The group was founded in 1948, and reached its peak popularity in the mid-1950s. The last original member retired in 1993, but the group still tours internationally and has recorded jazz harmonies since its late 1940s founding in the halls of the Jordan School of Music at Butler University (Indianapolis).
Beginnings and early success
In early 1948, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, then at Butler University's Arthur Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, Indiana, formed a barbershop quartet called Hal's Harmonizers. The Harmonizers also included Marvin Pruitt—soon replaced by Ross and Don's cousin Bob Flanigan—and Hal Kratzsch (1925–70), replaced in 1953 by Ken Errair. The quartet soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers. At first, they were influenced by Glenn Miller's The Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, but soon developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen, and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman.
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings. The Four Freshmen is a multiple (six) Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangement...
published: 02 Jan 2011
Live From Emmet's Place Vol. 106 - The Four Freshmen
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Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
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published: 25 Apr 2023
All The Things You Are w/ The Four Freshmen
"All The Things You Are"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
published: 11 Jun 2023
There Will Never Be Another You - The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen do "There Will Never Be Another You" in Crookston, MN on 10/10/10
published: 14 Oct 2010
Four Freshmen - Poinciana (1952)
Four Freshmen
published: 27 Oct 2007
Emmet Cohen w/ The Four Freshmen | From This Moment On
"From This Moment On"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
published: 28 Apr 2023
Surfer Girl - The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen do one of their favorite Brian Wilson songs.
published: 26 Oct 2010
When You're Smiling w/ The Four Freshmen
"When You're Smiling"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
published: 11 May 2023
Graduation Day / Four Freshmen / Ray Anthony TV
The Four Freshmen hit Graduation Day performed live on the Ray Anthony TV Show - 1957.
published: 02 Oct 2014
four freshmen supercomp (spencer Lay director's cut)
i noticed that my favorite four freshmen live compilation video was recently removed from youtube, luckily I saved it awhile ago & peppered in some of my personal favorite performances from over the years. this is really just for me so if anyone finds joy in this i'd consider it a win. love u
day by day 00:00
you're so far above me 1:45
love is just around the corner 3:40
you stepped out of a dream 5:25
charmaine 7:50
got a date with an angel 10:11
easy street 11:45
after you've gone 14:20
somebody loves me 15:50
poinciana 17:35
in this whole wide world 20:15
ain't seen nothing like you 23:12
blue world 25:16
he who loves and runs away 27:15
crazy bones 30:07
the day isn't long enough 32:16
how do you like your eggs in he morning? 34:10
someone like you 36:10
we'll be together again 37:39...
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has...
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings. The Four Freshmen is a multiple (six) Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, horns, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
In early 1948, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, then at Butler University's Arthur Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, Indiana, formed a barbershop quartet called Hal's Harmonizers. The Harmonizers also included Marvin Pruitt — soon replaced by Ross and Don's cousin Bob Flanigan — and Hal Kratzsch (1925--70), replaced in 1953 by Ken Errair. The quartet soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers. At first, they were influenced by Glenn Miller's The Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, but soon developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen, and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman.
In 1950, The Four Freshmen got a break when band leader Stan Kenton heard the quartet in Dayton, Ohio, and arranged for an audition with his label, Capitol Records, which signed The Four later that year. In 1952, they released their first hit single "It's a Blue World". Further hits included "Mood Indigo" in 1954, "Day by Day" in 1955, and "Graduation Day" in 1956.
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, The Four Freshmen released a number of recordings, made film and television appearances, and performed in concert. The group eventually lost their mainstream following with the advent of the British pop bands of the 1960s. The group did not disband, however, even after the last original member, Bob Flanigan, retired in 1993. After his retirement Flanigan managed the group and owned the rights to The Four Freshmen name. He died on May 15, 2011 at the age of 84 from congestive heart failure. Ross Barbour died on August 20, 2011 from cancer at the age of 82.
During its 65-year history, The Four Freshmen had twenty-three different line-ups and twenty-four different members. The 2013 Four Freshmen lineup of Brian Eichenberger (lead, bass, arranger), Stein Malvey (second voice, guitar), Curtis Calderon (third voice, trumpet, flugelhorn), and Bob Ferreira (fourth voice, drummer, soloist) was first established in 2013. They perform at upwards of 100 bookings a year. The Four Freshmen have been honored with the following designations: JazzTimes magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), and Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Hall of Fame finals (multiple years).
