Couldn't Be Hotter
Couldn't Be Hotter | ||||
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Released | 2003 | |||
Recorded | December 2000 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 77:32 | |||
Label | Telarc | |||
Producer | Tim Hauser | |||
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Couldn't Be Hotter is the fourth live album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 2003 on the Telarc label. This is their third live album with Cheryl Bentyne. It was recorded during a tour of Japan over two nights at Orchestra Hall in Tokyo.
Reviews[]
- "The Transfer's first live recording in seven years. And, yes, after more than two decades in existence, they're still pretty hot."
- -- Los Angeles Times
- "A great live set by the vocal quartet who specialize in jazz vocalese, still harmonizing strongly with 30-plus years under their belts."
- -- Goldmine
- "This impressive set shows that the Transfer is still at the peak of their collective powers...it's time we acknowledged them as one of the very best of a dying breed, THE classic vocal group. This CD is proof positive . "Couldn't Be Hotter" indeed."
- -- JazzReview.com
- "Recorded in Japan, Couldn't Be Hotter fully displays the humor and soaring interplay of Hauser, Siegel, Paul, and Bentyne as they re-establish themselves as the premiere vocal quartet."
- -- Rhythm & News
Track listing[]
Personnel[]
The Manhattan Transfer
- Cheryl Bentyne – vocals
- Tim Hauser – vocals
- Alan Paul – vocals
- Janis Siegel – vocals
Musicians
- Yaron Gershovsky – keyboards, arrangements, musical director
- Wayne Johnson – guitars
- Michael Bowie – bass
- Tom Brechtlein – drums
- Larry Klimas – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
Production[]
- Tim Hauser – producer
- Katsu Kusakabe – producer, management director
- Rick Garcia – production coordinator
- Kevin Sproatt – engineer
- Michael Eric Hutchinson – mixing
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
- Robert Hoffman – photography
- Nicholas Jeen – tour manager
References / Sources[]
Categories:
- The Manhattan Transfer albums
- 2003 live albums
- 2000s jazz album stubs