12th Of The 12th (A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra) - David Newton

FRANK SINATRA CHRISTMAS ALBUM

Advantages: JINGLE BELLS ALL THE WAY
Disadvantages: NOT SOMETHING I PLAY IN THE SUMMER

. Although the Frank Sinatra Christmas Album has only one CD, there's still 14 classic songs on it which are as follows :- 1.: Jingle Bells 2.: Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 3.: Mistletoe And Holly 4.: I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) 5.: Christmas Waltz 6.: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 7.: First Noel 8.: Hark The Herald Angels Sing 9.: O Little Town Of Bethlehem 10.: Adeste Fideles 11.: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 12.: Silent Night 13.: White Christmas 14. The Christmas Waltz. SUMMARY I'm not going to try and make out this is the best Christmas Album of all time but it's certainly got all of Frank Sinatra's classic Christmas songs on it.. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending this CD and I do know that Frank Sinatra is not to everyone's taste ...

donovan74 27.11.2007 · Read full review
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Platinum Collection, The - Frank Sinatra

Advantages: It isn't another low budget set of reissues by some cheap no mark label
Disadvantages: Does there have to be any!?

This fantastic collection tracks Frank Sinatra from 1953 up until 1961. These were the years he spent with Captiol Records, the label that picked Sinatra up after he was unashamedly dumped by his previous label. Capitol played a big role in turning Sinatra into what we all know as one of the biggest and most successful recording artists of the 20th Century. This set shows you the pairings of Frank and the likes of arrangers such as Axel Stordahl and Nelson Riddle as well as Billy May. The men partly responsible for the brilliance of songs such as "I'm Walking Behind You" (originally a hit for Eddie Fisher) and "South Of The Border". These CDs take you on a chronological journey through classic tracks such as Come Fly With Me, I've Got You Under My Skin, The Lady Is A Tramp and Pennies From Heaven. Also includes a 20 page booklet! ...

Ward1981 28.12.2007 · Read full review
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Can I be Frank?

Advantages: Lots of great songs, excellent background music, not a bad track
Disadvantages: You'll find yourself singing along all the time!

and introducing people to new music....here's Frank! The Man Himself ------------------------ I'm sure there's not a person reading this who hasn't heard of Frank Sinatra. But I felt the review could do with a quick biography of Ol' Blue Eyes (one of his nicknames), almost to set the scene: Frank Sinatra was born to Italian-American parents on December 12th 1915 in New Jersey. His dad was a boxer/fireman and his mum a barmaid. Inspired by seeing his boy-hood hero Bing Crosby sing live, he took up singing - first for fun, and then in competitions In 1939 he was "discovered" and signed for a band, but in 1942 decided to go solo. Throughout the '50s he starred in a number of film roles, most famously Guys and Dolls, but he actually won an Oscar for his part in "From Here to Eternity" In 1960 he starred in the original Ocean's Eleven (yes ...

redmonkey 14.04.2004 · Read full review
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Review of My Way - Frank Sinatra