Conniff Meets Butterfield

Conniff Meets Butterfield
Studio album by Ray Conniff, Billy Butterfield
Released	1959
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia
Ray Conniff, Billy Butterfield chronology
Hollywood in Rhythm (1959) Conniff Meets Butterfield (1959) Christmas with Conniff (1959)

Conniff Meets Butterfield is an album by band leader Ray Conniff and trumpeter Billy Butterfield. It was released in 1959 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-8155). ^{[1] [2]}

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Stereo LP's chart on December 14, 1959, peaking at No. 8 over a 32-week stay on the chart. ^[3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cub Koda wrote: "Showing off a jazzier side to Conniff that recalls his big-band work, this is a nice album with great trumpet work from Billy Butterfield." ^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Robin, Whiting, Harling)
2. "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" (Warren, Mercer)
3. "All The Things You Are" (Hammerstein II, Kern)
4. "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
5. "Time on My Hands" (Adamson, Gordon, Youmans)
6. "Something to Remember You By" (Schwartz, Dietz)

Side 2

1. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (Grever, Adams)
2. "South of the Border" (Kennedy, Carr)
3. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Swift, James)
4. "Rosalie" (Cole Porter)
5. "A Love Is Born" (Ray Conniff)
6. "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" (Rose, Warren, Dixon)

Charts

Chart (1959–1960)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LP's (Monaural) [3] [4]	30
US Billboard Top LP's (Stereo) [3] [5]	8
US Cash Box Best Selling Monaural Albums [6] [7]	14
US Cash Box Best Selling Stereo Albums [6] [8]	13

References

1. "Ray Conniff Meets Billy Butterfield – Conniff Meets Butterfield". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
2. "Conniff Meets Butterfield". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 72. ISBN   0823076318.
4. "The Billboard Top LP's: Best Selling Monophonic LP's" (PDF). The Billboard . Vol. 72, no. 4. January 4, 1960. p. 28. Retrieved August 29, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
5. "The Billboard Top LP's: Best Selling Stereophonic LP's" (PDF). The Billboard . Vol. 72, no. 4. January 25, 1960. p. 28. Retrieved August 29, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
6. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 78. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
7. "The Cash Box Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums" (PDF). The Cash Box . Vol. XXI, no. 12. December 5, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved August 29, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
8. "The Cash Box Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums" (PDF). The Cash Box . Vol. XXI, no. 15. December 26, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved August 29, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.