Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First
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| Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||
| Released | December 10, 1962 | |
| Recorded | October 2–October 3, 1962, Los Angeles | |
| Genre | Classic pop | |
| Length | 33:05 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Frank Sinatra chronology | ||
| Sinatra Sings Of Love And Things (1962) |
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962) |
The Concert Sinatra (1963) |
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (or simply Sinatra-Basie) is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1962.
In fact, the subtitle was hyperbole: Tony Bennett had been the first male pop vocalist to record with Count Basie, on the album Basie Swings, Bennett Sings in 1958.
[edit] Track listing
- "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 3:29
- "Please Be Kind" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) – 2:43
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:37
- "Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses" (Jimmy Steiger, Tommy Malie) – 2:32
- "My Kind of Girl" (Leslie Bricusse) – 4:37
- "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 3:31
- "Nice Work (If You Can Get It)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:37
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 4:25
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter)" (Fred Ahlert, Joe Young) – 2:36
- "I Won't Dance" (Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach) – 4:07
[edit] Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals
- Count Basie - Piano
- The Count Basie Orchestra
- Neal Hefti - Arranger, Conductor
