Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Swing
| type = studio
| longtype = with a live track
| artist = The Manhattan Transfer
| cover = Swing_album.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 1997
| recorded =
| venue = Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee (track 13)
| studio = Multiple studios in US and France
| genre = Vocal jazz
| length = 44:55
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Tim Hauser
| prev_title = Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Boy from New York City and Other Hits
| next_year = 1997
}}
Swing is the seventeenth studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930s and 1940s swing music with The Manhattan Transfer's jazz twist. The album also features a guest appearance by Stéphane Grappelli, one of his last recordings before his death.
Track listing
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1
|Jelly Roll Morton, Jon Hendricks |3:12 |
2
|"Sing a Study in Brown" |Count Basie, Larry Clinton, Jon Hendricks |2:51 |
3
|Jon Hendricks, Buster Moten, Bennie Moten |3:36 |
4
|2:57 |
5
|3:34 |
6
|Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling |2:45 |
7
|"Java Jive" |Ben Oakland, Milton Drake |2:51 |
8
|"Down South Camp Meetin' " |Fletcher Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Irving Mills |3:15 |
9
|"Topsy" |3:14 |
10
|"Clouds (Nuages)" |Django Reinhardt, Jon Hendricks |7:12 |
11
|"Skyliner" |3:11 |
12
|"It's Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)" |Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Alan Paul |3:11 |
13
|"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" [live] |Denver Darling, Milt Gabler, Vaughn Horton |3:00 |
Guest artists
- Sing Moten's Swing, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, and Java Jive were recorded with Asleep at the Wheel.
- Sing a Study in Brown, Topsy, and Nuages were recorded with The Rosenberg Trio. Nuages also features Stephane Grappelli.
- Ricky Skaggs is featured on Skyliner and It's Good Enough to Keep.
- Mark O'Connor is featured on I Know Why, It's Good Enough to Keep, and Choo Choo Ch' Boogie.
- Many of the tracks feature lyrics by Jon Hendricks. The re-mix engineer was Ed Cherney and the album was produced by Tim Hauser.
Cover Art
The cover art for Swing comes from a matchbook cover advertising "Hollywood's Jitterbug House" which was located at 875 North Vine Street in Hollywood. This venue featured Louis Prima and his band.
Personnel
- Adapted from AllMusic:{{cite web|title=Swing - The Manhattan Transfer - Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-mw0000025232/credits|website=allmusic.com|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|access-date=25 November 2017}}
The Manhattan Transfer
- Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, vocal arrangements (7)
- Tim Hauser – vocals, vocal arrangements (2, 7)
- Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangements (5, 7, 12)
- Janis Siegel – vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6–9, 13)
Additional personnel
- Yaron Gershovsky – acoustic piano (1-9, 11–12), musical arrangements, musical director, vocal arrangements (2, 11)
- Gary Smith – acoustic piano (13)
- John Pisano – rhythm guitar (1)
- Nous'che Rosenberg – rhythm guitar (2, 9–10)
- Stochelo Rosenberg – lead guitar (2, 9–10)
- Ray Benson – guitar (3–4, 7)
- Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar (3–4, 7)
- David Hungate – rhythm guitar (5–6, 8, 11–12), bass (13)
- Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
- Ricky Skaggs – rhythm guitar (8, 11, 13), mandolin (11–12)
- Jack Wilkins – electric guitar (11)
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar (13)
- Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar (13)
- Tony Dumas – bass guitar (1)
- Ray Brown – bass guitar (2, 9, 11–12)
- Tony Garnier – bass guitar (3–4, 7)
- Robert Burns – bass guitar (5–6, 8)
- Nonnie Rosenberg – bass guitar (10)
- Ralph Humphrey – drums (1), washboard (1)
- Duffy Jackson – drums (2, 8-12)
- David Sanger – drums (3–4, 7)
- Paul Leim – drums (5–6)
- John Freeman – vibraphone (11)
- Michael Francis – alto saxophone (3–4, 7)
- Chris Booher – fiddle (3–4, 7)
- Jason Roberts – fiddle (3–4, 7)
- Mark O'Connor – violin solo (5), violin (12, 13)
- Conni Ellisor – violin (5)
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin (5)
- Lee Larrison – violin (5)
- Pamela Sixfin – violin (5)
- Stéphane Grappelli – violin (10)
- Fletcher Henderson – original arrangements (1–2, 6, 8)
- Carl Marsh – string arrangements (5)
- Kurt Elling – vocal arrangements (6)
- Gene Puerling – vocal arrangements (10)
- Jack White and His All-Stars – chorus choir (4)
Production
- Tim Hauser – producer
- Ray Benson – associate producer (3–4, 7)
- Jeff Levine – tracking engineer
- Emmanuel Payet – tracking engineer
- Alan Schuman – tracking engineer
- Larry Seyer – tracking engineer
- Michael Eric Hutchinson – vocal tracking
- Terry Becker – additional recording, mixing (13)
- Tom McCauley – additional recording
- Kent Bruce – assistant engineer
- Paul Dicato – assistant engineer
- Steve Lowery – assistant engineer
- Tony Rambo – assistant engineer
- Brent Reilly – assistant engineer
- Ed Cherney – mixing (1-12)
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Thomas Bricker – art direction, design
- Michael Tighe – photography
- Jack White –project coordinator, management
Studios
- Tracks 1-12 recorded at Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California); Goldmine Studio (Tarzana, California); Moving Hands Studios (Los Angeles, California); Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee); Bismeaux Studios (Austin, Texas); Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York); Studio Acousti (Paris, France).
Venue
- Track 13 recorded live at The Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) and Andora Studios (Hollywood, California).
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
References / Sources
- [http://www.manhattantransfer.net/ The Manhattan Transfer Official Website]
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