Frank Sinatra
Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners
Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners
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Release Date: Apr 01, 2014
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Includes original release liner notes by Philip K. Scheuer.
Liner Note Author: Philip K. Scheur.
Arranger: Nelson Riddle.
Frank Sinatra greeted 1964 and the Beatles' challenge to his pre-eminence with this collection of movie themes. Despite appearances however, this is no commercial paste-up job. The songs themselves are an oddly varied lot, more a nod to some of Frank's favorite singers--Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Doris Day--than any comprehensive attempt at covering Oscar-winning tunes over the years. SINGS DAYS OF... is the swinging complement to 1963's stately The CONCERT SINATRA, which featured an equally idiosyncratic collection of Broadway show tunes.
The mood here is buoyant, the music sparkling as Sinatra confidently swings his way through the majority of the set, slowing down only for mid-tempo readings of "Three Coins In The Fountain," "Secret Love" and, of course, his classic signature "Young At Heart." Other highlights: a jaunty and crisp "The Way You Look Tonight" and a spirited reading of the Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael chestnut "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" to compete with Dino's equally fine version of previous years. Master arranger Nelson Riddle makes another welcome appearance, suprisingly infrequent in the Reprise years.
Liner Note Author: Philip K. Scheur.
Arranger: Nelson Riddle.
Frank Sinatra greeted 1964 and the Beatles' challenge to his pre-eminence with this collection of movie themes. Despite appearances however, this is no commercial paste-up job. The songs themselves are an oddly varied lot, more a nod to some of Frank's favorite singers--Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Doris Day--than any comprehensive attempt at covering Oscar-winning tunes over the years. SINGS DAYS OF... is the swinging complement to 1963's stately The CONCERT SINATRA, which featured an equally idiosyncratic collection of Broadway show tunes.
The mood here is buoyant, the music sparkling as Sinatra confidently swings his way through the majority of the set, slowing down only for mid-tempo readings of "Three Coins In The Fountain," "Secret Love" and, of course, his classic signature "Young At Heart." Other highlights: a jaunty and crisp "The Way You Look Tonight" and a spirited reading of the Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael chestnut "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" to compete with Dino's equally fine version of previous years. Master arranger Nelson Riddle makes another welcome appearance, suprisingly infrequent in the Reprise years.
Tracks:
1 - Days Of Wine And Roses [From Days Of Wine And Roses, 1962]
2 - Moon River [From Breakfast At Tiffany's, 1961]
3 - Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time, 1936]
4 - Three Coins In The Fountain [From Three Coins In The Fountain, 1954]
5 - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening [From Here Comes The Groom, 1951]
6 - Secret Love [From Calamity Jane, 1953]
7 - Swinging On A Star [From Going My Way, 1944]
8 - It Might As Well Be Spring [From State Fair, 1945]
9 - Continental [From Gay Divorcee, 1934]
10 - Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing [From Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing, 1955]
11 - All The Way [From The Joker Is Wild, 1957]
2 - Moon River [From Breakfast At Tiffany's, 1961]
3 - Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time, 1936]
4 - Three Coins In The Fountain [From Three Coins In The Fountain, 1954]
5 - In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening [From Here Comes The Groom, 1951]
6 - Secret Love [From Calamity Jane, 1953]
7 - Swinging On A Star [From Going My Way, 1944]
8 - It Might As Well Be Spring [From State Fair, 1945]
9 - Continental [From Gay Divorcee, 1934]
10 - Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing [From Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing, 1955]
11 - All The Way [From The Joker Is Wild, 1957]