Laura is the face in the misty light
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
The LAUGH that floats on a summer night
That you can never quite recall
And you see Laura on a train that is passing through
Those eyes how familiar they seem
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings. The Four Freshmen is a multiple (six) Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, horns, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
In early 1948, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, then at Butler University's Arthur Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, Indiana, formed a barbershop quartet called Hal's Harmonizers. The Harmonizers also included Marvin Pruitt — soon replaced by Ross and Don's cousin Bob Flanigan — and Hal Kratzsch (1925--70), replaced in 1953 by Ken Errair. The quartet soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers. At first, they were influenced by Glenn Miller's The Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, but soon developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen, and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman.
In 1950, The Four Freshmen got a break when band leader Stan Kenton heard the quartet in Dayton, Ohio, and arranged for an audition with his label, Capitol Records, which signed The Four later that year. In 1952, they released their first hit single "It's a Blue World". Further hits included "Mood Indigo" in 1954, "Day by Day" in 1955, and "Graduation Day" in 1956.
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, The Four Freshmen released a number of recordings, made film and television appearances, and performed in concert. The group eventually lost their mainstream following with the advent of the British pop bands of the 1960s. The group did not disband, however, even after the last original member, Bob Flanigan, retired in 1993. After his retirement Flanigan managed the group and owned the rights to The Four Freshmen name. He died on May 15, 2011 at the age of 84 from congestive heart failure. Ross Barbour died on August 20, 2011 from cancer at the age of 82.
During its 65-year history, The Four Freshmen had twenty-three different line-ups and twenty-four different members. The 2013 Four Freshmen lineup of Brian Eichenberger (lead, bass, arranger), Stein Malvey (second voice, guitar), Curtis Calderon (third voice, trumpet, flugelhorn), and Bob Ferreira (fourth voice, drummer, soloist) was first established in 2013. They perform at upwards of 100 bookings a year. The Four Freshmen have been honored with the following designations: JazzTimes magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), and Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Hall of Fame finals (multiple years).
Laura is the face in the misty light
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
The LAUGH that floats on a summer night
That you can never quite recall
And you see Laura on a train that is passing through
Those eyes how familiar they seem
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
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Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
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Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
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Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
Special thanks to: The Jazz Cruise, JazzCorner, JazzTimes, Penn State, Mack Avenue, Lied Center of Kansas, & St. Cecilia Music Center
0:00 Live from Emmet’s Place featuring the Four Freshmen
0:50 It’s A Blue World (The Four Freshmen) 🌎
5:50 Opening Words by Bob Ferreira // upcoming 75-year celebration of the Four Freshmen as a continuously performing ensemble
6:26 Stompin’ at the Savoy (Edgar Sampson; lyr. Andy Razaf) 🥂
12:46 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (Rube Bloom; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
15:32 Tommy Boynton Expresses Gratitude for Emmet’s Place // Creation of their Latest Album during the pandemic: “The Four Freshmen featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole”
16:49 From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 🎶
21:58 Emmet Cohen Introduces the Trio - ft. Phillip Norris, bass; TJ Reddick, drums; Emmet Cohen, piano
23:02 Bobby Ferreira Introduces the Four Freshmen: 🎙 Ryan Howe - lead part// Tommy Boynton - second part// Jake Baldwin - third part, trumpet// Bob Ferreira - bass part
24:42 Emmet dedicates performance to the memory of Jim Sampliner (z”l) // Healing Wishes Delivered to Funmi Ononaiye 🙏🏼🙌🏾
25:26 All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) — arrg. Ryan Howe
32:57 Tommy Boynton Introduces an originally unreleased tune, arrgd. by longtime Four Freshmen member, Kenny Albers
33:36 Have You Met Miss Jones (Richard Rodgers; lyr. Lorenz Hart)
39:13 Laura (David Raskin; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
43:23 I Will Wait For You (Michel Legrand; lyr. Jacques Denny; N. Gimbel - Engl. lyrics) - ft. Ryan Howe, vocals
49:21 In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington; lyr. Milt Gabler) - ft. Tommy Boynton, vocals 🍸
56:51 Tommy Introduces a Four Freshmen Classic, originally arrgd. by ear.
