Frank Sinatra and Jazz Musicians

I've recently been exploring Harry 'Sweets' Edison's contributions to the great Sinatra catalog. The records I've been able to identify Sweets on are:

• Swing Easy (10")
• Wee Small Hours
• Songs for Swingin' Lovers
• SINATRA-BASIE
• It Might As Well Be Swing
• Sinatra at the Sands

Which leads me to my question. It's been kind of difficult to find the session musicians on Sinatra records. Are there any other notable Jazz Musicians that played on his records?

 

The live album from 1959 with Red Norvo’s quintet is terrific.

 

That is a great one. And of course there are all the recordings from when Sinatra was the "boy singer" in the bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra's recordings with the Basie band as the OP noted -- Sinatra-Basie, It Might As Well Be Swing, At the Sands -- there's the Sinatra album with the Ellington band -- Francis A & Edward K

 

Nice! And there’s some nice session playing on the Jobim album, too!

 

Also a great one-off Metronome magazine Metronome All-Stars date from '47 with Nat Cole, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Buddy Rich, Harry Carney & Charlie Shavers!

 

Calling @MLutthans, @MMM, @McLover and @paulmock !!

 

Bassist Gene Cherico played with Stan Getz in 1964 before joining Sinatra.

 

I recently scored a nice Stereo original of Francis A and Edward K. A nice underrated album, I really have enjoyed that LP. I have Sinatra-Basie (enjoy that), and It Might As Well Be Swing.

 

Edison is also on Close to You.

Bill Miller on piano for much of Sinatra’s career, including the Norvo date.

 

Sinatra's Dorsey recordings include Bunny Berigan, Buddy Rich, and of course Dorsey himself.

 

Wow! Did not realize how many there were. My little google search barely yielded any info. Also I’ve been a longtime lurker on the Hoffman Forums and just want to say how valuable your FS Scorecard has been. I keep it bookmarked and reference it all the time. I wish I was around the forum when you were developing it. The threads are so good!

 

I recall Ben Webster having some solos on Swingin’ Brass.