Frank Sinatra, Antônio Carlos Jobim - The Complete Reprise Recordings

Styles: Vocal, Guitar
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:03
Size: 134,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:20) 1. The Girl From Ipanema
(3:32) 2. Dindi
(2:43) 3. Change Partners
(2:45) 4. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
(2:55) 5. Meditation (Meditação)
(2:11) 6. If You Never Come To Me
(3:18) 7. How Insensitive
(2:39) 8. I Concentrate On You
(2:36) 9. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
(2:39) 10. Once I Loved
(3:39) 11. The Song Of The Sabia
(2:35) 12. Drinking Water
(2:36) 13. Someone To Light Up My Life
(2:39) 14. Triste
(2:53) 15. This Happy Madness
(2:20) 16. One Note Samba
(2:27) 17. Don’t Ever Go Away
(3:19) 18. Wave
(3:09) 19. Off Key
(3:40) 20. Bonita

For the first time in over three decades, the Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim recordings are now together in The Complete Reprise Recordings, the most comprehensive compilation of the Sinatra/Jobim sessions yet. The re-mastered classics of the two late musical legends include "Dindi," "How Insensitive," "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars," and of course, "The Girl from Ipanema," a Jobim masterpiece covered by numerous colleagues such as pianist Vince Guaraldi. In addition to those, there are three new bonus tracks on this reprise that allow for a new compositional spark that perfectly compliment the jazz standards that Jobim arranges in his distinct Brazilian bossa nova style. The Complete Reprise Recordings are a must-have for any collector, and a new lifestyle for dedicated Sinatra/Jobim fans. Sinatra's voice has been heard around the world, and as it is matched flawlessly with the compositional genius of Antonio Carlos Jobim, his fame will continue to grow more than a decade after his passing. https://www.amazon.com.br/Sinatra-Jobim-Complete-Reprise-Recordings/dp/B003CR9BYE

Personnel: Frank Sinatra – vocals, Antônio Carlos Jobim – vocals, guitar

The Complete Reprise Recordings

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Sylvia Syms - Syms By Sinatra

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:32
Size: 83,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:25) 1. Hooray for Love
(4:40) 2. All My Tomorrows
(3:06) 3. By Myself
(4:43) 4. You Go to My Head
(3:17) 5. Close Enough for Love
(3:16) 6. Them There Eyes
(3:44) 7. Someone to Light Up My Life
(4:12) 8. I Thought About You
(3:59) 9. You Must Believe in Spring
(3:06) 10. That Old Devil Moon

Not to be confused with the English actress of the same name, Sylvia Syms was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York on December 2, 1917. Perhaps less well known for her acting career, Syms became a premier jazz and cabaret singer, remarkable for a versatility that encompassed many genres of music. She was dubbed by close friend, Frank SInatra, as the “world’s greatest saloon singer.” Syms had just begun a month-long residency at the Algonquin Oak Room in Sylvia Syms Sings Sinatra, and famously collapsed on stage as she was about to begin her encore, “This Will Be My Shining Hour.” She was pronounced dead of a heart attack, on May 10, 1992, age 74. She was also about to celebrate the release of a new album, You Must Believe in Spring

Syms’ interest in performing began at an early age her first performance being in front of family and friends. She has said of that, “My parents didn’t know how to cope with my singing. They were poor and their backgrounds had taught them that the life of a singer or actress led directly to the gutter.” She revealed that she was singing in her carriage before she was talking, and later would sit on the stoop of her home in Brooklyn singing at the top of her lungs. Overcoming childhood polio, Syms began haunting clubs in Manhattan as a teenager, where she met the likes of Dean Martin and Mae West (who put her in a revival of “Diamond Lil” as Flo the shoplifter in 1948). She made her first meaningful singing debut in 1941 at Kelly’s Stable, a famous club among famous clubs on West 52nd Street in New York City.

As an actress,she often played the part of Bloody Mary in South Pacific and had the lead in a production of Hello, Dolly! Her other roles were in musicals and plays such as Dream Girl, Thirteen Daughters, Funny Girl, Flower Drum Song and Camino Real. In 1972, Syms had a lung removed, which did not stop her from performing as Bloody Mary at the Chateau de Ville Dinner Theater in Framingham, Massachusetts.

At the beginning of her recording career, Syms released albums on the DRG label, the Bainbridge label and several other independents, producing hits such as “Wild Is the Wind” and “Cuando Te Fuiste De Mi.” Eventually signed to the Decca label, she had a major success with her 1956 release of “I Could Have Danced All Night,” which sold over one million copies and earned her a gold record certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.

She recorded with jazz greats Milt Hinton, Kenny Burrell and Bucky Pizzarelli, among others. Frank Sinatra produced her 1982 album, Syms By Sinatra. Notably, she conducted master classes in singing for 14 years at the Northwood Institute, a performing arts university in Dallas. Syms also appeared regularly at the Cafe Carlyle in Manhattan and would sometimes, impromptu, would join Bobby Short during his set. At the time of her death, Sylvia Syms had recorded more than 15 albums in several different genres, leaving a rich legacy of music to the ages.
https://nitelifeexchange.com/actress-cabaret-and-jazz-doyenne-sylvia-syms-known-for-her-versatility/

Personnel: Sylvia Syms - vocals; Frank Sinatra - conductor; Don Costa - arranger;

