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- Date Released: January 1, 1951
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
If swinging were a crime, he would be on death row
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We Say...
In 1950, Sinatra was headed into the big nosedive of his career, a period when it looked like he was finished (before Capitol Records and the movie From Here To Eternity put him back on top). Partially out of desperation, Sinatra and producer Mitch Miller tried something completely different. Although most famous for his intimate ballads, Sinatra here decided to concentrate on swinging uptempo numbers for what would be his first long-playing album. This 1996 restoration of that previously un-reissued 10" LP collects all of Sinatra's best jazz numbers from the period, showing that he was already the master of hard-swinging, rhythmically-driven phrasing — in short, a swinging lover, well before the classic 1956 album of that title. He's aided considerably by the ingenious, lesser-known orchestrator George Siravo, who later filled the same function on his first Capitol LP, Songs for Young Lovers. Sinatra doesn't sound in the least like he's going through career doldrums, but rather is excited and thoroughly jazzed throughout. Indeed, on jumping numbers like "Lover" and "You Do Something To Me," Sinatra shows that if swinging were a crime, he would be on death row.
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They Say...
When Columbia decided to reissue Frank Sinatra's early-'50s albums on CD, they did it right, choosing to expand each of the original albums with bonus tracks and release them at a budget price. Such is the case with Swing and Dance with Frank Sinatra, which is built around an eight-song, 10" record of the same name originally released in 1950 and expanded by ten stylistically related songs from long before and somewhat after the original LP sessions. Although Sinatra's star wasn't shining as brightly in 1950 as it was in the '40s, he was still capable of turning out a charming recording, which is exactly what Swing and Dance was. The CD producers reached back to similar rhythm numbers dating from five years prior to the sessions for the LP, and also from the following year. These selections include six alternate takes that are even more welcome, and all of the material features Sinatra working with arranger/conductor George Siravo, who handled the relative handful of rhythm numbers that Sinatra cut at Columbia Records, so there's a stylistic and sonic unity despite the contents being pulled together from across seven years. The original release was where -- as producer Mitch Miller put it -- the world discovered that Sinatra could swing, and the ten new additions to the original's eight songs are a match in quality for what was originally there. Opening with an outtake of "Saturday Night" (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)," Sinatra and Siravo never let the listener go, and fans of the singer and his later work for Capitol will find this album a fascinating precursor to that body of music, without a ballad in sight. Although it will never be remembered as one of his masterpieces, it's quite engaging on its own terms -- Siravo's arrangements may not be as lush as Axel Stordahl's, but they're quite good and very enjoyable. This disc is primarily for the devoted, but it's useful in illustrating that even when Sinatra wasn't at the peak of his stardom, he could record some extraordinary music.
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| 01. |  |
Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week) |
2:43 |
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| 02. | |
All Of Me |
2:40 |
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| 03. | |
I've Got A Crush On You |
3:17 |
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| 04. | |
The Hucklebuck |
3:02 |
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| 05. | |
It All Depends On You |
3:24 |
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| 06. | |
Bye Bye Baby
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2:44 |
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| 07. | |
All Of Me |
2:46 |
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| 08. | |
Should I |
2:24 |
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| 09. | |
You Do Something To Me |
2:33 |
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| 10. | |
Lover |
2:40 |
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| 11. | |
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) |
2:29 |
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| 12. | |
It's Only A Paper Moon |
1:55 |
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| 13. | |
My Blue Heaven |
2:26 |
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| 14. | |
The Continental |
2:31 |
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| 15. | |
Meet Me At The Copa |
3:11 |
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| 16. | |
Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) |
3:08 |
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| 17. | |
There's Something Missing
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3:18 |
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| 18. | |
Farewell, Farewell To Love |
2:54 |
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18 Total Tracks, 50:05 Total Length
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Credits
- Frank Sinatra - Vocals // Frank Sinatra - Vocals // Frank Sinatra - Vocals // Frank Sinatra - Author // Frank Sinatra - Author // Frank Sinatra - Author // Arthur Baker - Clarinet // Bobby Hackett - Cornet // Bobby Hackett - Cornet // Bobby Hackett - Cornet // Bobby Hackett - Cornet // Harry James - Director // Harry James - Director // Harry James - Director // Harry James - Director // Harry James - Director // Billy Butterfield - Trumpet // Billy Butterfield - Trumpet (Muted) // Babe Russin - Sax (Tenor) // George Siravo - Arranger // George Siravo - Director // George Siravo - Orchestra Director // George Arus - Trombone // Adam Block - Project Director // Ernie Caceres - Sax (Baritone) // Didier C. Deutsch - Producer // Didier C. Deutsch - Compilation Producer // Herbie Haymer - Sax (Tenor) // Hugo Winterhalter - Director // Hugo Winterhalter - Orchestra Director // Ken Lane - Piano // Larry Keyes - ? // Larry Keyes - Transfers // Axel Stordahl - Director // Axel Stordahl - Orchestra Director // Ellen Fitton - Digital Mastering // Ellen Fitton - Archival Restoration // Wolfe Taninbaum - Sax (Tenor) // Skylarks - ? // The Whippoorwills - ? // Harry James & His Orchestra - Performer // Tony Sellari - Art Direction // Charles Granata - Producer // Charles Granata - Liner Notes // Charles Granata - Photography // Charles Granata - Compilation Producer // Charles Granata - Project Manager // Randall Martin - Cover Design // Randall Martin - Packaging // Marc Cozza - Cover Design // Marc Cozza - Packaging // Matt Cavaluzzo - ? // Matt Cavaluzzo - Transfers // Rosemary Mulligan - Packaging Manager // Artie Baker - Clarinet
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Performers
The Pastels // The Skylarks // Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orchestra
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