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Oh, and Birdland was the name of a famous jazz club in NYC, named after one of the biggest jazz musicians in history, Charlie Parker, whose nickname was Bird. The song is a tribute to him and the other jazz legends who performed there. This song was in instrumental by a jazz group called Weather Report, and the Transfer had words written for it.
Ah! Thanks for those facts!
I saw the Manhattan Transfer in a really little club up in Albany New York back in the early 80's and was about 25 feet away from them and they blew me and the crowd away!
There was room for all different kinds of music to shine in the 1970s
Love that
The studio version has a far more dynamic sound. They're an extension of vocalese, a jazz derivative. They did versions of big band and bebop classics. You can trace them from Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, maybe Eddie Jefferson and King Pleasure. They also had hits with a 50s gospel cover, Operator, and The Boy From New York City, a 60s r&b classic.
You should check out their collaboration with Bobby McFerrin, Another Nighr In Tunisia, which features Jon Hendricks on the bridge. It's fantastic and won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
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I agree. My dad loved them (he's a music teacher) and so I grew up hearing them. The album/studio version is better and they were also younger. My dad had sung in an acapella group in high school so he really loved harmonies and preferred groups where that was prominent (his absolute favorite group is The Beach Boys).
I completely forgot to mention that they recorded the original version of Mystery, which Anita Baker covered and made one of her signature songs.
Interesting! I’ve never heard of either version!
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Mystery and Spice of Life were written by the great Rod Temperton, who wrote Thriller and Off The Wall for Michael Jackson, Stomp for the Brothers Johnson, several hits for Heatwave and many others.
@@rosslawson3584 I forgot he wrote both of these songs. Thanks for the reminder.
@@rosslawson3584- What a great writer! "Stomp" is one of my favorite of that era. Respect to Temperton and The Brothers Johnson.
Manhattan Transfer was a HUGE jazz group (they just retired). They started about 1971 doing all kinds of jazz, Doo Wop and Blues, with vocal arrangements beyond compare. They were really the model for so many vocal groups later on who will tell you so....Take 6, Boyz 2 Men, etc. In the 80's they had hits with more electronic jazz/pop music, including "Twilight Zone", "Boy From New York City", "Shaker Song" and this song. They are just amazing live so that's why I recommended a live performance. They have multiple Grammys for jazz and pop. First big hit was a gospel song "Operator" which is amazing, and also "Java Jive". Their jazz style is similar to the early live Pointer Sisters music you have watched when they did jazz.
Interesting!!!
The model for Manhattan Transfer was the late 1950s to early 1960s jazz vocal group Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, who were pioneers in the art of vocalese, which is a style of jazz singing in which words are added to an instrumental soloist's improvisation.
The term vocalese was attributed by Jon Hendricks to the jazz critic Leonard Feather who used the term to describe the first Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, Sing a Song of Basie.
Prior to Feather coining the term vocalese, however, jazz singer Eddie Jefferson is credited with inventing this type of jazz song in his 1952 recording of "Moody's Mood for Love," but several swing era vocalists such as Slim Gaillard, Harry Gibson, Cab Calloway, and Leo Watson, had combined vocalese improvisations with scat singing in some phrases of songs before Jefferson's composition and performance of an entire song of vocalese. The Manhattan Transfer honored both Eddie Jefferson and Coleman Hawkins in their vocalese version of "Body and Soul" on their album Extensions in 1979.
The Manhattan Transfer's Grammy-winning version of Weather Report's "Birdland" featured lyrics by Jon Hendricks of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross.
@@luminiferous1960 not all of their work was Vocalese. They focused on this type of jazz and the works of John Hendricks on their album "Vocalese". The explored all kinds of other types of music, including Brazilian, Memphis blues,, 50s Doo Wop, Torch songs, disco, pure pop and A Capella. Vocalese was only one genre they conquered.
@@luminiferous1960 thanks for this context!
@@lamusiclover2264 Yes, I know that, but the song "Birdland" to which Empress reacted in this video was an example of their vocalese repertoire, so I was only pointing out their musical influences in that genre.
Good to see you back empress..Never heard of this band or song, but it does have that early 1970s sound.. I enjoyed the harmony's and the instrumentals, they all blended well together(catchy song) great reaction as always 👍
Thanks for listening
Back in the 90s, my first job after college was in a clothing sales showroom where retailers came to order merch for their stores.
