Four Freshmen & 5 Saxes [Import]

1. Angel Eyes
2. Love Is Just Around The Corner
3. Mam'selle
4. Speak Low
5. Last Time I Saw Paris, The
6. Somebody Loves Me
7. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
8. I Remember You
9. Love
10. Our Love Is Here To Stay
11. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
12. Guilty
13. Easy Street
14. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
15. Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)
16. After You've Gone
17. Good-Bye
18. There Will Never Be Another You
19. Got A Date With An Angel
20. Something In The Wind
21. Someone Like You
22. Night We Called It A Day, The
23. Give Me The Simple Life
24. Goodnight Sweetheart

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A "first" that was a triumph.......2005-08-19

After years of doing their own accompaniment, the Four Freshmen & Five Trombones was the FF's first album with an orchestral backup - as well as arrangements by Pete Rugulo (who arranged many of Stan Kenton's early classics). I loved the album when it was first released on vinyl - in the spring of 1956 - and still love it today. The Freshmen renditions of "I Remember You" and "Angel Eyes" are the best I've heard by any artist. The album did well and was soon followed by the Five Trumpets album. In that collection "Goodbye" mournfully drags along, but snappy versions of "Easy Street" and "Got a Date With an Angel" add delight and verve to yet another triumph in jazz vocalization.

Two Great Albums, Four Freshmen, Five Trombones and Five Trumpets!.......2005-08-18

Discovered by bandleader Stan Kenton in a small midwestern lounge in the fifties, The Four Freshmen became one of the most successful vocal groups in recorded history and these two Capitol recordings from the fifties are the "Freshmen" at their best. The "Five Trombones", is a marvelous blending of the quartet's voices and the mellow tones generated by five of the finest trombone players available. The "Five Trumpets" with the Freshmen is another stellar album. These guys were great, they played their own instuments and worked out the most impressive harmonies ever. This is not barbershop-this is hip and enjoyable musicianship. If you've never heard them before, after you listen to a sample, you may think that you are listening to The Beach Boys in their heyday-Brian Wilson was a huge fan and wanted to emulate the unique sound of The Four Freshman. Do yourself a favor, invite the "Freshmen" into your home.

Taking Barbershop to the Next Level!.......2005-07-22

The Four Freshmen Scored big hits in early fifties, but rather than go with the formula of pure barbershop, they decided to do something different. Introducing cha-cha, Calypso, and blending them with jazzy horns and guitars, the Freshmen shook up some great oldies by Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Oscar Hammerstien, and made them alarmingly modern for the time. The uptempo songs are very jazzy, and are almost swing numbers. Listening to some of the tracks may remind you of Frank Sinatra. That isn't surprising because Sinatra, who was recording in Capitol at the same time as the Freshmen, shared the same recording style as them, taking the strength of their recognizable hit-making voices and surrounding them with new arrangements and different styles. Along with their incredible harmonies, this is what supposedly influenced the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson so much. A conceptual record like the Four freshmen and the Five Trombones foreshadowed concept albums like "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" and "Pet Sounds," creating a specific mood for the listener which is sustained throghout the record.
If I had to pick a standout track, it would be "Our Love is Here to Stay." Great barbershop and tight vocals from the boys always sound great, but the arrangment is the star of the track. The song begins with only vocals, and when the bass creeps in you realize you are listening to a wonderful new version of this almost unrecognizable old favorite.

Timeless.......2005-04-25

At times, listening to this wonderful "twofer," I thought I had stumbled across some undiscovered Brian Wilson music. Wilson is very open in acknowledging the Freshmen as the inspiration for his arrangement of harmonies - and now I can see how and why.
These guys are simply superb, and the songs are as relevant and listenable today as they were way back then.
In very accessible form, this is wonderful music to have on the shelf, and more than occasionally on the player.

Sad Tunes Never Felt So Good.......2003-10-29

The Freshmens' harmonies transform tunes like "The Night We Called It a Day" and "There Will Never Be Another You" into quixotically uplifting listening adventures. All the songs, really, are impeccably performed; this group was the finest of its kind for my money. (By the way, the group still exists in the form of a quartet of young replacements -- it's a kind of Menudoization but the new guys replicate the original group's sound pretty well and are worth a listen.) Anyway, reserve an evening for this classic collection and wallow in the tremendous arrangements and the pure sonic richness.

Two Classic Albums from The Four Freshmen (Voices In Love/Love Lost)

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FRESHMEN CLASSICS
Not at their best....
The Height of Charm and Elegance
...Without a doubt , the best they ever recorded!
...Without a doubt , the best they ever recorded!

