Vocalese is the ninth studio album by Jazz band The Manhattan Transfer, released on September 3, 1985 on Atlantic Records.

The album's title Vocalese refers to a style of music that sets lyrics to previously recorded jazz instrumental pieces.

The vocals then reproduce the sound and feel of the original instrumentation.

Jon Hendricks, proficient in this art, composed all of the lyrics for this album.

This album earned the group Grammy Awards for: It also earned Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for Bobby McFerrin and Jon Hendricks for "Another Night In Tunisia".