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At Harborlights
In its formative years, The Manhattan Transfer developed a strong cult following while playing such New York clubs as Trudy Heller's, Reno Sweeney's, and Max's Kansas City. In 1975 they cut their Atlantic debut album, The Manhattan Transfer and landed their own highly experimental television show on CBS. They were particularly successful in Europe, where their next two albums, Coming Out and Pastiche brought them a string of top 10 hits.
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Friday, June 27
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Their next album, Extensions, earned them their first domestic pop hit: Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone, penned by Alan Paul and Jay Graydon. The album also featured Birdland, the piece that has since become The Manhattan Transfer's signature tune. Jon Hendricks wrote the lyrics to Joe Zawinul's stirring jazz fusion instrumental, and Seigel arranged the vocals.
The most-played jazz record of 1980, Birdland brought the Transfer their first Grammy award (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental) and the award for Best Arrangement For Voices, which Janis took home.
Brasil became one of the group's greatest achievements to date, and one which they remain particularly proud of. It also became their first entire album to win the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Spanning 16 albums over 24 years, this quartet's eclectic career has consistently set new standards for vocal music, in the process yielding 10 Grammy Awards - with each of the six albums they've released since 1979 winning at least one statue - and worldwide sales in the millions.
Now as the group enjoys it's 25th Anniversary Year, they are heading into the studio once again. Having conquered the vocal intricacies of Jazz, R&B, Doo-Wop, Brazilian and Rock-n-Roll music, the Transfer plan to put their unique spin on the Swing tradition from its most urban to its most rural expressions. The new album is slated for release by Atlantic Records in July, 1997, and its focal point will be the arrangements of Fletcher Henderson, the real "King of Swing."
