Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)
Swing is a studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930's and 1940s swing music with The Manhattan Transfer's jazz twist. The album also features a guest appearance by Stéphane Grappelli, one of his last recordings before his death.
Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Length |
| 1 | Stomp of King Porter | Jelly Roll Morton, Jon Hendricks | 3:12 |
| 2 | Sing a Study in Brown | Count Basie, Larry Clinton, Jon Hendricks | 2:51 |
| 3 | Sing Moten's Swing | Jon Hendricks, Buster Moten, Bennie Moten | 3:36 |
| 4 | A-Tisket, A-Tasket | Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald. | 2:57 |
| 5 | I Know Why | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:34 |
| 6 | Sing You Sinners | Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling | 2:45 |
| 7 | Java Jive | Ben Oakland, Milton Drake | 2:51 |
| 8 | Down South Camp Meetin' | Fletcher Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Irving Mills | 3:15 |
| 9 | Topsy | Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham | 3:14 |
| 10 | Clouds | Django Reinhardt, Jon Hendricks | 7:12 |
| 11 | Skyliner | Charlie Barnet | 3:11 |
| 12 | It's Good Enough to Keep | Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Alan Paul | 3:11 |
| 13 | Choo Choo Ch'Boogie | Denver Darling, Milt Gabler, Vaughn Horton | 3:00 |
Guest artists
- Sing Moten's Swing, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, and Java Jive were recorded with Asleep at the Wheel.
- Sing a Study in Brown, Topsy, and Nuages were recorded with The Rosenberg Trio. Nuages also features Stephane Grappelli.
- Ricky Skaggs is featured on Skyliner and It's Good Enough to Keep.
- Mark O'Connor is featured on I Know Why, It's Good Enough to Keep, and Choo Choo Ch' Boogie.
- Many of the tracks feature lyrics by Jon Hendricks. The re-mix engineer was Ed Cherney and the album was produced by Tim Hauser.
Cover Art
Personnel
- Adapted from AllMusic:
- Ray Benson - guitar
- Chris Booher - fiddle
- Ray Brown - bass
- Robert Burns - bass
- Cindy Cashdollar - steel guitar
- Tony Dumas - bass
- Connie Ellisor - violin
- Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar
- Michael Francis - alto sax
- John Freeman - vibraphone
- Tony Garnier - bass
- Yaron Gershovsky - piano
- Carl Gorodetzky - violin
- Stéphane Grappelli - violin
- Steve Hinson - pedal steel
- Ralph Humphrey - drums, washboard
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Michael Hutchinson - vocals
- Duffy Jackson - drums
- Lee Larrison - violin
- Paul Leim - drums
- Mark O'Connor - violin
- John Pisano - guitar
- Jason Roberts - fiddle
- Nous'che Rosenberg - guitar
- Stochelo Rosenberg - guitar
- Nonni Rosenberg - bass
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- David Sanger - drums
- Janis Siegel - vocal arrangement
- Pamela Sixfin - violin
- Ricky Skaggs - guitar, mandolin
- Gary W. Smith - piano
- Jack White & His All-Stars - choir/chorus
- Jack Wilkins - electric guitar