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Posts Tagged: Nelson Riddle
Sinatra Classic ‘Time After Time’
Frank Sinatra joined up again with Nelson Riddle for a collection of Sinatra B-sides and singles. Riddle arranged and conducted all the back up for “This is Sinatra Volume 2”.
The album was released in 1958, similar to “This is Sinatra!” produced in 1956. Seven new songs were recorded toward the end of 1957. They were then added to the album.
You can listen to such songs as “Everybody Loves Somebody,” “I Believe,” “You’ll Always… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Movies, Recordings, Records, Songs, The Rat Pack
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Merry Sinatra Family Christmas
Reprise records released a holiday album in 1968 featuring Frank Sinatra and his children: Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Together they sing with a perfect title that says it all – “The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas”.
Two long-time Sinatra arrangers, Don Costa and Nelson Riddle, arrange and conduct the tracks with the Jimmy Joyce singers as backing vocals. The album illustrates the diversity and talents of Sinatra’s children. For… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
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Sinatra and Crosby Sing ’12 Songs of Christmas’
In 1964 Reprise Records brought to the recording studio Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians to create a traditional Christmas album called “12 Songs of Christmas”.
A long list of arrangers and conductors makes for an impressive production with such notables as Roy Ringwald, Dick Reynolds, Jack Halloran, Nelson Riddle, Harry Simeon, Bob Thompson and Harry Betts.
Only five of the twelve tracks consist of vocals by Sinatra with Crosby… 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
Albums, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Recordings, Records, Reprise Records, Songs
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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 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
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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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’65: The Singer Today — Sinatra
“Sinatra ’65: The Singer Today” is a further attempt to create a pop-connection in 1965 by Frank Sinatra from Reprise Records. Concerning the title one might speculate that maybe or maybe not it’s a parody on the Beatles ’65 released months before at Capitol Records. Your guess is as good as mine.
No one is listed as arranger or conductor on the album cover because the styles and compilation of different sessions and singles… Read the rest
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Sinatra Sings of Love and Things
In 1962 Capitol Records placed “Sinatra Sings of Love and Things” on the music store shelves after Frank Sinatra had left the record label and launched his Reprise Label.
In order for Frank Sinatra to leave Capitol records he made a deal with Alan Livingston, who is is known for creating Bonanza, Bozo the Clown and producing The Beatles albums.
Livingston made a deal with Sinatra. The deal was to produce five more albums… Read the rest
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My Kind of Broadway
“My Kind of Broadway” is a compilation of songs from popular musicals of various Broadway hits. They were put together in 1965 like a jigsaw puzzle from different studio recording sessions over the last four years.
The album features a total of nine composers and arrangers, the largest amount for any single album by Frank Sinatra. Some of them are Don Costa, Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones, Billy May, Sy Oliver and Nelson Riddle.
With such… Read the rest
Albums, Frank Sinatra, Reprise Records, Songs
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