57:20 Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Like You (Bobby Troup)
1:03:25 Teo (Thelonious Monk) - ft. The Emmet Cohen Trio 🔥
1:13:27 Tommy Introduces a beloved tune made famous by Billie Holiday & Clifford Brown
1:13:58 Easy Living (Ralph Rainger; lyr. Leo Robin) - arrg. Tommy Boynton
1:19:09 Put On A Happy Face (Charles Strouse; lyr. Lee Adana) - arrg. Jake Baldwin & Tommy Boynton 🎼🎶
1:22:31 Introduction of tune from 1955 album, “Four Freshmen & Five Trombones”
1:23:04 Guilty (Harry Akst, Richard A. Whiting; lyr. Gus Kahn) — arrg. Pete Rugulo
1:27:38 When You’re Smiling (J. Goodwin, L. Shay, M. Fischer) 🏆
1:32:12 Bob Ferreira Reflects on Childhood Imagination & a treasured Bill Evans Composition
1:33:11 Waltz for Debby (Bill Evans; lyr. Gene Lees) — arrg. Bob Ferreira ✨
1:39:55 A Tribute to the Esteemed Ahmad Jamal // Introduction of Poinciana - an early Four Freshmen recording
1:40:47 Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (Nat Simon; lyr. Buddy Bernier) / El Canción Del Árbol - (tradt’l Cuban folk, Manuel Liso) 🌳
1:46:45 The Four Freshmen Acknowledge the Gifted Rhythm Section of Philip Norris & TJ Reddick, and the Inspiration of Emmet Cohen
1:47:44 What A Wonderful World (comp. Bob Thiele, George David Weiss; Louis Armstrong) 🌌
1:50:52 Emmet’s Heartfelt Remarks to Close a Memorable Evening
1:52:38 Blues send-off / Pfrancing (No Blues) (Miles Davis) 🎶
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The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Sponsored by Kathy and Bruce Briggs
Tips for the Band:
PayPal:
paypal.me/emmetcohen
Venmo:
@Emmet-Cohen
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Check Out the Latest Album, "Uptown In Orbit":
http://lnk.to/uptowninorbitos
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
Special thanks to: The Jazz Cruise, JazzCorner, JazzTimes, Penn State, Mack Avenue, Lied Center of Kansas, & St. Cecilia Music Center
0:00 Live from Emmet’s Place featuring the Four Freshmen
0:50 It’s A Blue World (The Four Freshmen) 🌎
5:50 Opening Words by Bob Ferreira // upcoming 75-year celebration of the Four Freshmen as a continuously performing ensemble
6:26 Stompin’ at the Savoy (Edgar Sampson; lyr. Andy Razaf) 🥂
12:46 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (Rube Bloom; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
15:32 Tommy Boynton Expresses Gratitude for Emmet’s Place // Creation of their Latest Album during the pandemic: “The Four Freshmen featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole”
16:49 From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 🎶
21:58 Emmet Cohen Introduces the Trio - ft. Phillip Norris, bass; TJ Reddick, drums; Emmet Cohen, piano
23:02 Bobby Ferreira Introduces the Four Freshmen: 🎙 Ryan Howe - lead part// Tommy Boynton - second part// Jake Baldwin - third part, trumpet// Bob Ferreira - bass part
24:42 Emmet dedicates performance to the memory of Jim Sampliner (z”l) // Healing Wishes Delivered to Funmi Ononaiye 🙏🏼🙌🏾
25:26 All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) — arrg. Ryan Howe
32:57 Tommy Boynton Introduces an originally unreleased tune, arrgd. by longtime Four Freshmen member, Kenny Albers
33:36 Have You Met Miss Jones (Richard Rodgers; lyr. Lorenz Hart)
39:13 Laura (David Raskin; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
43:23 I Will Wait For You (Michel Legrand; lyr. Jacques Denny; N. Gimbel - Engl. lyrics) - ft. Ryan Howe, vocals
49:21 In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington; lyr. Milt Gabler) - ft. Tommy Boynton, vocals 🍸
56:51 Tommy Introduces a Four Freshmen Classic, originally arrgd. by ear.
