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Title information

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Tommy Newsom

Friendly Fire

Date of recording

15.10.2000, Granada Hills/CA

Audio sample

Performers

Tommy Newsom (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 25.2.1929, Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), United States

† 28.4.2007, Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), United States

Bob Enevoldsen (Soloist) (valve trombone)

* 11.9.1920, Millings, Minnesota (MN), United States

† 20.11.2005, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

John F. Hammond (Soloist) (piano)

* Houston, Texas (TX), United States

Bob Bain (Soloist) (electric guitar)

* 26.1.1924, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† June 2018

Jim Hughart (Soloist) (Double Bass)

* 28.7.1936, Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN), United States

Dave Hunt (Soloist) (drums)

Authors

Sigmund Romberg (Composer)

* 29.7.1887, Nagykanizsa, Westtransdanubien, Hungary

† 9.11.1951, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Oscar Hammerstein II (Text author)

* 12.7.1895, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 23.8.1960, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Album information

Friendly Fire

Tommy Newsom

Friendly Fire

Year of production

2001

Record Label

Arbors Records, Inc.

Tracks

  • 1. Close Your Eyes
  • 2. Just Friends
  • 3. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
  • 4. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me = Do nothin' till you hear from me
  • 5. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) = Quiet nights of quiet stars = Corcovado (orig.)
  • 6. Cotton Tail
  • 7. Stardust
  • 8. I Would Do Anything For You
  • 9. Billie's Bounce
  • 10. Easy Living
  • 11. Take The "A" Train
  • 12. Rainbow Connection
  • 13. Things Ain't What They Used To Be