Mecca for Moderns

by The Manhattan Transfer

Mecca for Moderns cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1981
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:40
  • Community rating: 2.79/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Yaron Gershovsky, Johnny Coles, Johnny Williams, Ralph Humphrey, Clarence Banks, Count Basie Orchestra, Bill Hughes, John Barnes, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Loper, Ron Carter, Philly Joe Jones, Bobby McFerrin, John Robinson, Sonny Cohn, Tommy Flanagan, Jon Hendricks, Byron Stripling, Snooky Young, Ray Brown, John Patitucci, McCoy Tyner, Marshall Royal, Grady Tate, Don Roberts, Eric Dixon, The Four Freshmen, Kenny Hing, Freddie Green, Mike Beisner, Alex Blake, Richie Cole, Mel Wanzo, Danny House, Dennis Wilson, Walter Davis Jr., Richard Davis, Autie Goodman, Dick Hindman, Rod Henley, Bob Flanigan, Bob Ojeda, Wayne Johnson, Marshall Hawkins

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Mecca for Moderns' famously earned The Manhattan Transfer Grammy Awards in both pop and jazz categories in a single year, a testament to their incredible versatility. The album masterfully intertwines their signature four-part vocal harmonies with slick adult contemporary production and vibrant, boogie-inflected pop.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. On The Boulevard (4:09)
  2. Boy From New York City (3:42)
  3. (Wanted) Dead Or Alive (3:25)
  4. Spies In The Night (4:03)
  5. Smile Again (4:36)
  6. Until I Meet You (Corner Pocket) (5:22)
  7. (The Word Of) Confirmation (3:14)
  8. Kafka (4:13)
  9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:52)

Credits

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