Is a recording in a studio "live"? Actually, he's performing under optimal conditions. Performing live before an actual audience is much more difficult - no retakes.
@@josephpaul4548 Yes, he is recording live in the studio, in a way that practically nobody ever does. Sure it's optimal for sound, but he still has to deliver while a full orchestra is playing live with him. In that situation, you don't have the luxury that very successful small bands have of recording for months and mixing endlessly the best takes. When you're working with a full orchestra you can't keep that many musicians endlessly recording. That means he's got to deliver a great performance in very few takes. Plus, his "audience" is fellow professionals, who's good opinion he probably covets more than a non-professional, paying audience. Not to mention that the performance he delivers is immortalized, good or bad, while a performance before a paying audience instantly disappears. If you think it's easy, give it try. He was brilliant at it.
@Parker Allen That's all true, but not just for this session, of course. Weren't virtually all his albums from Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise, excepting the recorded concerts and other special public performances, recorded in this environment? By the time he recorded this (1964?) he was very much at home in the studio backed up by a first rate orchestra.
Yes, please check out the original version by Fred Astaire! He is a whole different kind of jazz singer. I love all his classics. And of course his dancing!
If I'm not mistaken, also written for the movie Swing Time and sung by Fred Astaire in a 10 minute dance sequence was another song made famous by Frank Sinatra was, "One for My Baby".
Right on. Frank is the man. I always wondered about that name and then I found out that he owned and was chairman of the board for Reprise Records! Even stranger, Reprise had the usual folks on it's label like Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Duke Ellington but they also had Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Electric Prunes and Tiny Tim. Super eclectic and progressive artists. What a guy.
When Frank left capitol records he started Reprise Records. Since he was the president of Reprise records they referred to him as "The Chairman Of The Board". true story
Amber, you didn't notice it in the video, but go watch just a 10-second playback at 1:53 to see Jordan's glance to you when Frank sings about how lovely she is.😍 You two are such a great couple I can hardly stand it!😁
My mom loved Frank and she got to see him in concert ( along with Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin) she actually got to shake Franks hand and told him " wow your eyes Really are that blue". Back in the day people called him Mr blue eyes because they were so blue.
Sinatra was considered to be a "song stylist" - he used his own unique phrasing and that combined with his smooth confident masculine tenor voice thrilled his audience. Band leaders had to arrange songs to fit Sinatra - not the other way around.
One of my favorite Sinatra songs with an incredible Nelson Riddle arrangement. The combination of Sinatra and Riddle is hard to beat. If you want a bedtime song by Sinatra try pennies from heaven. My father used to sing it to me when I was a child.
He always had great orchestral arrangements … Nelson Riddle, Axel Stordahl, his work with The Count Basie orchestra… and I always loved that Linda Ronstadt worked with Riddle when she decided to do her album of standards, What’s New
You're going to love him sing "Summer Wind"! It's about a summer romance that ended at the end of the season. And like so many people I've been there too!
You can never go wrong with Frank! When my now 19 year old son was a baby, we used to rock him to sleep listening to Old Blue Eyes...worked every time🥰
I had always heard that one of Frank's signatures was his incomparable phrasing. For years as a youngster growing up in the '70's I really didn't understand what that meant until I realized how cool it made a song he sang to not always sing rigidly within the beat. Now I have an appreciation of Sinatra I never had before, oh, and Van Morrison for the same reason. You two are way ahead of me at the same age in time.
With Fraank you enter the realm of "The Great American Songbook." Composers like Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and others.
I can't see that you've listened to "Young At Heart" yet. You should. It's a really great song. It has so much meaning to me, because of my Dad, who was young at heart his entire 94 years of life. My sister sang it to him at his 80th birthday party as well as at his Celebration of Life/Memorial that we had for him this past April. He loved Frank's music and was a fine singer himself.
