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The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal group that was established in New York City in 1972. It is famous for its mixing of jazz, big band, and popular music styles. Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area - Total - Land - Water 1,214. ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...
A big band is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ...
Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ...
The group was founded by singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Tim Hauser. In its early years, the group developed a cult following while playing such New York clubs as Trude Heller's, Reno Sweeney, and Max's Kansas City. In 1975 it released its first album, The Manhattan Transfer. An album named Jukin' was made earlier, in 1971, but it was not the same group back then, and therefore The Manhattan Transfer should be considered The Manhattan Transfer's debut album. Alan Paul was one of the founders of The Manhattan Transfer. ...
Tim Hauser is a musician with the band The Manhattan Transfer. ...
The group soon met with particular success in Europe, where its next two albums, Coming Out and Pastiche, brought it a string of top 10 hits. These were followed by a live album, simply titled Live and captured the group's extreme popularity in Europe at that time (it was recorded in the U.K.). Immediately after that album was recorded, in 1978, Laurel Massé left the group due to a serious car accident and was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne. The line-up has remained the same since then.
Its next recording, Extensions, earned The Manhattan Transfer their its first US pop hit: "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" written by Alan Paul and Jay Graydon and a tribute to the 1960s CBS series created by Rod Serling. The album also featured a cover of Weather Report's "Birdland," the piece that has since become The Manhattan Transfer's signature tune. One of the most popular jazz recordings of 1980, "Birdland" brought The Transfer its first Grammy award (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental), and the award for Best Arrangement For Voices. Alan Paul was one of the founders of The Manhattan Transfer. ...
JAY GRAYDON is a music industry veteran, internationally renowned, with many hits over the years. ...
Rodman Rod Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was a screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction TV series, The Twilight Zone. ...
Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s. ...
Birdland is an instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul which debuted on the Weather Report album Heavy Weather in 1977. ...
Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...
In 1981, The Manhattan Transfer made music history by becoming the first group to win Grammys in both pop and jazz categories in the same year. "Boy From New York City", which broke into the top 10 on the pop charts, won them the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" earned them a Grammy for Best Jazz Performance, Duo or Group. Both of these songs appeared on the group's fifth recording, Mecca for Moderns.
In 1982, the group won another Grammy, for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group, for its rendition of the classic ode-to-the-road, "Route 66". The song appeared on the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds film Sharky's Machine. Burt Reynolds in 2005 Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ...
September 1983 brought Bodies and Souls, whose urban-contemporary flavor resulted in two R&B-chart singles — the #2 "Spice of Life" (also #40 on the pop chart) and the ballad "Mystery" (#80, R&B #102 Pop). Despite its disappointing chart performance, "Mystery" — with powerful lead vocals by Siegel — has become one of the group's best-loved songs. Hauser has called it the group's biggest turntable (radio airplay) hit. Anita Baker covered it on her breakout album, Rapture. Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. ...
The Manhattan Transfer's next set, Vocalese (1985) was a tour de force of highly complex material that tested the quartet's capabilities. It was a great critical success. Vocalese received twelve Grammy nominations — at the time making it second only to Michael Jackson's Thriller as the most nominated single album ever. The Transfer won in two categories: Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group, and Best Arrangement for Voices. This was followed by a live recording of many of these songs titled "Live." This concert was also available on VHS and DVD. For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is an American musician and entertainer whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. ...
Thriller is an album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on December 1, 1982. ...
For Brasil, the group headed south to work with Brazilian songwriters and musicians Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Djavan and Gilberto Gil. Brasil won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Ivan Guimarães Lins (b. ...
Milton Nascimento (born 26 October 1942) is a singer-songwriter who is considered one of the icons of Brazilian Music. ...
Born 27 January 1949, in Alagoas, Brazil. ...
The minister sets the rhythm for Brazils culture policy Gilberto Gil (born June 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter, and the countrys current Minister of Culture. ...
In 1991 the group released The Offbeat of Avenues on the Sony label featuring original tunes written or co-written by members of the quartet. This was followed by the release of their holiday CD titled The Christmas Album.
Switching back to the Atlantic label, they recorded "Tonin'" (a collection of R&B and pop hits from the 1960s which was rather unsuccessful), The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby The Tuba (a children's album), Man-Tora! Live In Tokyo (a concert recorded in 1986 in Japan), and their 1997 album Swing covered 1930s-era swing music. Their final album for the Atlantic label was The Spirit of St. Louis (2000), dedicated to the music of Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ...
The group changed to the Telarc Label in 2003 to release Couldn't Be Hotter, a live performance capturing many of the songs from Spirit of St. Louis.
In 2004, the group released Vibrate. This is another one of their "pastiche" CDs, blending original tunes with older ones, pop, jazz, funk, etc.
They also released (in Japan only) An Acapella Christmas in 2005.
Since 1975 they have released 24 of their own albums and have appeared as guest artists on dozens of recordings. Alan Paul, Cheryl Bentyne and Janis Siegel all maintain solo careers outside the group, with Janis's being the most prolific.
The group's name comes from John Dos Passos' 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer. John Rodrigo Dos Passos, born January 14, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, United States - died September 28, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, was a novelist and artist. ...
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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