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The Manhattan Transfer on yhdysvaltalainen solistiyhtye, joka perustettiin New Yorkissa vuonna 1972. Se on kuuluisa jazzin, big bandin ja populaarimusiikin sekoittamisesta. Sitä onkin tituleerattu maailman parhaaksi jazzlauluyhtyeeksi.

Yhtye julkaisi ensimmäisen albuminsa, The Manhattan Transferin, vuonna 1975. Yhtye sai nopeasti erityistä suosiota Euroopassa, jossa sen kaksi seuraavaa albumia, Coming Out ja Pastiche, pääsivät melkein top-10-hittien joukkoon.

Track listing

"Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Buddy Feyne, Julian Dash) - 3:01

"Sweet Talking Guy" (Doug Morris, Elliot Greenberg) - 2:25

"Operator" (William Spivery) - 3:09 (derived from "Operator, Operator" by Sister Wynona Carr)

"Candy" (Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) - 3:26

"Gloria" (Esther Navarro) - 2:57

"Clap Your Hands" (Ira Newborn, The Manhattan Transfer) - 2:55

"That Cat Is High" (J. M. Williams) - 2:53

"You Can Depend on Me" (Earl Hines, Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap) - 3:30

"Blue Champagne" (Frank Ryerson, Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton) - 2:21

"Java Jive" (Milton Drake, Ben Oakland) - 2:44

"Occapella" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:04

"Heart's Desire" (Hugh X. Lewis, George Cox, James Dozier, Ralph Ingram, Bernard Purdie) - 2:36

Bändi:

The Manhattan Transfer

Tim Hauser – vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements (2)
Laurel Massé – vocals, vocal arrangements, tambourine (2, 6)
Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangements
Janis Siegel – vocals, vocal arrangements

Musicians

Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, electric piano (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12), clavinet (2, 11)
Murray Weinstock – organ (2, 5)
Richard Tee – organ (3), electric piano (11)
Ira Newborn – guitar, musical director, conductor, arrangements
Jerry Friedman – guitar (3, 6, 11)
Andy Muson – bass guitar (1–9, 11, 12)
Roy Markowitz – drums (1–9, 11, 12)
Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas (11)
Mike Rod – tenor sax solo (1)
Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (3)
Zoot Sims – tenor sax solo (8)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (6, 12)