Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)

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.

Swing
Studio album with a live track by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	June 1997
Venue	Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee (track 13)
Studio	Multiple studios in US and France
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	44:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tim Hauser
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo (1996) Swing (1997) Boy from New York City and Other Hits (1997)

Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Length
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

Guest artists

• Sing Moten's Swing, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, and Java Jive were recorded with Asleep at the Wheel.
• Sing a Study in Brown, Topsy, and Nuages were recorded with The Rosenberg Trio. Nuages also features Stephane Grappelli.
• Ricky Skaggs is featured on Skyliner and It's Good Enough to Keep.
• Mark O'Connor is featured on I Know Why, It's Good Enough to Keep, and Choo Choo Ch' Boogie.
• Many of the tracks feature lyrics by Jon Hendricks. The re-mix engineer was Ed Cherney and the album was produced by Tim Hauser.

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

• Adapted from AllMusic:

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

• The Manhattan Transfer Official Website

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