The Manhattan Transfer – Pastiche (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1978

Pastiche is an LP by The Manhattan Transfer from 1978 released on the Atlantic label.

About this album

Pastiche is a polished late-1970s showcase for The Manhattan Transfer’s close-harmony craft, balancing jazz sophistication with pop accessibility. Released in 1978, the album finds the group refining the vocal interplay that made them stand out in the vocal jazz revival, moving comfortably between swing, easy listening and contemporary pop material. Their version of swinging standards and modern songs underlines the quartet’s precision, phrasing and studio control, while the mix of heritage and reinvention gives the record its title’s meaning: a carefully assembled collage that is both affectionate and stylish. It remains one of the group’s most distinctive statements.

Genre: Pop & Rock