| The Manhattan Transfer | ||||
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| Released | April 2, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic/WEA | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegun, Tim Hauser | |||
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The Manhattan Transfer is the second album by The Manhattan Transfer. However, it is the first of four albums to be released by the lineup of Tim Hauser, Laurel Massé, Alan Paul, and Janis Siegel, and the first to establish the sound and style for which the group would become known. It was released on April 2, 1975, by Atlantic Records and was produced by Ahmet Ertegün and Tim Hauser.
This incarnation of the group had been together for three years before this album was released. Ertegün, founder and chairman of Atlantic, attended one of their performances at the New York City cabaret Reno Sweeney. He offered them a contract, which they accepted.