| Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 14 & 15, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Bethlehem BCP 61 | |||
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Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee featuring songs from the musical film The Best Things in Life Are Free which were recorded in 1956 and released on the Bethlehem label. [1]
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All compositions by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown except as indicated
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