The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba
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.
Personnel
- Timothy Russell – conductor
- The Naples Philharmonic – orchestra
- George Kleinsinger – music
- Paul Tripp – text
- Tim Hauser – vocals, Tubby
- Alan Paul – vocals, Bullfrog, Elephant
- Cheryl Bentyne – vocals, Tubby's Idea
- Janis Siegel – vocals
- Tommy Johnson – tuba as Tubby
- Paul Votapek – clarinet
- Matthew Sonneborn – trumpet
- Michael Zion – trombone
- Cynthia Dallas – piano
- D. Michael Kelly – executive producer
- Joseph Magee – producer
- Norman Newell – producer
- Timothy Russell – producer, sleeve notes
- David Schildkret – sleeve notes
- Joseph Magee – engineer
- Fred Vogler – assistant engineer
- Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer
- Ralph Sauer – typography
- Bob Carey – photography
- Jack Graham – illustration
- Bill Levy – artwork
- David Hickman – artwork