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The Manhattan Transfer | Format: Audio CD

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1. Soul Food To Go (Sina) (LP Version) 5:10 $0.99

2. The Zoo Blues (LP Version) 4:06 $0.99

3. So You Say (Esquinas) (LP Version) 4:59 $0.99

4. Capim (LP Version) 5:11 $0.99

5. Metropolis (Arlequim Desconhecido) (LP Version) 4:36 $0.99

6. Hear The Voices (Bahia De Todas As Contas) 4:08 $0.99

7. Agua (LP Version) 5:09 $0.99

8. The Jungle Pioneer (Viola Violar) (LP Version) 3:32 $0.99

9. Notes From The Underground (Antes Que Seja Tarde) (LP Version) 5:46 $0.99

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The Manhattan Transfer is the New York jazz vocal group formed in 1972 by Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Tim Hauser. (Several years after the group formed, Ms. Masse was replaced by Cheryl Bentene following an auto accident. The group hasn't changed its personnel since.)

They had their initial success in the US with their self-titled debut album, and the single "Operator." Their next few… Read more in Amazon's The Manhattan Transfer Store

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Product Details

Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
Original Release Date: November 17, 1987
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Atlantic / Wea
ASIN: B000002ILX
Also Available in: Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #9 in Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz > Vocalese

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful songs, excellent rhythms, April 30, 1999

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This review is from: Brasil (Audio CD)

This is a collection of very beautiful and accessible songs. It's really a mixture of Latin melodies with pop-oriented lyrics.

I agree with another reviewer who said "Capim" alone was worth the price of the CD. I don't speak Portuguese, but I've listened to it so much that I can sing along.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A tempting mixture of styles again from Man Tran, March 10, 2003

Matthew Haworth (Clitheroe, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brasil (Audio CD)

The title of this album is 'Brazil'. I'm not trying to insult your intelegence but I want to highlight the fact that this album is designed to bring the wonderful music of Brazil to the masses. This it does to a certain extent, however I do feel that it should be mentioned that you will not hear Brazillian music in the traditional sense.
The Manhattan Transfer have, once again, provided us with a gem of an album which introduces us to a fusion of jazz and world music. This is combined with a unique strain of 'listenability' to which we have become acustomed to from their music. We have the elements of South American music combined with modern jazz harmony and rhythm. The music of the great brazilian composer Djawan I find is perhaps the most successful on the album - especially the first track 'Soul Food To Go'. This album is well worth a buy - try it, you might like it!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A COOL recording., November 16, 1998

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It has TONS of great stuff on it...

but I'd buy it again just to hear "Capim".

Just a GREAT CD, period.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'll take Manhattan
I purchased this CD when it was first released and, so many years later, I'm writing this review; still loving the album. Every song is ear candy. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Ynot Neerg

5.0 out of 5 stars The Manhattan Tranfer & The Political Powers Of....Brasil?
Well here we are;it's 1987 and the Manhattan Transfer have just enjoyed a great deal of acclaim with their 1985 album Vocalese and it was time for the next album. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Andre S. Grindle

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm the obvious outlier here... But this CD stinks
1. For the record, I've been a huge fan of the Manhattan Transfer for years; I've seen them in concert at least 3 times etc... Read more

Published 20 months ago by Harry M. Shin

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
I love the MT, and for me, this is one of their best albums! NO matter what I am doing, I can always get something different from this one...it has it all. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Barbara A. Beatty

4.0 out of 5 stars Manhattan to Brasil and Back
Everything that Manhattan Transfer does, they do extremely well. Brasil is no exception. An album recorded in the 80s; it has an unmistakeably 80s tone to it, the percussion... Read more

Published on January 18, 2009 by S. Luebke

5.0 out of 5 stars Music makes me smile
I've been "The Manhattan Transfer"'s fan for many years and still have to find a CD from them that I would not like. I do not think it is humanly possible. Read more

Published on February 12, 2008 by Elena T. Lebedev

4.0 out of 5 stars Good change of landscape for the Transfer
I really enjoyed this new sound from the Transfer when I first bought it as a cassette. A neat Latin sound.

Published on August 13, 2007 by Steven W. Pratt

5.0 out of 5 stars Lush and exotic
I have yet to hear a Manhattan Transfer CD that I haven't liked. So far, "Swing" is my favorite, but "Brasil" is right up there as well. Read more

Published on July 12, 2007 by R. Kyle

5.0 out of 5 stars Brasil...Still Hot!!
I first tuned into MT's Brasil while touring as a dancer throughout France when the album was initially released in the late 80s. Read more

Published on July 13, 2005 by K. Bowman

5.0 out of 5 stars The best vocalese record ever !
Here it is. The summum, the perfection, the best achievement in vocalese music.
Recipe? Two drops of the best voices (Manhattan Transfer), and a few grams of the best... Read more

Published on June 7, 2002 by Antoni Marzal Morata

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