Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones is an album by the American vocal group the Four Freshmen. Released on February8, 1956,: "...Four Freshmen and Five Trombones, the group's second album (released 2/8/56)". it reached number six on the charts and charted for over eight months. It was the first album bought by Brian Wilson, who would be greatly influenced by the Four Freshmen when he formed the Beach Boys. Later, the Four Freshmen were acclaimed as "the most innovative and imitated jazz vocal quartet ever to grace vinyl". Straddling vocal jazz and pop music, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Jazz Hall of Fame in 2001.
The album was rereleased as one of two LPs on one CD.
Track list Side one "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 3:32 "Love Is Just around the Corner" (Lewis Gensler, Leo Robin) – 2:00 "Mam'selle" (Edmund Goulding, Mack Gordon) – 3:03 "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 3:06 "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:40 "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) – 2:06
Side two "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 2:17 "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 3:10 "Love" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:45 "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12 "You Made Me Love You" (James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:14 "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
Charts +Weekly chart performance Chart (1956) PeakpositionUS The Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums 6
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