Two Classic Albums from The Four Freshmen (Voices In Love/Love Lost)
The Four Freshmen
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ASIN: B00000DHZ2
Release Date: 1998-11-17

Tracks:

Voices In Love: I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Voices In Love: There Is No Greater Love
Voices In Love: Moonlight
Voices In Love: It Could Happen to You
Voices In Love: Out of Nowhere
Voices In Love: In the Still of the Night
Voices In Love: I'll Remember April
Voices In Love: While You Were Gone
Voices In Love: Warm
Voices In Love: Time Was (Duerme)
Voices In Love: You're All I See
Voices In Love: I Heard You Cried Last Night (And So Did I)
Love Lost: Love Lost
Love Lost: Spring Is Here
Love Lost: I'm a Fool to Want You
Love Lost: I Should Care
Love Lost: I Could Have Told You
Love Lost: If I Ever Love Again
Love Lost: The Gal That Got Away
Love Lost: When Your Lover Has Gone
Love Lost: I Wish I Didn't Love You
Love Lost: I Wish I Knew
Love Lost: I'll Never Smile Again
Love Lost: Little Girl Blue

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1. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Moonlight
4. It Could Happen To You
5. Out Of Nowhere
6. In The Still Of The Night
7. I'll Remember April
8. While You Are Gone
9. Warm
10. Time Was (Duerme)
11. You're All I See
12. I Heard You Cry Last Night (And So Did I)
13. Love Lost
14. Spring Is Here
15. I'm A Fool To Want You
16. I Should Care
17. I Could Have Told You
18. If I Ever Love Again
19. Gal That Got Away, The
20. When Your Lover Has Gone
21. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
22. I Wish I Knew
23. I'll Never Smile Again
24. Little Girl Blue

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

FRESHMEN CLASSICS.......2004-03-25

i owned both of these albums back in the sixties and was happy to see that they are now available on one cd . i have always believed that these two albums were the freshmen's best and i would recommend them both to anyone who appreciates what real music is supposed to sound like . no cacaphony , no screaming , no vulgarities, no unintelligble lyrics , just real music with the classic four freshmen open harmony sound. outstanding ........

Not at their best...........2001-01-10

I am very surprised to read the rave reviews on this CD. Maybe the one I purchased is just a lemon. The sound quality is poor. Also the voices are distorted. Very disappointed. Years ago I owned the LP "Voices in Love." I think it was their best, and my favorite. I especially like the song "In the Still of the Night." Guess I'll continue to look for the albumn at record shows. Have found many Freshmen albums at used record shops, but "Voices in Love" is eluding me.

The Height of Charm and Elegance.......1999-09-15

The Freshmen are the best thing that could happen to American Popular Song. Their gorgeous arrangements considerably enhance the harmonies of those marvellous melodies without ever destroying their basic richness. This particularly applies to the Love Lost and Voices in Love albums but to me the same can be said about most of the Freshmen Capitol output. Their reissues on the CD format are thus mostly welcome!

...Without a doubt , the best they ever recorded!.......1999-06-06

If your a fan of wonderful harmonies and fabulous arrangements ,'ya gotta have these.

I've had them on vinyl and never thought they'd be available on c.d. The last one I got was a gift from The Freshmen's former manager back in the early '70's. Ross sent me a note and said that , at the time ,the "Voices in Love" album hadn't been available on Capitol for years. What a great surprise to find it now.

I love these c.d.'s with soft candles , a tasty wine and tasty lady.

Enjoy , Freshman fans!

David - Elk Grove , Ca.

...Without a doubt , the best they ever recorded!.......1999-06-06

If your a fan of wonderful harmonies and fabulous arrangements ,'ya gotta have these.

I love these c.d.'s with soft candles , a tasty wine and tasty lady.

Enjoy , Freshman fans!

Tracks:

Graduation Day
Day By Day
It's A Blue World
Charmaine
Poinciana
Satin Doll
Lullaby Of Birdland
I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street

Customer Reviews:

Four Freshmen Greatest Hits.......2006-08-22

I had these songs on LPs back in the 50s and love this bit of nostalgia. Thanks

Four Freshmen - Greatest Hits.......2005-09-24

I was in high school during the 1950's, so these songs have special meanings for me. Listening to them brings back so many happy memories.

Could be better.......2001-08-24

The first five cuts on this low-cost album are solid Four Freshmen hits, and the sound is excellent. After that, however, we get a mishmash of the group's weaker entries--some with lots of "doowahs" typical of the 1950s. There are better Freshmen albums available for a couple of dollars more.

This is a great Freshmen collection........1998-07-29

The Four Freshmen, as they are known, inspired many later popular groups with their superb harmony. From the Beach Boys to the Manhattan Transfer, vocal harmony has never been the same since the Freshmen. Crossing the lines from Jazz to Pop, the Freshmen had a large audience, and at that time in the early to mid 50's, other four-part vocal groups sprang up, like the Four Coins, Four Lads, etc. In my opinion, the Freshmen were best at difficult, unusual harmonies that were unique, not like traditional Barbershop type quartets. Their music still has a large and varied following of fans, and I exemplify this as I am only 19 years of age. I hope to expose other generations to this fabulous music. Congrats to the Four Freshmen for staking their claim in 20th century music history.

