A budget-priced, 10-track collection of favorites from Manhattan Transfer. All original recordings.
Tracks:
1.Boy From New York City
2.Java Jive
3.Gloria
4.Helpless
5.Tuxedo Junction
6.Twilight Zone / Twilight Zone
7.Ray's Rockhouse
8.Mystery
9.Smile Again
10.Birdland
Product Description:
The Manhattan Transfer: Cheryl Bentyne , Janis Siegel, Laurel Mass?, Alan Paul, Tim Hauser.
Boy from New York City & Other Hits is a budget-priced collection that features ten original recordings from the popular, kitschy East Coast vocal group Manhattan Transfer. For most listeners, the compilation's namesake will be the only familiar hit, but "Tuxedo Junction," the old Mills Brothers standard "Java Jive," and the ultra-weird "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" are decent examples of the group's signature modern vocalese, jazz-pop sound. Fans looking for more of a definitive product should hunt down Rhino's two-disc Anthology: Down in Birdland or the less intimidating single-disc Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer. ~ James Christopher Monger