Syms By Sinatra

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Patrick Williams - Home Suite Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:37
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Big band swing
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[ 3:20] 1. 52nd & Broadway
[ 6:06] 2. Home Suite Home I. Elizabeth (The Beautiful Scientist)
[ 7:49] 3. Home Suite Home Ii. Greer (The Dreamer)
[ 7:47] 4. Home Suite Home Iii. Patrick B. (The Real Deal)
[ 4:33] 5. A Hefti Dose Of Basie (To The Memory Of Neal Hefti)
[ 3:47] 6. I've Been Around
[10:20] 7. Blue Mist (For Catherine)
[ 6:51] 8. That's Rich (For Buddy)

Patrick Williams: conductor; Dave Grusin: piano; Chuck Berghofer: bass; Peter Erskine: drums; Dean Parks: guitar; Dan Higgins: alto saxophone; Jeff Driskill: alto saxophone; Bob Sheppard: tenor saxophone; Tom Scott: tenor saxophone; Gene Cipriano: baritone saxophone; Wayne Bergeron: trumpet; Dan Fornero: trumpet; Bob Summers: trumpet; Michael Stever: trumpet; Arturo Sandoval: trumpet; Charlie Loper: trombone; Andy Martin: trombone; Bob McChesney: trombone; Craig Gosnell: bass trombone; Dan Grecco: percussion; Patti Austin: vocals (1); Frank Sinatra Jr.: vocals (6); Tierney Sutton: vocals (6).

Composer, arranger and band leader Patrick Williams leads some of the finest jazz musicians in L.A. on another exciting portrait of big band swing on Home Suite Home, an album that's far more personal than all of his previous works. Documenting a personal homage to his family and his first musical love, Williams pays tribute to his children and wife stating "I tried to capture the essence of the personality of my wife and three children in musical terms...""is truly a labor of love." In addition to the all-star list of players on his band, Williams augments the group with vocalist's Patti Austin, Tierney Sutton and Frank Sinatra, Jr. gracing the stage with the likes of pianist Dave Grusin, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, drummer Peter Erskine and long-time associate, saxophonist Tom Scott as special guests adding the final ingredients to his most ambitious and masterful musical project to date.

A prolific composer, the band leader offers eight original tunes leading off with "52nd & Broadway" featuring vocalist Austin fronting a full-on swinging orchestra. The tribute to his children is the center-piece of the disc and incorporated in the three-part suite beginning with his first homage, this time for daughter Elizabeth on "Home Suite Home I. Elizabeth (The Beautiful Scientist)" featuring sparkling solos from tenor men Scott and Bob Sheppard. "Home Suite Home II. Greer (The Dreamer)" is a far more subdued and humble piece of music highlighted by the sweet solos from Dan Higgins. The last homage, "Home Suite Home III. Patrick B. (The Real Deal) features a robust ensemble and showcases the chops of drummer Erskine, saxophonist Scott and trumpeter Michael Stever.

Williams pens the most ambitious track for his wife of 54 years dedicating "Blue Mist (For Catherine)" where trumpeter of note Sandoval leads the band on a delicate lush and introspective soft ballad conveying a warm message of love. One of the non-tribute pieces of the set that stands out here is, the swinging orchestral piece "I've Been Around" featuring a smart duet between vocalists Frank Sinatra Jr. and Tierney Sutton.

Aside from dedications to his family, Williams also includes a tip of the hat to trumpeter/composer and arranger Neal Hefti on "A Hefti Dose of Basie (To The Memory of Neal Hefti)" as the band dose a marvelous impersonation of the Basie orchestra featuring the stylish horn of trumpeter Stever taking the honors on lead. The last non-family tribute is a big band swinging chart entitled "That's Rich (For Buddy)" with various members of the band on solo excursions including drummer Erskine doing his best impersonation of the late great drummer Buddy Rich. When all is done, Patrick Williams' Home Suite Home, is far more than a tribute to family, friends and the music he loves, it's a tasteful creatively-designed flavor of big band swing performed with gusto that hits home. ~Edward Blanco

Home Suite Home

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Frank Sinatra - The 100th Birthday Swing Album

Album: The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part I
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 123:19
Size: 286,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:11) 1. I've Got The World On A String
(2:37) 2. You And The Night And The Music
(3:15) 3. The Lady Is A Tramp
(2:54) 4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(2:11) 5. All Of Me
(1:58) 6. When You're Smiling
(2:57) 7. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
(2:13) 8. Taking A Chance On Love
(2:51) 9. Young At Heart
(3:43) 10. I've Got You Under My Skin
(2:00) 11. Almost Like Being In Love
(1:58) 12. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:01) 13. From Here To Eternity
(2:16) 14. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
(2:58) 15. (Love Is) The Tender Trap
(2:42) 16. A Foggy Day
(3:40) 17. Night And Day
(3:00) 18. You Make Me Feel So Young
(2:33) 19. Yes Indeed!
(2:06) 20. When I Take My Sugar To Tea
(2:41) 21. Ol' Mac Donald
(2:48) 22. Nice 'N' Easy
(2:39) 23. River Stay Away From My Door
(3:53) 24. It's Nice To Go Traveling
(2:56) 25. Begin The Beguine
(2:27) 26. Get Happy
(2:33) 27. I've Heard That Song Before
(2:49) 28. South Of The Border
(2:40) 29. Bye Bye Baby
(3:02) 30. Melody Of Love
(3:05) 31. Three Coins In The Fountain
(2:57) 32. I'm Walking Behind You
(3:14) 33. Autumn In New York
(2:42) 34. Walking In The Sunshine
(3:13) 35. Meet Me At The Copa
(2:28) 36. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
(3:02) 37. Learnin' The Blues
(2:24) 38. Jeepers Creepers
(2:35) 39. You Do Something To Me
(2:49) 40. Zing! Went the Strings Of My Heart
(2:40) 41. Lover
(2:38) 42. Day By Day
(2:34) 43. I Thought About You
(2:28) 44. Sunday
(2:39) 45. Love And Marriage

