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Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller album)

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Cabin in the Sky
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedApril 24 & 25, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length40:05
LabelImpulse!
A/AS 22
ProducerBob Thiele
Curtis Fuller chronology
Soul Trombone
(1961)
Cabin in the Sky
(1962)
Crankin'
(1971)

Cabin in the Sky is a 1962 album featuring songs from the musical Cabin in the Sky by jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Manny Albam which was released on the Impulse! label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[4]
Allmusic[5]

The Allmusic website awarded the album 3 stars,[5] as did an October 25, 1962 review by Down Beat magazine.

Track listing

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All compositions by Vernon Duke and John La Touche except where noted

  1. "The Prayer / Taking a Chance on Love" (George Bassman, Roger Edens / Duke, La Touche, Ted Fetter) - 4:42
  2. "Cabin in the Sky" - 3:53
  3. "The Old Ship of Zion" (Traditional) - 3:15
  4. "Do What You Wanna Do" - 4:05
  5. "Honey in the Honeycomb" - 3:17
  6. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 5:45
  7. "Savannah" - 2:39
  8. "Love Turned the Light Out" - 3:39
  9. "In My Old Virginia Home (On the River Nile)" - 3:32
  10. "Love Me Tomorrow (But Leave Me Alone Today) / The Prayer" (Duke, La Touche / Bassman, Edens) - 5:18

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Impulse Album Discography, accessed October 22, 2019
  4. ^ Down Beat: October 25, 1962 vol. 29, no. 27
  5. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2012