The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby The Tuba is a children's studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1994 on the Summit Records label. It features music by George Kleinsinger and stories by Paul Tripp. This is the group's only children's recording, offering a rendition of the 1945 children's classic that teaches the important lesson: "Be yourself; you can't be anybody else!". This album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children.
Track listing
Personnel Timothy Russell – conductor The Naples Philharmonic – orchestra George Kleinsinger – music Paul Tripp – text
The Manhattan Transfer Tim Hauser – vocals, Tubby (1–2, 4) Alan Paul – vocals, Bullfrog (1), Elephant (2) Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, Tubby's Idea (2) Janis Siegel – vocals
The Jazz Band (3) Tommy Johnson – tuba as Tubby Paul Votapek – clarinet Matthew Sonneborn – trumpet Michael Zion – trombone Cynthia Dallas – piano
Production D. Michael Kelly – executive producer Joseph Magee – producer Norman Newell – producer Timothy Russell – producer, sleeve notes David Schildkret – sleeve notes Joseph Magee – engineer (recording, mixing) Fred Vogler – assistant engineer Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer Ralph Sauer – typography Bob Carey – photography Jack Graham – illustration Bill Levy – artwork David Hickman – artwork
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