The Spirit of St. Louis (album)
Appearance
The Spirit of St. Louis | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 2000 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Craig Street | |||
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The Spirit of St. Louis is the eighteenth studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 2000 by Atlantic Records. This album is the group's tribute to jazz musician Louis Armstrong.[1]
Track listing
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1 | "Stompin' at Mahogany Hall" | Alan Paul, Spencer Williams | 2:48 |
2 | "The Blues Are Brewin'" | Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange | 6:18 |
3 | "Sugar" | Edna Alexander, Sidney Mitchell, Maceo Pinkard | 3:28 |
4 | "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | 4:30 |
5 | "Old Man Mose" | Louis Armstrong, Zilner Randolph | 3:16 |
6 | "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" | Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter | 5:29 |
7 | "Gone Fishin'" | Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny | 4:11 |
8 | "Nothing Could Be Hotter Than That" | Lilian Armstrong | 5:47 |
9 | "Blue Again" | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | 4:45 |
10 | "When You Wish upon a Star" | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | 5:46 |
Personnel
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- Cheryl Bentyne – vocals
- Tim Hauser – vocals
- Alan Paul – vocals
- Janis Siegel – vocals
Musicians
- Teddy Borowiecki – accordion (1, 6–7), organ (2, 4, 10), acoustic piano (3, 5, 8–10)
- Greg Leisz – guitars, mandolin
- Chris Bruce – guitars (1)
- Smokey Hormel – guitars (2)
- David Torn – guitars (4, 10)
- David Piltch – bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Emil Richards – vibraphone (10)
- John Rotella – clarinet (3)
- Jackie Kelso – saxophones (3)
- Plas Johnson – saxophones (3)
- Steve Berlin – saxophones (5, 8)
- John Hassell – trumpet (10)
Production
- Craig Street – producer
- S. Husky Hoskulds – recording, mixing
- Ryan Boesch – engineer
- Kevin Deen – engineer
- Joe Zook – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Benjamin Niles – art direction
- Larry Freemantle – design
- Chris Pyle – illustration
- Roy Zipstein – photography
References
[edit]- ^ "The Spirit of St. Louis". The Manhattan Transfer. Retrieved March 24, 2023.