I absolutely love Franky Baby! This song is one of few that brings tears to my eyes (the lyrics). Many people don’t realize how Frank revolutionized singing. The phrasing, the way he breathes, holds notes. He developed it when singing with Tommy Dorsey and listening to how Tommy played the trombone. So basically Frank sings a little like a great jazz trombone.
"Those horns" are the fantastic Count Basie Orchestra. Saw Frank and the Basie Orchestra live in Vegas in the early 70's. Absolutely the best live music show I've seen (and I'm a rock 'n roll guy).
@@fidge54 Yes, Nelson Riddle. Released in 1964. The most popular version of this song. Third track of the album "Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners". Produced by Sonny Burke.
My father in law who loved Frank had us, my wife and I, play Let me Play among the stars about 2 months ago while he was in the hospital. We played it over and over. On May 30th he went to play among the stars. While he was listening to it he sang it to my mother in law while holding her hand. I will never forget that. We love and miss him so much.
When I listen to Sinatra all I can think of is the feel of a classic men’s suit, complete with hat. My father’s suits and hats he wore to work remind me if this era, and I think that’s why I love his music-it takes me back to those memories of my dad when I was a little kid, a simpler, happier time with so many less complications than life today
Anything Frank sang was perfection especially when he teamed up with Count Basie. I'd like to recommend more perfection from another crooner Robert Goulet singing "If Ever I Should Leave you". It's beautiful. Another great singer was Judy Garland. Check out one of her two versions of "The Man That Got Away".
“The Man That Got Away”...will always bring tears to my eyes... Judy’s performance in “A Star Is Born” was perfect... Mrs. Norman Maine... I have seen the other versions of this story...but Judy Garland and James Mason were THE BEST...BY FAR...❤️
@@corinnepmorrison1854 My favorite movie is "Meet Me in St. Louis." I love "The Man that Got Away," but the filming was weird to me. The angles or freeze frames or something. Though she deserved the Oscar. I don't like any of the 4 (?) versions. Nothing personal!! They all did many covers so won't differentiate; but "Embraceable You," "The Trolley Song," "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," "Get Happy," "Easter Parade," "When You're Smiling," her version of "Ol' Man River," her version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic." She did many enjoyable medleys with Liza, Barbara, Frank, Dino, Mel, Gene...her "Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You" is sweet. "Suwanee," "Chicago," "How About You," "By Myself," "Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody." Michael Jackson's favorite song, "Smile." Through all the versions of "The Shop Around the Corner," her "In the Good Old Summertime" is my favorite and only musical version, good song, too.. "You've Got Mail" was the last version as far as I know. And, for Christmas, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!" I had her albums when I was a young teen. Read countless bios. Even saw "The Pirate," ha ha. I spend many evenings 40 years later listening to her on YT. And Liza's "Cabaret" songs. Solitary life!
@@cecilias6913 When they were really young, they sang "Embraceable You" together. Sounded great! I've seen her and Liza with the Rat Pack occasionally or just Judy with Frank or both Frank & Dino. Brings a smile to my face to see how cute and affectionate they were with each other. The Vegas Rat Pack shows were just drunken parties, at least when it was just the guys.
Sinatra is a master of phrasing. Note when he chooses to come back into the lyric after the instrumental break. His voice is one of the instruments. Sometimes he will playfully push the rhythm along. Other times he may hide behind the beat. But this is always in service to the song. He never goes for a dramatic note just to show off his vocal chops. It is always to convey a mood or feeling. Note when he sings the phrase "won't you please arrange it," he is playfully singing, or almost speaking the lyrics and emphatically stops on the last word, it. You get extra enjoyment listening to how he plays with the lyrics.
Sinatra has a “bed time song” called “Put Your Dreams Away”. It was his theme song that he would close out every radio show he did with. Such a slow and lovely song to listen to.
