Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)

Swing is a studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930's 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 by
The Manhattan Transfer
Released1997
GenreVocal jazz
Length44:55
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTim 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

The Manhattan Transfer

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)
  • 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
Specific
  1. "Swing - The Manhattan Transfer - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.



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