Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album) explained
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
| Title | Writers | Length |
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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 |
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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
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 (1)
- Ray Brown – bass (2, 9, 11–12)
- Tony Garnier – bass (3–4, 7)
- Robert Burns – bass (5–6, 8)
- Nonnie Rosenberg – bass (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
- Specific
- Web site: Swing - The Manhattan Transfer - Credits. allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. 25 November 2017.
