I Fall In Love Too Easily
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Song Is You, The
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I have just picked up the CD – Count Basie Live at the Sands (Before Frank).
This is the sound of the Copa Room.
It gives me chills. So many times I went to the showroom to check if Frank went on during this engagement.
You hear this band playing and the excitement of the people waiting for Frank to come on. Never, never have I see it equaled in any other room or for any other performer.
Other shows it would be the Copa Girls or some comic warming up the audience.
Here you have a “event” going on before Sinatra.
And Sinatra knew it. The word was he would become so nervous and agitated before going on. Sometimes close to being ill. He didn’t want to sit in his tux so he would walk in circles.
Jilly Rizzo keeping everyone away from him.
You got to realize, Frank never went on stage when the performer before him was even close to him in talent.
Here Frank was preceded by another heavyweight. Frank loved and respected the Count and his men.
I have never seen Frank in the state he was before these performances.
Basie’s band would fill the room. I mean fill it. It’s very Sinatra-like.
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Montmart’
Sentimental Baby
Ol’ MacDonald
Blue Moon
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I’m currently reading Jerry Weintraub’s memoir, “When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead“. The long-time impresario and producer shares his candid reflections, full of behind-the-scenes and insider stories involving some of the biggest names in show business, Hollywood, politics and glitterati.
Among the many references to Frank Sinatra, of particular interest will be the story of how “The Main Event” went from an idea conceived in almost desperation, to the intentional idea that The Chairman was to be captured totally LIVE, with no rehearsal. My favorite moment is when Sinatra sends the set list to Weintraub and it includes songs like Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock”. This makes a now panic-stricken Weintraub rush to the hotel where Sinatra is staying, to be informed “I wanted to see you, and figured that list would get you here quicker than a phone call.”
The remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” is present, along with the subsequent Twelve and Thirteen, plus a ‘Rat Pack-worthy’ prank at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. In the mix throughout is a healthy dose of Elvis and John Denver, all dovetailing with Weintraub’s long marriage and non-divorce to singer Jane Morgan.
All in all, it’s a great late-Summer read from truly one of the last of a kind.
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Here Comes The Night
All Or Nothing At All
It’s Only A Paper Moon
September In The Rain
Hidden Persuasion
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Late-Friday I learned that fans will have something new to celebrate this holiday season. On November 2nd, a monster 7-DVD set of Sinatra concert and TV performances will be released.
In addition to some old favorites, Frank Sinatra: The Concert Collection includes a bunch of items that have been hard-to-find or that have never before been released. Highlights of the collection include
A Man And His Music: The Collection (Discs 1 and 2)
Around The World (Discs 3 and 4)
Primetime (Disc 5)
Concert For The Americas* (Disc 6)
Bonus Disc (Disc 7)
* Previously Unreleased Material
Click here for more information on this set.
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Our Love Affair
Looking For Yesterday
Tell Me At Midnight
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)
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Today is Friday which, for many ladies and gentlemen, means it’s time to put on your best and head out for the evening. Here, Dino and Frank show how it’s done, or at least how it used to be done: nattily dressed with not a care in the world. Just two cool cats heading out for some fun.
And don’t forget your umbrella.
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Very Thought Of You, The
America The Beautiful
Silent Night
Moon Was Yellow, The
I Only Have Eyes For You
It’s All Right With Me
C’est Magnifique
Look Of Love, The
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Goodbye (She Quietly Says)
What A Funny Girl (You Used To Be)
Silent Night
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2010 Frank Sinatra Christmas Ornament
September of My Years (w/Bonus Tracks)
America I Hear You Singing (First time on CD)
Sinatra '65 (First Time on CD)
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