Swing | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1997 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 44:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Tim Hauser | |||
The Manhattan Transfer chronology | ||||
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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.
# | Title | Writers | Length |
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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 |
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.
The Manhattan Transfer
Additional personnel
Studios
Swing | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1997 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 44:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Tim Hauser | |||
The Manhattan Transfer chronology | ||||
|
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.
# | 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 |
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.
The Manhattan Transfer
Additional personnel
Studios