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Album: The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part II
Time: 120:06
Size: 278,7 MB

(2:44) 1. Anything Goes
(2:41) 2. Don't Be That Way
(3:31) 3. Mood Indigo
(3:00) 4. I'll Be Around
(3:23) 5. Sentimental Journey
(2:10) 6. Let's Fall In Love
(2:12) 7. A Fine Romance
(3:20) 8. Come Fly With Me
(2:43) 9. Pennies From Heaven
(2:49) 10. I Can Read Between The Lines
(2:06) 11. Be Careful, It's My Heart
(2:14) 12. I Never Knew
(2:57) 13. September In The Rain
(2:32) 14. Have You Met Miss Jones
(3:39) 15. Granada
(1:50) 16. Falling In Love With Love
(2:10) 17. It's A Wonderful World
(4:07) 18. That Old Black Magic
(2:17) 19. It's Only A Paper Moon
(1:57) 20. Don't Take Your Love From Me
(1:46) 21. S'posin
(2:45) 22. Ring-A-Ding Ding
(2:53) 23. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
(2:14) 24. Always
(2:49) 25. Blue Moon
(3:09) 26. Don't Cry Joe
(2:47) 27. Last Dance
(2:19) 28. American Beauty Rose
(3:20) 29. Moonlight On The Ganges
(3:26) 30. In The Still Of The Night
(2:07) 31. Paper Doll
(2:41) 32. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(1:29) 33. Should I
(3:03) 34. Brazil
(2:23) 35. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
(4:11) 36. You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
(2:52) 37. The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
(2:00) 38. My Blue Heaven
(2:43) 39. The Song Is You
(2:59) 40. Let's Face The Music And Dance
(2:00) 41. It All Depends On You
(2:06) 42. The Curse Of An Aching Heart
(2:24) 43. You'd Be So Easy To Love
(2:37) 44. Stars Fell On Alabama
(2:21) 45. I Concentrate On You

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).

Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.

Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.

While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.

Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.

Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Sinatra/+wiki

The 100th Birthday Swing Album Part I

The 100th Birthday Swing Album Par II

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Frank Sinatra & Antonio Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Styles: Vocal, Piano and Guitar
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:34
Size: 79,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:16)  1. The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)
(3:30)  2. Dindi
(2:43)  3. Change Partners
(2:46)  4. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
(2:56)  5. Meditation (Meditacao)
(2:12)  6. If You Never Come To Me
(3:18)  7. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
(2:40)  8. I Concentrate on You
(2:35)  9. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
(2:36) 10. Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz)

"I haven't sung so softly since I had laryngitis." That January 30, 1967, he did it. For the first time in his career, The Voice had to put its foot on the brake. And also for the first (and only) time in 52 years of life, Frank Sinatra signed his Christian name on a phonographic record. Francis Albert Sinatra was in the studio with the Brazilian Antonio Carlos Jobim. The meeting of the greatest American singer with the father of bossa nova - the title of the album brings together the full names of the two authors - has now won a new edition, commemorating 50 years.

Short album (does not reach 30 minutes) with ten songs, brings together seven of Jobim himself ( The girl from Ipanema , Dindi , Meditation , How insensitive , among others) and three North American standards ( Change partners , I concentrate on you and Baubles , bangles and beads ). The reissue brings two bonus tracks: the medley Quiet night of quiet stars / Change partners / I concentrate on you / The girl from Ipanema taken from the TV show A man and his music + Ella Jobim (also from 1967) and an unprecedented recording of The girl from Ipanema , made during the registration of Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. The sound is bossa nova with a more sophisticated outfit, since the arrangements were under the responsibility of the German Claus Ogerman. The album was a public and critical success, remaining 28 weeks on the Billboard charts.

Grammy-nominated, he justly lost the gold gramophone album of the year to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by the Beatles. Sinatra was a little late in the hump. It was five years ago, since the historic concert at Carnegie Hall, that the Brazilian beat had become a fever in the United States. Although a little late, the album can be considered fundamental.

The main reason is for bringing Sinatra at a special time. His interpretation is very subtle, of a vocal technique that until then seemed unprecedented in his long trajectory. In complete harmony with Jobim and his soft guitar, the drummer Dom Um Romão stands out. "A Brazilian who seemed, at the same time, to be alert and drugged," wrote Stan Cornyn in the album insert. Warner executive, he worked several times on Sinatra albums. Sinatra and Jobim (“Tone”, as The Voice called the conductor) recorded another work together. In 1969, they got together for a new album. The irregular result came out in the compilation Sinatra and company, which went public only in 1971. Three other tracks from this same studio encounter remained unpublished until 2010, when the double album Sinatra / Jobim: The complete Reprise recordings was released, which brought together the recordings made in 1967 and 1969. In this way, it is the work of 50 years ago that must remain the meeting of the two giants of music. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim is a very silent album, to be tasted little by little. Without haste, and for many, many times. https://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/noticia/viver/2017/08/album-historico-de-frank-sinatra-e-tom-jobim-ganha-edicao-comemorativa.html

