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The Christmas Album (The Manhattan Transfer Album)
''The Christmas Album'' was the fourteenth album by The Manhattan Transfer, released in 1992 on Columbia Records. This album was produced by Tim Hauser and Johnny Mandel and features a guest appearance by Tony Bennett on "The Christmas Song". The album also includes "Good Night (Beatles song), Good Night", the only Beatles song the Manhattan Transfer has recorded. Production The album production lasted about three months. The album's original track is "A Christmas Love Song". Track listing # "Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill, Ruth Thornhill) - 5:35 # "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 4:34 # "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town/Santa Man" (Medley) (John Frederick Coots, J Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie, Alan Paul) - 3:02 # "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells (songwriter), Robert Wells) - 4:40 # "Silent Night, Silent Night, Holy Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 5:55 # "Caroling, Caroling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, with Tim Hauser the only person to be part of both. The first group consisted of Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, Pat Rosalia, and Gene Pistilli. The second version of the group, formed in 1972, consisted of Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé. In 1979, Massé left the group after being badly injured in a car accident and was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne. The group's long-time pianist, Yaron Gershovsky, accompanied the group on tour and served as music director. Trist Curless from the Los Angeles a cappella group m-pact became a permanent member in October 2014 following Hauser's death. Early years In 1969, Tim Hauser formed a vocal group in New York City called The Manhattan Transfer after the novel by John Dos Passo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |