Live (1987 Manhattan Transfer album)

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Live
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 1987
RecordedFebruary 20–21, 1986
Venue Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo
Genre Vocal jazz
Label Atlantic
Producer Tim Hauser
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Vocalese
(1985)
Live
(1987)
Brasil
(1987)

Live is the eleventh album released by The Manhattan Transfer. It was recorded live at the Nakano Sunplaza Hall in Japan on February 20 and 21, 1986. It was released in June 1987.

Contents

This was the group's third live album, and the first live album with Cheryl Bentyne in the group.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Four Brothers" Jimmy Giuffre, Jon Hendricks 3:53
2."Rambo" Count Basie, J. J. Johnson, Jon Hendricks3:44
3."(You Should) Meet Benny Bailey" Quincy Jones, Jon Hendricks3:06
4."Airegin" Sonny Rollins, Jon Hendricks3:20
5."To You"Jimmy Giuffre, Thad Jones 3:59
6."Sing Joy Spring" Clifford Brown, Jon Hendricks6:19
7."Move" Denzil Best, Jon Hendricks, Paul Wash2:46
8."That's Killer Joe" Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks4:52
9."The Duke of Dubuque"Bill Faber, James Marchant, Lawrence Royal2:34
10."Gloria"Adam R. Levy, Esther Navarro2:53
11."On the Boulevard"Richard Page3:35
12."Shaker Song" David Lasley, Allee Willis 3:51
13."Ray's Rockhouse" Ray Charles, Jon Hendricks5:15

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer

The Band

Production

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