[Dixielandjazz] Manharran Transfer

[Bob Romans]

That it was...thanks!
Warm regards,
Bob Romans,
1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
Lodi, California,95242,
Cell Block 7 Jazz Band,
209-747-1148
www.cellblock7.biz
Enjoy life now-it has an expiration date



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Gordon" <jerrygordon at juno.com>
To: "'Bob Romans'" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
Cc: "'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 2:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Manharran Transfer


>I think it was a nightingale, Bob.
>
>
> Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY
> Webmaster for APlaceForJazz.org and SwingtimeJazz.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Bob Romans
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:14 PM
> To: Jerry Gordon
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Manharran Transfer
>
> They missed the boat, IMHO! "A Mockingbird Sang In Berkeley Square" is the
> best song they ever did! One them a GRAMMY, in fact!
>
> Warm regards,
> Bob Romans,
> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
> Lodi, California,95242,
> Cell Block 7 Jazz Band,
> 209-747-1148
> www.cellblock7.biz
> Enjoy life now-it has an expiration date
>
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:49:40 -0800
> From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
> To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Manhattan Transfer reviewed
> Message-ID: <1B25DB721650409D9E7569FAA0C29D90 at hplap>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Perhaps not OKOM but certainly MKOM.
>
> Manhattan Transfer Delivers Smooth Christmas Show
> by Thomas Kintner
> Hartford Courant, December 17, 2010
>
> The Manhattan Transfer has been a stalwart provider of jazz vocals to the
> mainstream
> for nearly 40 years, assembling rich harmonies into accessible packages. 
> The
>
> vocal
> quartet's Christmas show Wednesday at the Palace Theater in Waterbury was 
> a
> cool
> celebration of the season, mellow and classy as it strung together voices
> into charming
> sonic patchworks.
> With a subdued four-piece band for support, the singers had plenty of room
> to weave
> their parts, and did so into sweet, complementary arrangements like those
> that propelled
> the bouncy, straight-on jazz opener "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." After 
> a
>
> nimble
> interlude in that initial number, Alan Paul crooned an easygoing lead to 
> the
>
> early
> portions of "The Christmas Song," and soon gave way to Janis Siegel as she
> played
> gently with the song's cadence.
> Favorites from the group's catalog were given equal play in the program, 
> and
>
> ranged
> from the tight interlocking of voices alongside the easy gait of "Route 
> 66"
> to the
> percolating "Java Jive," with group founder Tim Hauser, 69 this week,
> providing a
> small prod to its placid flow. When Siegel worked out "A-Tisket, 
> A-Tasket,"
> her vocal
> pyrotechnics were carefully contoured, wrapped in the tune's sturdy 
> bounce.
> All of the show's tidings were of the secular variety, including a patient
> rendition
> of "Let It Snow" draped in Yaron Gershovsky's trickling piano. The simple
> elegance
> of his playing made for lustrous accompaniment to Cheryl Bentyne's
> individual vocal
> showcase, a poised, formal offering of "I Love New York at Christmas."
> Each of the singers took a similar solo turn, and ranged from Hauser's
> comfortable
> saunter through "Christmas Night in Harlem" to Paul's charming, 
> understated
> "Violets
> for Your Furs," his voice particular to the point of being near-finicky, 
> yet
>
> still
> full of feeling atop Steve Hass' brushed drums. Siegel's "Sleigh Ride" was 
> a
>
> trumpet
> blast of crisp tone, lively even when she lost track of its lyrics and had
> to change
> gears to a song-saving scat along the way.
> The group dipped into its recent Chick Corea tribute project for a lively
> rendering
> of "Spain (I Can Recall)," percussive harmonies swooping and diving with
> composure
> across its sprightly backdrop. A closer of the act's signature "Birdland"
> followed,
> highlighted by Siegel's dexterous vocal filigree as it charged to a 
> finish.
> An encore
> of the toe-tapping 1976 single "Tuxedo Junction" was peppered with small
> workouts
> for each singer, always returning to the common territory in which they
> coalesce
> into a multi-layered enticement, each voice merging with the others 
> without
> forfeiting
> its own character.
> __________
> The Manhattan Transfer's Wednesday set list: "Santa Claus Is Coming to
> Town," "The
> Christmas Song," "Route 66," "Java Jive," "Let It Snow," "A-Tisket,
> A-Tasket," "It's
> Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)," "I Love New York at Christmas,"
> "Christmas
> Night in Harlem," "White Christmas," "A Christmas Love Song," "Have 
> Yourself
>
> a Merry
> Little Christmas," "Violets for Your Furs," "Sleigh Ride," "Merry 
> Christmas,
>
> Baby,"
> "Spain (I Can Recall)," "Birdland," (Encore) "Tuxedo Junction."
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz
> Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:
>
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz
>
>
>
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>
>