Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - Sinatra-Basie '1962/2017

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 The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and
Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the
Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the 60s where his band was more
popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For
Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically
free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne,
Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and
encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact
with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly. Also the
members of the Basie band play a more prominent role than usual on a Sinatra
record, with soloists like Frank Wess -- in some of the finest flute work of his
life -- and tenors Frank Foster and Eric Dixon getting prominent solo
opportunities on several of the tracks. The record was criticized by some as a
letdown when it came out, probably because Neal Heftis charts rarely permit the
band to roar, concentrating on use of subtlety and space. Yet the records
restraint has worn very well over the long haul -- it doesnt beat you into
submission -- and it concludes with its best shot, a wonderfully playful
treatment of I Wont Dance. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

Sinatra-Basie 
1. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Pennies From Heaven (03:30)
2. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Please Be Kind (02:43)
3. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – (Love Is) The Tender Trap (02:37)
4. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Looking At The World Thru Rose Coloured
Glasses (02:31)
5. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – My Kind Of Girl (04:37)
6. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – I Only Have Eyes For You (03:31)
7. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Nice Work If You Can Get It (02:37)
8. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Learnin The Blues (04:26)
9. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Im Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself
A Letter (02:36)
10. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – I Wont Dance (04:08)

Bonus Album: Sinatra And Swinging Brass
11. Frank Sinatra – Goody Goody (01:50)
12. Frank Sinatra – They Cant Take That Away From Me (02:45)
13. Frank Sinatra – At Long Last Love (02:17)
14. Frank Sinatra – Im Beginning To See The Light (02:38)
15. Frank Sinatra – Dont Cha Go Way Mad (03:16)
16. Frank Sinatra – I Get A Kick Out Of You (03:18)
17. Frank Sinatra – Tangerine (02:07)
18. Frank Sinatra – Love Is Just Around The Corner (02:32)
19. Frank Sinatra – Aint She Sweet (02:11)
20. Frank Sinatra – Serenade In Blue (03:03)
21. Frank Sinatra – I Love You (02:20)
22. Frank Sinatra – Pick Yourself Up (02:36)

Bonus Tracks 
23. Count Basie And His Orchestra – Pennies From Heaven (feat. Tony
Bennett) (02:36)
24. Count Basie And His Orchestra – Im Beginning To See The Light (feat.
Joe Williams) (03:09)

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