THIS EXCELLENT FRANK SINATRA ALBUM COMES FROM 1962 SESSIONS WITH NEAL HEFTI'S IMAGINATIVE AND PROPULSIVE ARRANGEMENTS, AND IS INTERESTING WHEN COMPARED WITH THE BILLY MAY ARRANGED CAPITOL OUTING FROM A SIMILAR PERIOD 'COME SWING WITH ME'. BOTH SHOWCASE A DOZEN FINE STANDARDS WITH MR. SINATRA IN TREMENDOUS FORM. WHERE THIS ALBUM WINS OUT IS IN THE MORE IMAGINATIVE JAZZY SETTINGS FROM HEFTI AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE CONVENTIONAL BILLY MAY BIG BAND SOUND. ALSO, MR SINATRA IS IN WONDERFUL VOICE AND GIVES EACH NUMBER HIS BEST SHOT. RIGHT FROM THE OPENING 'GOODY GOODY' YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN FOR A GOOD LISTEN WITH FINE VERSIONS OF 'I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT', 'DON'CHA GO 'WAY MAD', 'AIN'T SHE SWEET' ETC. THERE IS, AS SO OFTEN IN SINATRA SWING ALBUMS, A SUBTLE CHANGE OF PACE AND HERE IT APPEARS ON 'SERENADE IN BLUE' WHERE WE HEAR A VINTAGE SINATRA VOCAL SLOW-SWINGING THE HELL OUT OF THIS GREAT SONG.THE WHOLE PACKAGE SEES FRANK IN AUTHORITATIVE FORM, IN FACT IT'S A MASTER CLASS IN HOW TO SWING. BUY NOW!!!