Four Classic Albums (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes / In Person / The Swingers / Stars in Our Eyes

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The Four Freshmen
Four Classic Albums (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes / In Person / The Swingers / Stars in Our Eyes

[ Avid Jazz / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 2 November 2018

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Hold on a minute… The Four Freshmen? Weren't they the guys Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys kept going on about way back when? Weren't they easy listening? Well actually they weren't easy listening as a listen to our four selections will show you. Leave your pre-conceived ideas at the door and enter the jazz/vocal world of The Four Freshmen. Over a long career The Four Freshmen did indeed cover many musical genres but our selections here focuses on the original jazz influence the group came from. After all, the entire group are featured playing their own instruments as well as utilising those fabulous vocals! Meet the boys-Bob Flanigan-bass and trombone, Don Barbour-guitar, Don Barbour-drums and Ken Albers-trumpet and mellophone. Oh and don't forget those vocals. And then take a look at some of the musicians along for the ride, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Dave Pell, Georgie Auld, with Pete Rugolo, Dick Reynolds and Bill Holman conducting and arranging. This is no easy listening! Finally, to just return to that musical genius Brian Wilson for a moment, surely he was right to be enthusing about these guys, there vocal blend was from another planet. The Beach Boys got eerily close to their vocal sound, particularly in their earlier work. But what finer tribute could there be from the guy who gave us some of the greatest pop music of the twentieth century including the majestic Pet Sounds?

Tracks:

CD1
1. Liza (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
2. You've Got Me Cryin' Again (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
3. This Can't Be Love (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
4. The Very Thought Of You (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
5. East Of The Sun (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
6. I May Be Wrong (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
7. There's No One But You (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
8. Sometimes I'm Happy (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
9. For All We Know (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
10. Lullaby In Rhythm (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
11. This Love Of Mine (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
12. I Get Along Without You Very Well (The Four Freshmen & Five Saxes)
13. Somebody Loves Me (In Person)
14. In This Whole Wide World (In Person)
15. Holiday (In Person)
16. Sweet Lorraine (In Person)
17. You've Got Me Cryin' Again (In Person)
18. My Heart Stood Still (In Person)
19. Day By Day (In Person)
20. Indian Summer (In Person)
21. Them There Eyes (In Person)
22. Circus (In Person)
23. It's A Blue World (In Person)
24. Mr. B's Blues (In Person)
25. Old Folks (In Person)
26. Malaya (In Person)

CD2
1. Lulu's Back In Town (The Swingers)
2. Lil Darlin' (The Swingers)
3. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block (The Swingers)
4. Dynaflow (The Swingers)
5. Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear From Me (The Swingers)
6. Spring Isn't Spring Without You (The Swingers)
7. Taps Miller (The Swingers)
8. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (The Swingers)
9. Satin Doll (The Swingers)
10. This Could Be The Start Of Something (The Swingers)
11. Lullaby Of Birdland (The Swingers)
12. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (The Swingers)
13. Shangri-La (Stars In Our Eyes)
14. Sentimental Me (Stars In Our Eyes)
15. Standing On The Corner (Stars In Our Eyes)
16. The Lamplighter's Serenade (Stars In Our Eyes)
17. Teach Me Tonight (Stars In Our Eyes)
18. Tom Dooley (Stars In Our Eyes)
19. Opus One (Stars In Our Eyes)
20. I Thought About You (Stars In Our Eyes)
21. Green Fields (Stars In Our Eyes)
22. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Stars In Our Eyes)
23. In Apple Blossom Time (Stars In Our Eyes)
24. Imagination (Stars In Our Eyes)