Cabin in the Sky is a 1962 album featuring songs from the musical Cabin in the Sky by jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Manny Albam which was released on the Impulse! label.Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019Both Sides Now: Impulse Album Discography, accessed October 22, 2019
Reception
The Allmusic website awarded the album 3 stars,Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2012 as did an October 25, 1962 review by Down Beat magazine.
Track listing All compositions by Vernon Duke and John La Touche except where noted "The Prayer / Taking a Chance on Love" (George Bassman, Roger Edens / Duke, La Touche, Ted Fetter) - 4:42 "Cabin in the Sky" - 3:53 "The Old Ship of Zion" (Traditional) - 3:15 "Do What You Wanna Do" - 4:05 "Honey in the Honeycomb" - 3:17 "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 5:45 "Savannah" - 2:39 "Love Turned the Light Out" - 3:39 "In My Old Virginia Home (On the River Nile)" - 3:32 "Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today) / The Prayer" (Duke, La Touche / Bassman, Edens) - 5:18
Personnel Curtis Fuller - trombone Al DeRisi, Bernie Glow, Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Royal - trumpet Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Anthony Miranda, Morris Secon - French horn Wayne Andre, Kai Winding - trombone Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone Alan Raph - trombone, bass trombone Harvey Phillips - tuba Eddie Costa - vibraphone, percussion Barry Galbraith - guitar Hank Jones - piano Art Davis, Milt Hinton - bass Osie Johnson - drums Harry Lookofsky - violin, concertmaster Margaret Ross - harp Unnamed string section Manny Albam - arranger, conductor
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