The Symphony Sessions

Performer: Manhattan Transfer
Engineer: Michael Hutchinson; Hans Nielsen; Manfred Knoop; Tom McCauley; Tom Swift
Producer: Tim Hauser; Tim Hauser
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Manhattan Transfer: Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, Tim Hauser (vocals). Personnel: Dave Glasser, Clifford Lyons, Andy Snitzer, Roger Rosenberg, Scott Kreitzer (saxophone); Dave Stahl, Robert Millikan, Scott Wendholt, Jim Hynes (trumpet); Michael Boschen, Randy Andos, Birch Johnson (trombone); Yaron Gershovsky (piano); Steve Hass (drums). Audio Mixer: Michael Hutchinson. Recording information: Big Suprise Music, Encino, CA (12/15/2005-02/07/2006); Smecky Studios, Prague, Czech Republic (12/15/2005-02/07/2006). Photographer: Joanna Allen. This collection features rerecorded versions of some of the Manhattan Transfer's best-known songs, including classics like "Embraceable You," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" as well as their inspired reworking of Weather Report's "Birdland."

JazzTimes (p.96) - "[With] wide-open voicings, tight chordal clusters, and inside humor, plus enunciation and phrasing to die for."

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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