The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen er ein amerikansk mannleg vokalkvartett. Han blandar open-harmoniske jazzarrangement i storbandstilen til vokalgrupper som The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey) og The Mel-Tones (Mel Torme). Bandet vart skipa som ei barbershopgruppe. The Four Freshmen vert rekna som ei vokalgruppe fordi songarane akkompagnerer seg sjølv på gitar, blåsarar, bass og trommer.

The Four Freshmen
OpphavIndianapolis i Indiana i USA
AktivSidan 1948
SjangerJazz, pop, barbershop
PlateselskapCapitol, Liberty, Pausa Records, Coronet, Stylist, Creative World, Kahoots, Phonorama, Pickwick, Sunset, Crystal, Four Freshmen Society
MedlemmerTommy Boynton
Stein Malvey
Jon Gaines
Bob Ferreira
Tidlegare medlemmerRoss Barbour
Don Barbour
Hal Kratzsch
Bob Flanigan
Ken Errair
Bill Comstock
Ken Albers
Ray Brown
Autie Goodman
Dennis Grillo
Mike Beisner
Rod Henley
Dave Jennings
Newton Graber
Kirk Marcy
Gary Lee Rosenberg
Greg Stegeman
Kevin Stout
Alan MacIntosh
Vince Johnson
Brian Eichenberger
Curtis Calderon

Gruppa vart skipa i 1948 og var på sitt mest populære i midten av 1950-åra. Det siste originale medlemmet gav seg i 1993,[1] men gruppa turnerer framleis internasjonalt og har spelt inn jazzharmoniar sidan slutten av 1940-åra i salane i Jordan School of Music på Butler University (Indianapolis).[2]

Diskografi

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Album

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  • Voices in Modern, (1955) Capitol T-522[3]
  • Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones, (1955) Capitol T-683
  • Freshmen Favorites, (1956) Capitol T-743
  • 4 Freshmen and 5 Trumpets, (1957) Capitol T-763
  • 4 Freshmen and 5 Saxes, (1957) Capitol T-844
  • Voices In Latin, (1958) Capitol T-922
  • In Person, (1958) Capitol ST-1008
  • Voices in Love, (1958) Capitol ST-1074
  • Freshmen Favorites Vol.2, (1959) Capitol T-1103
  • Love Lost, (1959) Capitol ST-1189
  • 4 Freshmen and 5 Guitars, (1959) Capitol ST-1255
  • Voices And Brass, (1960) Capitol ST-1295
  • Road Show, (1960) Capitol STBO-1327 (med Stan Kenton & June Christy)
  • First Affair, (1960) Capitol ST-1378
  • The Freshman Year, (1961) Capitol ST-1485
  • Voices in Fun, (1961) Capitol ST-1543 (med Billy May)
  • Stars in Our Eyes, (1962) Capitol ST-1682
  • The Swingers, (1962) Capitol ST-1753
  • In Person Vol.2, (1963) Capitol ST-1860
  • Got That Feelin', (1963) Capitol ST-1950
  • Funny How Time Slips Away, (1964) Capitol ST-2067
  • More 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones, (1964) Capitol ST-2168
  • That's My Desire, (1967) Coronet CXS279 (med The University Four)
  • A Today Kind of Thing, (1968) Liberty LST-7542
  • Today is Tomorrow, (1968) Liberty LST-7563
  • In A Class By Themselves, (1968) Liberty LST-7590
  • Different Strokes, (1969) Liberty LST-7630
  • Four Freshmen in Tokyo '68, (1969) Liberty-Japan LP8540 (Import)
  • Return to Romance, (1971) Stylist SA-1900
  • Live At Butler U. with S. Kenton Orchestra, (1972) Creative World STD1059
  • Mount Freshmore, (1976) Kahoots MRS-8030
  • Alive & Well in Nashville, (1977) Phonorama PR-5563
  • Fresh!, (1986) Pausa PR7193

Kjelder

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  1. «A Visit with Bob Flanigan of The Four Freshmen» with Sun City Anthem's Channel 99's music editor, Yvonne Cloutier
  2. Smith, William H. (20. august 2008). «A Vocal Group at the Top of Its Class». The Wall Street Journal (på engelsk). s. D9. 
  3. «Four Freshmen, The – Voices In Modern». Discogs.com. Henta 9. mars 2018. 

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