Manhattan Transfer

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Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal jazz group renowned for its intricate harmonies, genre-blending arrangements, and influential contributions to contemporary jazz and pop vocal music.

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Manhattan Transfer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf vocal group ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1969 ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
formedIn 1969 ⓘ
formedInCity New York City ⓘ
founder Tim Hauser ⓘ
genre a cappella ⓘ
contemporary jazz ⓘ
doo-wop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
swing ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ
influenced contemporary a cappella groups ⓘ
vocal jazz ensembles ⓘ
knownForAlbum Extensions ⓘ
Mecca for Moderns ⓘ
The Manhattan Transfer (1975 album) ⓘ
Vocalese ⓘ
knownForSong Birdland ⓘ
Operator ⓘ
Route 66 ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Route 66

The Boy from New York City ⓘ
Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
member Alan Paul ⓘ
Cheryl Bentyne ⓘ
Janis Siegel ⓘ
Laurel Massé ⓘ
Tim Hauser ⓘ
Trist Curless ⓘ
notableAchievement first group to win Grammy Awards in both pop and jazz categories in the same year ⓘ
notableFor genre-blending arrangements ⓘ
influence on contemporary vocal jazz ⓘ
intricate vocal harmonies ⓘ
originalMember Alan Paul ⓘ
Janis Siegel ⓘ
Laurel Massé ⓘ
Tim Hauser ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Capitol Records ⓘ
replacedMember Cheryl Bentyne replaced Laurel Massé ⓘ
linked to: Cheryl Bentyne
styleCharacteristic complex vocal arrangements ⓘ
scat singing ⓘ
tight four-part harmonies ⓘ

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Watermelon Man → notableCoverArtist → Manhattan Transfer ⓘ
Eric Benét → collaboratedWith → Manhattan Transfer ⓘ