Cheryl Bentyne

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Killing Me Softly With His Song 03:00 Tools
Cry Me a River 04:35 Tools
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 03:07 Tools
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream 03:02 Tools
don't know why 04:34 Tools
Pick Yourself Up 02:30 Tools
The Very Thought of You 04:49 Tools
Skylark 04:57 Tools
Farmer's Market 04:46 Tools
Let Me Off Uptown 03:36 Tools
Whisper Not 03:24 Tools
Waiter, Make Mine Blues 03:37 Tools
I'm a Fool to Want You 05:30 Tools
Boogie Blues 03:06 Tools
Let's Face the Music and Dance 03:48 Tools
I Won't Dance 03:57 Tools
Man With A Horn 04:02 Tools
Love For Sale 05:20 Tools
You Don't Know Me 04:31 Tools
Love Me or Leave Me 02:26 Tools
They Can't Take That Away From Me 03:20 Tools
Little Butterfly 04:37 Tools
Blue Moon 03:40 Tools
Honeysuckle Rose 04:14 Tools
These Foolish Things 03:44 Tools
Girl Talk 03:43 Tools
Let's Misbehave 02:13 Tools
You Taught My Heart to Sing 04:29 Tools
It's Alright With Me 04:12 Tools
My Heart Belongs To Daddy 03:18 Tools
I Love Paris 03:26 Tools
Still Good Friends 01:46 Tools
It Might as Well Be Spring 04:16 Tools
Little Girl Blue 04:01 Tools
You Go to My Head 04:52 Tools
Don't Say a Word 05:04 Tools
Let's Do It 03:24 Tools
Talk of the Town / Get Out of Town 06:57 Tools
get here 03:59 Tools
Begin the Beguine 03:37 Tools
Be My Love 04:47 Tools
Tea for Two 02:40 Tools
Everything Happens to Me 06:00 Tools
Goodbye 02:49 Tools
All of You 03:42 Tools
It's Delovely 03:57 Tools
The Book Of Love 04:17 Tools
The Meaning of the Blues 04:41 Tools
Just One of Those Things 02:21 Tools
What is this thing called Love 03:41 Tools
This Masquerade 05:19 Tools
I Concentrate on You 06:44 Tools
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 05:48 Tools
Take 5/Drinks on the Patio 05:13 Tools
Night and Day 04:18 Tools
Love Is Here to Stay 03:13 Tools
S'wonderful 04:20 Tools
A Foggy Day (in London Town) 03:33 Tools
Last Night When We Were Young 04:37 Tools
But Not for Me 04:39 Tools
Nice Work If You Can Get It 03:41 Tools
I Must Have That Man 03:09 Tools
Fascinating Rhythm/I Got Rhythm 03:41 Tools
(Oh Sweet and Lovely) Lady Be Good 03:59 Tools
The Boy Next Door 04:04 Tools
Easy Living 05:01 Tools
Waltz for Debby 02:37 Tools
The Book Of Love (Reprise) 01:11 Tools
In a Sentimental Mood 03:21 Tools
But Beautiful 05:12 Tools
Stompin' at the Savoy 02:50 Tools
Thou Swell 02:25 Tools
Summertime 03:23 Tools
How Long Has This Been Going On 03:16 Tools
Black Coffee 03:59 Tools
Shattered 03:59 Tools
The Lights Still Burn In Paris 03:50 Tools
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 04:03 Tools
Lemon Twist 04:03 Tools
Señor Blues 00:30 Tools
Someone to Watch Over Me 05:54 Tools
Something Cool 04:45 Tools
The Man I Love 04:01 Tools
He Was Too Good to Me 04:03 Tools
Let's Get Lost 02:59 Tools
Love's River 00:00 Tools
Isn't It a Pity 03:50 Tools
If Ever 04:24 Tools
When Your Lover Has Gone 03:55 Tools
This Could Be the Start of Something Big 03:17 Tools
West Coast Cool 04:24 Tools
will you still love me tomorrow 05:17 Tools
Blue Prelude 03:53 Tools
An Occasional Man 03:43 Tools
I Get Along Without You Very Well 04:59 Tools
I've Got a Crush On You 05:35 Tools
What The World Needs Now 03:50 Tools
Land Of Make Believe 04:32 Tools
Talk of the Town/Girl Talk 04:48 Tools
Route 66/Alright, Okay, You Win/Straighten up and Fly Right 04:53 Tools
Just One of Those Things (feat. James Moody) 02:22 Tools
Hungry Man 03:15 Tools
Sophisticated Lady 05:19 Tools
Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye 05:47 Tools
Fever 03:23 Tools
In a Lonely Place 04:20 Tools
ellie my love 04:48 Tools
Let Me Off Uptown (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Moonray 05:01 Tools