57:20 Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Like You (Bobby Troup)
1:03:25 Teo (Thelonious Monk) - ft. The Emmet Cohen Trio 🔥
1:13:27 Tommy Introduces a beloved tune made famous by Billie Holiday & Clifford Brown
1:13:58 Easy Living (Ralph Rainger; lyr. Leo Robin) - arrg. Tommy Boynton
1:19:09 Put On A Happy Face (Charles Strouse; lyr. Lee Adana) - arrg. Jake Baldwin & Tommy Boynton 🎼🎶
1:22:31 Introduction of tune from 1955 album, “Four Freshmen & Five Trombones”
1:23:04 Guilty (Harry Akst, Richard A. Whiting; lyr. Gus Kahn) — arrg. Pete Rugulo
1:27:38 When You’re Smiling (J. Goodwin, L. Shay, M. Fischer) 🏆
1:32:12 Bob Ferreira Reflects on Childhood Imagination & a treasured Bill Evans Composition
1:33:11 Waltz for Debby (Bill Evans; lyr. Gene Lees) — arrg. Bob Ferreira ✨
1:39:55 A Tribute to the Esteemed Ahmad Jamal // Introduction of Poinciana - an early Four Freshmen recording
1:40:47 Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (Nat Simon; lyr. Buddy Bernier) / El Canción Del Árbol - (tradt’l Cuban folk, Manuel Liso) 🌳
1:46:45 The Four Freshmen Acknowledge the Gifted Rhythm Section of Philip Norris & TJ Reddick, and the Inspiration of Emmet Cohen
1:47:44 What A Wonderful World (comp. Bob Thiele, George David Weiss; Louis Armstrong) 🌌
1:50:52 Emmet’s Heartfelt Remarks to Close a Memorable Evening
1:52:38 Blues send-off / Pfrancing (No Blues) (Miles Davis) 🎶
"All The Things You Are"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen ...
"All The Things You Are"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
"All The Things You Are"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
"From This Moment On"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - P...
"From This Moment On"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
"From This Moment On"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
"When You're Smiling"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - P...
"When You're Smiling"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
"When You're Smiling"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
i noticed that my favorite four freshmen live compilation video was recently removed from youtube, luckily I saved it awhile ago & peppered in some of my person...
i noticed that my favorite four freshmen live compilation video was recently removed from youtube, luckily I saved it awhile ago & peppered in some of my personal favorite performances from over the years. this is really just for me so if anyone finds joy in this i'd consider it a win. love u
day by day 00:00
you're so far above me 1:45
love is just around the corner 3:40
you stepped out of a dream 5:25
charmaine 7:50
got a date with an angel 10:11
easy street 11:45
after you've gone 14:20
somebody loves me 15:50
poinciana 17:35
in this whole wide world 20:15
ain't seen nothing like you 23:12
blue world 25:16
he who loves and runs away 27:15
crazy bones 30:07
the day isn't long enough 32:16
how do you like your eggs in he morning? 34:10
someone like you 36:10
we'll be together again 37:39
this can't be love 39:55
graduation day 41:16
frosty the snowman 43:41
love turns winter to spring 45:37
there will never be another you 47:50
i noticed that my favorite four freshmen live compilation video was recently removed from youtube, luckily I saved it awhile ago & peppered in some of my personal favorite performances from over the years. this is really just for me so if anyone finds joy in this i'd consider it a win. love u
day by day 00:00
you're so far above me 1:45
love is just around the corner 3:40
you stepped out of a dream 5:25
charmaine 7:50
got a date with an angel 10:11
easy street 11:45
after you've gone 14:20
somebody loves me 15:50
poinciana 17:35
in this whole wide world 20:15
ain't seen nothing like you 23:12
blue world 25:16
he who loves and runs away 27:15
crazy bones 30:07
the day isn't long enough 32:16
how do you like your eggs in he morning? 34:10
someone like you 36:10
we'll be together again 37:39
this can't be love 39:55
graduation day 41:16
frosty the snowman 43:41
love turns winter to spring 45:37
there will never be another you 47:50
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings. The Four Freshmen is a multiple (six) Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmonic jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, horns, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
In early 1948, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, then at Butler University's Arthur Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, Indiana, formed a barbershop quartet called Hal's Harmonizers. The Harmonizers also included Marvin Pruitt — soon replaced by Ross and Don's cousin Bob Flanigan — and Hal Kratzsch (1925--70), replaced in 1953 by Ken Errair. The quartet soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers. At first, they were influenced by Glenn Miller's The Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, but soon developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen, and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman.
