First Affair
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First Affair is an album by The Four Freshmen
. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records
.
The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen is a multiple Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires , The Pied Pipers , and The Mel-Tones , founded in the barbershop tradition...
. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
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, Clarence Gaskell) - “First Affair” (Ken AlbersKen AlbersJohn Kenneth Albers was an American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen from 1956–1982.Albers was born in Woodbury, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and attended the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music.Albers sang with The Stuarts Quartet prior to joining The Four...
, Ross Barbour)
Personnel
- Don Barbour – vocals
- Ross Barbour - vocals
- Bob Flanigan – vocals, trombone
- Ken Albers – vocals, trumpet
- Dick Reynolds – vocal arranger
- Bill Mathieu – vocal arranger (track 5)
- Al ViolaAl ViolaAlfred Viola was an American jazz guitarist who worked with Frank Sinatra for 25 years and also played the mandolin on the soundtrack of the film The Godfather.-Biography:...
– guitar