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This link was buried in the Seth McFarlane thread so I thought it should be made more obvious. Wonderful lesson that to achieve the sublime takes a heck of a lot of hard work. The musicians had great respect for Sinatra 'cause he had radar-like ears attuned to catch a flubbed horn line or a miss-timed beat in very complicated arrangements.

FRANK SINATRA
Capitol Outtakes
Rehearsal takes, alternatives and outtakes between 1955 and 1960.

http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=278

#7 and #11 seem to have broken links.

Very cool. I'm a Sinatra freak - got it from my dad who used to dance to The Dorsey Band live with Frank when he was courting my mom.
Here's 2 other cool things:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1bVpbu8 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-h4F-n ... re=related

sinatra and jobim....just amazing...


the london cut....the violin lines are almost as good as sinatra!...

...his poise in front of the mike is as amazing as his voice __ he AND Perry Como, so smooth.
He really doesn't need the cigarette prop; but it was part of Sinatra.

My favorite of his songs __ My Way.
...favorite movie __ Tony Rome.

I still think Songs For Swingin' Lovers may be the greatest record ever made. Still sounds incredible every time I hear it. He finest output was for Capitol.

This should be a fun listen, and the site looks to hold many other cool items. Thanx, Andy!

Rick Collins wrote:My favorite of his songs __ My Way.

Whatever you do, don't sing that song in a Philippines karaoke bar, or even snicker at the singer!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -song.html

Sintra's Capitol records are unsurpassed. I have the Sinatra/Jobim record and personally, I don't think his legato, long breath style works for Brazilian music as well as more rhythmic singers. But put him with Nelson Riddle and he's untouchable .... Even 50 years later.

Ron Whitfield wrote:This should be a fun listen, and the site looks to hold many other cool items. Thanx, Andy!

Rick Collins wrote:My favorite of his songs __ My Way.

Whatever you do, don't sing that song in a Philippines karaoke bar, or even snicker at the singer!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -song.html

FWIW, I've sung in Filipino karaoke bars and some roadside joints, too. They are karaoke crazy. I have some of my extended family with their own karaoke machines.

Whatever you do, don't sing that song in a Philippines karaoke bar, or even snicker at the singer!

That is so odd, Ron. My Way sounds no way like Darin's Mack The Knife.

Wow, songs with real lyrics. And nobody sings lyrics as real as Sinatra.

Sinatra was impossibly good..He was THE music of his generation. My parents introduced me to his music as a child. I always thought he was the coolest cat.
Great songs, arrangements, musicians.. His tracks with Jobim are so smooth.

Check out page 118 of this free e-book sample: http://tinyurl.com/7mmdkgk

I've seen a number of books that quote Sinatra saying that he developed his breath control in the swimming pool. Interesting that Jo Stafford debunks that story.

The rest of the book sample is probably pretty interesting but I didn't read it.

...do not know any history of the life of Sinatra, for sure, but:
There is a casino on the north shore of Lake Tahoe which was called Cal-Neva (California/Nevada border).
It is rumored that Sinatra once owned it; or he was in partnership with another owner.
Can anyone substantiate __ did he ever perform there?

Here's a brief history regarding Sinatra's involvement with Cal-Neva.
http://www.theverifiabletruth.com/2007/ ... -time.html