The Manhattan Transfer "Mecca For Moderns" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

  Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - On The Boulevard (Jay Graydon, Richard Page & Marc Jordan)
02 - Boy From New York City (John Taylor & George Davis)
03 - (Wanted) Dead Or Alive (Slinger Francisco & Art DeCoteau)
04 - Spies In The Night (Jay Graydon, Alan Paul & David Foster)
05 - Smile Again (Jay Graydon, David Foster, Bill Champlin & Alan Paul)

Side Two

01 - 'Until I Met You' (Corner Pocket) (Freddie Green)
02 - (The Word Of) Confirmation (Charlie Parker & Eddie Jefferson)
03 - Kafka (Bernard Kafka & Jay Graydon)
04 - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Eric Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin)


Produced by Jay Graydon for Garden Rake Music
Recorded at :
Basic Tracks : Dawnbreaker Studio, San Fernando, California
Recording Engineer : Joseph Bogan
Assistant Engineers : Deborah Thompson & Bob Bullock
Overdub & Mixing : Garden Rake Studios, Studio City, California
Remix Engineer : Jay Graydon
Mastering : A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman
Musicians Contractor : Frank DeCaro

The Manhattan Transfer : Janis Siegel, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Cheryl Bentyne


Side One

01 - On The Boulevard

Arranged by Jay Graydon
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Victor Feldman : Acoustic Piano & Fender Rhodes
Jay Graydon : Electric Guitar Solo & Synthesizer
Steve Lukather : Rhythm Guitar

02 - Boy From New York City

Rhythm & Horns Arranged by Jay Graydon
Vocal Arranged by Alan Paul
Mike Baird : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
David Foster : Piano
Jay Graydon : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Rhythm Guitar
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Don Roberts : Tenor Sax

03 - (Wanted) Dead Or Alive

Arranged by Jay Graydon
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Jay Graydon : Gut String Guitar & Synthesizers
Greg Mathieson : Organ & Synthesizers
Tom Scott : Lyricon & Alto Sax
Andy Norell : Steel Drums & Cowbell
Alex Acuña : Percussion

04 - Spies In The Night

Rhythm Arranged by Jay Graydon
Vocal Arranged by Jay Graydon & Alan Paul
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
David Foster : Piano
Jay Graydon : Electric Guitar
Steve Lukather : Rhythm Guitar
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

05 - Smile Again

Arranged by Jay Graydon
Strings Arranged by David Foster
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
David Foster : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes & Synthesizers
Steve Lukather : Guitar

Side Two

01 - 'Until I Met You' (Corner Pocket)

Rhythm Arranged by Jay Graydon
Vocal Arranged by Janis Siegel & Jay Graydon
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Yaron Gershovsky : Piano
Al Viola : Guitar

02 - (The Word Of) Confirmation

Arranged by Milcho Leviev
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Milcho Leviev : Piano
Richie Cole : Alto Sax Solo
Jon Hendricks : Scat Solo

03 - Kafka

Arranged by Bernard Kafka & Jay Graydon
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Yaron Gershovsky : Piano
Jay Graydon : Electric Guitar
Dean Parks : Rhythm Guitar
Steve George : Synthesizer
Milcho Leviev : Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming

04 - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Arranged by Gene Puerling