The Vocal Range of Sir Tom Jones

Описание: The Tiger of Wales. The Voice. You name it! Due to his technical virtuosity, young Jones had the type of a voice that will likely always be debated by vocal freaks: I personally view him as a natural high baritone (sitting in the top end of the spectrum for baritone voice) with his amazing vocal technique allowing him to sing like a pseudo-dramatic tenor (or a 'Welsh tenor' as he called it) while having a firm grasp of rock, soul and blues. Jones' voice lowered noticeably with age, moving him deeper into the dark, weighty baritone territory later in his career. His tremendous control and range have led to massive acclaim, and he remains a strong, respected singer with a voice that in its prime was basically a baritone and a tenor in one.

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1. 0:00 - High range - First off an incredible G♯4 from the finale of "Till", done his typical 'big' way with a very, impressive relaxed vibrato.
2. 0:18 - G♯4s from "My Mother' Eyes" - Holy vibrato!
3. 0:35 - The big A4 from the ending of the classic "Delilah".
4. 0:46 - More blistering singing around A4 from "Without Love", one of his most passionate performances.
5. 1:03 - A demanding A from "Begin the Beguine".
6. 1:14 - Melismatic singing around A from "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer".
7. 1:34 - A grittier approach: belted B♭4s from "Tupelo Mississippi Flash".
8. 1:40 - A similarly gritty B♭ from "Rock 'n' Roll Medley". (Live at Caesar's Palace, 1971)
9. - 1:49 - A B♭ from a live performance of "If I Only Knew" when Tom's voice had already noticeably lowered! (Cardiff Castle, 2001)
10. 1:59 - A relaxed B♭ from a live rendition of "If I Ruled the World". (This Is Tom Jones, 1970)
11. 2:17 - Another B♭4 "My Way", this time with more power. (This Is Tom Jones, 1971)
12. 2:30 - The classic B♭4 from "Thunderball", Tom Jones' greatest studio performance - Mindblowing!
13. 2:44 - A blistering B4 from "I (Who Have Nothing)" sung live, this is the longest instance I've heard of Tom sustaining the note! (Las Vegas, [year unclear; the 70's])
14. 2:57 - A relaxed B4 from "Motherless Child", a great song with Portishead!
15. 3:08 - Belting up to Little Richards-esque tenor high Cs (C5) from "I Need Your Loving"; Tom at his grittiest.
16. 3:22 - Amazing C5s from a live version of "Long Time Gone" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Bonus points for David Crosby's infatuated face. (This Is Tom Jones, 1969)
17. 3:44 - A C5 from a live cover of The Beatles' "Twist and Shout". (Live in Las Vegas, 1969)
18. 3:50 - A more sustained C from "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)".
19. 3:58 - Very clean and melodic Cs from a live performance of "A Girl Like You", nails it! (House of Blues, 1995)
20. 4:14 - C5s and a brief C♯ from "Face of a Loser".
21. 4:24 - A cleaner C♯ from the James Brown cover "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
22. 4:30 - A very impressive display of Jones' control: a sustained D5 from "I've Been Loving You Too Long" live (one of his most impressive performances)! (This Is Tom Jones, 1969), beyond this Tom's technique gets screamy.
23. 4:41 - An explosive E5 from The Rolling Stones cover "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
24. 4:44 - A gritty F5 from "Delilah". (Live at Caesar's Palace, 1971)
25. 4:50 - A tad longer F from "I Need Your Loving" live. (The Tom Jones Show, 1980/1981)
26. 4:53 - Very good singing up to C, and a brief F♯, from "To Love Somebody, originally by Bee Gees.
27. 5:06 - We start arriving at the top of Tom's mix range - A screamy G from a live medley performed by Tom & Jerry (Lee Lewis). (This Is Tom Jones, 1969)
30. 5:08 - A primal A5, pretty much the roof of Tom's mixed voice limit, from a live version of "Hello Young Lovers"; after this area, Tom usually kicks into an uncontrolled scream territory. (Live! at The Talk of the Town, 1967)
31. 5:14 - Tom at the absolute top of his range: a whistle B♭6 from "Chills and Fever".
32. 5:18 - Low range - An A2 from "An Unfinished Song".
33. 5:24 - A strong, beautiful A2 crooned on "The Heart".
34. 5:31 - Tom's 70's disco effort, "Love Machine" with a G♯2.
35. 5:36 - A G♯ from "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind".
36. 5:42 - A great G2 from "In Dreams", a Roy Orbison cover, love Tom's lower tone here.
37. 5:48 - A very good live F♯2 from a performance of "She Believes in Me". (Las Vegas, 1981)
38. 5:55 - "When It's Just You and Me" with sung E2s.
39. 6:08 - G2s and brief Es from "What Good Am I?" - The newer albums feature Jones' lower range at its finest, he sounds like a preacher!
40. 6:27 - Very good lower singing during a live performance of "Nobody's Fault but Mine" - Strong E♭ 2s and a C♯! (Atlanta, 2011)
41. 6:44 - As a contrast, the final phrase off the studio recording, also bottoming at a brief C♯2.
42. 6:50 - A very low spoken passage from "Show Me" - Gets down to brief B1s!
43. 7:05 - The bottom of Tom's range, a songspoken F♯1 from a live performance of "Soul of a Man". (Jools Holland, 2012)