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Smooth like butter!
How The Job I s Done
Ever Evolving
The Freshest Freshmen You'll Ever Hear!
The Latest from the Four Freshmen

In Session

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ASIN: B0007N73G4
Release Date: 2005-01-01

Tracks:

It's All Right With Me
My One And Only Love
Skylark
If I Only Had A Brain
Early Autumn
Something's Gotta Give
How Do You Keep The Music Playing
That Old Feeling
September Song
If I Had You
You've Changed

Customer Reviews:

Smooth like butter!.......2007-05-12

Over all a very slick album and the harmonies are flawless. Their particular cover of "Skylark" (which has received a lot of air time on the smooth jazz channels and satellite radio) in my opinion, is better than the original. The CD is a bit pricey but worth the extra few dollars.

How The Job I s Done.......2006-09-03

I wanted to voice my agreement with the other reviewers of this fine set of tunes. Not only are these fellows keeping a signature ensemble sound alive, but they are rising to the daunting challenge of staying contemporaneous and artistically valid. I hope that circumstances allow them to continue to produce new albums in the future, and that they keep looking for new ways to make four voices sound like fifty. The "In Session" album will remind you why you liked music in the first place.

Ever Evolving.......2005-03-31

In this newest Four Freshmen CD you still hear that traditional sound that has made them so unique over the past 50+ years. Yet you can hear so much more as this is just not another nastalgic group of hanger-oners. These are all new arrangements where the current group of Freshmen add there own style and modern twists. I have never heard Early Autumn done better as you truly get some great harmonizing.
If you like vocal music -whether you have been Freshmen fans in the past or not, you will like this.

Jack Morrison

The Freshest Freshmen You'll Ever Hear!.......2005-03-30

Let's cut to the chase by saying this is one super Four Freshmen CD. If you've loved this group in the past, you'll really enjoy the current combination. Bob, Brian, Curtis and Vince are consummate pros and bring the great FF harmony to a group of songs that showcase just how timeless the sound is! Standouts include "Early Autumn", "My One And Only Love" and a version of "If I Only Had A Brain" (with Vince doing some nifty scat-whistling no less) that you'll wind up wanting to hear again and again. Throw evergreens like "Skylark", "That Old Feeling" and a beautiful take on "September Song" into the mix, and you've got one of the best tributes to the Great American Songbook you'll ever hear. Add "In Session" to your want list. Don't miss out on this wonderful CD.

The Latest from the Four Freshmen.......2005-03-19

The Freshmen have won Best Jazz Vocal Group in both Jazz Times and Downbeat polls over the last five years. Released late in 2004 this CD represents the current group in a studio session. All of the songs on this CD are never-before recordings featuring arrangements by the current group (with the exception of Early Autumn by Bill Comstock). All instrumentals are by the Freshmen themselves. This is a must-have CD for fans of the Freshmen and lovers of vocal jazz and it may well propel them to further awards.

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Live in Holland
The Four Freshmen
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ASIN: B0007N73FU
Release Date: 2004-04-01

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Young and Foolish
Invitation
I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Indian Summer
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Angel Eyes
You Call It Madness, I Call It Love
After You've Gone
Day In Day Out
Poinciana
There Will Never Be Another You
Day By Day
It's A Blue World
Route 66

Customer Reviews:

Live in Holland-rae.......2006-08-04

I am very please with the product. I did have one problem. When I took the CD out of its cover, the CD was cracked. The CD played well except for a couple of skips.

Four Freshmen in Person/Voices and Brass

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The Freshman On Stage
Never Sounded Better

Four Freshmen in Person/Voices and Brass
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Voices in Latin/The Freshman Year

ASIN: B0002LO7F6
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Somebody Loves Me
In This Whole Wide World
Holiday
Sweet Lorraine
You've Got Me Cryin' Again
My Heart Stood Still
Old Folks
Day By Day
Malaya
Indian Summer
Them There Eyes
Circus
It's A Blue World
Mr. B's Blues
Stella By Starlight
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
I Had The Craziest Dream
I'm Glad There Is You
It Had To Be You
Laura
Candy
Lonely For My Love
Pennies From Heaven
Never Again
Sunday
Autumn Leaves

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In Person:
1. Somebody Love Me
2. In This Whole Wide World
3. Holiday
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. You've Got Me Crying Again
6. My Heart Stood Still
7. Old Folks
8. Day By Day
9. Malaya
10. Indian Summer
11. Them There Eyes
12. Circus
13. It's A Blue World
14. Mr. B's Blues

Voices And Brass:
1. Stella By Starlight
2. Route 66
3. I Had The Craziest Dream
4. I'm Glad There Is You
5. It Had To Be You
6. Laura
7. Candy
8. Lonely For My Love
9. Pennies From Heaven
10. Never Again
11. Sunday
12. Autumn

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Freshman On Stage.......2005-09-14

A twofer from Collectors Choice, prime examples of The Four Freshmen in concert and in the studio. The concert recording finds the quartet in Southern California playing for an enthusiastic crowd. They sound great live and the patter is delightful. "Voices In Brass" is in the vein of the Four Freshman Five Trumpets and Five Trombones etc. "Voices..." contains there signature tune, "It's A Blue World". Both these albums showcase there marvellous talent.

Never Sounded Better.......2005-06-27

The Four Freshmen never sounded better. I have always been a fan of this style of music and the Four Freshmen still have their same magic.

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