In 1950, The Four Freshmen got a break when band leader Stan Kenton heard the quartet in Dayton, Ohio, and arranged for an audition with his label, Capitol Records, which signed The Four later that year. In 1952, they released their first hit single "It's a Blue World". Further hits included "Mood Indigo" in 1954, "Day by Day" in 1955, and "Graduation Day" in 1956.
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, The Four Freshmen released a number of recordings, made film and television appearances, and performed in concert. The group eventually lost their mainstream following with the advent of the British pop bands of the 1960s. The group did not disband, however, even after the last original member, Bob Flanigan, retired in 1993. After his retirement Flanigan managed the group and owned the rights to The Four Freshmen name. He died on May 15, 2011 at the age of 84 from congestive heart failure. Ross Barbour died on August 20, 2011 from cancer at the age of 82.
During its 65-year history, The Four Freshmen had twenty-three different line-ups and twenty-four different members. The 2013 Four Freshmen lineup of Brian Eichenberger (lead, bass, arranger), Stein Malvey (second voice, guitar), Curtis Calderon (third voice, trumpet, flugelhorn), and Bob Ferreira (fourth voice, drummer, soloist) was first established in 2013. They perform at upwards of 100 bookings a year. The Four Freshmen have been honored with the following designations: JazzTimes magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Best Vocal Group (multiple wins), and Down Beat magazine's Readers Poll Hall of Fame finals (multiple years).
Laura is the face in the misty light
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
The LAUGH that floats on a summer night
That you can never quite recall
And you see Laura on a train that is passing through
Those eyes how familiar they seem
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
But she's only a dream
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0:00 Live from Emmet’s Place featuring the Four Freshmen
0:50 It’s A Blue World (The Four Freshmen) 🌎
5:50 Opening Words by Bob Ferreira // upcoming 75-year celebration of the Four Freshmen as a continuously performing ensemble
6:26 Stompin’ at the Savoy (Edgar Sampson; lyr. Andy Razaf) 🥂
12:46 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (Rube Bloom; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
15:32 Tommy Boynton Expresses Gratitude for Emmet’s Place // Creation of their Latest Album during the pandemic: “The Four Freshmen featuring Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, & Kyle Poole”
16:49 From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 🎶
21:58 Emmet Cohen Introduces the Trio - ft. Phillip Norris, bass; TJ Reddick, drums; Emmet Cohen, piano
23:02 Bobby Ferreira Introduces the Four Freshmen: 🎙 Ryan Howe - lead part// Tommy Boynton - second part// Jake Baldwin - third part, trumpet// Bob Ferreira - bass part
24:42 Emmet dedicates performance to the memory of Jim Sampliner (z”l) // Healing Wishes Delivered to Funmi Ononaiye 🙏🏼🙌🏾
25:26 All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) — arrg. Ryan Howe
32:57 Tommy Boynton Introduces an originally unreleased tune, arrgd. by longtime Four Freshmen member, Kenny Albers
33:36 Have You Met Miss Jones (Richard Rodgers; lyr. Lorenz Hart)
39:13 Laura (David Raskin; lyr. Johnny Mercer)
43:23 I Will Wait For You (Michel Legrand; lyr. Jacques Denny; N. Gimbel - Engl. lyrics) - ft. Ryan Howe, vocals
49:21 In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington; lyr. Milt Gabler) - ft. Tommy Boynton, vocals 🍸
56:51 Tommy Introduces a Four Freshmen Classic, originally arrgd. by ear.
