| The Symphony Sessions | ||||
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| Released | October 3, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | March 3–4, 6–7, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Multiple studios in US and Czech Republic | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, pop | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Tim Hauser | |||
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The Symphony Sessions is the twenty-first studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer on October 3, 2006. [1]
| # | Song title | Composer/Songwriter | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Route 66" | Bobby Troup | 3:31 |
| 2 | "Candy" | Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney | 3:20 |
| 3 | "Embraceable You" | Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin | 4:14 |
| 4 | "That's the Way It Goes" | Raoul Cita, George Goldner, D. Parker | 2:41 |
| 5 | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz | 5:25 |
| 6 | "Because You Are All Heart" (Movement 2: A Portrait of Ella) | Alan Paul, Billy Strayhorn | 5:01 |
| 7 | "To You" | Jon Hendricks, Thad Jones | 3:44 |
| 8 | "Vibrate" | Rufus Wainwright | 4:30 |
| 9 | "Clouds (Nuages)" | Jon Hendricks, Django Reinhardt | 6:47 |
| 10 | "The Quietude" | Chuck Jonkey, Alan Paul | 6:55 |
| 11 | "The Offbeat of Avenues" | Cheryl Bentyne, Don Freeman, Ian Prince | 4:24 |
| 12 | "Birdland" | Jon Hendricks, Joe Zawinul | 6:11 |
The Manhattan Transfer
Musicians and Arrangements
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