The Manhattan Transfer - Vocalese LP Vinyl and 44 similar items

Cover is VG+ (shelf wear) Inner sleeve is VG+ (creasing) Record is VG+ Labels are very clean Visually Graded Tracklist Side 1 1 That's Killer Joe 5:02 2 Rambo 3:19 3 Airegin 3:19 4 To You 3:53 5 (You Should) Meet Benny Bailey 3:29 6 Another Night In Tunisia 4:12 Side 2 1 Ray's Rockhouse 5:06 2 Blee Blop Blues 3:01 3 Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford 3:45 4 Sing Joy Spring 7:07 5 Move 2:49 Vocalese is the ninth studio album by Jazz band The Manhattan Transfer, released in 1985 on the Atlantic Records. This album is considered to be The Manhattan Transfer's most critically acclaimed album. It received 12 Grammy nominations, making it second only to Michael Jackson's Thriller as the most nominated individual album. It also received extremely high ratings from music critics, including a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating from Allmusic. The album peaked at number 2 on the Top Jazz Albums and number 74 on the Billboard 200. The album's title Vocalese refers to a style of music that sets lyrics to previously recorded jazz instrumental pieces. The vocals then reproduce the sound and feel of the original instrumentation. Jon Hendricks, proficient in this art, composed all of the lyrics for this album.