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Category Archives: Capitol Records
Sinatra Records with the Best in ‘Duets’
Capitol Records released “Duets” in 1993 with a wonderful marketing strategy. The album was produced by Rhil Ramone and musically directed by Patrick Williams. The album obviously was recorded toward the end of Frank Sinatra’s distinguished career.
The recording contains duets teaming Sinatra with other guest singers who are stars in their own right. Sinatra individually picked the artists of different styles and genre. It was marketed as “The Recording Event of The Decade”… Read the rest
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Sinatra’s Standout Recordings with Duets II
Riding on the multi-platinum triumph of “Duets”, Capitol Records and producer Phil Ramone quickly put together another album, “Duets II”, using the same technique as its predecessor and releasing the Frank Sinatra album in 1994.
Guest performers of different styles and genres once again contributed their talents to Sinatra’s previously taped vocals. Sadly, these were the last studio recordings by Sinatra.
The talent roster consisted of more regular entertainers versus super stars on Duets. The… Read the rest
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Greatest Christmas Album Ever Made
“A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra” was recorded in the summer of 1957 and was originally released by Capitol Records as the first long-running Christmas album by Frank Sinatra.
Long-time collaborator Gordon Jenkins arranged and conducted what Saxophonist Stan Getz called “the greatest Christmas album anybody’s ever made.”
Together with the Ralph Brewer Singers and a 21 piece orchestra, Jenkins created the ideal wintery wonderland of the holiday spirit, including sleigh bells, angelic… Read the rest
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Nice ‘n’ Easy
“Nice ‘n’ Easy”, released by Capitol, was produced by David Cavanaugh with long-time collaborator Nelson Riddle arranging and conducting the 1960 album with Frank Sinatra. Each song, except for the headline song, is sung as a ballad where Sinatra is backed by sheer romantic sound that had become Nelson Riddle’s trademark.
Cavanaugh was also known as “Big Dave Cavanaugh”. He worked in the studio with Sinatra he was at the very top of his genre.… Read the rest
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Look to Your Heart, From Here to Eternity
“Look to Your Heart” is the third collection album of Frank Sinatra singles and B-sides with long-time collaborator Nelson Riddle. The vocal jazz and classic pop album was released through Capitol in 1959, although it was recorded between 1953 and 1955 when Sinatra’s film and television career was hitting one of its highest points.
He won an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity in 1955. Sinatra new the part of Maggio was… Read the rest
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Sinatra Tailored Las Vegas
Reprise Records released the compilation album set in 2006. “Sinatra: Vegas” includes all the live performances by Frank Sinatra recorded in Las Vegas. As a box set the recordings cover just about twenty years at Las Vegas from both the Sands Casino performances and at Caesars Palace performances.
Many accounts of Sinatra in Las Vegas relate to the fact that after Sinatra started performing in Las Vegas, the city changed from casino managers wearing cowboy… Read the rest
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Sinatra and Cahn ‘Day by Day’
Frank Sinatra worked with producer David Cavanaugh, once again, and with Billy May on arrangement and conducting. “Come Swing with Me!” is Sinatra’s last swing session with Capitol released in 1961.
The feel of the album may seem light-hearted but hard-swinging at the same time. Many agree that orchestral arrangement and stereophonic set-up by May is very unique for an album. May created a noticeably heavy brass sound with no Saxes or strings. Capitol’s own… Read the rest
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Softly, as I Leave You
With the music revolution of rock & roll becoming prominent in 1964 Frank Sinatra made an exploratory attempt to handle the situation of the rising new generation of music.
“Softly, as I Leave You” is arranged by Ernie Freeman, a pianist and saxophone player, who later worked with Sinatra on “Strangers in the Night” winning a Grammy Award in 1967. The song was also Sinatra’s only solo Number 1, which came in 1966.
“Strangers… Read the rest
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Capitol Years Compilation Holds Some Jewels
Capitol Records compiled all of Frank Sinatra albums he recorded (1953-1960) with them, but excludes all single and soundtrack recordings he released with the Capitol label. Placed on 16 discs and released the compilation in 1992, compact disc set was the first studio release of a major compilation from a complete era in Sinatra’s recording career.
Also included is “Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color,” an instrumental album new… Read the rest
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Capital and Reprise Together with ‘Sinatra: Best of the Best’
For the first time, Frank Sinatra’s greatest recordings for Capitol Records and his own Reprise Records have been gathered for one stellar collection.
“Sinatra: Best of the Best” will be released in single-disc and deluxe 2CD packages on November 1 with an international release October 31. Also included is an insightful track notes written by Frank Sinatra Jr. On the same date, both configurations will also be available for download purchase from all major… Read the rest
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