Conniff Meets Butterfield
1959 studio album by Ray Conniff, Billy Butterfield
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Conniff Meets Butterfield is an album by band leader Ray Conniff and trumpeter Billy Butterfield. It was released in 1959 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-8155).[1][2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Stereo LP's chart on December 14, 1959, peaking at No. 8 over a 32-week stay on the chart.[3]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cub Koda wrote: "Showing off a jazzier side to Conniff that recalls his big-band work, this is a nice album with great trumpet work from Billy Butterfield."[2]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Robin, Whiting, Harling)
- "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" (Warren, Mercer)
- "All The Things You Are" (Hammerstein II, Kern)
- "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
- "Time on My Hands" (Adamson, Gordon, Youmans)
- "Something to Remember You By" (Schwartz, Dietz)
Side 2
- "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (Grever, Adams)
- "South of the Border" (Kennedy, Carr)
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Swift, James)
- "Rosalie" (Cole Porter)
- "A Love Is Born" (Ray Conniff)
- "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" (Rose, Warren, Dixon)
Charts
| Chart (1959–1960) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LP's (Monaural)[3][4] | 30 |
| US Billboard Top LP's (Stereo)[3][5] | 8 |
| US Cash Box Best Selling Monaural Albums[6][7] | 14 |
| US Cash Box Best Selling Stereo Albums[6][8] | 13 |