The Manhattan Transfer – Live (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1987

Live is an LP by The Manhattan Transfer from 1987 released on the Atlantic label.

About this album

Live shows The Manhattan Transfer at their most assured, turning jazz standards and contemporary material into a polished concert statement. Issued in 1987, the album captures the group’s trademark blend of close harmonies, swing feel and smooth jazz polish, built on the agile interplay of Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul and Tim Hauser. Their arrangements draw on bebop, vocal jazz and big-band traditions while keeping the performance accessible and crisp. For listeners, this release reflects why the Manhattan Transfer became one of the most admired jazz vocal groups of the 1970s and 1980s, combining technical finesse with real rhythmic lift.