Manhattan Transfer, The / Junction, The
| Album: | Junction, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Manhattan Transfer, The | Added: | Apr 2018 | |
| Label: | Bmg | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-05-14 | Pull Date: | 2018-07-16 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | Jun 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 31, 2022: | Music Casserole
Blues For Harry Bosch, Sometimes I Do |
4. | Jun 29, 2021: | Old Fart at Play (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018)
Swing Balboa (Down On Riverside) |
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| 2. | Feb 12, 2022: | Music Casserole
The Paradise Within (Aka Paradise Found) |
5. | Jul 17, 2018: | ad hoc variety show
Shake Ya Boogie (Galactic Vocal Version) |
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| 3. | Aug 04, 2021: | ad hoc variety show (rebroadcast from Jul 17, 2018)
Shake Ya Boogie (Galactic Vocal Version) |
6. | Jul 16, 2018: | Everything A to Z week 139
Sometimes I Do |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-04
Reviewed 2018-05-04
Reviewed: 2018-04-27
FCCs: none
Review: After a ten year wait, The Manhattan Transfer comes out swinging with this album & takes no prisoners. It is dedicated with love to the founder of the group, Tim Hauser who passed away. This album is a testament to the talent and determination of the group to continue on after losing their beloved friend and associate.. From the opening track to the final song, the group, with new member Trist Curless, does not disappoint.
If You Like: Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross; US3; Red, Hot, & Blue
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Cantaloop (Flip Out!) (4:43) – vocal start, slow & soft> music jumps into grooving midtempo scat & song> cascading piano solo> midtempo song> vocally mimed trumpet solo> slow fade
*2/ Swing Balboa (Down On Riverside) (3:12) - electronic funk uptempo beat starts> scat & song> electronic funk break> uptempo swinging song> quick stop
3/ The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (3:49) – piano/drums start hesitatingly> slow song swings to midtempo> full chorus swings out> fade
4/ Blues For Harry Bosch (4:25) – bass starts> spoken word over electronics> midtempo song with intriguing backing vocals> trumpet solo> vocal interplay with band & spoken word interjected> trumpet solo> slow fade
*5/ Shake Ya Boogie (Galactic Vocal Version) (4:24) – percussion starts> swinging uptempo song with chorus & disco beat> slow fade
*6/ Sometimes I Do (4:54) – piano starts slow & swings into a midtempo bossa nova vibe> midtempo song> slow fade
7/ Ugly Man (4:49) – vocal start> slow song with overlaying vocal choruses> slow fade
8/ The Junction (4:56) – funky electric bass start> midtempo song> quick stop
*9/ Tequila/ The Way Of The Booze (3:05) – guitar starts> uptempo jam wiyth Latin beat & song> false stop song> quick stop
10/ The Paradise Within (AKA Paradise Found) (5:01) – washing waves sound starts> slow electronic groove> slow song> slow fade
FCCs: none
Review: After a ten year wait, The Manhattan Transfer comes out swinging with this album & takes no prisoners. It is dedicated with love to the founder of the group, Tim Hauser who passed away. This album is a testament to the talent and determination of the group to continue on after losing their beloved friend and associate.. From the opening track to the final song, the group, with new member Trist Curless, does not disappoint.
If You Like: Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross; US3; Red, Hot, & Blue
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Cantaloop (Flip Out!) (4:43) – vocal start, slow & soft> music jumps into grooving midtempo scat & song> cascading piano solo> midtempo song> vocally mimed trumpet solo> slow fade
*2/ Swing Balboa (Down On Riverside) (3:12) - electronic funk uptempo beat starts> scat & song> electronic funk break> uptempo swinging song> quick stop
3/ The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul (3:49) – piano/drums start hesitatingly> slow song swings to midtempo> full chorus swings out> fade
4/ Blues For Harry Bosch (4:25) – bass starts> spoken word over electronics> midtempo song with intriguing backing vocals> trumpet solo> vocal interplay with band & spoken word interjected> trumpet solo> slow fade
*5/ Shake Ya Boogie (Galactic Vocal Version) (4:24) – percussion starts> swinging uptempo song with chorus & disco beat> slow fade
*6/ Sometimes I Do (4:54) – piano starts slow & swings into a midtempo bossa nova vibe> midtempo song> slow fade
7/ Ugly Man (4:49) – vocal start> slow song with overlaying vocal choruses> slow fade
8/ The Junction (4:56) – funky electric bass start> midtempo song> quick stop
*9/ Tequila/ The Way Of The Booze (3:05) – guitar starts> uptempo jam wiyth Latin beat & song> false stop song> quick stop
10/ The Paradise Within (AKA Paradise Found) (5:01) – washing waves sound starts> slow electronic groove> slow song> slow fade
Track Listing