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2005

They visit Japan twice this year.

May 18 a new album of the Korean-American singer Lena Park is released (she is known in Korea as Park Jung-hyun). The album, called “Beyond The Line", is only released in Japan. Take 6 collaborates on the song ‘My Superman'.

September 10, they perform for the first time in Ireland (Dublin).

Performances
Collaborations

Performances

01-26-05 until 01-29 Nagoya, Japan (Blue Note)

02-13-05 Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center, 47th Annual Grammy Awards)
The group is nominated for a Grammy Award for the year 2004:
- winner in category Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: “Moon River" (Stevie Wonder & Take 6)

02-19-05 Tallahassee, FL (Ruby Diamond Auditorium)

03-05-05 Baton Rouge, LA (Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts)
Celebrating the opening of this theater!

06-30-05 (TV) Soundstage (PBS)
Normally the concerts are recorded in the WTTW television studio in Chicago, but this concert has probably been taped in Tennessee. The group are guests at a Michael McDonald concert.
Video: The Track of My Tears

09-10-05 Dublin, Ireland (National Concert Hall)
See for the radio broadcast: https://www.rte.ie/radio1/inconcert/1052228.html (or https://www.rte.ie/radio1/inconcert/rams/19september.smil)

09-13-05 until 09-15 Milan, Italy (Blue Note)

10-01-05 until 10-02 New York, NY (B.B. King's Blues Club, with Marcus Miller)

10-22-05 Louisville, KY (The Brown Theatre, part of the Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble Series)

11-15-05 Nagoya, Japan (Blue Note)

11-17-05 North Bethesda, MD (Music Center)

12-13-05 until 12-15 Villingen, Germany (Franziskaner Konzerthaus)

12-16-05 Sankt Pölten, Austria (Festspielhaus)

12-18-05 Catania, Italy (Teatro Massimo Bellini)

12-20-05 Rome, Italy (Auditorium Parco della Musica)

2006

In January, Mark sees one Tony Huerta working as front of house sound mixer at the CMEA All State Vocal Jazz choir. Mark asks Tony to become FOH engineer with Take 6! First collaboration is at a concert in April, in Quito (Ecuador).

Take 6 is touring to Indonesia for the first time. To give an impression, their world tour consists these days of: March 1 in Seoul, Korea; March 3 and 4 at the Jazz festival in Jakarta, Indonesia; March 6 and 7 in Brisbane, Australia and March 19 back in the States (Chicago).

The 12th album is released on March 21: Feels Good (Miles High Productions, under their own record label Take 6 Records.)
‘Come On' and ‘More Than Ever' are released as singles.

Claude on the group development:

Interestingly enough I think that Take 6 as a group has undergone a rebirth. That rebirth started two years ago (2004) and it's been a process of probably 5-7 years but within the last two years I think we've really grown to love one another on a very real level. I think we've learned how to communicate with each other and I think that when you really start being real with each other at whatever point if it's 20 years later or next week I think that that enables your business to grow, your creativity to grow it enables your spirituality to grow and I think that's what's happening with this group.

Claude tells about the advantage of having your own record label:

We may have taken more time than we really needed to lay down tracks because we wanted them to sound like we knew they could. We didn't have the “if only we'd spent more time" excuse not to make the songs sound exactly the way we wanted them to. We did a lot more experimentation on this album to perfect the sound and arrangements. It was the first time that all six of us liked every single song and arrangement on the CD.

More Than Ever has become very different from its original incarnation. It evolved through experimentation processes. We tinkered with the final arrangement a lot. We tried to stay true in a vocal sense but it is very different for us. It has become one of our favorite songs on the album now.

We were able to create changes in the studio as well which helped the song Wait for the Sunshine. We weren't getting the best feel for the sound that we wanted, so we changed it up about four different times. Finally, because we took the time, it did come out the way that we wanted it. In the past year the song would have simply gone on the album and we would not have liked it.

In addition to Feels Good they do two exclusive songs for ITUNES® and Rhapsody®. For ITUNES: ‘You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans' with Aaron Neville, of which the revenues go to Habitat for Humanity. For Rhapsody® they record Marvin Gaye's ‘What's Going On' with Brian McKnight. Claude: “We may release that with some other artists to see what develops. We'll include those on the next pressings of “Feels Good" but right now they are exclusives." They release this record on single as well.

https://www.acappellanews.com/archive/001122.html tells about “Do You Know What It Means...":

For 60 days beginning March 7, the song will only be available through the online digital download site, iTunes, and the artists' share of the proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit Neville's favorite charity, New Orleans area Habitat for Humanity. Following its run on iTunes, the song will be available on all major digital download sites. A native of New Orleans, Neville's home was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the singer currently resides in Nashville.

