The *Frank Sinatra* recordings thread

Thanks, Greg, but it doesn't sound like an Axel arrangement, and Frank sounds like 'fifties Sinatra'.

 

Here's something for Frank Sinatra fans where you can find where and when he sang a particular song.

http://www.songsbysinatra.com/index2.html

 

Columbia recording of July 30, 1946. Based on Grieg's "Ich Liebe Dich" Opus 5 No. 3. Flip side of "Strange Music" in the Columbia 78 album set, DEDICATED TO YOU, also issued on a ten-inch LP (1950). Track 21 on disc 4 of the Big Blue Box.

See: The Lost Albums of Frank Sinatra.

That too, from an AFRS "Mail Call" program, but the one Sean's describing is likely the Columbia studio recording.
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Sean: "I Love You Dear" is the title which appears in some Sinatra discographies for the 1946 recording, probably to differentiate the song from others with the title "I Love You" that were sung by FS. (There were at least three different songs.) That's why I assumed you were talking about the Columbia version. Post a line from the lyrics, please.

 

It is the recording you mentioned, Bob. Thanks. Why I thought it was 'fifties Sinatra' was due to the slower playback of the disc in the 'remastering process'.

 

It is one of my all-time favorite recordings by Mr. S. Translated from the German song "Ich Leibe Dich". Extremely moving performance!

 

I received this today. Would anybody comment on it? All tracks were remastered by David Lennick in Toronto.

http://www.amazon.com/AS-Long-As-Theres-Music/dp/B000QPJIT8


Product Description
This is a sealed 2 cd set from Music & Arts. FRANK SINATRA: AS LONG AS THERE'S MUSIC. 50 broadcast performances by the young Sinatra, covering the years 1939 through 1948, and tracing his gradual evolution from a teen idol to a mature singer. With Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Axel Stordahl and the King Cole Trio. Transfers and production by David Lennick (Efrem Productions, Toronto); liner notes by Scott Yanow, of the All Music Guide to Jazz. AAD. CD 1, total time: 75 minutes. CD 2, total time: 74 minutes. UPC # 0-17685-40412-2. This unique collection covers Sinatra's career from his salad years through his early prime. We hear him with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey as a successor to Bing Crosby who set the standard for middle-of-the-road pop singing. Although not a jazz singer himself (since he did not improvise much), Sinatra brought the feel and swing of jazz into the pop music world. We trace his path through his wartime and post-war stardom, offering warm interpretations of highquality ballads. These rare broadcast performances have been lovingly remastered by famed Canadian engineer David Lennick

 

I have this, but I can't recall how it sounds. My vague impression is: not so hot. I'm away from my collection for the weekend, so I can't tell you anything more immediately.

 

Well I had to read THAT one twice LOL!

 

Tell me about it! You wouldn't believe the PMs I get from him!

 

I had a hunch that could have been the case. Really. The grey marketers tend to the worst with stuff taken from old discs. Jee, that's playing a full tone sharp and nobody notices?

 

This CD goes for cheap and an FS collector may want to get it because it contains a live remote of On A Little Street In Singapore that's not available on the Sony/Legacy Harry James and Frank Sinatra disc, nor is it on the Masters Of Jazz collection. This was recorded almost a month after the original.

http://www.amazon.com/Readers-Diges...=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1290827764&sr=1-3

 

That version of "Singapore" may be found on this Hindsight CD, which is a much better FS collector's item for its other aircheck material and improved mastering. (And it IS in the French Masters of Jazz collection, Volume 8.)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000017YQ

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Thanks. I got that Hindsight disc but din't check. I only bothered checking Volume 1 of MOj because the others state 1940 and beyond on the spine.

By the way, why is there no mention on the web of those OnThe Air Sinatra Hit Parade CDs?
Even John Ridgeway's CD seem more common.

 

The MOJ series is not strictly chronological. As the series was released over time, later volumes sometimes picked up newly-discovered tracks that had been omitted from earlier volumes.

 

And you didn't buy 'em?

 

A wise idea my friend

 

I don't think those ought to have lightened the wallet considerably, anyway. Those 78 rpm records should be pretty inexpensive to aquire, unless a shop is overpricing them.

Even though they're vinyl pressings, they're still likely less than stellar dubs from lacquer discs, Except in the case of something like that American Beauty Rose which should be from a tape master.

 

Dear Forum,
my question:
I'm purchasing the 'sad' albums of FS and my eye is now on 'No One Cares' and 'Where Are You'. Am I right in getting the 1991 versions (which you can get easily at amazon.co.uk)? Or do I have to wait for possible new remasters of Concord?

 

Always consult Matt's scorecard:

http://web.me.com/mlutthans/Site_55/Capitol_Scorecard.html

And Concord only remixes/remasters Reprise titles, not Capitol ones.

 

You are right in getting the 1991 versions from Amazon UK. Those were mastered by Larry Walsh, and they are better-sounding than the 1998 "Entertainer of the Century" versions (remastered by Bob Norberg) which are sold in the USA.

These are albums from Capitol (1953-61) and will never appear on Concord. Concord Records is involved only with the later Reprise recordings (1961-86), as is Universal Music Group in Europe.

They are both wonderful (and "sad"). WHERE ARE YOU? is my favorite Frank Sinatra album of all time.
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We still can hope for MOFI versions of WHERE ARE YOU & NO ONE CARES!!

 

Thanks RangerJohn and Bob, the reason for my question was a small doubt about that issue:

I think it's so silly to combine an album of SF like 'Where Are You' with the fine orchestration by Gordon Jenkins and then 'complete' this with some bonus tracks of SF together with Nelson Riddle. So, two parts which don't belong to eachother at all at one cd album!