Frank had a very unique and organic way of singing. Down to the very way he formed his words and delivered them made his sound iconic. What is a wonderful study sometime is to listen to how his style evolved from when he was in his 20's all the way through his 50's and 60's when his voice warmed and he had the air of the Grand Elder Statesman of music. He earned the respect of everyone in the business, even across genres and generations. So happy you're still enjoying Frank and all the crooners! ❤
Wow, love this. Frank is Frank. Would love to see you review a video of Sinatra singing “One For My Baby”. It’s one of his best and that’s saying a lot. It is a classic. Thanks for keeping this music relevant. 😊
I just love this song! Even Rod Stewart's cover is lovely.😍 I am surprised that Harry Connick, Jr doesn't get suggested more often when you pull out the Crooner List. Am I alone here? Connick's Recipe For Love is an original but similar masterful orchestration of horns and piano.
I've always been considered an old soul. Gravitating to 40's-60's music even though I'm in in 30's. You don't know how much joy it brings me to see other young people appreciate this genre. Thank you to both of you for being so fun and enjoying this.
My folks were Sinatra's contemporaries--and loved Frank from the beginning. Along with other wonderful, legendary singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby, they grew up with the best. Not to ever take away from all those who have followed, but they were absolutely blessed having those songs as the soundtrack of their life. (And I was lucky enough to hear those same songs from the cradle onwards)
Frank and the orchestra cut most of these straight to a lacquer master disk, one side of the album at a time, all the way through, mistake free. Astounding.
My entire my family never missed a chance to throw a party. When I hear this song I see my mom and dad just gliding across the dance floor or the garage or the rental hall, where ever the party happens to be. They were so smooth together, this brings a happy tear to my eye. Thank you
I think you would love the video of Frank recording =When I Was 17 . besides the fact the song holds meaning for us all , it gives insight into how the man works in the studio.
Frankie DOES have an album of bedtime songs! (In effect.) His 1967 album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim. It is one of the greatest albums ever by anyone. Bossa Nova. Frankie style. He literally made the musicians play as soft as possible, so soft they could barely get sound from their instruments. His singing is so tender and heartfelt. Truly a masterpiece. Eg: How insensitive, Change partners, and I concentrate on you
I know you've already done Sinatra's "Fly Me To The Moon", but there's a great version of that song by Julie London. It has a faster tempo and a jazz sound. She was a legendary singer during Sinatra's prime time period.
She played a nurse...Dixie...on the TV series “Emergency” starring Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe... Julie’s husband, Bobby Troop, played a doctor on that show...
Frank started his career as a singer in clubs with big band groups during the swing era of music. I have my dad's collection of vinyls from back in the 30's and 40's, a lot of them you have to play on a 78 turntable speed, I don't even know where to get one of those. I grew up listening to all of it, glen Miller, jimmy and tommy Dorsey, Bennie Goodman, Artie shaw, cab calloway, a lot of greats.
Ain't nothing like the classics. Frank can't do no wrong. His voice, his class and presentation of memorable hits will always be around. Too great to forget. Jordan get the tux ready. Amber's waiting. Lol Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
You talk about how Frank can draw those magnificent notes our that melt your heart! He developed a unique way to breath ie take air in via the side of his mouth to keep a note going much longer then the normal singer! He definitely did it his way. He is much loved in my family as my late older brother used to play his Albums until the turned color from black to white. Love to old blue Eyes!!!
The list of male crooners is endless, but don't forget about all of the women. You've reacted to Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day, now try Rosemary Clooney "Blues in the Night," Jo Stafford "You Belong to Me," Kay Starr "Wheel of Fortune," Georgia Gibbs "Kiss of Fire," Patty Page "Old Cape Cod," Margaret Whiting "Moonlight in Vermont," and of course Ella Mae Morse "Cow Cow Boogie." So much great singing!
Song written by Jerome Kern lyrics by Dorthey Fields . Original Fred Astaire 1936 for film" Swing Time" Jerome kern wrote for many films another being" Show boat". Tony Bennett covered this song also as did others It is a great song, thank you.
Take a listen to Frank Sinatra’s Live tour in Las Vegas. He has the Count Basie Band that is under the musical director Quincy Jones. It is one of his best ever.
