Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (album)
1956 studio album by Howard McGhee
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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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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 14 & 15, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Bethlehem BCP 61 | |||
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Reception
Track listing
All compositions by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown except as indicated
- "Sonny Boy" - 3:54
- "So Blue" - 2:30
- "(Here I Am) Broken Hearted" 3:04
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:15
- "Just Imagine" - 3:17
- "(I'm a Dreamer) Aren't We All" - 3:03
- "My Song" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:10
- "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - 2:53
- "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Henderson, Brown) - 2:54
- "Together" - 2:10
- "Come To Me" - 3:14
- "My Sin" - 3:12
Personnel
- Howard McGhee - trumpet
- Danny Bank, Phil Bonder, Sid Brown, Leon Cohen, Herbie Mann - saxophone
- Donn Trenner - piano
- Al Caiola - guitar
- Arnold Fishkind - bass
- Osie Johnson, Don Lamond - drums
- Arranged and conducted by Frank Hunter