Personnel: Frank Sinatra – vocal; Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals; Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor; Dom Um Romão – drums; Colin Bailey - drums I Concentrate On You, Baubles Bangles And Beads, Change Partners, Dindi;  Al Viola – electric guitar;  Jose Marino – doublebass

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

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Frank Sinatra - L.A. Is My Lady

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:01
Size: 84.8 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1984
Art: Front

[3:12] 1. L.A. Is My Lady
[2:47] 2. The Best Of Everything
[3:54] 3. How Do You Keep The Music Playing
[3:45] 4. Teach Me Tonight
[2:41] 5. It's All Right With Me
[4:51] 6. Mack The Knife
[3:04] 7. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
[3:40] 8. Stormy Weather
[2:38] 9. If I Should Lose You
[3:07] 10. A Hundred Years From Today
[3:17] 11. After You've Gone

Frank Sinatra's final studio album of the '80s -- arguably the last true original album Sinatra recorded -- was an uneven but surprisingly enjoyable set that tried to adapt the singer's style to contemporary pop standards. Under the direction of arranger/producer Quincy Jones, the album incorporated more synthesizers and slick production techniques than any previous Sinatra album, but the result usually doesn't sound forced, especially on the hit title song. When the album does fail, it is because Jones' overly ambitious and commercial production -- such as the insistent dance beat of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" -- prevents the song from taking root. Nevertheless, everyone involved, from Sinatra and Jones to the band themselves, sounds like they're having fun, and that sense of joy effortlessly translates to the listener. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

L.A. Is My Lady

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Frank Sinatra - That's Life

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:34
Size: 60,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:07) 1. That's Life
(2:16) 2. I Will Wait For You
(2:16) 3. Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)
(2:27) 4. Sand And Sea
(2:30) 5. What Now My Love
(2:36) 6. Winchester Cathedral
(2:11) 7. Give Her Love
(2:40) 8. Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)
(2:31) 9. The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
(2:57) 10. You're Gonna Hear From Me

Following the across-the-board success of Strangers in the Night, That's Life continued Frank Sinatra's streak of commercially successful albums that straddled the line between traditional and contemporary pop music. Adding more pop music techniques to his repertoire of show tunes, That's Life made contemporary pop concessions while satisfying Sinatra's own taste for weightier, more respected material. Although it was a pop-oriented record, Sinatra had not begun to rely on rock-influenced productions; instead, arranger/conductor Ernie Freeman contributed charts that alternated between bluesy, brassy swingers and mildly schmaltzy string arrangements, supported by an overbearing backing chorus. While the title track was the hardest blues Sinatra ever tried, that approach wasn't attempted for the entire album. A few tracks particularly a rearrangement of the New Vaudeville Band's campy "Winchester Cathedral" and the static version of "The Impossible Dream" fall flat, but the album works when Sinatra is either tearing into the song (like "That's Life") or coaxing life out of mid-level ballads like "You're Gonna Hear from Me." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-life-mw0000650778

That's Life

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Frank Sinatra - Sinatra Sings Gershwin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:06
Size: 114.7 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1943/2003
Art: Front

[1:51] 1. Somebody Loves Me
[3:17] 2. I've Got A Crush On You
[2:52] 3. Embraceable You
[3:17] 4. Someone To Watch Over Me
[2:56] 5. Oh Bess, Where's My Bess
[5:17] 6. Porgy And Bess Medley # 1
[3:43] 7. It Ain't Necessarily So
[1:04] 8. 's Wonderful
[1:42] 9. A Foggy Day
[2:26] 10. I've Got A Crush On You
[1:29] 11. Night And Day (Show Opening)
[1:57] 12. Soon
[2:38] 13. Embraceable You
[8:37] 14. Porgy And Bess Medley # 2
[2:22] 15. Someone To Watch Over Me
[3:05] 16. Love Walked In
[1:23] 17. Closing Comments

Sings Gershwin compiles Sinatra’s studio recording of Gershwin songs for Columbia with fourteen previously unreleased Sinatra radio and TV programs broadcast while he was a Columbia artist, including his famous 1947 Gershwin tribute for CBS radio, Songs by Sinatra. He’s essentially the pop crooner here, dedicating “Embraceable You,” for example, “...to little Nancy on her seventh birthday.” And his repartee with his female co-lead in “It Ain’t Necessarily So” shows him a charming comic. But some Gershwin material allows Sinatra room to explore jazzy effects, too, as in the way the swinging trumpet sings back to his verses in “I’ve Got a Crush on You.”

Sinatra was obviously a big fan of Porgy & Bess, from which he broadcast two different medleys. The first splits “Summertime” in half with quick snatches of “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’” by a supporting vocal group. The second, from the CBS radio tribute, strings together “Summertime,” “There’s A Boat That’s Leaving Soon For New York,” “Street Cries,” and “Bess You Is My Woman Now,” and in every one Sinatra’s voice resonates strong and true. “Someone to Watch Over Me” finds Sinatra still bright-eyed and in love with love; decades later, he would sound more suspicious he might never find her... ~Chris M. Slawecki

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Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:57
Size: 116.7 MB
Styles: Vocal, Standards
Year: 1960/2008
Art: Front

