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Manhattan Transfer
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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  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,010 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. So You Say [Esquinas][Mix]
2. Zoo Blues [Asad Risvi Mix][Mix]
3. Capim
4. Metropolis [Arlequim DeSconhecido]
5. Hear the Voices [Bahia de Todas as Contas]
6. Agua
7. Jungle Pioneer [Viola Violar]
8. Notes from the Underground [Antes Que Seja Tarde]
9. Soul Food to Go [Sina]
10. Soul Food to Go [Sina]

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful songs, excellent rhythms, April 30, 1999
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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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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A tempting mixture of styles again from Man Tran, March 10, 2003
By Matthew Haworth (Clitheroe, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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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3 of 3 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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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 5 months ago 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 17 months ago 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 23 months ago 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 14, 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 brazilian... Read more
Published on June 7, 2002 by Antoni Marzal Morata

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes want somemore!
Agree whole-heartedly that this is definitely one of MT's best. It has a certain pizzazz & unique stamp to it. Latin is always both Cool & Hot. Read more
Published on November 13, 2000 by SERENE

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music and politically correct: soul food to go
Rich, very evocative collection of exciting music from Brazil: in the group's hands the music becomes a vehicle for issues like ecology; the South African struggle for freedom;... Read more
Published on December 8, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich and exciting . . .
I've been a MT fan for years, but this one is their best in my opinion. They make the most of their great voices on these selections. Read more
Published on August 22, 1998

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