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Sunday, August 9, 2020

Stars In Our Eyes - The Four Freshmen

Green Fields
Stars In Our Eyes
The Four Freshmen
Sing Tributes To Great Songs And To The Outstanding Vocal Groups That Originally Recorded Them
Arranged and Conducted by Dick Reynolds
Vocal Arrangements by Dick Reynolds and Ken Albers
Produced by Bill Miller
Capitol Records ST 1682
1962

From the back cover: And as usual, the versatile Freshmen add a little something extra to the intricate harmonizing by participating instrumentally too. While Ross Barbour and Bill Comstock stick strictly to the vocal end of things, Freshmen Ken Albers (trumpet) and Bob Flanigan (trombone) take time-out from their singing chores to contribute several tastefully improvised solos that highlight arranger Dick Reynold's inventive backing.

Shangri-La (The Four Coins)
Sentimental Me (The Ames Brothers)
Standing On The Corner (The Four Lads)
The Lamplighter's Serenade (The Modernaires)
Teach Me Tonight (The DeCastros)
Tom Dooley (The Kingston Trio)
Opus One (The Mills Brothers)
I Thought About You (The Hi-Los)
Green Fields (The Brothers Four)
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (The Four Aces)
In Apple Blossom Time (The Andrew Sisters)
Imagination (The King Sisters)

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