Sinatra: The Man and His Music No. 8 – With The Count Basie Orchestra [VHS]
2010 reissue of his live album recorded in Paris, 1962. Universal.
Awash in enough echo to swallow the band, Barry Manilow does what he can to honor the memory of Frank in a (commercially) timely manner. Unfortunately, his abilities are limited to straight renditions of 13 Sinatra-associated standards over karaoke-worthy string- and brass-laden arrangements. Not surprisingly, there’s slim acknowledgment of the Chairman’s improvisational sense and the sly...