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Vocal Group Hall of Fame
-- inducted 1998
For more than 30 years, the quartet of Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and
Cheryl Bentyne have combined their voices into an incomparable four-part
harmony that has consistently set new standards for vocal music.
Spanning 20 albums, Manhattan Transfer has
earned a total of eight Grammy Awards (plus Janis and Cheryl's
individual arranger Grammys), and worldwide sales in the millions.
Veterans of numerous sold-out world tours, they also
reigned supreme as the "Best Vocal Group" for an entire decade
(1980 -1990) in the annual down beat and Playboy jazz polls
winning once again in Playboy's '92 poll.
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The
Manhattan Transfer with
Richard De La Font in Moscow, Russia |
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Since their inception, The Manhattan Transfer
have refused to limit themselves to one type of music. "Our
signature is clearly four-part harmony," explains Tim Hauser.
"We based our voicings on the structure of the sax section of the
Count Basie Band blending soprano, alto, tenor and bass
voices."
Contemporary music's premier vocal ensemble continue
to push the envelope. They have conquered the vocal intricacies of jazz,
R&B, doo-wop, Brazilian, and rock 'n' roll, and have put their
unique spin on the classic sounds of Swing.
Times and fashion may change, but the music of The
Manhattan Transfer is truly eternal.
Manhattan Transfer members are --
- Janis Siegel
- Cheryl Bentyne
- Tim Hauser
- Alan Paul
Notable songs include --
- Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
- Operator
- Sing Joy Spring
- Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
- Tuxedo Junction
- Boy from New York City
- Birdland
- Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone
- Offbeat of Avenues
- Down South Camp Meeting
The Manhattan Transfer may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click
HERE!
Genre: ..Jazz
Styles:
..Adult Contemporary
..Vocal Jazz
..Mainstream Jazz
..Contemporary Jazz
..Pop
..Bop
..Vocalese
..Post-Bop
..Harmony Vocal GroupYears active:
..70s, ..80s, ..90s, ..00s
Formed:
1969
..in New York
..in New York
City
Orchestra charts available.
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