Cabin in the Sky is a 1962 album by jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller

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, on which he plays song from the musical Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film with music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John La Touche, and a musical book by Lynn Root. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 25, 1940. It closed on March 8, 1941 after a total of 156 performances...

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Manny Albam

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 arranged and conducted the accompanying orchestra.

Tracklisting

1. "The Prayer"
2. "Taking a Chance on Love
   Taking a Chance on Love
   "Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular song by Vernon Duke with lyrics by John Latouche and Ted Fetter, published in 1940 , which has become a standard recorded by many artists. It was introduced in the 1940 show Cabin in the Sky, a ground-breaking Broadway musical with an all black cast, where it...
   
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3. "The Old Ship of Zion
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4. "Honey in the Honeycomb"
5. "Savannah"
6. "In My Old Virginia Home"

Personnel

Orchestra members:
Al DeRisi, Bernie Glow

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, Freddie Hubbard

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, Ernie Royal

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 (tp) Wayne Andre

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, Curtis Fuller, Kai Winding

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 (tb) Alan Raph (btb) Bob Brookmeyer

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 (vtb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Anthony Miranda, B.Z. "Beezy" Sowell, Morris Secon (frh) Harvey Phillips

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 (tu) Eddie Costa

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 (vib, p, per) Hank Jones

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 (p) Art Davis

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 (b) Osie Johnson

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(d)