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Sinatra-Basie |
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| Styles: |
Easy Listening - Lounge - Nostalgia - Vocal - Jazz - Big Band - Traditional - Instruments - Piano - Swing - Vocalists - Male |
| Media: |
Audio CD |
| Release Date: |
May 1998 |
| Label: |
Reprise |
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| UPC Catalogue No: |
075992702324 |
| Amazon Sales Ranking: |
9713 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Description |
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The first of three albums that Frank Sinatra recorded with swing legend Count Basie, Sinatra-Basie is also the best. Sinatra's voice doesn't sound in great shape, but he pushes himself throughout to keep up with the jazzy twists and turns of Basie's band; the resulting tension makes for a thrilling listening experience, especially for those who think of Sinatra as more of a saloon balladeer than a jazz singer. "Learnin' the Blues", "I Only Have Eyes For You" and "(Love Is) the Tender Trap" are the highlights of the set, but all ten of the tracks are winners. --Dan Epstein |
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Tracks |
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Pennies from Heaven |
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Please be kind |
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Love is the tender trap |
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Looking at the world through rose coloured glasses |
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My kind of girl |
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I only have eyes for you |
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Nice work if you can get it |
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Learnin' the blues |
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I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter |
| 10 |
I won't dance |
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Customer Reviews |
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Sinatra at the jazz pinnacle of his career |
Rating: 5.0 |
If you liked 'Songs for Swinging Lovers', you'll love the more sophisticated jazz of this later take on that Sinatra magic. Post-Nelson Riddle and pre-Quincy Jones, this is mid-period Sinatra at his best. The songs are sublime and Basie's deceptively simple arrangements and superb piano give that famous voice room to breathe. If you have yet to own a Sinatra album, make sure it's this one. |
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