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

|"Stomp of King Porter"

|Jelly Roll Morton, Jon Hendricks

|3:12

2

|"Sing a Study in Brown"

|Count Basie, Larry Clinton, Jon Hendricks

|2:51

3

|"Sing Moten's Swing"

|Jon Hendricks, Buster Moten, Bennie Moten

|3:36

4

|"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"

|Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald.

|2:57

5

|"I Know Why (And So Do You)"

|Harry Warren, Mack Gordon

|3:34

6

|"Sing You Sinners"

|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"

|Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham

|3:14

10

|"Clouds (Nuages)"

|Django Reinhardt, Jon Hendricks

|7:12

11

|"Skyliner"

|Charlie Barnet

|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

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

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 Cashdollarsteel guitar (3–4, 7)
  • David Hungate – rhythm guitar (5–6, 8, 11–12), bass (13)
  • Buddy Emmonspedal 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

  • 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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