[2:43] 1. Nice 'n' Easy
[3:31] 2. That Old Feeling
[3:13] 3. How Deep Is The Ocean
[2:14] 4. I've Got A Crush On You
[4:25] 5. You Go To My Head
[3:22] 6. Fools Rush In
[3:15] 7. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
[3:56] 8. She's Funny That Way
[3:19] 9. Try A Little Tenderness
[3:21] 10. Embraceable You
[2:45] 11. Mam'selle
[2:54] 12. Dream
[2:40] 13. The Nearness Of You
[2:54] 14. Someone To Watch Over Me
[3:04] 15. Day In-Day Out (Alternate Version)
[3:12] 16. My One And Only Love

Breaking slightly from his pattern of a swing album following the release of ballads set, Frank Sinatra followed No One Cares with Nice 'N' Easy, a breezy collection of mid-tempo numbers arranged by Nelson Riddle. Not only is it the lightest set that he recorded for Capitol, it is the one with the loosest theme. Sinatra selected a collection of songs he had sang early in his career, having Riddle rearrange the tunes with warm, cheery textures. Unlike his previous ballads albums, Nice 'N' Easy doesn't have a touch of brooding sorrow -- it rolls along steadily, charming everyone in its path. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey - Frank Sinatra With Tommy Dorsey: Greatest Hits

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 45:08

Size: 103.3 MB

Styles: Vocal, Big band

Year: 2013

Art: Front

[3:01] 1. Night And Day

[3:11] 2. I'm Getting Sentimental

[3:14] 3. Once In A While

[3:18] 4. East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon

[3:43] 5. The Things I Love

[3:00] 6. Hear My Song Violetta

[2:57] 7. Whispering

[2:15] 8. Marie

[2:10] 9. I Hear A Rapsody

[2:53] 10. How About You

[3:10] 11. Stardust

[2:54] 12. I Think Of You

[3:07] 13. I'll Never Smile Again

[3:00] 14. Our Love Affair

[3:10] 15. Fools Rush In

In 1939, Frank Sinatra scored his very first success, "All Or Nothing At All," with trumpeter Harry James' Orchestra. The following year the young singer began an extraordinary two year apprenticeship with the much classier Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, a regimen which taught him everything he needed to know about musical taste and judgement if not popular adulation. Make no mistake, however; from the beginning, through sheer dint of will, Sinatra managed to make his time with the master trombonist and bandleader a collaboration of musical equals.

Milestone recordings like "Stardust," "I'll Be Seeing You," "I'll Never Smile Again," "Everything Happens To Me" et al are both big band classics and the beginning of a new age of romantic popular singing. No male singer had ever gone as far as Sinatra did in exploring the tender feelings expressed in these songs, in identifying so completely with a given song's meaning. It was a revolution in popular sensibility that we are still living through several decades later. ~AMG

Frank Sinatra With Tommy Dorsey Greatest Hits

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Frank Sinatra - Sinatra And Swingin' Brass

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:05
Size: 68.9 MB
Styles: Swing, Jazz vocals
Year: 1962/2014
Art: Front

[1:47] 1. Goody, Goody
[2:40] 2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:12] 3. At Long Last Love
[2:34] 4. I'm Beginning To See The Light
[3:10] 5. Don'cha Go 'way Mad
[3:13] 6. I Get A Kick Out Of You
[2:02] 7. Tangerine
[2:26] 8. Love Is Just Around The Corner
[2:07] 9. Ain't She Sweet
[2:59] 10. Serenade In Blue
[2:17] 11. I Love You
[2:33] 12. Pick Yourself Up

Sinatra and Swingin' Brass, a collection of brash, bold up-tempo numbers, followed the all-ballads effort Sinatra and Strings. Working with Neal Hefti, Sinatra turned in a robust, energetic performance, which was infectious even when his voice was showing signs of wear -- he was suffering from a cold during the sessions. The record captures the spirit of the Rat Pack era nearly as well as Ring-a-Ding Ding!. [This album was later released with three bonus tracks]. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Sinatra And Swingin' Brass

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Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:19
Size: 112.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1955/2002
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
[3:27] 2. Mood Indigo
[2:32] 3. Glad To Be Unhappy
[3:39] 4. I Get Along Without You Very Well
[2:46] 5. Deep In A Dream
[3:20] 6. I See Your Face Before Me
[2:45] 7. Can't We Be Friends
[3:10] 8. When Your Lover Has Gone
[2:31] 9. What Is This Thing Called Love
[3:13] 10. Last Night When We Were Young
[2:56] 11. I'll Be Around
[3:46] 12. Ill Wind
[2:38] 13. It Never Entered My Mind
[2:54] 14. Dancing On The Ceiling
[3:02] 15. I'll Never Be The Same
[3:33] 16. This Love Of Mine

Expanding on the concept of Songs for Young Lovers!, In the Wee Small Hours was a collection of ballads arranged by Nelson Riddle. The first 12" album recorded by Sinatra, Wee Small Hours was more focused and concentrated than his two earlier concept records. It's a blue, melancholy album, built around a spare rhythm section featuring a rhythm guitar, celesta, and Bill Miller's piano, with gently aching strings added every once and a while. Within that melancholy mood is one of Sinatra's most jazz-oriented performances -- he restructures the melody and Miller's playing is bold throughout the record. Where Songs for Young Lovers! emphasized the romantic aspects of the songs, Sinatra sounds like a lonely, broken man on In the Wee Small Hours. Beginning with the newly written title song, the singer goes through a series of standards that are lonely and desolate. In many ways, the album is a personal reflection of the heartbreak of his doomed love affair with actress Ava Gardner, and the standards that he sings form their own story when collected together. Sinatra's voice had deepened and worn to the point where his delivery seems ravished and heartfelt, as if he were living the songs. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

In The Wee Small Hours

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Frank Sinatra - Francis A. & Edward K.

