidin' Away" live The Concert in Central Park, "So Easy to Begin", "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming", "Somewhere They Can't Find Me", "The Sun Is Burning", "That's My Story", "When Someone Doesn't Want You", "Woyaya")
E♭3 ("The Annunciation", "April Come She Will", "Blues Run the Game", "The Boxer", "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Crying in My Sleep", "Finally Found a Reason", "Friendly Beasts", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "Mary Was an Only Child", "Mr. Shuck'n Jive", "Old Friends", "Paper Chase", "Rag Doll", "Sail on a Rainbow", "The Same Old Tears on a New Background", "Someone Else (1958)", "Traveling Boy", "When Someone Doesn't Want You", "Word from an Old Spanish Carol")
D3 ("All My Love's Laughter", "America", "And I Know" , "Another Lullaby", "Benedictus", "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine", "Cars Are Cars" live Vancouver 1983, "Citizen of the Planet", "Cloudy", "The Creatures of the Field", "Decree", "Devoted to You" live Napa 2019, "Down in the Willow Garden", "Friendly Beasts", "The Frog", "Herod", "Incredible Phat", "Just a Simple Little Tune", "Marionette", "Miss You Nights", "Patterns", "The Romance", "Rose of Aberdeen", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Shine It on Me", "Since I Don't Have You", "So Easy to Begin", "Someone Else (1958)", "Sparrow", "Watermark", "Wooden Planes")
C♯3 ("All I Have to Do Is Dream" home recording 1964, "Bleeker Street", "Can't Turn My Heart Away", "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?", "Finally Found a Reason", "Peggy-O", "The Same Old Tears on a New Background", "Scissors Cut", "She Moved Through the Fair", "The Sound of Silence", "(What a) Wonderful World")
C3 ("The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", "Carol of the Birds", "Baby Driver", "Beyond the Tears", "The French Waltz", "Go Tell It on the Mountain", "I Am a Rock", "A Most Peculiar Man", "Mr. Shuck'n Jive", "Old Man", "Paper Chase", "Rag Doll", "Saturday Suit", "That's All I've Got to Say", "Up in the World", "Watermark", "We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'", "Word from an Old Spanish Carol")
B2 ("All I Have to Do Is Dream" home recording 1964, "All My Love's Laughter", "Bleeker Street", "A Poem on the Underground Wall", "She Moved Through the Fair", "Waters of March")
B♭2 ("America" live The Concert in Central Park, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "The Dangling Conversation", "In Cars", "Mr. Shuck'n Jive", "Paper Chase", "Rag Doll", "Saturday Suit")
A2 ("Bridge Over Troubled Water" live Cardiff 2019, "The French Waltz")
G2 ("Another Lullaby")
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• Blue marks high falsetto or whistle register notes.
• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Art's vocal performances is how emotive they sound in spite of their relative simplicity. A light tenor, Art's vocal approach was not a particularly explosive or flamboyant one even in his prime, as for the most part he rarely ventured out of his comfort zone - though this may ultimately have been his biggest appeal. His iconic upper register - described by Paul as sounding like a "white choirboy" - was frequently used in Simon & Garfunkel's more restrained songs because of how beautifully angelic it sounded. Paul may have been the creative force in Simon & Garfunkel, but it was Art's heavenly voice and seamless harmonies that inevitably brought life to many of his songs.
{A Few Examples of His Voice}
Emotive singing throughout with some lovely belting towards the end.
One of his solo songs showcasing his soft, tender vocal style.
Emotive singing throughout with some lovely belting towards the end.
One of his solo songs showcasing his soft, tender vocal style.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Angel Clare (1973): G2 – A4 – D5
Breakaway (1975): B♭2 – A4 – C5
Watermark (1977): B♭2 – G♯4 – C5
Fate for Breakfast (1979): C3 – B♭4 – C♯5
Scissors Cut (1981): A2 – A4 – B4
The Animals' Christmas (1985): C3 – B4[1]
Simon & Garfunkel:
Sounds of Silence (1966): C3 – A4
Bookends (1968): D3 – A4
IhateMana
Simon & Garfunkel:
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964): B2 – G♯4
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966): B♭2 – A4
Bridge over Troubled Water (1970): B♭2 – B♭4 – E5
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1. Collaboration album with Amy Grant
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Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
Alex61
Solo:
Angel Clare (1973): G2 – A4 – D5
Breakaway (1975): B♭2 – A4 – C5
Watermark (1977): B♭2 – G♯4 – C5
Fate for Breakfast (1979): C3 – B♭4 – C♯5
Scissors Cut (1981): A2 – A4 – B4
The Animals' Christmas (1985): C3 – B4[1]
Simon & Garfunkel:
Sounds of Silence (1966): C3 – A4
Bookends (1968): D3 – A4
IhateMana
Simon & Garfunkel:
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964): B2 – G♯4
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966): B♭2 – A4
Bridge over Troubled Water (1970): B♭2 – B♭4 – E5
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1. Collaboration album with Amy Grant
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Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
