John W. Morrison | Grand Rapids,, Michigan United States | 03/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In this newest Four Freshmen CD you still hear that traditional sound that has made them so unique over the past 50+ years. Yet you can hear so much more as this is just not another nastalgic group of hanger-oners. These are all new arrangements where the current group of Freshmen add there own style and modern twists. I have never heard Early Autumn done better as you truly get some great harmonizing.
If you like vocal music -whether you have been Freshmen fans in the past or not, you will like this.
Jack Morrison"
The Freshest Freshmen You'll Ever Hear!
Phil Stout | 03/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Let's cut to the chase by saying this is one super Four Freshmen CD. If you've loved this group in the past, you'll really enjoy the current combination. Bob, Brian, Curtis and Vince are consummate pros and bring the great FF harmony to a group of songs that showcase just how timeless the sound is! Standouts include "Early Autumn", "My One And Only Love" and a version of "If I Only Had A Brain" (with Vince doing some nifty scat-whistling no less) that you'll wind up wanting to hear again and again. Throw evergreens like "Skylark", "That Old Feeling" and a beautiful take on "September Song" into the mix, and you've got one of the best tributes to the Great American Songbook you'll ever hear. Add "In Session" to your want list. Don't miss out on this wonderful CD."
The Latest from the Four Freshmen
W. Cochran | Hinsdale, IL USA | 03/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Freshmen have won Best Jazz Vocal Group in both Jazz Times and Downbeat polls over the last five years. Released late in 2004 this CD represents the current group in a studio session. All of the songs on this CD are never-before recordings featuring arrangements by the current group (with the exception of Early Autumn by Bill Comstock). All instrumentals are by the Freshmen themselves. This is a must-have CD for fans of the Freshmen and lovers of vocal jazz and it may well propel them to further awards."
How The Job I s Done
Charles E. Fleming | Gainesville, Florida | 09/02/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I wanted to voice my agreement with the other reviewers of this fine set of tunes. Not only are these fellows keeping a signature ensemble sound alive, but they are rising to the daunting challenge of staying contemporaneous and artistically valid. I hope that circumstances allow them to continue to produce new albums in the future, and that they keep looking for new ways to make four voices sound like fifty. The "In Session" album will remind you why you liked music in the first place."
The Four Freshman continue the original sound of the fifties
Tilly | Laguna Beach, Calif. | 03/15/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I overheard a PBS broadcast in the background not long ago, perked up my ears and said, "yes." "The Four Freshman In Session" was being broadcast. The old sound of the fifties, Stan Kenton and the Four Freshman is just as good as it ever was, the personnel may have changed,
the sound hasn't! Some of the favorites have been included here and there are new interpretations of some great music. Bob Ferreira does a wonderful rendition of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing". Some of us still dust off our old LP collection of that wonderful sound created by Stan Kenton and the Four Freshman, have enjoyed following the group, the new songs, the new personnel.A wonderful addition for anyone who loves that sound!"