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| Released | August 1957 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
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4 Freshmen and 5 Saxes is an album by an American male vocal band quartet The Four Freshmen, released in 1957. It reached number 25 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. [1]
Tracks 1-6 arranged by Pete Rugolo
Tracks 7-12 arranged by Dick Reynolds
Orchestra and chorus conducted by Belford Hendricks
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