The
Manhattan Transfer's second Atlantic recording,
Coming Out, showcases the talented singers (
Tim Hauser,
Alan Paul,
Janis Siegel, and
Laurel Masse) on a strictly pop affair. The only hints of jazz crop up in
Siegel's ballad "Scotch and Soda" and a funky version of "Poinciana," on which
Michael Brecker has a cameo on soprano. There is a good amount of variety and the singing is reasonably impressive, even if the spontaneity and feel of jazz are largely absent. ~ Scott Yanow