The Symphony Sessions (The Manhattan Transfer album) explained
The Symphony Sessions is the twenty-first studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer on October 3, 2006.[1]
Track listing
| Song title | Composer/Songwriter | Length |
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| 1 | "Route 66" | | 3:31 |
| 2 | "Candy" | Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney | 3:20 |
| 3 | "Embraceable You" | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin | 4:14 |
| 4 | "That's the Way It Goes" | Raoul Cita, George Goldner, D. Parker | 2:41 |
| 5 | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz | 5:25 |
| 6 | "Because You Are All Heart" (Movement 2: A Portrait of Ella) | | 5:01 |
| 7 | "To You" | Jon Hendricks, Thad Jones | 3:44 |
| 8 | "Vibrate" | Rufus Wainwright | 4:30 |
| 9 | "Clouds (Nuages)" | | 6:47 |
| 10 | "The Quietude" | Chuck Jonkey, Alan Paul | 6:55 |
| 11 | "The Offbeat of Avenues" | Cheryl Bentyne, Don Freeman, Ian Prince | 4:24 |
| 12 | "Birdland" | | 6:11 |
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Personnel
The Manhattan Transfer
Musicians and Arrangements
- Yaron Gervoshsky – grand piano, musical director, orchestral arrangements (6), orchestra director (6, 12)
- John B. Williams – bass
- Steve Hass – drums
- David Glasser – saxophone
- Scott Kreitzer – saxophone
- Cliff Lyons – saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg – saxophone
- Andy Snitzer – saxophone
- Randy Andos – trombone
- Michael Boschen – trombone
- Birch Johnson – trombone
- Jimmy Hynes – trumpet
- Robert Millikan – trumpet
- Dave Stahl – trumpet
- Scott Wendholt – trumpet
- Prague Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
- Corey Allen – orchestra director (1-5, 7-12), orchestral arrangements (3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Billy Byers – orchestral arrangements (1, 2)
- Charles Calello – orchestral arrangements (4)
- Gil Goldstein – orchestral arrangements (8)
- Joe Roccisano – orchestral arrangements (12)
- Al Capps – vocal arrangements (1)
- Fred Thaler – vocal arrangements (2)
- Gene Puerling – vocal arrangements (3, 5, 9)
- Dick Reynolds – vocal arrangements (7)
- Roger Treece – vocal arrangements (8)
- Ian Prince – vocal arrangements (11)
Production
- Tim Hauser – producer, mastering
- Corey Allen – orchestra producer (1-5, 7-12)
- Yaron Gervoshsky – orchestra producer (6, 12)
- Susumu Morikawa – executive producer
- Manfred Knoop – tracking engineer
- Hans Nielsen – orchestra engineer
- Michael Eric Hutchinson – vocal engineer, mixing, mastering
- Tom McCauley – additional engineer
- Tom Swift – additional engineer
- Takekazu Honda – A&R
- Lenka Dudova – assistant administration
- Juraj Durovic – orchestra management
- Kiyoshi Osada – artwork
- Junichi Yamashita – artwork coordinator
- Joan Allen – photography
- Michael Davenport – manager
- Juraj Durovic – orchestra manager
- Merlin Company – management company
- Studios
- Recorded at Knoop Music (River Edge, New Jersey); Big Surprise Music (Encino, California); Smecky Music Studios (Czech Republic).
External links
Notes and References
- All Music Guide entry
