title: Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)
text: # Swing (The Manhattan Transfer album)
  
  Swing is the seventeenth studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930s and 1940s swing music with The Manhattan Transfer's jazz twist. The album also features a guest appearance by Stéphane Grappelli, one of his last recordings before his death.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  | # | Title | Writers | Length |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | "Stomp of King Porter" | Jelly Roll Morton, Jon Hendricks | 3:12 |
  | 2 | "Sing a Study in Brown" | Count Basie, Larry Clinton, Jon Hendricks | 2:51 |
  | 3 | "Sing Moten's Swing" | Jon Hendricks, Buster Moten, Bennie Moten | 3:36 |
  | 4 | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" | Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald. | 2:57 |
  | 5 | "I Know Why (And So Do You)" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:34 |
  | 6 | "Sing You Sinners" | Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling | 2:45 |
  | 7 | "Java Jive" | Ben Oakland, Milton Drake | 2:51 |
  | 8 | "Down South Camp Meetin' " | Fletcher Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Irving Mills | 3:15 |
  | 9 | "Topsy" | Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham | 3:14 |
  | 10 | "Clouds (Nuages)" | Django Reinhardt, Jon Hendricks | 7:12 |
  | 11 | "Skyliner" | Charlie Barnet | 3:11 |
  | 12 | "It's Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)" | Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Alan Paul | 3:11 |
  | 13 | "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" [live] | Denver Darling, Milt Gabler, Vaughn Horton | 3:00 |
  
  ## Guest artists
  
  * Sing Moten's Swing, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, and Java Jive were recorded with Asleep at the Wheel.
  * Sing a Study in Brown, Topsy, and Nuages were recorded with The Rosenberg Trio. Nuages also features Stephane Grappelli.
  * Ricky Skaggs is featured on Skyliner and It's Good Enough to Keep.
  * Mark O'Connor is featured on I Know Why, It's Good Enough to Keep, and Choo Choo Ch' Boogie.
  * Many of the tracks feature lyrics by Jon Hendricks. The re-mix engineer was Ed Cherney and the album was produced by Tim Hauser.
  
  ## Cover Art
  
  The cover art for Swing comes from a matchbook cover advertising "Hollywood's Jitterbug House" which was located at 875 North Vine Street in Hollywood. This venue featured Louis Prima and his band.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Adapted from AllMusic:
  
  The Manhattan Transfer
  
  * Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, vocal arrangements (7)
  * Tim Hauser – vocals, vocal arrangements (2, 7)
  * Alan Paul – vocals, vocal arrangements (5, 7, 12)
  * Janis Siegel – vocals, vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6–9, 13)
  
  Additional personnel
  
  * Yaron Gershovsky – acoustic piano (1-9, 11, 12), musical arrangements, musical director, vocal arrangements (2, 11)
  * Gary Smith – acoustic piano (13)
  * John Pisano – rhythm guitar (1)
  * Nous'che Rosenberg – rhythm guitar (2, 9, 10)
  * Stochelo Rosenberg – lead guitar (2, 9, 10)
  * Ray Benson – guitar (3, 4, 7)
  * Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar (3, 4, 7)
  * David Hungate – rhythm guitar (5, 6, 8, 11, 12), bass (13)
  * Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
  * Ricky Skaggs – rhythm guitar (8, 11, 13), mandolin (11, 12)
  * Jack Wilkins – electric guitar (11)
  * Brent Rowan – electric guitar (13)
  * Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar (13)
  * Tony Dumas – bass (1)
  * Ray Brown – bass (2, 9, 11, 12)
  * Tony Garnier – bass (3, 4, 7)
  * Robert Burns – bass (5, 6, 8)
  * Nonnie Rosenberg – bass (10)
  * Ralph Humphrey – drums (1), washboard (1)
  * Duffy Jackson – drums (2, 8-12)
  * David Sanger – drums (3, 4, 7)
  * Paul Leim – drums (5, 6)
  * John Freeman – vibraphone (11)
  * Michael Francis – alto saxophone (3, 4, 7)
  * Chris Booher – fiddle (3, 4, 7)
  * Jason Roberts – fiddle (3, 4, 7)
  * Mark O'Connor – violin solo (5), violin (12, 13)
  * Conni Ellisor – violin (5)
  * Carl Gorodetzky – violin (5)
  * Lee Larrison – violin (5)
  * Pamela Sixfin – violin (5)
  * Stéphane Grappelli – violin (10)
  * Fletcher Henderson – original arrangements (1, 2, 6, 8)
  * Carl Marsh – string arrangements (5)
  * Kurt Elling – vocal arrangements (6)
  * Gene Puerling – vocal arrangements (10)
  * Jack White and His All-Stars – chorus choir (4)
  
  ## Production
  
  * Tim Hauser – producer
  * Ray Benson – associate producer (3, 4, 7)
  * Jeff Levine – tracking engineer
  * Emmanuel Payet – tracking engineer
  * Alan Schuman – tracking engineer
  * Larry Seyer – tracking engineer
  * Michael Eric Hutchinson – vocal tracking
  * Terry Becker – additional recording, mixing (13)
  * Tom McCauley – additional recording
  * Kent Bruce – assistant engineer
  * Paul Dicato – assistant engineer
  * Steve Lowery – assistant engineer
  * Tony Rambo – assistant engineer
  * Brent Reilly – assistant engineer
  * Ed Cherney – mixing (1-12)
  * Doug Sax – mastering
  * Thomas Bricker – art direction, design
  * Michael Tighe – photography
  * Jack White –project coordinator, management
  
  Studios
  
  * Tracks 1-12 recorded at Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California); Goldmine Studio (Tarzana, California); Moving Hands Studios (Los Angeles, California); Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee); Bismeaux Studios (Austin, Texas); Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York); Studio Acousti (Paris, France).
  * Track 13 recorded live at The Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee).
  * Mixed at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) and Andora Studios (Hollywood, California).
  * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  
  ## References / Sources
  
  * The Manhattan Transfer Official Website
  
  ### Specific
  
  * ↑ "Swing - The Manhattan Transfer - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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