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1997 studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
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.
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
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
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).
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
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles