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THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER   

The Offbeat Of Avenues

RELEASED
1991
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
pop, swing, nostalgic
TRACKS
01, The Offebeat Of Avenues  (4:56)
02, Sassy  (4:51)
03, 10 Minutes Till The Savages Come  (4:02)
04, What Goes Around Comes Around  (4:52)
05, Blue Serenade  (3:43)
06, Gentleman With A Family  (4:53)
07, Women In Love  (6:20)
08, A World Apart  (5:04)
09, Confide In Me  (4:13)
10, The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)  (6:14)
11, Blues For Pablo  (6:55)
DURATION
56:07
MUSICIANS
CHERYLL BENTYNE -vocals
TIM HAUSER -vocals
ALAN PAUL -vocals
JANIS SIEGEL -vocals
JAMIE GLASER -guitars (1,9)
HERB PEDERSEN -acoustic guitars (6)
YARON GERSHOVSKY -piano (8)
MIKE FINNIGAN -hammond (9)
IAN PRINCE -synthesizers (1,5)
BILL BODINE -synthesizers (2)
BILL BEASLEY -synthesizers (2)
JEFF LORBER -synthesizers (2,3), drum programming (2,3)
LES PIERCE -synthesizers (4,8)
GERALD O'BRIEN -synthesizers (6)
DON FREEMAN -synthesizers (7)
ROBBY Z -drums programming (7)
CHUCK JONKEY -synthesizers (10), sitar (10), percussion (10)
MARK ISHAM -synthesizers (11), trumpet (11)
RICAHRD ELLIOT -saxophone (1,3)
JERRY HEY -trumpet (2,9)
GERRY GRANT -trumpet (2,9)
LEW SOLOFF -trumpet solo (2)
BOB SHEPPARD -saxophone (2)
PETER CHRISTLIEB -saxophone (2)
EFREM TOWNS -brass (5)
KEVIN HARRIS -brass (5)
ROGER LEWIS -brass (5)
CHARLES JOSEPH -brass (5)
KIRK JOSEPH -trombone solo (5)
LARRY WILLIAMS -saxophone (9)
HECTOR VARGAS -siku (10), quena (10)
ALEC MILSTEIN -bass (2,6)
LEE SKLAR -bass (9)
ALEX BLAKE -bass (10)
HARVE SWARTZ -contrabass (11)
JOHN ROBINSON -drums (2,6)
GRADY TATY -drums (3)
JEFF PORCARO -drums (9)
CONNIE KAY -drums (11)
FRANK COLON -percussion (10)
PRODUCED BY
TIM HAUSER
IAN PRINCE (1,5)
JEFF LORBER (3)
LES PIERCE (4,8)
DON FREEMAN (7)
JOHN CUTELIFE executive producer
REVIEW
The Manhattan Transfer - to jsou především dokonalé a mezi znalci ceněné vokální harmonie splétané z copánků skvěle swingujících hlasů jednotlivých členů souboru. Nadstylová muzika vstřebávající muziku kabaretů, pop, soul, gospel a již zmíněný swing.