The Manhattan Transfer

Vocalese

The Manhattan Transfer - Vocalese

01/01/1985 | Atlantic / Wea 

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All Music Guide Review

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 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • That's Killer Joe
  • 5:02
  • Sound Clip for That's Killer Joe from Vocalese


  • 2
  • Rambo
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Rambo from Vocalese


  • 3
  • Airegin
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Airegin from Vocalese


  • 4
  • To You
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for To You from Vocalese


  • 5
  • Meet Benny Bailey
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for Meet Benny Bailey from Vocalese


  • 6
  • Another Night in Tunisia
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for Another Night in Tunisia from Vocalese


  • 7
  • Ray's Rockhouse
  • 5:06
  • Sound Clip for Ray's Rockhouse from Vocalese


  • 8
  • Blee Blop Blues
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Blee Blop Blues from Vocalese


  • 9
  • I Remember Clifford
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for I Remember Clifford from Vocalese


  • 10
  • Sing Joy Spring
  • 7:11
  • Sound Clip for Sing Joy Spring from Vocalese


  • 11
  • Move
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Move from Vocalese


    • Credits of Vocalese

    • Alan Paul
    • Arranger, ?, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
    • Craig Harris
    • Programming, Engineer, Sampling, Synclavier, ?, Vocoder Programming
    • Bobby McFerrin
    • Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Vocal Arrangement

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