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:10
Size: 81,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:55)  1. Follow Me
(4:12)  2. Sunny
(5:00)  3. All I Need Is the Girl
(4:12)  4. Indian Summer
(5:00)  5. I Like the Sunrise
(4:57)  6. Yellow Days
(4:27)  7. Poor Butterfly
(3:23)  8. Come Back to Me

The much-anticipated collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington, Francis A. & Edward K., didn't quite match its high expectations. At the time of recording, the Ellington band was no longer at its peak, and Sinatra was concentrating on contemporary pop material, not standards. It was decided that the record would be a mixture of standards and new material; as it happened, only one Ellington number, "I Like the Sunrise," was included. Due to a mild cold, Sinatra was not at his best during the sessions, and his performance is consequently uneven on the record, varying between robust, expressive performances and thin singing. Similarly, Ellington and his band are hot and cold, occasionally turning in inspired performances and just as frequently walking through the numbers. But that doesn't mean there is nothing to recommend on Francis A. & Edward K. On the contrary, the best moments on the album fulfill all of the duo's promise. All eight songs are slow numbers, which brings out Sinatra's romantic side. "Indian Summer" is a particular standout, with a sensual vocal and a breathtaking solo from saxophonist Johnny Hodges. Much of the material on the album doesn't gel quite as well, but devoted Sinatra and Ellington fans will find enough to treasure on the record to make it a worthwhile listen.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine http://www.allmusic.com/album/francis-a-edward-k-mw0000198867

Personnel : Frank Sinatra (vocals); Duke Ellington (piano); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet); Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Rev. Francis A. & Edward K.; Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Lawrence Brown (trombone); Sam Woodyard (drums, percussion).

Francis A. & Edward K.

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Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Johnny Mercer

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 50:38
Size: 93,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. Too Marvelous For Words
(3:18)  2. Day In - Day Out (Ballad Version)
(3:27)  3. Laura
(2:23)  4. Jeepers Creepers
(4:44)  5. Blues in the Night
(2:38)  6. Something's Gotta Give
(3:21)  7. Fools Rush In
(4:21)  8. P.S. I Love You
(3:46)  9. When the World Was Young
(4:03) 10. That Old Black Magic
(2:52) 11. Autumn Leaves
(2:28) 12. I Thought About You
(2:56) 13. Dream
(3:24) 14. Day In - Day Out (Swingin' Version)
(4:23) 15. One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)

This isn't a definitive collection mainly because Frank Sinatra went on to record so many more great Johnny Mercer tunes for his Reprise label. But what does make it onto this CD is top-shelf. Since Sinatra was justly renown for his sensitive way with a lyric, it makes sense to compile numbers that were by written by Mercer, his favorite lyricist. Both men excelled at throwing away jazzy, seemingly off-the-cuff lingo ("Jeepers Creepers") or at spinning sophisticated, worldly narratives "When the World Was Young." This may help explain why so many of these songs became the definitive versions. 

Sinatra puts the twisted sexual obsession back into the film noir theme "Laura," turns "Autumn Leaves" into a wintry funeral dirge, and places so much behind-the-beat jazz phrasing into "Too Marvelous for Words" that the number really does live up to its title. Other highlights include the two versions of "Day In - Day Out" (one's an up-tempo swinger and the other is a ballad version with a swelling arrangement that matches the bizarre "when I awaken/I awaken with a tingle" lyrics), the frenetic "Something's Gotta Give," and the wondrous "One for My Baby," which quickly became one of Sinatra's signature songs. ~ Nick Dedina  http://www.allmusic.com/album/frank-sinatra-sings-the-select-johnny-mercer-mw0000126624

Personnel includes: Frank Sinatra (vocals).

Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Johnny Mercer

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Frank Sinatra - Christmas

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 29:50

Size: 68.3 MB

Styles: Holiday, Vocal

Year: 2013

Art: Front

[3:57] 1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

[2:16] 2. Mistletoe And Holly

[3:10] 3. The Christmas Waltz

[3:02] 4. Whatever Happened To Christmas

[1:59] 5. Jingle Bells

[2:35] 6. White Christmas

[3:26] 7. The Christmas Song

[1:39] 8. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

[3:09] 9. I'll Be Home For Christmas

[2:07] 10. Christmas Memories

[2:26] 11. Silent Night

Sinatra's best holiday tunes in one package.

Christmas

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Various Artists - It's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:18
Size: 136,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:08)  1. Cole Porter - Anything Goes
(3:23)  2. Cole Porter - You're the Top
(3:13)  3. Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Begin the Beguine
(1:55)  4. Lena Horne - From This Moment On
(6:44)  5. Sonny Rollins - You Do Something To Me
(2:27)  6. Shorty Rogers And His Giants - It's Delovely
(3:01)  7. Frank Sinatra - Night And Day
(2:50)  8. Irving Aaronson And His Commanders - Let's Misbehave
(2:44)  9. Roy Rogers - Don't Fence Me In
(2:52) 10. Dinah Shore - You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
(3:30) 11. Coleman Hawkins - I Love Paris
(3:10) 12. Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Easy to Love
(1:59) 13. Lena Horne - Just One of Those Things
(3:17) 14. Leo Reisman & his Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love
(4:29) 15. Paul Desmond - I've Got You Under My Skin
(2:52) 16. Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - I Get a Kick out of You
(3:25) 17. Leo Reisman And His Orchestra - Night and Day
(1:32) 18. Rosemary Clooney - You Do Something To Me
(2:35) 19. Esquivel and His Orchestra - Night and Day

