2 catalog entries, grouped by year.
The Manhattan Transfer developed its celebrated four-part vocal approach in New York, bringing together Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Laurel Masse in the early 1970s. Its repertoire crosses jazz, pop, swing and R&B, with theatrical presentation complementing close ensemble singing. An Atlantic recording career and Chanson d'Amour expanded its audience. Cheryl Bentyne later joined the group, whose vocal version of Birdland became a landmark recording; Trist Curless succeeded Hauser after his death.
The Manhattan Transfer - The Story of the Manhattan Transfer
Established quartet history, musical range, Atlantic career, Birdland and later personnel changes; earlier Hauser ensemble not erased or described as the 1975 lineup. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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The Manhattan Transfer developed its celebrated four-part vocal approach in New York, bringing together Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Laurel Masse in the early 1970s. Its repertoire crosses jazz, pop, swing...
View background statusReported release: 1981Date needs verification
Source year-end #36A cover of the 1964 hit by The Ad Libs, given a jazzy twist by The Manhattan Transfer.
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.