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Many of the Manhattan Transfer's recordings up to the point of Vocalese showed off their diversity and covered a wide variety of music, including jazz. This set was quite a bit different, for it is dedicated to the vocalese of the great Jon Hendricks. The Manhattan Transfer (singers Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel) perform a dozen songs using Hendricks' lyrics, including "That's Killer Joe," "Rambo," "Ray's Rockhouse" and "Sing Joy Spring." Utilizing their regular band of the period (which includes guitarist Wayne Johnson), the Count Basie Orchestra (directed at the time by Thad Jones), the Four Freshmen (on "To You"), tenorman James Moody, Bobby McFerrin (guesting on "Night in Tunisia"), McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie (on "Sing Joy Spring"), altoist Richie Cole, and Hendricks himself, among many others, the Transfer give these boppish tunes definitive vocal treatments. This is one of their finest jazz recordings and a classic of its kind.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benny Golson, ComposerLyricist - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Young, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Byron Stripling, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Dixon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hughes, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Williams, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ojeda, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence Banks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Royal, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hing, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Wanzo, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Coles, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Count Basie Orchestra, Ensemble - Danny House, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Wayne Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny Rollins, ComposerLyricist - Alex Blake, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Humphrey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Richard Davis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thad Jones, ComposerLyricist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Flanagan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Johnson, Banjo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Moody, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Blake, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Humphrey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Yaron Gershovsky, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Mcferrin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - FRANK PAPARELLI, ComposerLyricist - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - John Barnes, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Don Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Eric Dixon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Charles, ComposerLyricist - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Synthesizer, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Byron Stripling, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Hughes, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Williams, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Danny Turner, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence Banks, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene "Snooky" Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Royal, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Cohn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hing, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Wanzo, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Coles, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Count Basie Orchestra, Ensemble - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grady Tate, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benny Golson, Composer - Jon Hendricks, Author - Dennis Wilson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, ComposerLyricist - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Patitucci, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Humphrey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Walter Davis Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
The Manhattan Transfer, MainArtist - Don Roberts, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Steve MacMillan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marshall Hawkins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ELLIOT SCHEINER, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Ladinsky, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Brian Malouf, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Humphrey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Garcia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Hauser, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Harris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Paul, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl Bentyne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richie Cole, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, ComposerLyricist - Gene Curtis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dick Hindman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Size, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Matovina, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Katayama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
Album review
Many of the Manhattan Transfer's recordings up to the point of Vocalese showed off their diversity and covered a wide variety of music, including jazz. This set was quite a bit different, for it is dedicated to the vocalese of the great Jon Hendricks. The Manhattan Transfer (singers Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel) perform a dozen songs using Hendricks' lyrics, including "That's Killer Joe," "Rambo," "Ray's Rockhouse" and "Sing Joy Spring." Utilizing their regular band of the period (which includes guitarist Wayne Johnson), the Count Basie Orchestra (directed at the time by Thad Jones), the Four Freshmen (on "To You"), tenorman James Moody, Bobby McFerrin (guesting on "Night in Tunisia"), McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie (on "Sing Joy Spring"), altoist Richie Cole, and Hendricks himself, among many others, the Transfer give these boppish tunes definitive vocal treatments. This is one of their finest jazz recordings and a classic of its kind.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:36
- Main artists: The Manhattan Transfer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Jazz
© 1985 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1985 Craft Recordings.
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