WATCHED THIS AGAIN!!! It’s been awhile , as I perused through your reactions, this popped up again. I hope that you’re reading this comment. This song is very very special to me. I’ve been on my own up here in Montana since 2016. My wife passed away back in May of 2015 after over 39 years of marriage. I’ve got 4 kids…all married…and have given me 14 grandkids. My point. At least once a year at some event; usually her company Christmas party, they’d get to the dancing portion of the night. Ultimately they would play this song and I’d grab my wife and take her out to the dance floor and fall in love all over again. Thank you for sharing and I’m glad you’ve found how special of a crooner he was. God bless.
Saw Frank in 77 in the round just him alone on stage with a stool and a glass of water never seen anyone so relaxed confident and just plain cool its something I'll never forget the man was the ultimate entertainer a true legend for sure!
R.I.P Frank Sinatra “Old Blue Eyes” Wow! wow! wow! You two are now discovering Frank p’s music. That frickin awesome. I knew his music growing up in my teen years.
That's why they call Frank Sinatra The Voice. This is my mom's music but she got me to like his music too. I never heard his music with headphones before till now, wow!
Nicely done, Mr. Sinatra! Such a warm, easy voice to listen to. Sometime in the future, I would love for you to react to Carly Simon and her then husband James Taylor, doing "Mockingbird"...the live version. It is so much fun to listen to and watch!
Great tune...!!! The thing about Frank Sinatra is... everything. Ok, he's got talent, a marvelous voice, looks that made girls swoon way back in the 30's when Elvis or the Beatles were just gleams in their daddy's eyes. Yes, he has all that. But he always sounds like he's having *fun* And he brings us all along... Thanks S.W.
Other greats from yesteryear, Tony Bennet ,I Left my Heart in San Francisco,Stranger in Paradise, Bing Crosby,Swinging on a Star,Brother Can You Spare a Dime, Judy Garland,Over the Rainbow, Get Happy,Rosemary Clooney,Come on To my House, Hey There
I so adore you two and the fact that you have learned to appreciate all types and genres of music! You don't have to be a musical genius or classically trained to just love music! And thank you so much for taking us on this journey with you. You have brought back so many memories and songs that revisiting has made me appreciate even more! ❤️❤️❤️
Love this song and your reactions are priceless. I don't know if you have listened to "The Summer Wind" yet but is another all time classic. When Sting was asked what one song he could listen to for the rest of his life, he chose "The Summer Wind". Digging the crooners!
Another two that I LOVE are The Summer Wind and A Very Good Year. My dad often sang us to sleep with Very Good Year. I sang it to my kids and now my kids are singing our grandchildren to sleep with it. Such wonderful songs.
Favorite button back in the 80s: "It's Sinatra's world. We're just living in it." Nelson Riddle and Billy May knew especially well how to orchestrate for Sinatra's phrasing.
There will never be another Frank Sinatra. I totally agree with Leslie - tone, confidence, phrasing, enunciation, personality, ease and style! Amazing. And if I can make a suggestion of an early Frank Sinatra song (from 1945), a short ballad written by Jules Styne and Sammy Cahn - "I fall in love too easily". One of my favorites!
I've loved Frank all my life, my mum was a huge fan, but the real thrill for me was his duets album recorded later in life, with contemporary artists that I loved - Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan - so many more.
When my son was little, one our favorite things to do, was to dance and play in the rain. Frankie was one our favorites. I'm sure I had the only 6 year old that knew all the words to "Swinging on a Star"
Frank Sinatra was the name in music during the 4o's to the mid-6o'. He influenced Elvis, the Beatles, Tom Jones and the teen singers in early rock-n-roll. His measured ease combined with Nelson Riddle orchestral backing is the magic that never dies. I'm watching Jordan look at Amber as Frank sings and see the way he wants to sweep away his girl in his tuxedo on the dance floor as the crowd shares their moment. And Amber swooning with her eyes closed is spellbound. For more try these, FLY ME TO THE MOON, WITHCRAFT, (I'VE GOT YOU) UNDER MY SKIN, my personal favorite, and there is a live in studio black and white video of him singing to a group of people while recording, IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR. Nothing better. Nothing less. All Sinatra.
