I Remember Tommy

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I Remember Tommy is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1961. It was recorded as a tribute to bandleader Tommy Dorsey, and consists of re-recorded versions of songs that Sinatra had first performed or recorded with Dorsey earlier in his career. Fellow Dorsey alumnus Sy Oliver arranged and conducted the sessions. As the title suggests, I Remember Tommy is an affectionate tribute to Tommy Dorsey, the legendary bandleader who helped elevate Frank Sinatra to stardom. Arranged by Sy Oliver, who a...

I Remember Tommy is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1961. It was recorded as a tribute to bandleader Tommy Dorsey, and consists of re-recorded versions of songs that Sinatra had first performed or recorded with Dorsey earlier in his career. Fellow Dorsey alumnus Sy Oliver arranged and conducted the sessions. As the title suggests, I Remember Tommy is an affectionate tribute to Tommy Dorsey, the legendary bandleader who helped elevate Frank Sinatra to stardom. Arranged by Sy Oliver, who also gained attention through Dorsey, the album contains a number of songs that were part of the Sinatra/Dorsey repertoire, given slightly new readings. Though the intentions were good, the new versions pale in comparison to the originals. Nevertheless, there are a handful of gems included on the record, making it worthwhile for dedicated Sinatra aficionados. Track listing 01 -- “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:45 02 -- “Imagination” (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:07 03 -- “There Are Such Things” (George W. Meyer, Stanley Adams, Abel Baer) – 3:18 04 -- “East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)” (Brooks Bowman) – 3:28 05 -- “Daybreak” (Ferde Grofe, Harold Adamson) – 2:49 06 -- “Without a Song” (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 3:43 07 -- “I’ll Be Seeing You” (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 2:53 08 -- “Take Me” (Rube Bloom, Mack David) – 2:22 09 -- “It’s Always You” (Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:52 10 -- “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” (Burke, Van Heusen) – 3:45 11 -- “It Started All Over Again” (Carl T. Fischer, Bill Carey) – 2:35 12 -- “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)” (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:52 13 -- “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” (Reprise) – 0:49 Album Notes Released: October. 1961 Recorded: May 1-3, 1961, Los Angeles Genre: Vocal Jazz, Classic pop Length: 38:17 Label: Reprise (Reprise R-1003) Producer: Gregg Geller Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.