Swing (Manhattan Transfer album)

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Swing
Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	1997
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic Records
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Tonin' 1995 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 1940's swing music with The Manhattan Transfer's jazz twist.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Guest artists 3 Cover Art 4 References / Sources

[edit] Track listing

1. Stomp Of King Porter
2. Sing A Study In Brown
3. Sing Moten's Swing
4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
5. I Know Why (And So Do You)
6. Sing You Sinners
7. Java Jive
8. Down South Camp Meetin'
9. Topsy
10. Clouds (adapted from "Nuages")
11. Skyliner
12. It's Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
13. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie

[edit] Guest artists

• 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 enginner was Ed Cherney and the album was produced by Tim Hauser.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References / Sources

• The Manhattan Transfer Official Website