“What a thrill to be able to do a song that is so appropriate for victims of Katrina," said Take 6 member Mark Kibble. “Aaron brought the passion that only one who lived in the city - and knew it for everything that it was and is - can bring. He's the classic best and it is an honor to have him help us aid those who are still in need of relief."
In commenting on the project, New Orleans area Habitat for Humanity Development Coordinator Gina Stilp said, “Thanks to generous partners like Take 6 and Aaron Neville, Habitat for Humanity's Musicians' Village will help keep the rich musical traditions of New Orleans alive. The Musician's Village will provide home ownership opportunities for dozens of musicians and their families that have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina."

David and Mark work on Brian Littrell's (Backstreet Boys) first solo gospel album ‘Welcome Home' which will be released in summer 2006 on the Reunion Records-label.

Mark tells about the album of Ray Charles:

We were almost on his very last CD (Genius and Friends). We'd actually done the title cut for it. But by the time we finished it, he was already too ill to perform it. But my memories with him are so great, because I actually got to spend time with him in his studio, bringing him the material. He didn't allow me to watch him to record; he just said, “You just give me the music, and I'ma do my thing, and I'll send it back to you." I gave it to him, let him listen to it, watched him go around his whole studio, knowing where every button was, threading the tape machine, the whole nine. He had a great appreciation for what we do, and for me, so our friendship was great. I had many conversations with him, and it was just a wonderful experience.

Alvin has gone back to college: he wants to be an entertainment lawyer.

Take 6 promisses to start publishing sheet music! ‘Family of Love' and ‘I'll never turn back no more' for starters.

Performances)
Collaborations

Performances)

01-08-06 West Palm Beach, FL (The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts)
Beachfront Property - Manhattan Transfer meets Take 6 and cook together.

01-14-06 Durham, NC (Page Auditorium, Duke University)

01-16-06 Ann Arbor, MI (Hill Auditorium)
They sing at the University of Michigan celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day. The group uses a Steinway piano.

02-06-06 Wheaton, MA (Wheaton College)
A ‘clinic'.

02-07-06 Wheaton, MA (Wheaton College)

02-18-06 Albuquerque, NM (Texico Youth Fest)

02-19-06 Sacramento, CA (Capitol Christian Centre)

03-01-06 Seoul, Korea

03-03-06 until 03-04 Jakarta, Indonesia (Jazz Festival)
Video: Mary

03-06-06 until 03-07 Brisbane, Australia

03-19-06 Chicago, IL (Willow Creek)

03-20-06 Chicago, IL (WGN-TV)

03-22-06 (TV) Behind The Scenes (TBN)
Probably broadcasted today, possibly recorded as well!
Video: Come On
Video: breaking down the parts, based on Come On
Video: Lamb Of God
See also the complete broadcast: https://www.tbn.org/watch/files/index.php?file=2006_3_22_300k.wmv&show=92

03-23-06 until 03-26 Los Angeles, CA (Catalina Bar & Grill)

03-25-06 until 03-26 Los Angeles, CA (Saddleback Church)

03-27-06 until 03-31 New York, NY (Blue Note)
According to https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/feels-good/id106175824 a state-side CD release party took place here (perhaps not on this date?). Cedric is replaced by Chris, from Florida. (Chris who?)

04-07-06 until 04-08 Quito, Ecuador (La Musica Sacre)

04-14-06 Danbury, CT (Premiere Music Hall)

04-15-06 New York, NY (TV) The Saturday Early Show
CBS, season 9, episode 33

04-16-06 Tampa, FL (Without Walls)

04-25-06 (RADIO) Rejoice! Musical Soul Food (ABC)
Live concert on ABC-radio.

06-02-06 Paducah, KY (F. Carsons Four Rivers Center)

06-08-06 (TV) Praise The Lord (TBN)
Complete show: https://tbn.org/watch/files/index.php?file=2006_6_8_300k.wmv&show=85
They sing: ‘Come On', ‘More Than Ever', ‘Lamb of God' and ‘This Is Another Day'.

