16 Original Albums

Inklusive der Hits: Ive Got You Under My Skin, Come Fly With Me, Night and Day, und viele mehr

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra gilt als eine der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten der Popularmusik des 20. Jahrhunderts, seine Alben wurden mehr als 150 Millionen Mal verkauft. Er ist Träger der Presidential Medal of Freedom und der Goldenen Ehrenmedaille des Kongresses und gewann zudem zahlreiche Grammys. Ol Blue Eyes begann seine musikalische Karriere in der Swing-Ära als Sänger in den Orchestern von Harry James und Tommy Dorsey. Mit Künstlerkollegen wie Dean Martin und Sammy Davis Jr. gründete er das Rat Pack und feierte mit Hits wie Strangers in the Night, My Way und New York, New York international große Erfolge. Auf 10 CDs finden sich hier die besten Originalalben aus den fünfziger- und frühen sechziger Jahren wieder, einschließlich aller großen Hits von "The Voice".

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Inklusive der Hits: I've Got You Under My Skin, Come Fly With Me, Night and Day, und viele mehr

Inhalt

CD 1
In the Wee Small Hours (1955)

1. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (B. Hilliard, D. Mann) 3:03
2. Mood Indigo (B. Bigard, D. Ellington, I. Mills) 3:31
3. Glad to Be Unhappy (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 2:40
4. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) 3:42
   (H. Carmichael, J. B. Thompson)
5. Deep in a Dream (E. DeLange, J. Van Heusen) 2:54
6. I See Your Face Before Me (H. Dietz, A.Schwartz) 3:24
7. Can't We Be Friends? (P. James, K. Swift) 2:53
8. When Your Lover Has Gone (E. A. Swan) 3:11
9. What Is This Thing Called Love? (C. Porter) 2:36
10. Last Night When We Were Young (H. Arlen, Y. Harburg) 3:19
11. I'll Be Around (A. Wilder) 2:58
12. I'll Wind (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) 3:48
13. It Never Entered My Mind (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 2:43
14. Dancing on the Ceiling (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 3:00
15. I'll Never Be the Same (G. Kahn, M. Malneck, F. Signorelli) 3:07

16. This Love of Mine (S. Parker, H. W. Sanicola, Jr., F. Sinatra) 3:37

    KHJ Studios, LA; February 8 - March 4, 1955, (except track 10, March 1, 1954)
    Frank Sinatra (voc), Nelson Riddle (arr, cond), Victor Bay - Alexander Beller -
    Harry Bluestone - Nathan Ross - Mischa Russell - Paul Shure - Felix Slatkin -
    Marshall Sosson (vl), James Arkatov - Cy Bernard - Armand Kaproff - Ray Kramer -
    Edgar Lustgarten - Kurt Reher - Joseph Saxon - Eleanor Slatkin (clo),
    Arthur Gleghorn - Luella Howard - Jules Kinsler - George Poole (fl), John Cave -
    Vincent DeRosa - Joseph Eger - Richard Perissi (hrn), Bill Miller (p),
    George Van Eps (g), Phil Stephens (b), Lou Singer (dr), Kathryn Julye (harp)

    Total Time 50:43

CD 2
Songs for Young Lovers (1954)

1. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 2:31
2. The Girl Next Door (R. Blane, H. Martin) 2:37
3. A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:39
4. Like Someone in Love (J. V. Heusen, J. Burke) 3:10
5. I Get a Kick Out of You (C. Porter) 2:54
6. Little Girl Blue (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 2:53
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me (G. & I. Gershwin) 1:58

8. Violets for Your Furs (T. Adair, M. Dennis) 3:05

   LA; November 5 & 6, 1953
   Frank Sinatra (voc), Nelson Riddle (cond), George Siravo (arr on tracks 1-3 & 5-8)

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956)

9. You Make Me Feel So Young (M. Gordon, J. Myrow) 2:57
10. It Happened in Monterey (B. Rose, M. Wayne) 2:37
11. You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me (A. Dubin, H. Warren) 2:19
12. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (I. Kahal, P. Norman, S. Fain) 2:50
13. Too Marvelous for Words (J. Mercer, R. A. Whiting) 2:32
14. Old Devil Moon (E.Y. Harburg, B. Lane) 3:57
15. Pennies from Heaven (A. Johnston, J. Burke) 2:45
16. Love is Here to Stay (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:41
17. I've Got You Under My Skin (C. Porter) 3:45
18. I Thought About You (J. Mercer, J. Van Heusen) 2:32
19. We'll Be Together Again (F. Laine, C. T. Fischer) 4:27
20. Makin' Whoopee (G. Kahn, W. Donaldson) 3:08
21. Swingin' Down the Lane (G. Kahn, I. Jones) 2:54
22. Anything Goes (C. Porter) 2:44

