Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller album)

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Released 1962 Artist Curtis Fuller Producer Bob Thiele Genre Jazz		Cabin in the Sky(1962) Crankin'(1971) Release date 1962 Label Impulse! Records

Recorded April 24 & 25, 1962Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Similar Curtis Fuller albums, Jazz albums

Cabin in the sky curtis fuller

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.

Reception

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

Track listing

All compositions by Vernon Duke and John La Touche except as indicated

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