06-10-06 until 06-11 Los Angeles, CA (The Smile Festival, Audubon Middle School)

06-13-06 (TV) Garden Grove, CA (Crystal Cathedral, “Hour of Power"; broadcasted on October 29)
A transcription of the service: https://www.hour-of-power.de/sermons/2006/1913e_2006_10_29.htm
Video: Come On

06-15-06 until 06-18 New York, NY (Blue Note)

06-29-06 until 07-01 Oakland, CA (Yoshi's Jazz Club)

07-08-06 Washington, DC (Carden Barin amplin theater)

07-09-06 Nashville, TN

07-13-06 Montreux, Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival)

07-17-06 Molde, Norway (Molde International Jazz Festival)

07-28-06 Detroit, MI (Chene Park Amphitheater, with Yolanda Adams)

09-12-06 Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hilton Hotel)
15th Ella Award, celebrating Johnny Mathis' 50th Anniversary of Recording Songs

09-28-06 Osaka, Japan

09-29-06 Nagoya, Japan (Blue Note)

10-01-06 until 10-07 Tokyo, Japan (Blue Note)
Video: We Don't Have To Cry; recording of 10-02 (or 10-01).

10-08-06 (TV) Bobby Jones Gospel (BET)

10-??-06 (TV) Fox & Friends
Take 6 sings two songs and is interviewed briefly; later this day they will sing at the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City.
Yesterday they lost their luggage during travel! Tomorrow they head to Europe.
Video: Family Of Love - You Can Make It

11-01-06 Salzburg, Germany (Salzburger Jazzherbst)

11-02-06 until 11-04 Milan, Italy (Blue Note Jazzclub)

11-05-06 Ingolstadt, Germany (Kirche St. Augustin)
23. Ingolstädter Jazztage

11-11-06 Leverkusen, Germany (Leverkusener Jazztage)
With the WDR Big Band. Broadcasted on TV on Wednesday March 7 2007, from 0:00 tot 0:58 AM. Roger Ryan sings baritone, instead of Cedric.
Video: 1. Wade In The Water
Video: 2. Come On
Video: part of Come On filmed from the audience
(3. Feels Good is missing)
Video: 4. Family Of Love
Video: part of Family Of Love filmed from the audience
(5. Just In Time is missing)
Video: 6. Wait For The Sunshine
Video: 7. God Will Take Care Of You
Video: 8. More Than Ever
(9. You Can Make It is missing)
(10. This Is Another Day is missing)
Video: 11. My Friend
Video: 12. Set You Free
Video: short interview with Mark Kibble
Video: interview with Michael Abene
Video: part of the Mary encore
Video: part of the Mary battle

11-13-06 Oslo, Norway (Oslo Konserthus)

11-15-06 Kiev, Ukraine

11-17-06 London, England (Barbican Center)
Part of the London Jazz Festival, in collaboration with BBC Radio 3.

11-18-06 Cologne, Germany (in the Philharmonie)
With the WDR Big Band. Broadcasted LIVE on WDR 3, 8:03 PM

11-19-06 Poole, England (location “Lighthouse")

11-20-06 Manchester, England (Royal Northern College of Music)

11-21-06 Moscow, Russia
Youtube has a large part of the concert (the last of the European tour), with Roger Ryan as backup for Cedric:
Video: Come On
Video: Feels Good
Video: I've Got Life
Video: Wade In The Water
Video: Just In Time
Video: Set You Free
Video: Lamb Of God
Video: Fly Away
Video: We Don't Have To Cry
Video: More Than Ever
Video: Grandma's Hands
Concert report (in Russian): https://www.jazz.ru/mag/372/default.htm

11-23-06 (RADIO) Nashville, TN (All Things Considerd (NPR News))
Michelle Norris hosting.
See here for a transcript

12-06-06 Atlanta, GA (New Birth Missionary Baptist Church)
Recording of the Patti LaBelle Christmas Special (BET). Take 6 sings on this show, among others. (Multiple) broadcasts follow as of December.

“A Mary Mary Christmas with Take 6"-tour:

12-17-06 Oakland, CA
12-19-06 Seattle, WA (Paramount Theater)
12-21-06 San Diego, CA
12-22-06 Los Angeles, CA
12-23-06 Cerritos, CA (Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts)

Take 6: biography

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