Frank

ive been listening to a lot of frank Sinatra recently i wanted to write a bit about it on here as i think that frank ... Along with a great arranger is a stunning combination. initially i got semi interested in tracking down the 'No One Cares' LP after reading an interesting article about it in a section of a french music mag . cant find the original article now but anyway the magazine section is called 'cover story'.

so, the crack with Sinatra is basically he's done a load of ok albums but only about 5 are really ace. you find 'come fly with me', 'songs for swingin lovers' and the other assorted UP Sinatra records pretty often. The really great LPs are the gloomy rainy ones. 'No one cares' from is my starting point and has some absolutely stunning tracks on it, my favorite being 'Stormy Weather' i always had a soft spot for Mr Sinatra and since watching a documentary on Quincy Jones a few weeks ago i have been hunting down all the albums produced by 'Q' i found 'It Might As Well Be Swing' the other day , thats Sinatra and Basie and Quincy, Sinatra "At the Sands" is a live album with Quincy arranging it and Basie on the piano it has lots of conversational interludes and some jokes by Sinatra just showing how much of a great showman he must have been in his finest years...

The Best two albums in my humble opinion are along side Sinatra's genius (i dont use this word often) arranger Gordon Jenkins. Gordon Jenkins is responsible for 'No One Cares' and also 'Where Are You?'. i have a couple of albums with Nelson Riddle Accompanying Sinatra and although they are gloomy they are not as perfect and lonely as the Gordon Jenkins albums. 'Autumn Leaves'From Where Are You?

Next on my list to track down is the concept album from 1979 with Gordon Jenkins doing the business on the third vinyl 'Future' it looks like its going to be on the same end of the world tip as the other Jenkins albums. I really enjoy listening to this stuff in the rain sat alone in a tent.