Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (album) explained

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Howard McGhee
Cover:	Life_is_Just_a_Bowl_of_Cherries.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	February 14 & 15, 1956 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Bethlehem BCP 61
Chronology:	Howard McGhee
Prev Title:	The Return of Howard McGhee
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Music from the Connection
Next Year:	1960

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]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

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

• Howard McGhee - trumpet
• Danny Bank, Phil Bonder, Sid Brown, Leon Cohen, Herbie Mann - saxophone
• Donn Trenner - piano
• Al Caiola - guitar
• Arnold Fishkind - bass
• Osie Johnson, Don Lamond - drums
• String section arranged and conducted by Frank Hunter

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bethlehem-records/catalog-deluxe-series/#bcp-61 Bethlehem Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-is-just-a-bowl-of-cherries-mw0000559141/credits Allmusic listing