Night And Day~Find Me A Primite Man 04:17 Tools
Invitation 04:14 Tools
All About Ronnie/Trouble Is a Man 04:06 Tools
Whisper Not (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Les Modernes (Still They Tango) 04:50 Tools
Les Enfants 03:58 Tools
Honeysuckle Rose (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Let's Go Out Tonight 05:36 Tools
Tango del Fundo 01:50 Tools
Lonely House 03:32 Tools
Boogie Blues (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Man with a Horn (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Daydream 04:39 Tools
Cool - Unreleased Live Track 03:52 Tools
Girl Talk (with Take 6) 00:30 Tools
time after time 03:54 Tools
both sides now 05:32 Tools
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (feat. James Moody) 02:48 Tools
I Didn't Know About You 05:08 Tools
It's De-Lovely 03:55 Tools
it might be You 04:27 Tools
Waltz for Debbie 04:59 Tools
i can't make you love me 04:38 Tools
Honeysukle Rose 04:14 Tools
close to you 04:32 Tools
It's Delovely (feat. James Moody) 03:55 Tools
Moonlight Serenade 02:56 Tools
Whisper Not (2005) 00:00 Tools
Let It Snow 02:48 Tools
It's Alright With Me (feat. James Moody) 03:46 Tools
When Young Lover Has Gone 03:54 Tools
calling you 03:51 Tools
Tea for Two (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 11:06 Tools
Skylark (Tribute to Anita O'Day) 00:30 Tools
Caravan 03:51 Tools
heart of the matter 03:46 Tools
Waiter Make Mine Blues 03:46 Tools
Love For Sale (feat. James Moody) 03:15 Tools
this masquarade 05:19 Tools
Everytime We Say Goodbye 05:47 Tools
How High The Moon 02:48 Tools
Get Out Of Town 06:57 Tools
Alice In Wonderland 03:15 Tools
I Love You 03:17 Tools
Night And Day / Find Me A Primitive Man 04:17 Tools
What Is This Thing Called Love? 03:40 Tools
I Love Paris (feat. James Moody) 03:40 Tools
Soft Strum Blues 03:55 Tools
Tull Tales 03:55 Tools
All of You (feat. James Moody) 03:55 Tools
Don’t Know Why 06:57 Tools
Fascinating Rhythm / I Got Rhythm 03:40 Tools
For Claudio 04:31 Tools
Dreaming of Mister Porter 04:31 Tools
They Can't Take That Away from 03:20 Tools
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 03:20 Tools
Love Or Leave Me 03:20 Tools
Since First I Saw Your Face 03:40 Tools
My One And Only Love 02:22 Tools
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Cheryl Bentyne 02:59 Tools
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home 06:57 Tools
Day Dream 06:57 Tools
Killing Me Softly 06:57 Tools
At Long Last Love 06:57 Tools
Begin the Beguine (feat. James Moody) 06:57 Tools
Night and Day (feat. James Moody) 06:57 Tools
Lady Be Good 06:57 Tools
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While much of the world knows Cheryl Bentyne as having been a member of the multi-Grammy-winning vocal quartet The Manhattan Transfer since 1979, this compelling vocalist has a story all her own - one that includes a solo career that encompasses a variety of musical styles. Born and raised near Seattle, Washington, Bentyne was exposed to music at a very early age. Her father, a jazz clarinetist and bandleader, held his band's rehearsals at the family's home. It wasn't long before Bentyne was singing in her dad's band. After high school, she performed in Seattle area coffee houses where she met and joined a regional group called The New Deal Rhythm Band. The band combined campy comedy numbers with improvisation and "theatrical" swing. The New Deal served as a training ground for Bentyne to sharpen her performance technique and develop her own distinct style. While on tour with the group, Bentyne caught the attention of a talent agent who assured her that her singing ability could support a solo career and encouraged her to assemble