Couldn't Be Hotter is the fourth live album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 2003 on the Telarc label. This is their third live album with Cheryl Bentyne. It was recorded during a tour of Japan over two nights at Orchestra Hall in Tokyo.

Reviews

"The Transfer's first live recording in seven years. And, yes, after more than two decades in existence, they're still pretty hot." -- Los Angeles Times

Couldn't Be Hotter

"A great live set by the vocal quartet who specialize in jazz vocalese, still harmonizing strongly with 30-plus years under their belts." -- Goldmine

Couldn't Be Hotter

"This impressive set shows that the Transfer is still at the peak of their collective powers...it's time we acknowledged them as one of the very best of a dying breed, THE classic vocal group. This CD is proof positive . "Couldn't Be Hotter" indeed." -- JazzReview.com

Couldn't Be Hotter

"Recorded in Japan, Couldn't Be Hotter fully displays the humor and soaring interplay of Hauser, Siegel, Paul, and Bentyne as they re-establish themselves as the premiere vocal quartet." -- Rhythm & News

Track listing

Personnel

The Manhattan Transfer

Cheryl Bentyne – vocals

Tim Hauser – vocals

Alan Paul – vocals

Janis Siegel – vocals

Musicians

Yaron Gershovsky – keyboards, arrangements, musical director

Wayne Johnson – guitars

Michael Bowie – bass

Tom Brechtlein – drums

Larry Klimas – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone

Lew Soloff – trumpet

Production

Tim Hauser – producer

Katsu Kusakabe – producer, management director

Rick Garcia – production coordinator

Kevin Sproatt – engineer

Michael Eric Hutchinson – mixing

Robert Hadley – mastering

Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design

Robert Hoffman – photography

Nicholas Jeen – tour manager

References

The Manhattan Transfer albums

2003 live albums