An Acapella Christmas

Performer: Manhattan Transfer
Engineer: Thomas "Baraka" Dicandia; Michael Wallace; Thomas DiCandia
Producer: Roger Treece; Tim Hauser
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: ACAPELLA CHRISTMAS comprises ten carols from jazz vocalists The Manhattan Transfer, including "Winter Wonderland" and "White Christmas." Audio Remixer: Thomas "Baraka" Dicandia. Recording information: TGV Studios, Sun Valley, CA. Photographers: Lee Anne Licht; Hideo Oida. Manhattan Transfer's stunningly tight-knit harmonies make a versatile palette for numerous styles of music. Since their emergence in the late 1960s the quartet has tackled post-bop jazz, doo-wop, R&B, adult contemporary, and standards from the American songbook. The Transfer brings all of these styles to bear on their 2006 collection of holiday tunes ACAPELLA CHRISTMAS. Lush, sweeping jazz arrangements grace a re-invented "White Christmas," while fingersnaps and "oo's" percolate under a bouncy rendition of "Winter Wonderland." The album is firmly rooted in tradition, but jazz aficionados will appreciate the group's challenging, complex vocal harmonies.

The Manhattan Transfer are one of the most popular and acclaimed vocal ensembles in all of contemporary music, with numerous platinum albums and eight Grammy Awards to their credit. While jazz is now only a part of their repertoire (pop, R&B, Brazilian, and doo-wop stylings have added to their far-reaching appeal), when the group first formed, the idea was to arrange their voices as if they were the saxophone section of the Basie Big Band. Their best work in the jazz realm also features the contributions of lyricist and fellow singer Jon Hendricks.

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