Frank's recordings in the 1950s with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra are some of the essential records of that decade. A meeting of one of that eras best singers with one of the best arranger/orchestra leaders. In particular the classic 1958 version of One For My Baby (and One More For The Road) is worth a react to. There are two previous versions he recorded but this one is the classic take.
Frank recorded over 500 songs, good luck getting through that, lol. You could have a whole channel devoted to it, but likely his daughter Nancy would make sure it got taken down, since she is known to be a stickler about copyright.
Frank literally created this style of arranging his songs in the late 50’s and the 60’s and beyond, with the horns punching up the song. He knew where he wanted the horn accents to his lyrics. And he only used 3 orchestra conductors for this style… Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, and Count Basie. They would do exactly as he wanted it. Maybe the very best Sinatra song which shows off his talent for painting a picture of the lyrics is the studio version of It Was a Very Good Year! The orchestral parts might be the most outstanding arrangement I have ever heard. And Frank was in rare form that day…voice was smooth as silk. There is a TH-cam video of him recording that song in the studio. It great to listen to the studio recording first and close your eyes while listening. Then go back and watch the video of him recording it. Just an amazing experience watching him work his magic!
Nelson Riddle and Billy May were Sinatra's principle arrangers/conductors with several albums arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Quincy Jones arranged and conducted the sessions with the Basie band. Gordon Jenkins arranged and conducted "It Was a Very Good Year." Going further back Axel Stordahl was his principle arranger and conductor in the 1940s and early 1950 after leaving the Tommy Dorsey band.
Ole Blue Eyes may have a challenger coming up, you did a reaction to Angelina Jordan's 'I Put A Spell On You' when she was 9, she is now 16 and she just dropped a new cover, this one is 'Suspicious Minds' by Elvis. She has since signed with Republic Records and her first full album is due within the next couple of months. When I first heard this song I loved it and put it at #3 on my playlist (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.), about midday I moved it up to #1. The main thing that changed my mind was the power in her voice. I'm not talking about loudness I'm talking about the power she has regardless of how loud or soft she sings. This is a quality that I haven't heard from anyone in my 82 years. This voice has become so unique that it is totally unmatched. This video came out at midnight on June 22nd, today, June 23rd it has over 130,000 views. I think you should take another look at Angelina Jordan, she is on her way.
His singing is even more impressive when you realize he's recording this live in the studio with the full band playing along with him. Great talent.
Yes, you are correct. I wonder if that's had for them to grasp. But they love him
Word.
Is a recording in a studio "live"? Actually, he's performing under optimal conditions. Performing live before an actual audience is much more difficult - no retakes.
@@josephpaul4548 Yes, he is recording live in the studio, in a way that practically nobody ever does. Sure it's optimal for sound, but he still has to deliver while a full orchestra is playing live with him. In that situation, you don't have the luxury that very successful small bands have of recording for months and mixing endlessly the best takes. When you're working with a full orchestra you can't keep that many musicians endlessly recording. That means he's got to deliver a great performance in very few takes. Plus, his "audience" is fellow professionals, who's good opinion he probably covets more than a non-professional, paying audience. Not to mention that the performance he delivers is immortalized, good or bad, while a performance before a paying audience instantly disappears. If you think it's easy, give it try. He was brilliant at it.
@Parker Allen That's all true, but not just for this session, of course. Weren't virtually all his albums from Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise, excepting the recorded concerts and other special public performances, recorded in this environment? By the time he recorded this (1964?) he was very much at home in the studio backed up by a first rate orchestra.
the tone, the confidence, the phrasing, the enunciation, the personality, the ease, the STYLE!
there's only one Frank Sinatra!
