| | Manhattan Transfer Christmas Album CD Manhattan Transfer Discography of CDs
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For their set of Christmas related material, the Manhattan Transfer welcome such guests as trumpeter Jack Sheldon (on "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"), Tony Bennett ("The Christmas Song"), trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb. With arrangements provided for the backing orchestra by Johnny Mandel on a few numbers, highlights of this disc include "Snowfall," a Santa medley and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." A pleasing set of jazz-influenced Christmas music. ~ Scott Yanow
Additional personnel includes: Johnny Mandel (vocal arangements); John Pisano (guitar); Gerald Vinci, Arnold Belnick, Ron Clark (violin); Marilyn Baker, Sam Boghossian, Ken Burward-Hoy (viola); Larry Corbett, Ernie Erhardt, Igor Horoshevsky (cello); Gayle Levant, Carol Robbins, Amy Shulman (harp); Peter Christleib, Jon Clarke, Bob Cooper (reed, saxophone); Rick Baptist, Oscar Brashear, Charlie Davis (trumpet); Jeff De Rosa, Marni Johnson, Rick Todd (French horns); George Bohanon, Charles Loper, Dick Nash (trombone); Randy Kerber, Ian Underwood (keyboards); Anne Atkinson, Art Davis, Chuck Domanico (bass); Sol Gubin (drums, percussion); Ralph Humphrey (drums); Larry Bunker, Dan Greco (percussion); Sally Stevens, Nicolas Nackley, Jeffrey Smith, Quincey McCrary, Susan Stevens, Jason Kaleb Henley, Marc Smollin, Joseph Bwarie, Bobbi Page, Jonathan Redford, Josh Weiner, Marc Schillinger (background vocals).
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and Devonshire Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Johnny Mandel.
The Manhattan Transfer: Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel (vocals).
Christmas Album Music | List Price | $6.99 (You save $1.50) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Jazz Instrument, Christmas, Bebop, Christmas/ Chanukkah | | Label | BMG Special Products | | Orig Year | 1992 | | All Time Sales Rank |  18112  | | CD Universe Part number | 6971586 | | Catalog number | 94370 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 29, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Tim Hausser; Johnny Mandel | | Engineer | David Reitzas; Al Schmitt | | Personnel | Janis Siegel - vocals
Cheryl Bentyne
Alan Paul
Tim Hauser
Also: Larry Corbett, Randy Kerber, Larry Bunker, John Clark, Oscar Brashear, Gayle Levant, George Bohanon, Ian Underwood, Chuck Domanico, John Pisano, Ralph Humphrey, Charles Loper, Bob Cooper, Rick Baptist, Rick Todd, Arnold Belnick, Marilyn Baker, Johnny Mandel, Dick Nash, Art Davis, Sally Stevens, Gerald Vinci, Bobbi Page, Carol Robbins, Sol Gubin, Dan Greco, Ann Atkinson, Charlie Davis, Sam Boghossian, Amy Shulman, Amy Shulman, Jeffrey Smith, Ken Burward-Hoy, Marni Johnson, Ernie Erhardt, Igor Horoshevsky, Jason Kaleb Henley, Jeff De Rosa, Jonathan Redford, Joseph Bwarie, Josh Weiner, Marc Schillinger, Marc Smollin, Nicolas Nackley, Peter Christleib, Quincey McCrary, Ron Clark, Susan Stevens, Tony Bennett |
Christmas Album Music Review Purchase Christmas Album CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Manhattan Transfer Tonin' CD (1995)
Christmas Album
 $7.59 
Additional personnel includes: Rene Toledo, Mike Landau, Dean Parks (guitar); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Chris Hunter, Roger Rosenberg (saxophone); Jim Hines, Tony Cadlic (trumpet); Herb Besson (trombone); Robbie Buchanan (synthesizer, keyboards); Clay Ostwald (keyboards, programming); Abe Laboriel, Will Lee (bass); Jorge Casas (bass, programming); John Robinson, Mike Baird, Chris Parker, Carlos Vega (drums); Edwin Bonila, Lenny Castro (percussion); Steve Skinner (programming).
One would suspect that the Manhattan Transfer had as much fun recording TONIN' as the listener will have savoring its many attributes. This album is an uninhibited tribute to the Transfer's pop influences and favorite recording artists, effectively achieved by recording the golden oldies with the original artists. The familiar falsetto of Frankie Valli permeates "Let's Hang On," while the smooth '60s pop-soul voice of Felix Cavaliere carries the Young Rascals' "Groovin'." But there are many surprises. In one of her best recorded efforts, the reclusive Laura Nyro reminds us of her own great past reworkings of oldies. And things really heat up with the dynamic vocals of R&B great Ruth Brown, B.B. King and Chaka Khan, who rips "Hot Fun In The Summertime" to awesome bits.
But two songs performed on their own show the true talent and the sophisticated harmonies of Manhattan Transfer. The ...
| | Is It...Man Or Astroman? CD (1993)
Christmas Album
$10.65
Escapist treats abound from this mysterious, tongue-in-cheek collective from the Southern United States. Man or Astro-man? have an ear for yesterday's sounds of tomorrow, as they decorate their mostly instrumental tracks with obscure sound bytes from out-of-date sci-fi movies and forgotten TV shows. Silly, dangerous, occasionally sloppy, but never boring, their album Is It Man...or Astro-Man? is the answer for everyone running low on laser gun/go-go/surf/spy/cowboy/drag racing/'60s/bullfighter/Mars-invasion/motorbike music. Songs like "Taxidermist Surf," "Invasion of the Dragonmen," and "Journey to the Stars" (originally by the Ventures) gallop along with the energy of a dozen wild stallions headed for Neptune. "Nitrous Burn Out" is a fantastic bit of racetrack romp, liberally mixed with roaring pistons and accident bulletins along the way. With anything so aggressively "up" in nature, there are a couple moments that inevitably droop a bit in exhaustion, ...
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| | Diana Krall Christmas Songs CD (2005)
Christmas Album
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On 2005's CHRISTMAS SONGS, Diana Krall applies her sultry vocals and nuanced piano lines to a strong set of holiday classics. In addition to turning in a stirring performance of "The Christmas Song" that would make Nat "King" Cole proud, Krall eases into a swaying version of "Winter Wonderland" and a lush rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." With its dynamic arrangements and pitch-perfect mix of pop and jazz, this album stands alongside other timeless Yuletide outings.
Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA; Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Sam Taylor-Wood.
Arrangers: Diana Krall; John Clayton; ...
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