Swing (album)

Swing

Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer

Released

1997

The Manhattan Transfer chronology

Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo
(1996)

Swing
(1997)

Boy from New York City and Other Hits
(1997)

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.

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. Frank 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.

References / Sources

The Manhattan Transfer Official Website (requires Flash)

The Manhattan Transfer
Cheryl Bentyne Trist Curless Alan Paul Janis Siegel Tim Hauser Erin Dickins Laurel Massé Marty Nelson Gene Pistilli Pat Rosalia
Studio albums	Jukin' The Manhattan Transfer Coming Out Pastiche Extensions Mecca for Moderns Bodies and Souls Bop Doo-Wopp Vocalese Brasil The Offbeat of Avenues The Christmas Album The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba Tonin' Swing The Spirit of St. Louis Vibrate An Acapella Christmas The Symphony Sessions The Chick Corea Songbook
Live albums	The Manhattan Transfer Live Live Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo Couldn't Be Hotter
Compilation albums	The Best of The Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down in Birdland The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer Boy from New York City and Other Hits The Definitive Pop Collection
Singles	"Tuxedo Junction" "Chanson D'Amour" "On a Little Street in Singapore" "Where Did Our Love Go"/"Je Voulais Te Dire (Que Je T'Attends)" "The Boy from New York City" "Route 66"
Book:The Manhattan Transfer

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