Frank Sinatra

 

Artist:  Frank Sinatra. 
Birth Name:  Francis Albert Sinatra
Born:  December 12, 1915.  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
Died:  May 14, 1998 (Aged 82).  West Hollywood, California, USA.
Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop
Occupations;  Singer, Actor, Producer, Director, Conductor
Instruments:  Vocals

Frank Sinatra was an American Singer and Film Actor.  He started his career as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey in the Swing Era.  He found success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940, he had many hits with "Strangers In The Night", "My Way", "New York, New York", "Somethin' Stupid", and many many more!, and he is one of the Best-Selling Artists of All Time.  He was also the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Awards, Grammy Legend Award And The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Artist:   Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

Title:  Sinatra - Basie (Limited Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Pennies From Heaven (3:29)

 2.  Please Be ind (2:43)

 3.  (Love Is) The Tender Trap (2:37)

 4.  Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses (2:32)

 5.  My Kind Of Girl (4:37)

 6.  Pennies From Heaven (1956 Version) (2:41)

Side B:

 1.  I Only Have Eyes For You (3:30)

 2.  Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:37)

 3.  Learnin' The Blues (4:26)

 4.  I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (2:36)

 5.  I Won't Dance  (4:09)

 6.  Nice Work If You Can Get It (1956 Version) (2:21)

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Pennies From Heaven (3:29)

 2.  Please Be ind (2:43)

 3.  (Love Is) The Tender Trap (2:37)

 4.  Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses (2:32)

 5.  My Kind Of Girl (4:37)

 6.  I Only Have Eyes For You (3:30)

 7.  Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:37)

 8.  Learnin' The Blues (4:26)

 9.  I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (2:36)

10. I Won't Dance  (4:09)

Bonus Album:  Sinatra And Swinging Brass:

11. Goody Goody (1:50)

12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:45)

13. At Long Last Love (2:17)

14. I'm Beginning To See The Light (2:38)

15. Don't Cha Go Way Mad (3:16)

16. I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:18)

17. Tangerine (2:07)

18. Love Is Just Around The Corner (2:32)

19. Ain't She Sweet (2:11)

20. Serenade In Blue (3:03)

21. I Love You (2:20)

22. Pick Yourself Up (2:36)

Bonus Tracks:  Count Basie And His Orchestra:

23. Pennies From Heaven (2:36)

24. I'm Beginning To See The Light (3:09)

Personnel:

Frank Sinatra:  Vocals

Count Basie:  Piano

Bill Miller:  Piano

Eric Dixon:  Flute, Tenor Saxophone

Frank Wess:  Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone

Fank Foster:  Tenor Saxophone

Marshall Royal:  Clarinet, Alto Saxophone

Charlie Fowlkes:  Baritone Saxophone

Al Aarons:  Trumpet

Sonny Cohn:  Trumpet

Thad Jones:  Trumpet

Al Porcino:  Trumpet

Flip Ricard:  Trumpet

Henry Coker:  Trombone

Benny Powell:  Trombone

Rufus Wagner:  Trombone

Buddy Catlett:  Bass

Freddie Green:  Guitar

Sonny Payne:  Drums

Count Basie And His Orchestra:

Track 23:

Eddie Jones:  Bass

Ralph Sharon:  Piano

Billy Mitchell:  Tenor Saxophone

Al Grey:  Trombone

Joe Newman:  Trumpet

Snooky Young:  Trumpet

Wendell Culley:  Trumpet

Tony Bennett:  Vocals

Track 24:

Bill Graham:  Alto Saxophone

Eddie Jones:  Bass

Frank Wess:  Tenor Saxophone

Bill Hughes:  Trombone

Joe Newman:  Trumpet

Reunald Jones:  Trumpet

Wendell Culley:  Trumpet

Joe Williams:  Vocals

Sinatra - Basie is 1962 album by Frank Sinatra & Count Basie, originally released on December 10, 1962 by Reprise Records, remastered and reissued on July 16, 2021 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition with 2 Bonus Tracks.  180 Gram Colored Virgin Vinyl.