1991 The Manhattan Transfer – The Offbeat Of Avenues
The Offbeat Of Avenues is the thirteenth album released by The Manhattan Transfer on August 13, 1991 by Columbia Records.
This album is the first of two albums for Columbia Records. This album is also the first Manhattan Transfer album where the majority of the songs were either written or co-written by the members of the group. This album yielded the group a Grammy Award, in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance for the song “Sassy”. The lyrics for this song were written by Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne; the music was composed by Janis Siegel and Bill Bodine.
Tracks
1 The Offbeat Of Avenues (Ian Prince; Cheryl Bentyne; Don Freeman) 04:52
2 Sassy (Bill Bodine; Janis Siegel; Cheryl Bentyne) 04:50
3 10 Minutes Till the Savages Come (Janis Siegel; Jeff Lorber; Brock Walsh) 03:59
4 What Goes Around Comes Around (Alan Paul; Les Pierce) 04:51
5 Blue Serenade (Tim Hauser; Van Dyke Parks) 03:40
6 Gentleman With A Family (Cheryl Bentyne; Gerald O’Brien; Marc Jordan) 04:51
7 Women In Love (Don Freeman; David Batteau) 06:19
8 A World Apart (David Pack; Janis Siegel; Michael McDonald) 05:01
9 Confide In Me (Donald Fagen) 04:11
10 The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales) (Chuck Jonkey; Alan Paul) 06:13
11 Blues For Pablo (Gil Evans; Jon Hendricks) 06:53
Musicians
| Vocals | Alan Paul |
| Vocals | Cheryl Bentyne |
| Vocals | Janis Siegel |
| Vocals | Tim Hauser |
Other Musicians
1 The Offbeat Of Avenues
| Guitar | Jamie Glaser |
| Keyboards | Ian Prince |
| Programming | Ian Prince |
| Sax | Richard Elliot |
2 Sassy
| Bass | Bill Bodine |
| Bass (slap) | Alec Milstein |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums (programming) | Jeff Lorber |
| Synthesizer | Bill Bodine |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Lorber |
| Synthesizer | John Beasley |
| Programming | Bill Bodine |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
3 10 Minutes Till the Savages Come
| Drums | Grady Tate |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Lorber |
| Programming | Jeff Lorber |
4 What Goes Around Comes Around
| Synthesizer | Les Pierce |
| Programming | Les Pierce |
5 Blue Serenade
| Synthesizer | Ian Prince |
| Programming | Ian Prince |
| Brass | Charles Joseph |
| Brass | Efrem Towns |
| Brass | Gregory Davis |
| Brass | Kevin Harris |
| Brass | Kirk Joseph |
| Brass | Roger Lewis |
| Tuba | Kirk Joseph |
| Percussion | Tim Hauser |
6 Gentleman With A Family
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Herb Pedersen |
| Synthesizer | Gerald O’Brien |
| Programming | Gerald O’Brien |
7 Women In Love
| Drums (programming) | Bobby Z |
| Synthesizer | Don Freeman |
| Programming | Don Freeman |
| Background Vocals | Janis Siegel |
| Background Vocals | Les Pierce |
8 A World Apart
| Piano | Yaron Gershovsky |
| Synthesizer | Les Pierce |
| Programming | Les Pierce |
9 Confide In Me
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Jamie Glaser |
| Organ | Mike Finnigan |
| Programming | Larry Williams |
| Programming | Erik Hanson |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
10 The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)
| Bass | Alex Blake |
| Sitar | Chuck Jonkey |
| Synthesizer | Chuck Jonkey |
| Programming | Chuck Jonkey |
| Panpipes | Hector Vargas |
| Percussion | Chuck Jonkey |
| Percussion | Frank Colon |
11 Blues For Pablo
| Bass | Harvie Swartz |
| Drums | Connie Kay |
| Synthesizer | Mark Isham |
| Programming | Mark Isham |
| Trumpet | Mark Isham |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tim Hauser
Producer – Ian Prince (Tracks 1, 5)
Producer – Jeff Lorber (Track 3)
Producer – Les Pierce (Tracks 4, 8)
Producer – Don Freeman (Track 7)
Producer (Additional) – Gerald O’Brien (Track 6)
Producer (Executive)– John Cutcliffe
Adapted By (Vocal) – Janis Siegel (Track 11)
Arranged By – Ian Prince (Tracks 1, 5)
Arranged By – Bill Bodine (Track 2)
Arranged By – Jeff Lorber (Track 3)
Arranged By – Les Pierce (Tracks 4, 8)
Arranged By – Gerald O’Brien (Track 6)
Arranged By – Don Freeman (Track 7)
Arranged By – Larry Williams (Track 9)
Arranged By – Alan Paul, Chuck Jonkey (Track 10)
Arranged By – Mark Isham (Track 11)
Arranged By (Horn) – Jerry Hey (Track 2)
Arranged By (Horn) – Gregory Davis (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horn) – Larry Williams (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Cheryl Bentyne (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Ian Prince (Track 1)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Janis Siegel (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Vocal) – ALes Pierce (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Alan Paul (Tracks 4, 10)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Van Dyke Parks (Track 5)
Arranged By (Vocal) – David Pack (Track 8)
Arranged By (Vocal) – Mervyn Warren (Track 9)
Engineer – Gary Lux
Engineer (Additional) – Elliott Peters, Stephen Krause, Steven Miller, Ted Blaisdell
Engineer (Assistant) – Ken Felton
Engineer (Second) – Leslie Ann Jones, Marnie Riley
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Gary Lux
Art Direction – Nancy Donald
Photography By – D. Gorton
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At –Paisley Park Studios
Recorded At RPM Studios
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
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