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Track Listings
| 1. Come Fly With Me | |||
| 2. I've Got a Crush on You | |||
| 3. I've Got You Under My Skin | |||
| 4. The Shadow of Your Smile | |||
| 5. Street of Dreams | |||
| 6. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) | |||
| 7. Fly Me To The Moon | |||
| 8. One O'Clock Jump (Instrumental) | |||
| 9. The Tea Break (Sinatra Monologue) | |||
| 10. You Make Me Feel So Young | |||
| 11. All of Me | |||
| 12. The September of My Years | |||
| 13. Get Me to the Church on Time | |||
| 14. It Was a Very Good Year | |||
| 15. Don't Worry 'Bout Me | |||
| 16. Makin' Whoopee | |||
| 17. Where or When | |||
| 18. Angel Eyes | |||
| 19. My Kind of Town | |||
| 20. A Few Last Words (Sinatra Monologue) | |||
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Product Description
CD Ft. Quincy Jones & Count Basie
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
You can't get better than this, originally a double LP, now released on a single CD. There is is no recording date on the CD but the LP was released in September 1966, and Sinatra references his own 50th year during the concert ("I think I better sing before I turn 51"), so it was undoubtably recorded in 1966. This means Sinatra was still in peak form at the time.
The great Count Basie Orchestra launches the show and then Sinatra enters saying "How did all these people get in my room"! The Basie Orchestra is fabulous providing the sort of backing that Sinatra should have used more in his career. They do a couple of instrumentals the best of which is "All of me" where I imagine most of the room jumped out of its skin when after a typical minimilist Piano statement of the tune the band enters unexpectedly with a fantastic crescendo chord.
Sinatra is amazing, and there are so many great moments on this disc that its hard to pick out favourites in a short review. However I'll pick two, the swinging version of "Get me to the church on time" and "You make me feel so young". These two tracks alone demonstrate that the man had everything you could wish from a great singer. Beautiful phrasing, immaculate timing and an ability to hold an audience that few others have matched.
There are 21 tracks on the CD, including a couple of monologues from Sinatra which are the two weakest tracks. The arranger and conducter is Quincy Jones, so no loss of quality on that front. This is an absolutely essential purchase for anybody interested in good music regardless of genre.
The great Count Basie Orchestra launches the show and then Sinatra enters saying "How did all these people get in my room"! The Basie Orchestra is fabulous providing the sort of backing that Sinatra should have used more in his career. They do a couple of instrumentals the best of which is "All of me" where I imagine most of the room jumped out of its skin when after a typical minimilist Piano statement of the tune the band enters unexpectedly with a fantastic crescendo chord.
Sinatra is amazing, and there are so many great moments on this disc that its hard to pick out favourites in a short review. However I'll pick two, the swinging version of "Get me to the church on time" and "You make me feel so young". These two tracks alone demonstrate that the man had everything you could wish from a great singer. Beautiful phrasing, immaculate timing and an ability to hold an audience that few others have matched.
There are 21 tracks on the CD, including a couple of monologues from Sinatra which are the two weakest tracks. The arranger and conducter is Quincy Jones, so no loss of quality on that front. This is an absolutely essential purchase for anybody interested in good music regardless of genre.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Singing live! I initially chose this particular Cd version because I stayed at the Sands when I was in Las Vegas. I thought that all the songs of his that we know and love are all the same so whichever CD I chose it wouldn't matter. Wrong! This CD evokes all the atmosphere of a smokey jazz club and the smoothness of Sinatra. He is evidently enjoying himself singing with the classy Bassie orchestration adn the monologues show you his humorous side.
This is the second time I have bought this CD as I have given the first ones to friends from Europe who loved it so much they took it home with them! If there is one Frank Sinatra CD you are intending to buy give this one a chance - you won't regret it. I'll bet you'll be singing along and dancing round your living room in no time!
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I dont normally rave about live albums, firstly the sound quality can be variable, and most importantly they never really capture the spirit of a live performance.
Unfortunately I wasn't born when this was recorded, but it captures a wonderful ambiance from the recording, and one area where Sinatra and the Band really scores, is the fact that they are all supreme musicians, and their performance on the night is exemplary.
I have some Sinatra studio recordings, but I would much rather listen to this, if you only ever buy one Sinatra album, or even only ever buy one live recording, let it be this one.
It is that great..
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great recording of a seminal event.
This is a must have for Sinatra fans. Sound is good (but not perfect) and the CD is well worth the money.
Published 1 month ago by mbe28
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old Blue Eyes
Have the original vinyl but needed to flexibility of the CD. Must be one of Sinatra's best albums. Dialogue shows he is also a good entertainer.
Published 1 month ago by Robert
3.0 out of 5 stars
It skips!
Cd does not play properly, it skips on some of the tracks, tried cleaning it, still skips, waste of money.
Published 1 month ago by MICHAEL JAMES
5.0 out of 5 stars
a classic...
if you love Sinatra and you don't already own this, buy it immediately! this music will both make you smile and some will even break your heart every time you hear it...
Published 3 months ago by tubamirum
5.0 out of 5 stars
great recording
This is a great recording of two great artists {Count Basie and Francis Albert}, only draw-back, it's expensive but worth the money.
Published 4 months ago by a r higgs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent purchase!
Fantastic CD! Close your eyes and you feel like you're there. Fabulous collection of songs and wonderful arrangements. I highly recommend this Sinatra cd to fans old and new.
Published 5 months ago by Gemster75
5.0 out of 5 stars
the man and his music
Just go and buy this,the worlds best singer with the greatest band of all,arranged and produced by Quincy Jones!!!!,go figure.
Published 6 months ago by Boon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sinatra at his very best!
Simply one of the best live recordings ever made. Sinatra in his prime backed by the Count Basie Orchestra in full swing. Don't hesitate. Buy this CD - you won't regret it.
Published 10 months ago by Zico10
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sinatra in your living room
This is probably my favourite Frank Sinatra album and for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the humour, yes, humour, because the monologue where Frank recounts some... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dolphin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good live album
Might have given this album five stars but for the overly long dialogue in the middle. Some of the audience had very irritating laughter and not even sure what they found so... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Adrian
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