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With 2022's Fifty, Grammy-winning vocal quartet the Manhattan Transfer celebrate their 50th birthday in illustrious fashion, collaborating with Germany's WDR Funkhausorchester. Founded in the 1960s by the late Tim Hauser, the Manhattan Transfer helped repopularize '40s-style vocal harmony jazz, swing, and traditional pop, all while incorporating contemporary pop and dance elements. Here, original members Janis Siegel and Alan Paul, along with longtime member Cheryl Bentyne and Trist Curless (who joined after Hauser's passing in 2014), look back on the group's albums and revisit some of their favorite songs. Helping them achieve this time-traveling journey is producer and Take 6-member David Thomas as well as musical arrangers Jorge Callandrelli and Vince Mendoza and vocal arranger Amanda Taylor. While there's certainly a sense of warm familiarity about many of the songs included here, the group smartly eschews many of their obvious hits, like "Birdland" or "Tuxedo Junction," that became staples of their live shows. Instead, they favor equally memorable songs that represent the many genres and styles they've incorporated into their sound over the decades. There's a widescreen, Technicolor vibe to the album that feels like a classic Hollywood film where the main characters travel the globe to far-off exotic locales. Emblematic of this is the opening "Agua," a cinematic and moody MPB ballad by Djavan and Brock Walsh off 1987's Brasil that evokes the expansive harmonies of '60 groups like Free Design. Similarly, "Paradise Within" is a dreamy tropical number off 2018's The Junction that conjures the romantic big band vibe of the 1940's that remains so redolent of the Manhattan Transfer sound. Also bringing to mind the group's swinging, big band-inspired style is their lush rendition of the Artie Shaw standard "The Man I Love" -- a never-before-recorded arrangement. In classic decade-mashing fashion, they also they also dive into some of their more adventurous choices, including their surprising update of XTC's '80s classic "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" from The Junction and the hip-hop-infused "What Goes Around, Comes Around" off 1991's The Offbeat of Avenues. They even revisit their campy reworking of Bernard Herrmann's Twilight Zone theme off 1979's Extensions. These are lush, orchestral productions that add even more textural colors to the quartet's already vibrant vocal harmonies.
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The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Brock Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Vince Mendoza, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Djavan, ComposerLyricist - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Morgan, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Recording Producer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Perlman, Producer, Recording Producer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - James Chirillo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - LES BAXTER, Composer - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger, Work Arranger - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MERVIN WARREN, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Sanabria, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Miles, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Peter De Rose, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger, Work Arranger - William Hill, ComposerLyricist - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Miles, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Loulias, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Andy Partridge, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - MERVYN WARREN, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Kesler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JAY GRAYDON, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marius Constant, Composer - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gilda Razani, Theremin, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - MERVYN WARREN, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Kelly, Composer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Carniaux, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Kessler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Wayne Shanklin, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Ross Pederson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Les Pierce, Recording Engineer, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Piano, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boris Kozlov, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cliff Almond, Drums, Artist, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Callum Au, Arranger, Work Arranger - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Tony Asher, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - David Thomas, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Doell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Producer, Recording Producer - TONY SHEPPERD, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Darlington, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amanda Taylor, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - WDR Funkhausorchester, MainArtist - Andrew Kesler, Arranger, Work Arranger - Trist Curless, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Reiner Kuehl, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Sulit, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georg Niehusmann, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Keane, Producer, Recording Producer - Gabriel De Sant’anna, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
Album review
With 2022's Fifty, Grammy-winning vocal quartet the Manhattan Transfer celebrate their 50th birthday in illustrious fashion, collaborating with Germany's WDR Funkhausorchester. Founded in the 1960s by the late Tim Hauser, the Manhattan Transfer helped repopularize '40s-style vocal harmony jazz, swing, and traditional pop, all while incorporating contemporary pop and dance elements. Here, original members Janis Siegel and Alan Paul, along with longtime member Cheryl Bentyne and Trist Curless (who joined after Hauser's passing in 2014), look back on the group's albums and revisit some of their favorite songs. Helping them achieve this time-traveling journey is producer and Take 6-member David Thomas as well as musical arrangers Jorge Callandrelli and Vince Mendoza and vocal arranger Amanda Taylor. While there's certainly a sense of warm familiarity about many of the songs included here, the group smartly eschews many of their obvious hits, like "Birdland" or "Tuxedo Junction," that became staples of their live shows. Instead, they favor equally memorable songs that represent the many genres and styles they've incorporated into their sound over the decades. There's a widescreen, Technicolor vibe to the album that feels like a classic Hollywood film where the main characters travel the globe to far-off exotic locales. Emblematic of this is the opening "Agua," a cinematic and moody MPB ballad by Djavan and Brock Walsh off 1987's Brasil that evokes the expansive harmonies of '60 groups like Free Design. Similarly, "Paradise Within" is a dreamy tropical number off 2018's The Junction that conjures the romantic big band vibe of the 1940's that remains so redolent of the Manhattan Transfer sound. Also bringing to mind the group's swinging, big band-inspired style is their lush rendition of the Artie Shaw standard "The Man I Love" -- a never-before-recorded arrangement. In classic decade-mashing fashion, they also they also dive into some of their more adventurous choices, including their surprising update of XTC's '80s classic "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" from The Junction and the hip-hop-infused "What Goes Around, Comes Around" off 1991's The Offbeat of Avenues. They even revisit their campy reworking of Bernard Herrmann's Twilight Zone theme off 1979's Extensions. These are lush, orchestral productions that add even more textural colors to the quartet's already vibrant vocal harmonies.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:40
- Main artists: The Manhattan Transfer WDR Funkhausorchester
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Jazz
© 2022 Craft Recordings. ℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.
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