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Years ago, and 30 years after its release, I purchased this album on CD. To say it was life changing is being a little overdramatic, but when you consider this is Sinatra, this is Riddle, and this collection of songs contains many from the Great American Songbook; when you look at the album's artwork on the cover and see a Pagliacci-style painting of Sinatra (who ironically had a fear of clowns) that even more ironically won a Grammy that year, maybe overdramatic isn't such a bad adjective.
This storied and favorite torch song collection has been long the subject of music lovers, broken hearted or otherwise, for decades. The lush, understated (and sometimes) jazz tinged arrangements were, again, written by Nelson Riddle, that arranger who set the standard, during a particularly difficult time of loss in his personal life. He's been quoted that those losses helped him maintain the somberness of moods in his charts. Sinatra, for his part, wanted Gordon Jenkins to do this album, but Mr. Jenkins was unavailable; the project went to Riddle, and with more time to write the charts than Riddle was accustomed to being afforded by Frank. Clearly, the results are still stunning (and cathartic?) 60 years later. For my money, and probably yours too, the gem here is the first official release of sessions on May 29 of '58, when Sinatra attempted the glorious Billy Strayhorn monument, "Lush Life". With Nelson Riddle out on the road, his counterpart the great and underappreciated concertmaster Felix Slatkin was at the helm. Of the little we hear, the arrangement was probably sensational. But most singers (and listeners) will tell you, the song is no sail through when trying to perform it. Riddle's chart had tempo changes and key changes that frustrated Sinatra, (as we hear) to the point of "putting it aside". One can only wonder what the finished product might have been (or if Riddle himself had been present, could he have gotten at least another take or two out of Frank?) The additional bonus tracks, including a long session of (and including the ultimately panned alternate orchestral intro) of Angel Eyes are a welcome glimpse into the inner workings of these geniuses in the studio. (what else can be said of Sinatra singing Angel Eyes? I do like the way they originally did the intro!) This is Sinatra's masterpiece of 1958, presented in great sound and decent packaging (I'm no fan of cardboard digipaks) with added photos and commentary, as well as session information. A fitting anniversary edition.
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Worth the wait. Buy It. It's Sinatra, Baby!
Larry Walsh did a real good job on remixing & remastering. Well done. I won't go on further about that. 'Nuff said-Buy it-You'll be pleased. .My problem is Amazon. 1)-They offered only the Stereo Version & no bonus songs. I like the bonus songs. It occasionally sheds further light on the album. I would have liked to buy either them both(stereo & Mono ver.) or just the stereo version & the bonus songs(this is more likely) 2)- 238kps. Really ??? 350kps is archival quality[yes- i can hear the difference) or Flac. Offer a choice. 3)- Zero art work & no booklet or scans. Maybe they will offer this later. Doubt this,though. Well,here's hoping. I'll be watching you happy people.
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