The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires, The Pied Pipers, and The Mel-Tones, founded in the barbershop tradition. The singers accompany themselves on guitar, horns, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
Robert Lee Flanigan was an American tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen, a jazz vocal group.
"Little Girl Blue" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical Jumbo.
Anita Sings the Most is a 1957 album by Anita O'Day.
When Harry Met Sally... is the soundtrack to the 1989 film of the same name starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. The songs are performed by pianist Harry Connick Jr., who won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance.
Just for a Thrill is the twenty-third studio album of country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 2004 under Image Records, his first for the label. The album consisted of fourteen recordings of pop and jazz standards.
Swing Around Rosie is a 1959 studio album by Rosemary Clooney, accompanied by the Buddy Cole trio.
Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones is a 1956 album by The Four Freshmen "It reached number six nationally and resided on the charts for over eight months." It was the first album bought by Brian Wilson, who would be greatly influenced by the Four Freshmen when starting The Beach Boys. Later, the Four Freshmen were acclaimed as "the most innovative and imitated jazz vocal quartet ever to grace vinyl". Straddling vocal jazz and pop music, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Jazz Hall of Fame in 2001.
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.
Voices in Love is a 1958 album by The Four Freshmen. It was issued by Capitol Records, and re-released in 1998 as a twin album together with Love Lost.
The Four Freshmen and Five Guitars is an album by The Four Freshmen, released in 1959.
I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.
Ross Edwin Barbour was an American singer with the vocal quartet The Four Freshmen.
First Affair is an album by The Four Freshmen. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records.
Voices in Fun is an album released by The Four Freshmen in 1961 on Capitol Records. It was nominated for a 1961 Grammy Award in the Best Performance by a Vocal Group category.
Trigger Happy! is the sole album led by American jazz double bassist Trigger Alpert which was recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label. The album was also issued under Zoot Sims Al Cohn and Tony Scott's names as East Coast Sounds.
The Voice of Marty Bell – The Quartet of Don Elliott is an album by American jazz trumpeter Don Elliott's Quartet with vocalist Marty Bell which was recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.
The Talented Touch is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1958 for the Capitol label.
Road Show is a live album by bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with vocalists June Christy and The Four Freshmen featuring a concert recorded at the Purdue University in 1959 and released on the Capitol label as a double album.
The Jones Boys is an album coordinated by Leonard Feather featuring trumpeter Thad Jones, pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Eddie Jones and drummer Jo Jones along with Reunald Jones, Quincy Jones on four tracks which was recorded in early 1957 and first released on the Period label. The album was reissued on CD on Original Jazz Classics in 1999.
