Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones

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Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones
Studio album by The Four Freshmen
Released	1955 (1955)
Genre	Vocal jazz
Label	Capitol Records
The Four Freshmen chronology
Voices in Modern (1952) Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones (1955) Freshmen Favorites (1956)

Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones is a 1955 album by The Four Freshmen.^[1] The band was a major seller during the 1950s. "It reached number six nationally and resided on the charts for over eight months."^[2] This was the first trombone album to reach the top ten.^{[citation needed]} It was the first album bought by Brian Wilson, who would be greatly influenced by the Four Freshmen when starting The Beach Boys.^[3]

The album was rereleased in 2002 as one of two LPs on one CD.

Track list[]

1. “Angel Eyes” (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 3:32
2. “Love Is Just around the Corner” (Lewis Gensler, Leo Robin) – 2:00
3. “Mam'selle” (Edmund Goulding, Mack Gordon) – 3:03
4. “Speak Low” (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 3:06
5. “The Last Time I Saw Paris” (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:40
6. “Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) – 2:06
7. “You Stepped Out of a Dream” (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 2:17
8. “I Remember You” (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 3:10
9. “Love” (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:45
10. “Love Is Here to Stay” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12
11. “You Made Me Love You” (James V. Monaco, Joesph McCarthy) – 2:14
12. “Guilty” (Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, Gus Kahn) – 3:33

Personnel[]

• The Four Freshmen: Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Bob Flanigan, Ken Errair – vocals
• Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts, Milt Bernhart, Tommy Pederson, George Roberts – trombone
• Claude Williamson – piano
• Barney Kessel – guitar
• Joe Mondragon – bass
• Shelly Manne – drums
• Pete Rugolo – arrangements

References[]

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