The Four Freshmen were signed to Capitol afer auditioning for the label in 1950, an audition set up for them courtesy of bandleader Stan Kenton, who had heard them when they were appearing at the Esquire Lounge in Denton, Ohio. The band's history is described in detail in the booklet included with the CD, which contains twenty-one Freshmen tunes (all accompanied) from their Capitol Records years, commencing in 1952. Contains the best-known hits "Graduation Day," "Day by Day," "Poinciana," "Route 66," "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring," "It's A Blue World," and so many more. The Four Freshmen, who played all of their own instruments, were the sound of the 1950's.