Couldn't Be Hotter is the fourth live album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 2003 on the Telarc label. This is their third live album with Cheryl Bentyne. It was recorded during a tour of Japan over two nights at Orchestra Hall in Tokyo.^[1]

• "The Transfer's first live recording in seven years. And, yes, after more than two decades in existence, they're still pretty hot."

-- Los Angeles Times

• "A great live set by the vocal quartet who specialize in jazz vocalese, still harmonizing strongly with 30-plus years under their belts."

-- Goldmine

• "This impressive set shows that the Transfer is still at the peak of their collective powers...it's time we acknowledged them as one of the very best of a dying breed, THE classic vocal group. This CD is proof positive . "Couldn't Be Hotter" indeed."

-- JazzReview.com

• "Recorded in Japan, Couldn't Be Hotter fully displays the humor and soaring interplay of Hauser, Siegel, Paul, and Bentyne as they re-establish themselves as the premiere vocal quartet."

-- Rhythm & News

The Manhattan Transfer

• Cheryl Bentyne – vocals
• Tim Hauser – vocals
• Alan Paul – vocals
• Janis Siegel – vocals

Musicians

• Yaron Gershovsky – keyboards, arrangements, musical director
• Wayne Johnson – guitars
• Michael Bowie – bass
• Tom Brechtlein – drums
• Larry Klimas – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Lew Soloff – trumpet

Production

• Tim Hauser – producer
• Katsu Kusakabe – producer, management director
• Rick Garcia – production coordinator
• Kevin Sproatt – engineer
• Michael Eric Hutchinson – mixing
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
• Robert Hoffman – photography
• Nicholas Jeen – tour manager