Swing (album)

Swing
Studio album by The Manhattan Transfer
Released	1997
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
The Manhattan Transfer chronology
Man-Tora! Live in Tokyo (1996) Swing (1997) Boy From New York City And Other Hits (1997)

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 Stephane 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 (And So Do You)	Harry Warren, Mack Gordon	3:34
6	Sing You Sinners	Sam Coslow, W. Frank 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 (Nuages)	Django Reinhardt, Jon Hendricks	7:12
11	Skyliner	Charlie Barnet	3:11
12	It's Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)	Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Alan Paul	3:11
13	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie [live]	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

The cover art for Swing comes from a matchbook cover advertising "Hollywood's Jitterbug House" which was located at 875 North Vine Street in Hollywood. This venue featured Louis Prima and his band.

References / Sources

• The Manhattan Transfer Official Website (requires Flash)