Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (album)

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee featuring songs from the musical film The Best Things in Life Are Free which were recorded in 1956 and released on the Bethlehem label.[1]

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedFebruary 14 & 15, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBethlehem
BCP 61
Howard McGhee chronology
The Return of Howard McGhee
(1955)
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
(1956)
Music from the Connection
(1960)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown except as indicated

  1. "Sonny Boy" - 3:54
  2. "So Blue" - 2:30
  3. "(Here I Am) Broken Hearted" 3:04
  4. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:15
  5. "Just Imagine" - 3:17
  6. "(I'm a Dreamer) Aren't We All" - 3:03
  7. "My Song" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:10
  8. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - 2:53
  9. "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Henderson, Brown) - 2:54
  10. "Together" - 2:10
  11. "Come To Me" - 3:14
  12. "My Sin" - 3:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bethlehem Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed May 12, 2015