The Offbeat of Avenues

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The Offbeat of Avenues
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 1991
Genre Vocal jazz
Length55:41
Label Columbia
Producer Tim Hauser, Ian Prince, Jeff Lorber, Les Pierce, Gerald O'Brien, Don Freeman
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Brasil
(1987)
The Offbeat of Avenues
(1991)
Anthology: Down in Birdland
(1992)

The Offbeat Of Avenues was the thirteenth album released by The Manhattan Transfer on August 13, 1991, by Columbia Records.

Contents

This album is the first of two albums for Columbia Records. This album is also the first Manhattan Transfer album where the majority of the songs were either written or co-written by the members of the group.

Awards

This album yielded the group a Grammy Award, in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance for the song "Sassy". [1] The lyrics for this song were written by Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne; the music was composed by Janis Siegel and Bill Bodine. [2]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Offbeat of Avenues" Cheryl Bentyne, Don Freeman, Ian Prince4:55
2."Sassy"Cheryl Bentyne, Bill Bodine, Janis Siegel 4:49
3."10 Minutes Till the Savages Come" Jeff Lorber, Janis Siegel, Brock Walsh3:58
4."What Goes Around Comes Around" Alan Paul, Les Pierce4:51
5."Blue Serenade" Tim Hauser, Van Dyke Parks 3:40
6."Gentleman with a Family" Cheryl Bentyne, Marc Jordan, Gerald O'Brien4:51
7."Women in Love" David Batteau, Don Freeman6:19
8."A World Apart" David Pack, Janis Siegel, Michael McDonald 5:01
9."Confide in Me" Donald Fagen 4:11
10."The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)"Chuck Jonkey, Alan Paul6:13
11."Blues for Pablo" Gil Evans, Jon Hendricks 6:52
Total length:55:41

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer

Musicians and Arrangers

Production

Studios

References / Sources

  1. "34th Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Recording Academy . Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. "The Manhattan Transfer - Concord". Concord . Retrieved 2024-02-10.


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