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Manhattan Transfer: Ronnie Scott's, London

John L. Walters, London Jazz News, 8 May 2010

THERE'S NO ACT remotely like New York's Manhattan Transfer. The close harmony vocal quartet can do everything from Doo-Wop to Broadway schmaltz, from big band swing to fusion. In a long career, they've steered a Grammy-encrusted course between jazz credibility and the sweet smell of pop success. 

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