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Many of the Manhattan Transfer's recordings up to the point of Vocalese showed off their diversity and covered a wide variety of music, including jazz. This set was quite a bit different, for it is dedicated to the vocalese of the great Jon Hendricks. The Manhattan Transfer (singers Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel) perform a dozen songs using Hendricks' lyrics, including "That's Killer Joe," "Rambo," "Ray's Rockhouse" and "Sing Joy Spring." Utilizing their regular band of the period (which includes guitarist Wayne Johnson), the Count Basie Orchestra (directed at the time by Thad Jones), the Four Freshmen (on "To You"), tenorman James Moody, Bobby McFerrin (guesting on "Night in Tunisia"), McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie (on "Sing Joy Spring"), altoist Richie Cole, and Hendricks himself, among many others, the Transfer give these boppish tunes definitive vocal treatments. This is one of their finest jazz recordings and a classic of its kind. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Vocalese
01/01/1985 | Atlantic / Wea
All Music Guide Review
Vocalese Track Listing
Credits of Vocalese
- Steve MacMillan
- Assistant Engineer
- Brian Malouf
- Engineer
- Phil Mattson
- Arranger, Vocal Arrangement
- Bob Ojeda
- Trumpet
- Alan Paul
- Arranger, ?, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
- Dick Reynolds
- Vocal Arrangement
- Don Roberts
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Elliot Scheiner
- Engineer, Mixing, Remixing
- Tom Size
- Assistant Engineer
- Byron Stripling
- Trumpet
- Mel Wanzo
- Trombone
- Dennis Wilson
- Trombone, Arranger, Conductor
- Casey Young
- Synthesizer, Programming
- Snooky Young
- Trumpet
- Jay Willis
- Assistant Engineer
- John Williams
- Saxophone
- Ivy Skoff
- Coordination
- Dan Matovina
- Assistant Engineer
- Fayette Hauser
- Art Direction
- Bud Schaetzle
- Director
- Shelley Wiseman
- Production Assistant
- Bob Flanagan
- Vocals
- Nels Hauser
- Art Direction, Photography
- Martin Fischer
- Producer
- Danny Turner
- Saxophone
- Cheryl Bentyne
- Arranger, Vocals, ?, Vocal Arrangement
- Wayne Johnson
- Banjo, Guitar
- Dick Hindman
- Piano
- McCoy Tyner
- Piano
- Clarence Banks
- Trombone
- John Barnes
- Arranger
- Mike Beisner
- Vocals
- Alex Blake
- Bass
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Sonny Cohn
- Trumpet
- Gene Curtis
- Assistant Engineer
- Walter Davis, Jr.
- Piano
- Eric Dixon
- Saxophone
- Bob Flanigan
- Vocals
- Dan Garcia
- Assistant Engineer
- Yaron Gershovsky
- Synthesizer, Vocal Arrangement, Keyboards, Piano, Arranger
- Autie Goodman
- Vocals
- Bernie Grundman
- Mastering
- Tim Hauser
- Arranger, Vocals, Producer
- Marshall Hawkins
- Bass
- Jon Hendricks
- ?, Creative Consultant
- Rod Henley
- Vocals
- Kenny Hing
- Saxophone
- Danny House
- Saxophone
- Bill Hughes
- Trombone
- Ralph Humphrey
- Drums
- Gary Ladinsky
- Engineer
- Charles Loper
- Trombone
- The Four Freshmen
- Vocals, ?
- Count Basie
- Orchestra
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Richie Cole
- Sax (Alto)
- Johnny Coles
- Trumpet
- Richard Davis
- Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- Tommy Flanagan
- Piano
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Craig Harris
- Programming, Engineer, Sampling, Synclavier, ?, Vocoder Programming
- Philly Joe Jones
- Drums
- Thad Jones
- ?, Music Supervisor
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Main Performer
- Bobby McFerrin
- Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
- James Moody
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Patitucci
- Bass
- Marshall Royal
- Saxophone
- Janis Siegel
- Arranger, Vocals, ?, Vocal Arrangement
- Grady Tate
- Drums
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