The Best of The Manhattan Transfer

~ Release by The Manhattan Transfer (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

- Track 1 taken from "The Manhattan Transfer Live" (1978 Atlantic)
- Track 2 & 12 taken from "Mecca For Moderns" (1981 Atlantic)
- Track 3, 4, 8 & 10 taken from "Extensions" (1979 Atlantic)
- Track 6 taken from "Coming Out" (1976 Atlantic)
- Track 7 & 13 taken from "Pastiche" (1978 Atlantic)
- Track 9, 11 & 12 taken from "The Manhattan Transfer" (1975 Atlantic)

Annotation last modified on 2010-06-27 14:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
2:44
A2Boy From New York City
recording engineer:
Joseph Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Bob Bullock and Deborah Thompson (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Mike Baird (drummer)
electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Don Roberts (woodwind player)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) and Janis Siegel
brass [horns] arranger and percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Jay Graydon
vocals arranger:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
The Boy From New York City
writer:
George Davis (US songwriter - singer, doo-wop era) and John Taylor (songwriter & saxophone player John Isaac Taylor)
publisher:
Trio Music Company and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
53:40
A3Twilight Zone
producer:
Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
medley including a recording of:
Twilight Tone
lyricist:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
writer and composer:
Jay Graydon and Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer)
publisher:
Ariem Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc. and Heen Music
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
medley including a recording of:
Twilight Zone
composer:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
43:55
A4Body and Soul
recording engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer), Jay Graydon and Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Chuck Domanico (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
piano:
Bill Mays
arranger:
Phil Mattson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:25
A5Chanson d’amour
recording of:
Chanson d’amour (1958 song)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
publisher:
Carlin Music and Intersong (publisher) (in 1982)
2:55
A6Four Brothers
engineer:
Howard Steele (US producer, sound engineer)
associate producer:
Janis Siegel
producer:
Tim Hauser
remixer:
Larry Emerine
arranger:
Janis Siegel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and remixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Four Brothers (Jon Hendricks Vocalese)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
writer:
Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) and Hendricks
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer)
version of:
Four Brothers
3:47
B1Birdland
recording engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer), Jay Graydon and Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
alto saxophone:
Richie Cole
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher) and Jeff Porcaro
piano:
Michael Omartian
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Michael Omartian
vocals arranger:
Janis Siegel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Birdland (vocal)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:
Hendricks Music Inc., Mulatto Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
version of:
Birdland (instrumental)
6:00
B2Gloria
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
recording of:
Gloria
writer:
Adam R. Levy and Esther Navarro
2:57
B3Trickle Trickle
recording engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer), Jay Graydon and Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
congas:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
piano:
Michael Omartian
solo tenor saxophone:
Don Roberts (woodwind player)
arranger:
Jay Graydon and The Manhattan Transfer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Trickle Trickle
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Bassett
publisher:
Blend Music Publishing, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and Villanova Music Co.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
2:18
B4Operator
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Operator
writer:
William Spivery
3:09
B5Java Jive
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US songwriter/producer) and Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1975)
cover recording of:
Java Jive
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
writer:
Drake and Oakland
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:44
B6A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
producer:
Jay Graydon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981)
cover recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:46
B7On a Little Street in Singapore
recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore
writer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
3:15