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The Manhattan Transfer

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Years active
since 1969
Country
United States
Comments
Vocal group named after the John Dos Passos' novel "Manhattan Transfer" to emphasize the group's routes in New York City. The group still exists albeit with none of the original members.
Members
Janis Siegel (1972-...)
Cheryl Bentyne (1979-...)
Laurel Massé (1972-1979)
Tim Hauser (1969-2014)
Erin Dickins (1969-1971)
Wayne Johnson (1979-...)
Alan Paul (1972-...)
Gene Pistilli (1969-1972)
Margaret Dorn Vocals
Marty Nelson (1969-1972)
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Covers by The Manhattan Transfer

Title Performer Release date Originally by
September 29, 2009 Chick Corea and Return to Forever
1992 Blossom Dearie and Mike Renzi
  January 19, 1978 Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke and The Crew Chiefs REL, Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Martha Vickers [dubbed by Sally Sweetland] BRD
1985 Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
October 10, 2000 (unknown), Kay Brown
February 14, 1995 The Association
  1981 Judy Campbell PRF, Vera Lynn REC
1985 Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald
July 8, 1997 (unknown), Chick Webb and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Fitzgerald
1984 The Capris [US2]
1978 Andre Williams (Mr. Rhythm) and His New Group
1979 Weather Report
Covered by (14 artists)
October 10, 2000 Milt Shaw and His Detroiters
April 1975 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly
1979 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, Eddie Jefferson
April 1975 Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
March 30, 2018 Herbie Hancock, US3
1987 Djavan
1992 Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians
1976 Art & Dotty Todd
Chanson d'amour The Manhattan Transfer with WDR Funkhausorchester (The Manhattan Transfer) 2022 Unverified
1992 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
2006 Vince Guaraldi
July 8, 1997 Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Alix Combelle REL, Quintette du Hot Club de France REC
Covered by Hideko Takada
September 2004 Fleetwoods, The Shirelles
1979 The Kingston Trio
Core of sound (Modinha) The Manhattan Transfer September 2004 Unverified
1976 Roy Hamilton
September 2004 Horace Silver Quintet, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
1983 Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
October 10, 2000 Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven
February 14, 1995 Bobby Darin
  September 2004 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
1978 Tete Montoliu y su conjunto tropical
1979 Tom Waits
January 19, 1978 Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Jon Hendricks - Dave Lambert and Singers with Teacho Wiltshire's Orch.
April 1975 Bob Hayward with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra, The Cadillacs
February 14, 1995 The Beach Boys
God Only Knows The Manhattan Transfer with WDR Funkhausorchester (The Manhattan Transfer) 2022 Unverified
August 10, 1999 Jim Ed Brown
October 10, 2000 Jimmy Atkins
1992 The Beatles
September 2004 Rufus Wainwright
February 14, 1995 The Young Rascals
May 1971 The Cuff Links [1]
1992 Bing Crosby with The Music Maids and Hal and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Bing Crosby BRD, Andy Williams
1992 Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra
1987 Gal Costa
April 1975 The Avalons
1976 Four Tops
February 14, 1995 Sly & The Family Stone
  1984 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
December 1978 Kammersänger Richard Tauber - Begleitung: Dajos-Béla-Künstlerorchester
July 8, 1997 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Paula Kelly and The Four Modernaires
2006 Bing Crosby
January 19, 1978 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Mills Brothers
1978 Lil Green
February 14, 1995 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
1992 (unknown), (unknown)
February 14, 1995 The Royalettes
July 8, 1997 Benny Goodman and His Sextet
Covered by (2 artists)
January 19, 1978 Gerry Goffin
1976 Todd Rundgren
April 1975 The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey
May 1971 The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey
1984 Cannonball Adderley Quintet REL, Donald Byrd REC, Oscar Brown Jr.
January 19, 1978 Michel Jonasz
2006 Edison Male Quartette
1979 Marek Weber mit seiner Künstlerkapelle vom Esplanade, Berlin, (unknown)
February 14, 1995 The Delfonics
1992 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters
February 14, 1995 The 4 Seasons featuring The "Sound" of Frankie Valli