material for her own show. Within a few months she moved to Los Angeles and was booked regularly at such legendary clubs as the Troubadour and the Bla-Bla Cafe. In the spring of 1979, Bentyne's manager told her about an audition that was to change her life. The Manhattan Transfer was searching for a new singer to replace former member Laurel Massé. What they were looking for seemed like an impossible combination at the time - a soprano who was gifted and agile enough to immediately blend with the group's unique four-part harmony sound, yet who also possessed a strong individual musical personality which would contribute to the group's evolution. But Bentyne accomplished the impossible: she landed the job and made a vocal contribution that was immediate and decisive. The Manhattan Transfer won its first Grammy for "Birdland", a track from the 1979 album, Extensions (Best Jazz Fusion Performance). Since then, the foursome have scored ten more Grammys - so far. Bentyne has sung some of the most memorable solos in the Transfer's repertoire: "Goodbye Love", Benny Goodman's solo on "Down South" (both on the 1983 release, Bodies and Souls), and "Meet Benny Bailey" (on their landmark 1985 recording, Vocalese). She won a Grammy (which she shares with Bobby McFerrin) for her arrangement of "Another Night In Tunisia" (also on Vocalese). Her hot performance in the video and single release "So You Say" (from Brasil, 1987) helped broaden the Transfer's audience via frequent appearances on BET. She also wrote and co-wrote tracks for the Transfer's 1992 release, The Offbeat of Avenues, including the Grammy-winning "Sassy". But Bentyne has maintained a solid solo career aside from her work with the world-famous vocal quartet. In 1988, she appeared on bassist Rob Wasserman's highly acclaimed Duets album. Four years later, she released her solo debut album, Something Cool, a tribute to June Christy and other jazz singers of the 1950s. Beyond the recording studio and performance stage, Bentyne has also dabbled in recording for motion pictures. She appears on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Dick Tracy, on "Back in Business", a song she performed with Lorraine Feather and fellow Transfer member Janis Siegel. She also collaborated with trumpeter/composer Mark Isham in the soundtrack to the 1991 Alan Rudolph film, Mortal Thoughts. In 2000, she recorded and released an original cast album of her new musical revue based the music and wit of Cole Porter. Dreaming Of Mister Porter has played to sold-out audiences and received rave reviews in Boston and Seattle. Bentyne has released four solo albums for King Records in Japan: Talk Of The Town (2002), Moonlight Serenade (2003), The Lights Still Burn (2003), and Waltz for Debby (2004). She has had numerous solo engagements in the Japanese club scene and enjoys a large following of fans in Japan. Bentyne joined the Telarc label for the January 2004 U.S. re-release of Talk of the Town. The album features a number of standards from the Great American Songbook, plus a few lesser-known - but no less engaging - ballads that Bentyne makes her own. In addition to her sexy, compelling vocals, Talk of the Town features some of the finest players on today's jazz scene, including pianist Kenny Barron, saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, flugelhornist Chuck Mangione, percussionist Don Alias, and drummer Lewis Nash. Bentyne's second Telarc outing was released in April 2005, Let Me Off Uptown, and is a tribute to legendary songstress Anita O'Day. She followed this with her third recording for Telarc, The Book of Love in October 2006. Official website: www.cherylbentyne.net Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.