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Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)

Swing is the seventeenth studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930s 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

Guest artists

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.

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer

  • Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, vocal arrangements (7)
  • Tim Hauser – vocals, vocal arrangements (2, 7)
  • Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangements (5, 7, 12)
  • Janis Siegel – vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6–9, 13)

Additional personnel

  • Yaron Gershovsky – acoustic piano (1–9, 11–12), musical arrangements, musical director, vocal arrangements (2, 11)
  • Gary Smith – acoustic piano (13)
  • John Pisano – rhythm guitar (1)
  • Nous'che Rosenberg – rhythm guitar (2, 9–10)
  • Stochelo Rosenberg – lead guitar (2, 9–10)
  • Ray Benson – guitar (3–4, 7)
  • Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar (3–4, 7)
  • David Hungate – rhythm guitar (5–6, 8, 11–12), bass (13)
  • Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
  • Ricky Skaggs – rhythm guitar (8, 11, 13), mandolin (11–12)
  • Jack Wilkins – electric guitar (11)
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitar (13)
  • Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar (13)
  • Tony Dumas – bass guitar (1)
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar (2, 9, 11–12)
  • Tony Garnier – bass guitar (3–4, 7)
  • Robert Burns – bass guitar (5–6, 8)
  • Nonnie Rosenberg – bass guitar (10)
  • Ralph Humphrey – drums (1), washboard (1)
  • Duffy Jackson – drums (2, 8–12)
  • David Sanger – drums (3–4, 7)
  • Paul Leim – drums (5–6)
  • John Freeman – vibraphone (11)
  • Michael Francis – alto saxophone (3–4, 7)
  • Chris Booher – fiddle (3–4, 7)
  • Jason Roberts – fiddle (3–4, 7)
  • Mark O'Connor – violin solo (5), violin (12, 13)
  • Conni Ellisor – violin (5)
  • Carl Gorodetzky – violin (5)
  • Lee Larrison – violin (5)
  • Pamela Sixfin – violin (5)
  • Stéphane Grappelli – violin (10)
  • Fletcher Henderson – original arrangements (1–2, 6, 8)
  • Carl Marsh – string arrangements (5)
  • Kurt Elling – vocal arrangements (6)
  • Gene Puerling – vocal arrangements (10)
  • Jack White and His All-Stars – chorus choir (4)

Production

  • Tim Hauser – producer
  • Ray Benson – associate producer (3–4, 7)
  • Jeff Levine – tracking engineer
  • Emmanuel Payet – tracking engineer
  • Alan Schuman – tracking engineer
  • Larry Seyer – tracking engineer
  • Michael Eric Hutchinson – vocal tracking
  • Terry Becker – additional recording, mixing (13)
  • Tom McCauley – additional recording
  • Kent Bruce – assistant engineer
  • Paul Dicato – assistant engineer
  • Steve Lowery – assistant engineer
  • Tony Rambo – assistant engineer
  • Brent Reilly – assistant engineer
  • Ed Cherney – mixing (1–12)
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Thomas Bricker – art direction, design
  • Michael Tighe – photography
  • Jack White –project coordinator, management

Studios

  • Tracks 1–12 recorded at Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California); Goldmine Studio (Tarzana, California); Moving Hands Studios (Los Angeles, California); Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee); Bismeaux Studios (Austin, Texas); Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York); Studio Acousti (Paris, France).

Venue

  • Track 13 recorded live at The Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) and Andora Studios (Hollywood, California).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

References / Sources

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