One of the criticisms of the movie De Lovely was that Cole Porter's music was sung by pop stars who weren't quite up to the task of interpreting his tunes. Bluebird has wisely issued an alternative to the soundtrack with It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection, a compilation which features renditions of Porter tunes culled form the vast RCA Victor catalog, a lot of them done by people that helped make him famous. There are some true classics here, such as Artie Shaw's Begin the Beguine and Dorsey and Sinatra's Night and Day, where the marriage of a great song and great performance produced true magic. But there are also lesser-known recordings that are a good representation of how these songs sounded when Porter first composed them, such as "Let's Misbehave" by Irving Aaronson and his Commanders, and "Easy to Love" by Ray Noble & His Orchestra (and featuring vocals by the talented but obscure Al Bowlly). The producers really had to blow the dust off of some of these performances, and many of them sound appropriately dated, but more recent tracks from Lena Horne, Dinah Shore, and Rosemary Clooney still sound fresh today.


As an added bonus, there are two tracks featuring Porter singing his own compositions. Originally released as just Porter accompanying himself on piano, Vince Giordano has spiced up the tracks with new orchestration, which is not a bad idea since the composer was neither a great singer nor a great pianist. Thus, these aren't great performances, but still manage to be oddly charming. In addition to the vocal numbers, there are straight-ahead jazz tracks from Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, and Shorty Rogers that show how many artists loved to work through the changes of Porter's songs. However, if there's one weakness in the collection, it's these tracks. While the performances are good, they just don't fit in with the rest of the selections. The pop tunes are much shorter and focus on the genius of Cole Porter's lyric writing and compositional skills, but the jazz tunes tend to focus more on the improvisers and thus dilute the purpose of the project. Still, though, Bluebird has wisely crafted a disc that's a better find than the soundtrack to the movie, filled with great performances of Porter's songs the way he wanted them done. ~ David Rickert  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/its-de-lovely-the-authentic-cole-porter-collection-various-artists-bluebird-review-by-david-rickert.php

Personnel: Cole Porter (vocals); Cole Porter; Frank Sinatra, Lew Conrad, Rosemary Clooney (vocals); Bubber Miley (trumpet); Dinah Shore, Fred Astaire, Al Bowlly, Lena Horne, Phil Saxe (vocals); Jim Hall (guitar); Paul Desmond (alto saxophone).

It's De Lovely - The Authentic Cole Porter Collection

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Frank Sinatra - London

Size: 101,5+180,4+138,1 MB
Time: 41:00+78:26+59:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Swing
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. The Very Thought Of You (3:29)
02. We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring (3:10)
03. If I Had You (4:03)
04. Now Is The Hour (2:47)
05. The Gypsy (3:16)
06. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:50)
07. A Garden In The Rain (3:20)
08. London By Night (3:14)
09. We'll Meet Again (3:41)
10. I'll Follow My Secret Heart (3:14)
11. Roses Of Picardy (2:57)
12. Introduction (0:06)
13. Sinatra On A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (0:29)
14. Sinatra On The Gypsy (0:20)
15. Sinatra On We'll Meet Again (0:14)
16. Sinatra On A Garden In The Raint (0:22)
17. Sinatra On I'll Follow My Secret Heart (0:23)
18. Sinatra On The Very Thought Of You (0:35)
19. Sinatra On If I Had You (0:21)
20. Sinatra On We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring (0:24)
21. Sinatra On Now Is The Hour (0:20)
22. Sinatra On London By Night (0:14)

CD 2:
01. The Very Thought Of You (Session Take) (13:47)
02. A Garden In The Rain (Session Take) ( 3:56)
03. London By Night (Session Take) (17:23)
04. The Gypsy (Session Take) (12:45)
05. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Session Take) ( 8:42)
06. We'll Meet Again (Session Take) ( 7:23)
07. Medley: I've Got The World On A String/Day In, Day Out/London By Night (BBC Show Band Show 1953) (14:27)

CD 3:
01. Fly Me To The Moon (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:19)
02. The Lady Is A Tramp (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:57)
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (3:45)
04. This Is All I Ask (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (3:53)
05. L.A. Is My Lady (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:57)
06. Pennies From Heaven (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:03)
07. Monologue (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:58)
08. Luck Be A Lady (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:42)
09. My Way (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:55)
10. Here's To The Band (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:35)
11. These Foolish Things (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (3:54)
12. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:01)
13. Don't Worry 'bout Me (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (3:36)
14. New York, New York (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:15)
15. Strangers In The Night (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (2:06)
16. Mack The Knife (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (4:40)
17. Bows You Are There (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1984) (1:40)

For several weeks during the spring of 1962, London's music scene buzzed with the rumor that Frank Sinatra was to record a new album there. Indeed, in June that year, the iconic star traveled to the U.K. to record Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain. Recorded over three consecutive nights at London's CTS Studios, Great Songs From Great Britain would be the only album Sinatra would ever record outside of the United States.

On November 25, Universal Music Enterprises & Frank Sinatra Enterprises will release Sinatra: LONDON, a deluxe 3-CD/DVD and digital audio collection presenting the remastered original studio album with a treasure trove of other London highlights from Sinatra's career. The expansive set's more than 50 previously unreleased recordings include session material from the album, a 1962 BBC 'Light Programme' radio special with introductions to each song by Sinatra himself, a 1953 live session for BBC Radio's 'The Show Band Show,' and a Royal Albert Hall concert from 1984.

