Pastiche (album)

Pastiche
Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	January 19, 1978
Recorded	between December 1976 and September 1977
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tim Hauser, Steve Barri
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Coming Out (1976) Pastiche (1978) The Manhattan Transfer Live (1978)

Pastiche was released by The Manhattan Transfer on January 19, 1978, by Atlantic Records. This was the last studio album recorded with Laurel Massé, who ended her association with the group later that year. The album was re-issued with Rhino as distributor on November 15, 1994.

Charts

Pastiche peaked at #66 on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart.

Reviews

A JAZZIZ review states:

"...Pastiche is populated by Siegel's breakout bop and scats, and it skips across a musical landscape from big bands to country western to vintage swing..."

Track listing

1. "Four Brothers" (Jimmy Giuffre)
2. "A Gal in Calico" (Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin)
3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter)
4. " Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends)" (Michel Jonasz, Millmer Peter)
5. "On a Little Street in Singapore" (Peter DeRose, Billy Hill)
6. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler)
7. "Walk in Love" (John Klemmer, David Batteau)
8. "Who, What, Where, When, Why" (Rupert Holmes)
9. "It's Not The Spotlight" (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
10. "Pieces of Dreams" (Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi)
11. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
12. "Single Girl" (Martha Sharp)

Note: The twelfth track "Single Girl" was omitted or replaced (depending on the country of release) in the compact cassette media version of this album.

Note: The Spanish original LP contains the song "Eso es el amor" (Pepe Iglesias) at the beginning of side B (that would be between tracks 6 & 7). Also edited as a single A-Side (B-Side being "Single Girl"), it is not included on any CD release.

References

External links

• The Manhattan Transfer Official Website (requires Flash)

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