57:20 Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Like You (Bobby Troup)
1:03:25 Teo (Thelonious Monk) - ft. The Emmet Cohen Trio 🔥
1:13:27 Tommy Introduces a beloved tune made famous by Billie Holiday & Clifford Brown
1:13:58 Easy Living (Ralph Rainger; lyr. Leo Robin) - arrg. Tommy Boynton
1:19:09 Put On A Happy Face (Charles Strouse; lyr. Lee Adana) - arrg. Jake Baldwin & Tommy Boynton 🎼🎶
1:22:31 Introduction of tune from 1955 album, “Four Freshmen & Five Trombones”
1:23:04 Guilty (Harry Akst, Richard A. Whiting; lyr. Gus Kahn) — arrg. Pete Rugulo
1:27:38 When You’re Smiling (J. Goodwin, L. Shay, M. Fischer) 🏆
1:32:12 Bob Ferreira Reflects on Childhood Imagination & a treasured Bill Evans Composition
1:33:11 Waltz for Debby (Bill Evans; lyr. Gene Lees) — arrg. Bob Ferreira ✨
1:39:55 A Tribute to the Esteemed Ahmad Jamal // Introduction of Poinciana - an early Four Freshmen recording
1:40:47 Poinciana (Song of the Tree) (Nat Simon; lyr. Buddy Bernier) / El Canción Del Árbol - (tradt’l Cuban folk, Manuel Liso) 🌳
1:46:45 The Four Freshmen Acknowledge the Gifted Rhythm Section of Philip Norris & TJ Reddick, and the Inspiration of Emmet Cohen
1:47:44 What A Wonderful World (comp. Bob Thiele, George David Weiss; Louis Armstrong) 🌌
1:50:52 Emmet’s Heartfelt Remarks to Close a Memorable Evening
1:52:38 Blues send-off / Pfrancing (No Blues) (Miles Davis) 🎶
"All The Things You Are"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
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Philip Norris - Bass
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"From This Moment On"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
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"When You're Smiling"
The Four Freshmen:
Ryan Howe - Lead
Tommy Boynton - 2nd Voice
Jake Baldwin - 3rd Voice, Trumpet
Bob Ferreira - 4th Voice
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass
TJ Reddick - Drums
Video Design: Alex Weitz http://abw-productions.com
Sound: Kelvin Grant [email protected]
i noticed that my favorite four freshmen live compilation video was recently removed from youtube, luckily I saved it awhile ago & peppered in some of my personal favorite performances from over the years. this is really just for me so if anyone finds joy in this i'd consider it a win. love u
day by day 00:00
you're so far above me 1:45
love is just around the corner 3:40
you stepped out of a dream 5:25
charmaine 7:50
got a date with an angel 10:11
easy street 11:45
after you've gone 14:20
somebody loves me 15:50
poinciana 17:35
in this whole wide world 20:15
ain't seen nothing like you 23:12
blue world 25:16
he who loves and runs away 27:15
crazy bones 30:07
the day isn't long enough 32:16
how do you like your eggs in he morning? 34:10
someone like you 36:10
we'll be together again 37:39
this can't be love 39:55
graduation day 41:16
frosty the snowman 43:41
love turns winter to spring 45:37
there will never be another you 47:50
The group was founded in 1948, and reached its peak popularity in the mid-1950s. The last original member retired in 1993, but the group still tours internationally and has recorded jazz harmonies since its late 1940s founding in the halls of the Jordan School of Music at Butler University (Indianapolis).
Beginnings and early success
In early 1948, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, then at Butler University's Arthur Jordan Conservatory in Indianapolis, Indiana, formed a barbershop quartet called Hal's Harmonizers. The Harmonizers also included Marvin Pruitt—soon replaced by Ross and Don's cousin Bob Flanigan—and Hal Kratzsch (1925–70), replaced in 1953 by Ken Errair. The quartet soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers. At first, they were influenced by Glenn Miller's The Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, but soon developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen, and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman.
Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away Too soon, too soon. Speak low when you speak, love, Our moment is swift, like ships adrift, We're swept apart too soon. Speak low, darling speak low, Love is a spark lost in the dark, Too soon, too soon, I feel wherever I go That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here And always too soon. Time is so old and love so brief, Love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late darling, we're late, The curtain descends, ev'rything ends Too soon, too soon, I wait darling, I wait Will you speak low to me,