London CD 1
London CD 2
London CD 3

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Various - Sentimental Journey: Hits From The Second World War

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:37
Size: 141.1 MB
Styles: Swing, Big band, Standards, Vocal jazz/pop
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:16] 1. Peggy Lee - We'll Meet Again
[3:01] 2. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Dancing In The Dark
[2:48] 3. Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Little Brown Jug
[3:03] 4. Frank Sinatra - I'll Be Seeing You
[3:28] 5. Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Moonglow
[3:09] 6. Louis Armstrong - Memories Of You
[2:42] 7. Harry James & His Orchestra - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
[3:23] 8. The Benny Goodman Sextet - On The Alamo
[3:15] 9. Billie Holiday - Pennies From Heaven
[3:01] 10. Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra - Body And Soul
[2:57] 11. Frank Sinatra - Let's Get Lost
[3:06] 12. Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
[3:10] 13. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - There Shall Be No Night
[3:11] 14. Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters - Echoes Of Harlem (78rpm Version)
[3:08] 15. Earl Hines And His Orchestra - Skylark
[2:41] 16. Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
[2:34] 17. The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
[2:41] 18. Frank Sinatra - Long Ago And Far Away
[3:48] 19. Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
[3:06] 20. Harry James & His Orchestra - Waiting For The Train To Come In

This 20-track companion disc to the Ken Burns' PBS documentary The War provides a brief glimpse into the swing and pop music synonymous with World War II. Attempting to choose 20 songs for a single disc that are beloved by those who lived through that era, while also trying to sustain the curiosity of those who didn't, is a lofty goal. As it turns out, Burns and the producers pieced together an impeccable track listing that covers the full range of emotions withstood by a generation during wartime, from the upbeat and optimistic swing performances of "Little Brown Jug" (Glenn Miller), and "Pennies from Heaven" (Earl Hines Orchestra with Billie Holiday), to the melancholy romanticism of "Memories of You" (Louis Armstrong), "Let's Get Lost" (Frank Sinatra), and "Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown). The liner notes are informative as every title on the soundtrack was chosen by Burns and co-producer Lynn Novick. The interested listener should also investigate two other individual CDs coinciding with this series: I'm Beginning to See the Light: Dance Hits from the Second World War and Songs Without Words: Classical Music from the War. ~Al Campbell

Sentimental Journey: Hits From The Second World War

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Frank Sinatra - A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 37:46

Size: 86.5 MB

Styles: Holiday

Year: 1957/2007

Art: Front

[1:59] 1. Jingle Bells

[3:26] 2. The Christmas Song

[2:15] 3. Mistletoe And Holly

[3:14] 4. I'll Be Home For Christmas

[3:01] 5. The Christmas Walz

[3:26] 6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

[2:40] 7. The First Noel

[2:20] 8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

[2:04] 9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

[2:31] 10. Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)

[2:48] 11. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

[2:25] 12. Silent Night

[2:34] 13. White Christmas

[2:57] 14. The Christmas Waltz

It can be argued that Sinatra never sounded fully comfortable singing Christmas carols, and this record is no exception. While his other albums of the period are bursting with dash and sensitivity, this is a distant, even slightly lackadaisical performance. It's no dud on its own, but compared to the classic Christmas records of other artists, and especially to Sinatra's best work, it is unusually somber. Gordon Jenkins' adventurous arrangements are occasionally intrusive, but the album has touches of magic during "The Christmas Waltz" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." ~Jim Smith

A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra

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Various - The Great Big Band Singers

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:15
Size: 160.8 MB
Styles: Pop. Nostalgia, Vocal, Easy Listening
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Doris Day - Sentimntal Journey
[3:38] 2. Helen O'Connell - Just For A Thrill
[2:57] 3. Helen Ward - It's Been So Long
[3:21] 4. Helen Forrest - Between A Kiss And A Sigh
[3:10] 5. Bob Eberly - Fools Rush In
[1:54] 6. Eddy Howard - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
[2:23] 7. Nancy Norman - Candy
[3:31] 8. Lisa Morrow - Who's Sorry Now
[3:04] 9. Frank Sinatra - All Or Nothing At All
[2:36] 10. Nancy Norman - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
[3:01] 11. Helen Forrest - I've Heard That Song Before
[3:49] 12. June Christy - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
[2:46] 13. Dick Haymes - When You Wish Upon A Star
[3:02] 14. Eddy Howard - I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
[1:44] 15. Doris Day - Kiss To Remember
[2:46] 16. Bob Allen - Sweet And Lovely
[1:55] 17. Kay Starr - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
[2:32] 18. Frank Sinatra - My Love For You
[2:42] 19. June Christy - No Baby, Nobody But You
[2:32] 20. Dick Haymes - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
[2:29] 21. Anita O'Day - Tabby The Cat
[3:39] 22. Bob Eberly - The Nearness Of You
[2:10] 23. Bonnie Lou Williams - What Is This Thing Called Love
[2:51] 24. Billy Williams - It's Only A Paper Moon
[2:42] 25. Helen O'Connell - I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight

This look back at the greatest "crooners" and "canaries" of the 1940s features the top vocalists of the period, when they began their careers performing with orchestras and dance bands. The most popular singers ultimately became stars on their own.

The Great Big Band Singers

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