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The Anthology: Down in Birdland ()

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The Anthology: Down in Birdland - The Manhattan Transfer
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  1. Trickle Trickle
  2. Gloria
  3. Operator
  4. Helpless
  5. Ray's Rockhouse
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  1. Trickle Trickle
  2. Gloria
  3. Operator
  4. Helpless
  5. Ray's Rockhouse
  6. Heart's Desire
  7. Zindy Lou
  8. Mystery
  9. Baby Come Back to Me (The Morse Code of Love)
  10. Route 66
  11. Java Jive
  12. Chanson d'Amour
  13. Foreign Affair
  14. Smile Again
  15. Spice of Life
  16. The Speak Up Mambo (Cučntame)
  17. Soul Food to Go (Sina)
  18. So You Say (Esquinas)
  19. Boy from New York City
  20. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone
  21. Four Brothers
  22. Blee Blop Blues
  23. Candy
  24. A Gal in Calico
  25. Love for Sale
  26. On a Little Street in Singapore
  27. Tuxedo Junction
  28. That Cat Is High
  29. Body and Soul
  30. Meet Benny Bailey
  31. Sing Joy Spring
  32. To You
  33. Down South Camp Meeting
  34. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
  35. Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival)
  36. Another Night in Tunisia
  37. Capim
  38. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
  39. Birdland
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As the Manhattan Transfer went on, so did the legacy of the jazz vocal ensemble. In that regard, though the competition was scarce, this group did elevate the art form to a higher level without much compromise. This two-CD, 39-track compilation represents many of the high points of the group. If anything is missing, some of the vocalese influenced by Eddie Jefferson should have been included. Still most fans will recognize "Ray's Rockhouse," "Route 66," "Four Brothers," "Tuxedo Junction," "That Cat Is High," "(Sing) Joy ...

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