Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Neal Hefti

Release date(s)

December 10, 1962
1988
1999

Recorded

October 2–3, 1962

Record Label

Reprise

Producer

Sunny Burke

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

10

Length

33:05

Singles

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Reception

Allmusic

4 / 5

Mogo

5 / 5

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Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First, referred to as Sinatra-Basie, is a 1962 studio album of Frank Sinatra. The album is Sinatra's thirty-seventh studio album.

As the title suggests, this is Sinatra's first collaboration with Count Basie and his orchestra.

Track listing

1. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 3:29
2. "Please Be Kind" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) – 2:43
3. "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:37
4. "Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses" (Jimmy Steiger, Tommy Malie) – 2:32
5. "My Kind of Girl" (Leslie Bricusse) – 4:37
6. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 3:31
7. "Nice Work if You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:37
8. "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 4:25
9. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred Ahlert, Joe Young) – 2:36
10. "I Won't Dance" (Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach) – 4:07

Reception

Allmusic gave Sinatra-Basie a positive four out of five star rating, praising the album's rhythm with its percussion and Sinatra's "free singing" used throughout the album, giving it a very loose and free feel.

Mogo gave the album a perfect five out of five score.

Sinatra-Basie peaked #5 on the Billboard 200 charts in 1963.

Personnel

Personnel
Al Aarons	Trumpet
Ted Allen	Artwork
Count Basie	Performer, Piano
The Count Basie Orchestra	Performer
Sammy Cahn	Composer
Buddy Catlett	Bass
Sonny Cohn	Trumpet
Henry Coker	Trombone
Eric Dixon	Flute, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Frank Foster	Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes	Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Freddie Green	Guitar
James Van Heusen	Composer
Thad Jones	Trumpet
Sonny Payne	Drums
Al Porcino	Trumpet
Benny Powell	Trombone
Flip Ricard	Trumpet
Marshall Royal	Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Frank Sinatra	Performer, Vocals
Rufus Wagner	Trombone
Frank Wess	Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone