Sinatra in the News- PSAL Class B softball roundup: Quinones, Morris knock off top seed in quarters - New York Post
- Park Ridge singer is a 'Jersey Boy' - Park Ridge Herald-Advocate
- Geordie Sinatra (Scarborough) - WhatsOnStage.com
- Underrated Classics: “Watertown” - HEAVEmedia
- I Won't Tour the World Singing, But I Can Help Somebody Who Might - Patch.com
Category Archives: Frank Sinatra
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
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records
Angelic Choirs, Background Singers, christmas, Christmas Album, First Noel, Frank Sinatra, Greatest Christmas, Jazz Record, Jazzy Tune, Jingle Bells, Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Mistletoe And Holly, Old Fashioned Christmas, Ralph Brewer, Saxophonist Stan, Sinatra Fans, Sleigh Bells, Stan Getz, Time Collaborator, Website Jingle
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
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
1960s, Ballad, Billboard, Cavanaugh, Compact Disc, Eleventh Hour, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Awards, Hotel In Las Vegas, Mid Tempo, Nat Cole, Nelson Riddle, Nine Weeks, Romantic Song, Romantic Sound, Sammy Davis Jr, Sands Hotel In Las Vegas, Sorrow, Swing Pattern, Tempo Songs, Time Collaborator
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
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Movies, Recordings, Records, Songs
B Sides, Bad Move, Beatnik, Bongos, Classic Pop, Eli Wallach, Film And Television, Frank Sinatra, From Here To Eternity, Harry Cohn, Live Television, Nelson Riddle, Pair Of Dice, Paul Newman, Pop Album, Screen Test, Stage Manager, Television Career, Time Collaborator, Torch Song, Vocal Jazz
Sinatra and Riddle Final Album: Strangers in the Night
“Strangers in the Night” was released through Reprise Records in 1966 by Frank Sinatra, continuing his celebration of his come back to the #1 spot at the pop album charts starting in the middle of the 1960s.
It is the last album Sinatra will ever work with long-serving arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle.
Jonathan Schwartz of WNEW wrote this about Nelsen Riddle:
Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Nelson Riddle stand, in… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
American Popular Music, Arrangers, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Beautiful Girl, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Girl In The World, Immense Body, Jonathan Schwartz, Louis Armstrong, nelsen riddle, Nelson Riddle, Pop Album Charts, Reprise Records, Single Charts, Startling Originality, Strangers In The Night, Trumpet Organ, Vibraphone, Wnew
Sinatra Returns to His Home Town Live at the Meadowlands
On March 14, 1986 Frank Sinatra returned to his home state New Jersey and performed a concert at Meadowlands. The concert was recorded and in 2009 the live album was released through Concord and produced by Charles Pignone.
From the opening song the audience was firmly established with Sinatra having, as usual, dominated the venue with his presence and voice. He welcomed the fans right away with these words “It seems we stood… Read the rest
Albums, Concord Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Songs
April In Paris, Audience Members, Banter, Belts, Blue Eyes, Charisma, Compact Disc, Disc Album, Frank Sinatra, Good Year, Listener, live at the meadowlands, Meadowlands, Nostalgia, Opening Song, Perseverance, Pignone, Sinatra Fans, Three Songs, True Friends, True Performer
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
Albums, Biography, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, The Rat Pack
Caesars Palace, Casino Managers, Casino Performances, Circus Maximus, Compilation Album, Cowboy Hats, Desert Inn, First Performance, Frank Sinatra, Last Performance, Live Performance, Live Performances, Lvcva, Mgm Grand, Monologues, News Bureau, Rat Pack, Sands Casino, Shiny Shoes, Sinatra At The Sands, Sinatra Vegas, Vegas News, Wilbur Clark
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
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Movies, Recordings, Records, Songs
Brass Sections, Day Music, Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra, Full Spectrum, Jimmy Van Heusen, Mid 1950s, Old Black Magic, Orchestral Arrangement, Orchestral Pieces, Paul Weston, Robin And The Seven Hoods, Sammy Cahn, Saxes, Sentimental Journey, Sinatra Films, Swing Session, Tender Trap, Title Songs, tommy dorsey
Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris is a Treasure
Frank Sinatra recorded his live performance in Paris, France in 1962, but was not released by Reprise Records until 1994. A previous version of this live concert was released in 1992, although a couple of songs were left out of the twenty six totals.
Sinatra fans had to wait for 30 years this album to be released. It’s a treasure in its own right.
“Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris” was just the third album… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Accompanist, Al Viola, Backup Band, Bill Miller, Emil Richards, Frank Sinatra, Harry Klee, Incomparable Style, Irv, Live In Paris, Mesmerizing, Moonlight In Vermont, Natural Flaws, paris, Paris France, Piece Jazz Combo, Reprise Records, Sextet, Signature Work, Sinatra Fans, Veteran Guitarist, Vibraphonist
September of My Years: Sinatra’s Interview with Cronkite
Sonny Burke produced “September of My Years” in 1965 for Reprise Records while Gordon Jenkins arranged and conducted the tracks. The album ranked with “Only the Lonely” of a decade earlier.
The recording is often believed to be one of Sinatra’s best albums. Jenkins arranged full, dignified and despondent music, which capsulated how Sinatra seemed about turning fifty, a reflective mood. If only he knew he had more than 30 years left to entertain and… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, News, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Anything More Than That, Cbs News, Common Thread, Count Basie, Future Path, Good Year, Gordon Jenkins, Hello Young Lovers, Memorable Songs, Reflective Mood, Reprise Records, September Of My Years, Sinatra, Sorrow And Pain, Television Cameras, Top Of The Charts, Traditional Pop, Turning Fifty, Walter Cronkite, Woodwinds
Bang Bang… She Shot Me Down
In 1981 Frank Sinatra recorded his last album with Reprise Records, the record label founded by Sinatra himself.
Rightly so, Don Costa produced the album that in turn would be one of Sinatra’s last impressive albums, and in general is praised as an artistic success. Fans adore this album and speak of it often on various blogging sites — some calling it one of Sinatra’s best post-retirement albums.
During this part of his… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Album Charts, Altos De Chavon, Artistic Success, Balladeer, Blogging Sites, Commercial Success, Don Costa, Frank Sinatra, Gold Album, Gordon Jenkins, Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, Medley, Music Festival, Provocative Collection, Record Label, Renditions, Reprise Records, Saloon Songs, Torch Songs
