A collection of Frank Sinatra music cds and videos as well as compilation of his greatest hits.
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For the second of his 1960s television specials, Frank Sinatra organized the show around the loose theme of “rhythm,” and chose for his exploration two artists of impeccable credentials: the scat stylings and jazz-influenced delivery of Ella Fitzgerald and the quiet Latin groove of Brazilian bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. The program combines beautiful ballads (“Ol’ Man River,” “Put Your Dreams Away”) with brassy up-tempo tunes (“Day In, Day Out,” “Get Me to the Church on Time”), though one medley includes some forgivable but hardly memorable attempts at contemporary pop, mixing snatches of “How High the Moon” with “Up, Up and Away,” “Don’t Cry Joe” with “Ode to Billy Joe.” The show slows for a relaxed medley with Jobim, who accompanies a lounging, cigarette-smoking Sinatra with guitar and whispering backing vocals while the Voice drops his volume to an intimate conversational tone for “Change Partners,” “I Concentrate on You,” and Jobim’s own “The Girl from Ipanema.” Ella duets with Sinatra on two medleys (contributing a fabulous scat rendition of “Stomping at the Savoy”), solos on “Body and Soul,” “It’s All Right with Me” and “Don’t Be That Way,” and finally the two burn up the program with one final duet, a high octane, show-stopping performance of “The Lady Is a Tramp,” with Nelson Riddle’s orchestra driving the brass to keep up. –Sean Axmaker
What else can be said when you have Sinatra, Ella and Jobin at there best. Total enjoyement. -- Top of ther game
Most of this 6o-minute made-for-TV concert footage involves Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Jobim was thrown in for a quick medley of Bossa Nova songs, which the rage at this particular time. It had a nice, pleasant sound and I wish they had spent more time with that music, but it didn't last long in this concert. Sinatra did sing the then-famous "The Girl From Ipanema" while Jobim accompanied on guitar.
The rest of the tape are the two heavyweights: Frank and Ella, two of the best pop singers ever. It's almost always a pleasure to hear Sinatra. His voice is so good and the way he "jazzes" up a number in excellent. He was a great showman, not just singer. Ella had a great voice, too, but, frankly, I would have preferred more of Sinatra.
The by-play between the two singers was terrible at times. Ella was no talker, just a singer, and Frank's constant fawning over her was overdone. His jokes were lame, too. Still, where you can find a tape with these two "giants of the business" singing together?
-- The Good & Bad Of 'Frank, Ella & Jobim
What more can I say. The greatest with two more of the greatest. Must see. -- A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
There are a lot of reviews here already, and they cover a lot of ground, so i'll stick to my highlights. First of all, this video catches Frank in complete control of his whole way of singing. Considering he was in his fifties, his voice is in excellent shape, and his phrasing, and in particular his sense of swing are at a level no other pop singer could touch. The way he sings the opener, "Day In, Day Out" never fails to give me goosebumps - he swings so hard! Some other highlights are "Change Partners" (particularly in the last section where he works the same note up and down in octaves), and "At Long Last Love" (the end of the first section, where he absolutely belts out the words "is what I feel the real mccoy"). Secondly, the guest are equally brilliant. For me, Ella's highlights are in the final section - her scatting through "Stompin' At The Savoy", and her masterpiece version of "Don't Be That Way". The section with Jobim is the perfect change of pace, although it's too short (I would have liked an entire chorus of "I Concentrate On You", not the half chorus presented). And lastly, maybe you have to be musician to really appreciate this, but the bass player on this video is the great Ray Brown (Ella's ex husband), and he really drives the music. He plays the intro to "Get Me To The Church On Time" (off camera - the guy on camera is miming, and not very well), and has some great moments on "What Now My Love" and "At Long Last Love", among many others. In my opinion, all these factors make this DVD an indispensable part of the Sinatra legacy -- Frank with a lot of help from his friends
Now I know why you could not fall in love with Frank....He's the greatest!
This whole DVD is the Best ever...We need more DVD's like this one......Ana -- Excellent
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