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The Board Of Directors (album)
The Board of Directors is an LP album recorded at the A & R Recording Studios in New York City on November 20–21, 1967 and released in 1968, featuring the Mills Brothers with Count Basie and orchestra.Edwards, D. & Callahan, MDot Album Discography, Part 4: LPs 25501-25852 accessed November 16, 2015 The arrangements and conducting were by Dick Hyman, and the sound engineer was Phil Ramone. The theme of the title was taken from the Basie band album recorded in April 1958, ''Chairman of the Board'' (reissued 1970 by Roulette Records). It was resumed in 1968 in the follow-up album ''The Board of Directors Annual Report'', also with the Mills Brothers (Dot Records). Track listing #"Up a Lazy River" - 3:27 #"I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful" ( Frank Foster solo) - 3:07 #"Release Me" - 2:39 #"I Want to Be Happy" (Eric Dixon flute solo) - 1:56 #"Down-Down-Down (What a Song)" - 2:31 #"The Whiffenpoof Song" - 3:07 #"I Dig Rock and Roll Music" - 3:00 #"Tiny Bubbles" - 3:10 #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed the Four Mills Brothers, and originally known as the Four Kings of Harmony, were an American jazz and traditional pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were the first African-American artists to have their own show on national network radio (on CBS in 1930); they made appearances in film; and were the first to have a No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, with "Paper Doll" in 1943. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Early years The Mills Brothers were born into a family of nine in Piqua, Ohio, United States. The quartet consisted of Donald (lead tenor vocals, April 29, 1915 – November 13, 1999), Herbert (tenor vocals, April 2, 1912 – April 12, 1989), Harry (baritone vocals, August 9, 1913 – June 28, 1982), and John Jr. (guitar, double bass, vocals; October 19, 1910 – January 23, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |