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“He was one of the most respected and beloved of jazz trumpeters since the 1930s,” said Leonard Feather, jazz critic for The Times. “He had a pure tone and lyrical style often compared to the late Bobby Hackett. He was a very melodic player, not a composer but a trumpet player with a long track record.”

Track listing:

A1 Whiffenproof Song
A2 Medley: I’m Shooting High / Swingin’ Down The Lane / I’m Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight
A3 Cabin In The Sky
A4 You Stepped Out Of A Dream
A5 Medley: I’ll Never Have To Dream Again / I’ll See You In My Dreams / The Lamp Is Low
A6 Four Or Five Times
B1 Breakin’ In A Pair Of Shoes
B2 Medley: I Saw Stars / You Were Meant For Me / It’s Been So Long
B3 Changes
B4 Close Your Eyes
B5 Linger A While
B6 Medley: Thank You For A Lovely Evening / Goodnight My Love / Goodnight Sweetheart

Personnel:

Arranged By – Bill Stegmeyer
Bass – Jack Lesberg
Drums – Cliff Leeman, Don Lamond
Guitar – Barry Galbraith
Piano – Mickey Crane
Saxophone – Deane Kincaide, Hank D’Amico, Hub Lytle, Peanuts Hucko, Toots Mondello
Trombone – Cutty Cutshall, Urbie Green
Trumpet – Billy Butterfield, Doc Severinsen, Louis Mucci, Tony Faso
Vocals – Dottie Smith

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Label: RCA Victor – LPM-1590
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Indianapolis
Country: US
Released: 1958