My boss selected the music we played and I was happy The Immaculate Collection was in the rotation.
But so were lots things I'd never have heard otherwise....including Manhattan Transfer greatest hits.
Let's just say I heard "Birdland" A LOT 😂
Still don't know much about them except they're a really interesting group who you can tell looooved making music.
😂😂😂love this story
The Manhattan Transfer is the best four-part harmony you will ever hear. I caught their 25th Anniversary Tour at the King Theater in Melbourne, Florida, and every note was magic. Thanks for recognizing the excellence of their band. If you want to see them really cut loose, check out the video of "Ray's Rockhouse" filmed live in Japan.
Written by the great Joe Zawinul, whose other great popular hit was "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" when he was with Cannonball Adderley. The club after which it was named, and the man whom it was named after, Charlie Parker, are now gone (the club was a COVID casualty), as is Joe Zawinul and the feature player on the original, Jaco Pastorius, but the rhythm and the spirit remains. RIP to all and long live jazz.
Thanks for the background
"Birdland" is a pretty good Manhattan Transfer song, Empress.
Although my favorite is "Spice Of Life".
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My jam as well!
"Manhattan Transfer" and "The Real Group" (original line-up) are the OG acapella groups who innovated acapella in the 1970-80ies.
Oh wow interesting!
Mystery is my all-time favorite by Manhattan Transfer.
Don't know much about Manhattan Transfer, but I do know that are a classic group from the 70s. The harmony is tight AF. I do also know about Birdland because of Charlie Parker, which they mention in the song. They sound great and really look like they are enjoying themselves to the max🔥.
Oh interesting!!! All of the facts you mentioned!
Great song from a great group.
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That style of music where words are written for the instrumental parts is called Vocalese. The Manhattan Transfer did an entire album of Vocalese. Check out Ray's Rock House, Blee Blop Blues, Trickle Trickle, and Killer Joe! Thanks for a great reaction!
Glad you enjoyed it
Empress! So fun to watch you simmer from active listening to smiling and rocking to joining in the chorus!
😂😂the journey this song take one thru
🧡 OMG!! OMG!! I PLAYED THIS IN MY JR HIGH SCHOOL BAND! I cannot remember if I played the Tenor Sax or Clarinet in this but we played this! WOW! Tfs!
😂😂😂now that was something I wasn’t expecting to hear
@@EmpressReacts ikr 😆
I did too in my high school jazz band! We did a concert that was recorded for an album and this was one of our songs..
Total Class!!!!!!...............You have to check out all their other songs.
They have an 'Anthology Album' that sums it up to a 'T".
now check out Chanson d'amour, The Boy from New York city and Twilight Zone
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I loved soul food to Go.
RIP Tim Hauser
For an ancient classic from them, "Java Jive". For a modern (at the time) song "The Boy From New York City".
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Boy From New York City came out only a year after Birdland :) It was a remake of a 50's doo wop song.
It’s about time someone react to this song and these guys! Their album Extensions’, is really good and has been a staple in our house for decades. Still just as good today. Your next reaction to them could maybe be ‘Twilight Zone’. Enjoy! and Thanks for the reaction!
Cant wait for Madonna Bedtime Story music video ❤😊
Great reaction! You should also check out their cover of A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.
Thanks!
That is one of their best tracks!
Since this is your most recent video, I will put this here. The late, great Eric Carmen recently passed away. Great song-writer and singer Sure I had heard All by Myself, but it’s his song Boats Against the Current covered by Olivia that was my introduction to him. Empress, can I request your reaction to Olivia’s moving emotional and beautifully sung, with some strain and power cover of Boats Against the Current?
I’ve already reacted to it! Check it out: ruclips.net/video/Xa17mV8_KGQ/видео.htmlsi=I_Oc20jKKZUz05O-
@@EmpressReacts That is exactly why you are so good, and so wonderful. Thank you!
@@luvyesmusici4886 thank you!!
Try Gold Mine by Take 6.
Chanson d amour. Is a great one
Please do some more Lisa stansfield ❤❤❤
Bedtime Story video reaction please? :D
it's coming...currently blocked😰