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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.

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.


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The Four Freshmen - 5 Trombones + 5 Trumpets - 1996
The Four Freshmen - Capitol Collectors Series - 1991
The Four Freshmen - Five Saxes + Five Guitars - 1998
The Four Freshmen - In Session - 2005
The Four Freshmen - Stars in Our Eyes + The Swingers - 2000
The Four Freshmen - Voices in Latin + The Freshman Year - 1999

The Four Freshmen - Complete Capitol Fifties Sessions (9CD) - 2002

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