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Hauser went on to perform with new members Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel in 1972, and later with Alan Paul, who transformed The Manhattan Transfer. Zoot Sims, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, and Mel Davis helped them record their debut. The album included 'Java Jive', 'Tuxedo Junction, and top 40 hit 'Operator'. The album created attention all the way from North America to Europe.

Their next album, Coming Out, conceived the single 'Chanson d'Amour', which hit number one in England. Pastiche was also released shortly after. Masse left a few years later and Cheryl Bentyne was the replacement. Extensions was next on the list, with their world hit 'Birdland'. Mecca for Moderns hit in 1981 and made the top ten list in America. They reinvented 'The Boy from New York City', Charlie Parker's 'Confirmation', and 'Until I Met You' and 'Kafta'. They also received Grammys in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year (the first band to ever do so).

Between 1985 and 1994, they released four new albums, including Vocalese (a tribute to Jon Hendricks), Brazil, The Christmas Album, and Tubby The Tuba. Tonnin, an album released in 1995, showcased guest artists Phil Collins, Bette Midler, Ben E. King, Ruth Brown, Felix Cavaliere, Frankie Valli, Smoky Robinson, Laura Nyro, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, and James Taylor. Two years later, they came out with Swing and Spirit of St.Louis followed in 2000.