Pennies From Heaven/Please Be Kind/(Love Is) The Tender Trap/Looking At The World Through Rose Coloured Glasses/My Kind Of Girl/I Only Have Eyes For You/Nice Work If You Can Get It/Learnin’ The Blues/I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)/I Won’t Dance
Sinatra-Basie is widely considered to be the best of the three albums Frank Sinatra recorded with swing legend Count Basie. This was an historic first collaboration between two of the 20th century’s finest musical performers. (US:5 UK:2)
“There isn't a bad cut on this LP. Each piece is a classic in sound, arrangement and phrasing. It was a best seller when it came out in 1963 and for good reason: here's Sinatra as the ultimate jazz singer, doing amazing variations on familiar melodies with one of the most crisp, 'swinging' orchestras around. He had said he had waited years to do a recording with Basie and his joy shows.”
“Basie's presence gives these songs a vibrant, jumping sound that's incredible. His big band pushes Frank and the result is just fantastic. You can't go wrong here.”
“If you like Frank Sinatra it honestly doesn't get much better than this. If you aren't sure what Sinatra you should get I'd highly recommend this one. Sinatra's vocals with Basie's backing, is practically explosive. What a great album.”
"Sinatra reacts jauntily to the beat encouraging the drummer to swing even harder, which is exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine, using his exquisite timing flawlessly."
"The record's restraint has worn very well over the long haul - it doesn't beat you into submission. Sinatra is on top form in the company of A-list jazz musicians.”
"This album is so cool with an elegance that has been completely lost in the intervening decades. It brims with a confidence and a self reliance that you just don't hear anymore."
"Mid-period Sinatra at his best. The songs are sublime. Perfectly captures a vocal master in his prime who oozes confidence and ease in every lyric. A meeting of two musical giants and something that is not to be missed. The reason it works so well is because the musicianship is of such a high calibre."
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