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Category Archives: Songs
Sinatra Might as Well Swing
“It Might as Well Be Swing” was produced in 1964 by Sonny Burke, a big bandleader and musical director at Reprise Records.
Burke played the violin and piano as a young boy but was a true athlete. He played football in High School and was honored with all-state fullback in Detroit, Michigan.
Burke was drawn to music again while attending Duke University and formed a 15-piece band and learned how to arrange music on his… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Arranger, Billboard Charts, Count Basie Orchestra, Duke University, Frank Sinatra, Fullback, Horn Player, How To Arrange Music, Jazz Standard, Louis Armstrong, Musical Director, Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Recording Studio, Reprise Records, Second Verse, String Section, Swing Album, True Athlete, True Treasure
Sinatra and Swingin’ Brass with Neal Hefti
Reprise Records released “Sinatra and Swingin’ Brass” as a studio album in 1962 by Frank Sinatra, including his first time collaboration with arranger and composer Neal Hefti.
Hefti started his career by being a jazz trumpet player whose career involved working as a jazz composer and arranger for Count Basie, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett as well as Sinatra. But, Hefit is probably most celebrated for scoring the 1960 “Batman” TV series theme music and for composing the music for The… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs, The Rat Pack
American Jazz, Batman Tv Series, Composing Music, Count Basie, Energetic Performance, Frank Sinatra, Half A Day, Jazz Composer, Jazz Trumpet Player, judy garland, Neal Hefti, Odd Couple, Rat Pack, Signs Of Exhaustion, Swingin Affair, Theme Music, Three Songs, Time Collaboration, Tv Series Theme, Upbeat Tempos, Washington Post, Young Lovers
Ol’ Blue Eyes Sings ‘Bein’ Green’
Don Costa teamed up with Sinatra once more, bringing Ol’ Blue Eyes out of retirement and into the main stream of a hit album. “Ol Blue Eyes is Back” makes for an appropriate title. Though, fans would like to argue that he never really retired – just played some golf and travelled while doing special appearances for charities and such.
Costa and Sinatra working together, once again, made the so-called comeback a real treat for… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Arranger, Bein Green, Blue Eyes, Cronies, Don Costa, Emmy Nominations, Gold Status, Good Friends, Gordon Jenkins, Joe Raposo, Joseph Schwartz, Long Time Sinatra Collaborator, Main Stream, Pop Hits, Publicity Campaigns, Record Label, Reprise Records, Sesame Street, Songwriters, Television Series, Top Ten Charts
Sinatra’s ‘My Favorite Valentine’
I am sure you will agree with me when I say Frank Sinatra’s songs are synonymous with love songs. A true Sinatra fan, I am sure, has his or her very favorite Sinatra love song.
What a better way to say “I love you” than with a Frank Sinatra song. Though, some of Sinatra songs are torch songs with love lost – angst.
“Look to Your Heart” is the third collection album of Frank Sinatra singles… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Songs, Videos
B Sides, Beatnik, Bongos, Classic Pop, Film And Television, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Song, From Here To Eternity, Live Television, Nelson Riddle, Pop Album, Sinatra Love, Songs, Stage Manager, Television Career, Time Collaborator, Torch Song, Torch Songs, Valentine Song, Vocal Jazz
Sinatra Academy Award Winners
Simply called “Academy Award Winners” was released in 1964 by Reprise Records with long-time collaborator Nelson Riddle arranging and conducting songs from the vaults of the Academy Awards.
Frank Sinatra sings Oscar winners for Best Song, ranging from the first winning song “The Continental” in 1934 to “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1962. The album is stylish, professional and exclusive with some true diamonds even though their performances are not as illustrious as… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Reprise Records, Songs
Academy Award Winners, Academy Awards, Best Original Song, Cohesive Group, Days Of Wine, Days Of Wine And Roses, Dorothy Fields, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Jerome Kern, Nelson Riddle, Oscar Winners, Reprise Records, Three Coins, Time Collaborator, Time Jerry, True Diamonds, Vaults, Wine And Roses
Sinatra Gets You Under His Skin
Reprise Records wanted to match the Frank Sinatra’s success at Columbia Records as well as Capitol Records. The goal was to create a successful issue of compilations from Sinatra’s hit songs. For obvious reasons, the album would be a hit – actually the album sold very well. “Sinatra’s Sinatra” was an attempt to compile formerly released 12 songs and re-recorded them for a 1963 release.