23. How About You? (R. Freed, B. Lane) 2:45

    Capitol Records Studios, LA; October 17, 1955, January 9 - 12, 16, 1956
    Frank Sinatra (voc), Nelson Riddle (arr, cond)
    Total Time 67:07

CD 3
Nice n' Easy (1960)

1. Nice n' Easy (A. Bergman, M. Keith, L. Spence) 2:45
2. That Old Feeling (L. Brown, S. Fain) 3:33
3. How Deep Is the Ocean? (I. Berlin) 3:14
4. I've Got a Crush on You (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:16
5. You Go to My Head (J. F. Coots, H. Gillespie) 4:27
6. Fools Rush in (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (R. Bloom, J. Mercer) 3:22
7. Nevertheless (B. Kalmar, H. Ruby) 3:18
8. She's Funny That Way (N. Moret, R. A. Whiting) 3:55
9. Try a Little Tenderness (J. Campbell, R. Connelly, H. M. Woods) 3:21
10. Embraceable You (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:24
11. Mam'selle (M. Gordon, E. Goulding) 2:47

12. Dream (J. Mercer) 2:57

    Capitol Studio A, LA; March 1 - 3, April 13
    Frank Sinatra (voc), Nelson Riddle (arr, cond)

Come Swing With Me! (1961)

13. Day By Day (A. Stordahl, P. Weston, S. Cahn) 2:39
14. Sentimental Journey (L. Brown, B. Homer, B. Green) 3:26
15. Almost Like Being in Love (F. Loewe, A. Jay Lerner) 2:02
16. Five Minutes More (S. Cahn, J. Styne) 2:36
17. American Beauty Rose (M. David, R. Evans, A. Altman) 2:22
18. Yes Indeed! (S. Oliver) 2:36
19. On the Sunny Side of the Street (J. McHugh, D. Fields) 2:41
20. Don't Take Your Love from Me (H. Nemo) 1:59
21. That Old Black Magic (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 4:06
22. Lover (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 1:53
23. Paper Doll (J. S. Black) 2:08

24. I've Heard That Song Before (S. Cahn, J. Styne) 2:34

    March 20-22, 1961 Capitol Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles
    Total Time 70:47

CD 4
Close to You (1957)

1. Close to You (A. Hoffman, C. G. Lampl, J. Livingston) 3:37
2. P.S. I Love You (G. Jenkins, J. Mercer) 4:22
3. Love Locked Out (M. Kester, R. Noble) 2:44
4. Everything Happens to Me (T. Adair, M. Dennis) 3:21
5. It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) 3:34
6. Don't Like Goodbyes (H. Arlen, T. Capote) 4:51
7. With Every Breath I Take (R. Rainger, L. Robin) 3:39
8. Blame It on My Youth (E. Heyman, O. Levant) 2:58
9. It Could Happen to You (J. Burke, J. V. Heusen) 3:14
10. I've Had My Moments (W. Donaldson, G. Kahn) 3:49
11. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night (H. Adamson, J. McHugh) 3:24

12. The End of a Love Affair (E. Redding) 4:12

    Capitol Studio A, LA; March 8, April 4 - 5, November 1, 1956
    Frank Sinatra (voc), Felix Slatkin (v, leader), Paul Shure (v), Eleanor Aller (clo),
    Alvin Dinkin (va), Nelson Riddle (arr, cond)

Come Dance With Me! (1959)

13. Come Dance With Me (S. Cahn, J. V. Heusen) 2:31
14. Something's Gotta Give (J. Mercer) 2:38
15. Just in Time (J. Styne, B. Comden, A. Green) 2:24
16. Dancing in the Dark (A. Schwartz, H. Dietz) 2:26
17. Too Close for Comfort (J. Bock, L. Holofcener, G. Weiss) 2:34
18. I Could Have Danced All Night (A. J. Lerner, F. Loewe) 2:41
19. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) (S. Cahn, J. Styne) 1:55
20. Day in, Day Out (R. Bloom, J. Mercer) 3:24
21. Cheek to Cheek (I. Berlin) 3:06
22. Baubles, Bangles & Beads (R. Wright, G. Forrest) 2:45
23. The Song Is You (J. Kern, O. Hammerstein II) 2:43

24. The Last Dance (S. Cahn, J. V. Heusen) 2:12

    Capitol Studio A, LA; December 9, 22 & 23, 1958
    Frank Sinatra (voc), Billy May (arr, cond), Heinie Beau (arr)
    Total Time 75:40

CD 5
Swing Easy! (1954)

1. Just One of Those Things (C. Porter) 3:14
2. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) (F. E. Ahlert, J. Young) 2:26
3. Sunday (C. Conn, B. Krueger, N. Miller, J. Styne) 2:30
4. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (H. Barris, T. Ko…