The Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down in Birdland

~ Release by The Manhattan Transfer (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Four Brothers
3:52
2Blee Blop Blues
recording engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Tim Hauser
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1985)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (in 1985)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1985)
piano:
Yaron Gershovsky (in 1985)
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (in 1985), Kenny Hing (in 1985), Marshall Royal (in 1985), Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (in 1985) and John Williams (saxophone & clarinet, Count Basie Orchestra) (in 1985)
trombone:
Clarence Banks (in 1985), Bill Hughes (trombone) (in 1985), Charles Loper (American trombonist) (in 1985) and Mel Wanzo (in 1985)
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn (in 1985), Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1985), Byron Stripling (in 1985) and Snooky Young (in 1985)
solo vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne (in 1985), Tim Hauser (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne (in 1985), Tim Hauser (in 1985), Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
orchestra:
The Count Basie Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (in 1985)
remixer:
Elliot Scheiner
instruments arranger:
Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist)
vocals arranger:
Janis Siegel and Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Blee Blop Blues (in 1985)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and A.K. Salim
43:07
3Candy
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American 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:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
3:31
4A Gal in Calico
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)
recorded at and remixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
A Gal in Calico
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
2:42
5Love for Sale
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)
recorded at and remixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:01
6On a Little Street in Singapore
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)
recorded at and remixed at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore
writer:
Peter de Rose and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
3:19
7Tuxedo Junction
associate producer:
Janis Siegel
producer:
Tim Hauser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978)
live recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:06
8That Cat Is High
2:56
9Body and Soul
4:30
10Meet Benny Bailey
recording of:
Meet Benny Bailey
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Quincy Jones
publisher:
Hendricks Music Inc. and Quincy Jones Music Inc
3:36
11Sing Joy Spring
recording engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Tim Hauser
bass:
John Patitucci (in 1985)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher) (in 1985)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (in 1985)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1985)
solo vocals:
Tim Hauser (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne (in 1985), Tim Hauser (in 1985), Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
remixer:
Elliot Scheiner
vocals arranger:
Janis Siegel
recording of:
Sing Joy Spring (in 1985)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Clifford Brown (trumpet)
7:14
12To You
recording engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Tim Hauser
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (in 1985)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1985)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (in 1985)
guest vocals:
Mike Beisner (in 1985), Bob Flanigan (in 1985), The Four Freshmen (in 1985), Autie Goodman (in 1985) and Rod Henley (in 1985)
solo vocals:
Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) (in 1985)
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne (in 1985), Tim Hauser (in 1985), Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
remixer:
Elliot Scheiner
vocals arranger:
Dick Reynolds (musician, songwriter, and trombonist best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen)
recording of:
To You (in 1985)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Thad Jones
3:57
13Down South Camp Meetin’
3:04
14Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
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):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
Al Viola
piano:
Yaron Gershovsky
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) and Janis Siegel
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Jay Graydon
vocals arranger:
Jay Graydon and Janis Siegel
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:
Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
lyricist:
Don Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Don Wolf (songwriter / composer) and Freddie Green
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:22
15Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival)
2:37
16Another Night in Tunisia
recording engineer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Tim Hauser
guest percussion, guest bass vocals, guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Bobby McFerrin (in 1985)
solo vocals:
Jon Hendricks (in 1985)
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne (in 1985), Tim Hauser (in 1985), Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) (in 1985) and Janis Siegel (in 1985)
remixer:
Elliot Scheiner
vocals arranger:
Cheryl Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin
recording of:
Another Night in Tunisia (in 1985)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
4:16
17Capim
5:11
18A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording engineer:
Joseph Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Bob Bullock and Deborah Thompson (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jay Graydon
vocals:
Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul (Member of Manhattan Transfer) and Janis Siegel
arranger:
Gene Puerling (American vocalist and vocal arranger)
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:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:52
19Birdland
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.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 大洋音楽
version of:
Birdland (instrumental)
6:02

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ASIN:US: B0000032VC [info]