The Concert Sinatra is one of Frank Sinatra’s best records of the early ’60s, an album that successfully rearranges a selection of show tunes, primarily those composed by Richard Rodgers, for the concert stage.
Nelson Riddle arranged and conducted one of the largest orchestras that had ever supported Frank Sinatra, and his work is light and delicate. Despite the large number of musicians, the music is never overbearing — instead, it is grand and sweeping, providing appropriately epic settings fo...
The Concert Sinatra is one of Frank Sinatra’s best records of the early ’60s, an album that successfully rearranges a selection of show tunes, primarily those composed by Richard Rodgers, for the concert stage.
Nelson Riddle arranged and conducted one of the largest orchestras that had ever supported Frank Sinatra, and his work is light and delicate. Despite the large number of musicians, the music is never overbearing — instead, it is grand and sweeping, providing appropriately epic settings for songs like “Lost in the Stars,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and the stunning “Soliloquy.” Sinatra is given the opportunity to demonstrate his full emotional range, from the melodrama of “Ol’ Man River” to the tender romanticism of “Bewitched,” which helps make The Concert Sinatraone of his most fulfilling albums of the era.
The Concert Sinatra is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1963.
The title refers to the larger-than-normal orchestra Nelson Riddle gathered for this recording; it is not a documentation of a live performance. This was Frank Sinatra’s most fulfilling album of his early Reprise career. It was allegedly Nelson Riddle’s favorite Reprise album and was originally recorded on 35mm tape.
Track listing
Side A
“My Heart Stood Still” (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:06
“Lost in the Stars” (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 4:11
“Ol’ Man River” (Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 4:29
Side B
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 3:11
“Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:02
“This Nearly Was Mine” (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:49
“Soliloquy” (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 8:05
Personnel
Frank Sinatra – Vocals
Nelson Riddle – Arranger, Conductor
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