Long-standing colleague, Nelson Riddle, who was also a very popular… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Academy Award, Billboard Charts, Capitol Records, Celebrated Songs, Cole Porter Song, Columbia Records, Compilations, Duets, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood Musical, Joker, Memorable Performances, Nancy With The Laughing Face, Nelson Riddle, Rendition, Reprise Records, Sinatra Standard, Songs, Virginia Bruce, Young At Heart
‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’ Spot Light on Carefree Sinatra
“Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!” was produced by one of Frank Sinatra’s long-time collaborators Voyle Gilmore. The fourth studio album was recorded in 1956 by Sinatra for Capitol Records.
Once again, Sinatra teams up with Nelson Riddle, who arranges and conducts a powerful yet subtle swinging album that is upbeat, jazzy and brash. As you listen to the album, you can’t help but notice Sinatra bounces off the hard-hitting horns while at the same time floats… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Songs
Bounces, Capitol Records, Caption, Clarity, Collaborators, Consonants, Fame In 2000, Frank Sinatra, Greatest Albums Of All Time, Hall Of Fame, Horns, Long Time, love songs, Nelson Riddle, Rolling Stone Magazine, Romantic Ballad, Songs, Vibration, Vowels, Woodwinds, Young Couple
Sinatra and Riddle’s Greatest Collaboration
“The Concert” started as a promising renewal of Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle collaboration. The production turned out to be the finest of the era.
Sinatra is at his very best singing performances at the same time he displays jubilant sentiment. Riddle offers one of his finest arrangements most noticeable in the ballad “I Have a Dream” from the Broadway hit “The King and I”.
Reprise Records released the album in 1963… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
Ballad, Broadway Show Tunes, Composition, Corroboration, Frank Sinatra, Good Job, Heart And Soul, Live Performance, Melodramas, Nelson Riddle, Ol Man River, Orchestration, Premise, Rendition, Reprise Album, Richard Rogers, Scenery, Sentiment, Sinatra Albums, Soliloquy, Spite
My One and Only Sinatra
Frank Sinatra fans can’t help but take a look and listen to 1956 Capitol Records release of “This is Sinatra!” because the album contains both Frank Sinatra B-sides and singles.
Sinatra joined up with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. Riddle is known for being a long-time collaborator, and he orchestrated some of Sinatra’s greatest tracks, but never won a Grammy with him.
This album marks the first ever collection of his singles and unfortunately the album has… Read the rest
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Records, Songs
B Sides, Capitol Records Release, Days Of Wine, Days Of Wine And Roses, Dean Martin, Diamon, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Fans, June Christy, Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, Riddle Riddle, Sinatra Frank, Singles Collection, Tender Trap, Three Coins, Time Collaborator, True Fan, Wine And Roses, World On A String, Young At Heart
Sinatra’s ‘Nothing But The Best’
Warner Bros. Records released “Nothing But The Best” as a compilation album in 2008 to honor the tenth anniversary of the passing of Frank Sinatra.
The recordings on this album are tracks during the time Sinatra recorded during the time he was recording at his Reprise label. Produced by Charles Pignone, predictably, the album went gold in December 2008.
Pignone is the author of New York Times bestseller “The Sinatra Treasures” and once held the… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
1960s Songs, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bossa Nova, Christmas Songs, Christmas Version, Compilation Album, Daughter Nancy, Frank Sinatra, Girl From Ipanema, Good Year, Luck Be A Lady, Mature Material, New York Times, New York Times Bestseller, Pignone, Sinatra Family, Strangers In The Night, Summer Wind, Tenth Anniversary, York Times Bestseller