  January 19, 1978 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend PRF, Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by The Three Waring Girls REC
1983 Alain Chamfort
2006 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Metropolis Manhattan Transfer 1987 Unverified
1985 (unknown), (unknown)
August 1976 The Merry Macs
2006 David Foster - Natalie Cole
1987 Ivan Lins
Covered by Counterparts [US]
October 10, 2000 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
April 1975 Lee Dorsey
1985 Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce, Dinah Washington
October 10, 2000 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
January 19, 1978 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Sinatra
On a Little Street in Singapore The Manhattan Transfer with WDR Funkhausorchester (The Manhattan Transfer) 2022 Unverified
September 29, 2009 Chick Corea
  1992 Harry Richman PRF, Ted Lewis and His Band REC
April 1975 Sister Wynona Carr, The Friendly Brothers
1976 (unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
1976 Michael Franks
1985 Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Covered by Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town
December 16, 1981 The King Cole Trio
1984 Marvin Johnson and His Orchestra
1992 Harry Reser and His Orchestra
February 14, 1995 The Drifters - Arranged & Conducted by Stan Applebaum
1976 (unknown), The Kingston Trio
1979 Spyro Gyra
Covered by (5 artists)
1992 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
July 8, 1997 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
1985 The Clifford Brown Ensemble, (unknown)
July 8, 1997 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
  July 8, 1997 The Charleston Chasers [US] REC, Lillian Roth BRD
July 8, 1997 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
October 31, 1995 Carole King
1978 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines and The Pied Pipers
1992 Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra
Soul Food To Go (Sina) The Manhattan Transfer 1987 Unverified
1987 Djavan
September 29, 2009 Regino Sainz de la Maza PRF, Regino Sainz de la Maza with the Orchestra Nacional de España conducted by Ataulfo Argenta REC, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Al Jarreau
October 10, 2000 Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
July 8, 1997 Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
October 10, 2000 Ethel Waters
1978 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
May 1971 The Merrymakers [US] (The Revelers [US1])
April 1975 The Chiffons [US1]
April 1975 The Ink Spots
1985 Art Farmer & Benny Golson
Covered by Liane Carroll
1984 The Harptones with The Royale Cita Chorus - Jimmy Wright & His Orch.
October 10, 2000 Billie Holiday
1981 The Ad Libs [US]
  1992 Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
1987 Elson
The Man I Love The Manhattan Transfer with WDR Funkhausorchester (The Manhattan Transfer) 2022 Unverified
March 30, 2018 XTC
September 2011 Lee Morgan [US1], Gegè and the Boparazzi featuring Jon Hendricks
1976 Al Castellanos and Orchestra
September 29, 2009 Chick Corea
Covered by Prime Time Voice
1976 Crystal Mansion
February 14, 1995 Roy Hawkins
1981 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen, Eddie Jefferson
1987 Djavan
September 29, 2009 Joe Farrell
February 14, 1995 Jimmy Ruffin, The Temptations [US1]
July 8, 1997 Count Basie and His Orchestra, (unknown)
2006 Tom-Tom & Male Chorus
1985 Thad Jones
1979 The Videos
1978 Fabian
April 1975 Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
1979 Marius Constant
Covered by (3 artists)
Sampled by Dickie Goodman
March 30, 2018 Rickie Lee Jones
  1984 Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD
  1981 Joe Newman Octet REL, Count Basie and His Orchestra REC
September 23, 2003 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
June 3, 2008 (unknown), The Quintones with Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
September 2004 Rufus Wainwright
1979 Bunny Berigan and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Ruth Gaylor
September 2004 Brenda Russell
January 19, 1978 David Batteau
1981 The Mighty Sparrow
October 10, 2000 Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and His Orchestra - And The Ken Darby Singers
January 19, 1978 The Supremes [US1]
  2006 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
  October 21, 2016 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
January 19, 1978 Rupert Holmes
2006 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
April 1975 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
May 1971 Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys - Vocal Chorus by Jonah Jones
1985 Quincy Jones - Harry Arnold and His Orchestra
1976 The Chimes [US1]

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