Sinatra At The Sands [Remastered] - Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie? Together on one disc? Genius. This is a thoroughly superb album. Sinatra is one of the greatest singers and performers, Basie one of the next jazz musicians and orchestrators. Together they combine to provide a musical production og genuine quality. The 'live' aspect is, perhaps unsurprisingly, what brings this album truly alive. With the raw edge that is present without studio editing there is a real sense of being ...
...a genuine interaction between people. Sinatra is singing for this audience, Basie is playing for Sinatra, the audience responds and all three interact in a real experience. The off-the-cuff comments from Sinatra, the one-liners from the audience, the real applause at each song and solo - all demonstrate that this music truly was great to the people who were there, and still is great to those that listen to it today. Sinatra's 'monologue' halfway ...

Rob-E 27.03.2007 · Read full review
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