Manhattan Transfer Sing Joy Spring

Manhattan Transfer Vocalies Live at Tokyo in Japan 1986
Janis Siegel
Alan Paul
Tim Hauser
Cheryl Bentyne
Manhattan Transfer Band
Guitars:Wayne Johnson (Washington)
Drums & Bx:Buddy Williams (Brooklin)
Bass:Alex Blake (New York)
Saxophone & Reeds:Don Roberts (Los Angeles)
Musical Directors & Keyboard:Yaron Gershovsky

[@eugeneplaud2131]

Janis was a master in the art of vocalese. Should I say mistress? No, she mastered it!

[@jazz4asahel]

Everyone on that stage nails it.

[@headrat1]

One of the biggest truth drops about the nature of the soul of any song they ever did.

[@abcwatermark]

We miss you, Tim Hauser.

[@tracyowens663owens8]

fantastic crazy fantastic

[@dennismiller7240]

A CLASSIC - EXQUISITE JAZZ SINGING BY ALL AND BY GARON AND THE BAND. FABULOUS!

[@micha-lubiemuze2914]

yes! happy 1st day of spring! :)

[@JimmBailey]

Now I'm no expert in the art of vocalese, but I can honestly say that this is one extremely difficult style of jazz singing that only a few in the business can pull off. And these guys were the masters of it. And they look terrific doing it!

[@angelatrujillo971]

👍👌❤️👏👏👏

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

Hard enough to play on trumpet, this is great!

[@paulorobertomachado4660]

Excelente! Pena que o Tim (carequinha) foi embora muito cedo!

[@sirgio777]

lol..the men in the band had better hair ...hahahaha Anyway i loved every jam....they are cool mon

[@patriciadelabretonne1600]

can you sing it, c lew?

[@ODFGERTERS]

Max Roach and Clifford Brown meets "The Love Boat".....yuck!

[@FredHerrman]

Just phenomenal. It seems impossible, doesn't it? I love "Joy Spring," and the Manhattan Transfer's performance of their cover of the song is just outstanding!

[@stefaniehoevel]

WOW!!!

[@thekububeach]

Manhattan Transfer in 80s with those outfits and hair style. Fantastic. Good old days.

[@schach420]

the dude's male pattern baldness was just a passing phase (people tend to die within the next few decades after it sets in)

[@sambadojazz]

I'm with you on that. But I don't pay attention to the meaning. I'm listening to this type of singer as just another jazz musician. They're playing the pipes. Janis is really the only one I pay attention to on the solos. She might as well be playing a horn.

[@jazzbirdbecky]

sambadojazz right

[@affectivity1]

My favorite MT performance

[@BriarCub73]

Whew--this is my favorite version of my favorite Manhattan Transfer tune and seeing it really brings back a lot of memories. I finally had the opportunity to see them in Normal, IL at their 1992 Christmas concert. While most of the songs they performed that night were from their (then) new Christmas album, much to my delight, they performed this one since, (according to Tim Hauser, who introduced it) the message of joy really embodied the holiday spirit. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@headrat1]

Saw them in 1982 for their Extensions Tour. Drove all the way to Winnipeg from Moorhead, MN through cold snowy weather to hear them and the concert was phenomenal. Of course see the northern lights on the was home made the experience even more memorable. This is one of my favorite tunes along with Agua and the entire Brasil album.

[@earthitinerant]

This performance is a tour de force in amazingness! It truly makes me proud and humbled to be human.

[@jazzbirdbecky]

Amazing 😉

[@clew4640]

The 2nd solo is based on Clifford Brown solo

[@jamesrawlins735]

c lew First solo is Harold Land (ts) - Clifford Brown (tpt) - Richie Powell (piano); then the solos alternate from Brown to Land to Brown to Land.

[@jeffreycraven8154]

"I remember Clifford" Brown when I hear this tune. Then here comes a flood of names of musicans I miss. Got the LP with MT doing this and bought it again on CD.

[@alfredo1306]

risentire questa grande composizione, perchè dire solo musica è assai riduttivo per loro ,da sempre emozioni. Chisà se avremo talenti altrettanto bravi in giro.

[@darrylbogier4013]

Yes it's spring and a joy spring it is!

[@diegoquiroga4076]

Sutil y sincronico accionar en escena del grupo y sus damas, bellas ellas, haciendo gala de su natural coquetería deslumbran hasta al más duro crítico. Estupendo tema !!!

[@Jamestrus1]

We saw this show at The O'keefe Centre in Toronto! So well done, still remember. We were so lucky. Never forget.

[@mthomas73]

blimey.. they're amazing

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

right you are.

[@ДмитрийИванов-и8ю]

💝

[@patriciadelabretonne1600]

such fun!!

[@Cats_Bread]

I dont know this tune has lyrics for it!

[@jamesrawlins735]

Botanic cat The great Jon Hendricks wrote the lyrics for this song as well as all of the other jazz classics on Manhattan Transfer's 1986 album Vocalise (including Another Night in Tunisia (which features both Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin), I Remember Clifford, Move and To You) - just one of the great vocal jazz albums of the past 40 years.