Frankie boy was always on top of the world! Enjoyed many of his songs! Frankie keep that “breathless charm” was dedicated to him! Rest in heaven!
Timing!
Written in 1936 by Jerome Kern. Originally sung by Fred Astaire in the film "Swing Time". Won the Oscar for best Original Song.
Bothering me what movie it was from. Swing Time. A classic sung early in film to Ginger while she is washing her hair and at the final/climax scene.
Yeah, those lyrics are 🧨
I think Rod Stewart's version is the best.
Yes, please check out the original version by Fred Astaire! He is a whole different kind of jazz singer. I love all his classics. And of course his dancing!
If I'm not mistaken, also written for the movie Swing Time and sung by Fred Astaire in a 10 minute dance sequence was another song made famous by Frank Sinatra was, "One for My Baby".
They don't call Frank "the chairman of the board" for nothing. Never will be another like him.
Right on. Frank is the man. I always wondered about that name and then I found out that he owned and was chairman of the board for Reprise Records! Even stranger, Reprise had the usual folks on it's label like Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Duke Ellington but they also had Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Electric Prunes and Tiny Tim. Super eclectic and progressive artists. What a guy.
When Frank left capitol records he started Reprise Records. Since he was the president of Reprise records they referred to him as "The Chairman Of The Board". true story
You guys are helping a new generation discover so much music… Bravo!
So true! A lot of music today has no soul and heart. Frank Sinatra delivers both and then some.
Amber, you didn't notice it in the video, but go watch just a 10-second playback at 1:53 to see Jordan's glance to you when Frank sings about how lovely she is.😍 You two are such a great couple I can hardly stand it!😁
J stole my heart with that look. Love these kids.
You can tell he loves her!
Yeah, I saw that.
Yep!! Love that look!!
My mom loved Frank and she got to see him in concert ( along with Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin) she actually got to shake Franks hand and told him " wow your eyes Really are that blue". Back in the day people called him Mr blue eyes because they were so blue.
Sinatra was considered to be a "song stylist" - he used his own unique phrasing and that combined with his smooth confident masculine tenor voice thrilled his audience.
Band leaders had to arrange songs to fit Sinatra - not the other way around.
One of my favorite Sinatra songs with an incredible Nelson Riddle arrangement. The combination of Sinatra and Riddle is hard to beat. If you want a bedtime song by Sinatra try pennies from heaven. My father used to sing it to me when I was a child.
I love Pennies From Heaven!
He always had great orchestral arrangements … Nelson Riddle, Axel Stordahl, his work with The Count Basie orchestra… and I always loved that Linda Ronstadt worked with Riddle when she decided to do her album of standards, What’s New
I used to sing it to my kids at bedtime!
My husband & his guy friends all sing this to me. They have been doing this for over 40 years. We recently lost one of the guys. Miss him dearly.
You're going to love him sing "Summer Wind"! It's about a summer romance that ended at the end of the season. And like so many people I've been there too!
You can never go wrong with Frank! When my now 19 year old son was a baby, we used to rock him to sleep listening to Old Blue Eyes...worked every time🥰
I had always heard that one of Frank's signatures was his incomparable phrasing. For years as a youngster growing up in the '70's I really didn't understand what that meant until I realized how cool it made a song he sang to not always sing rigidly within the beat. Now I have an appreciation of Sinatra I never had before, oh, and Van Morrison for the same reason. You two are way ahead of me at the same age in time.
With Fraank you enter the realm of "The Great American Songbook." Composers like Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington and others.
Should be the most recognized voice of Alltime!! Puts a smile on face everytime you hear Frank!
I can't see that you've listened to "Young At Heart" yet. You should. It's a really great song. It has so much meaning to me, because of my Dad, who was young at heart his entire 94 years of life. My sister sang it to him at his 80th birthday party as well as at his Celebration of Life/Memorial that we had for him this past April. He loved Frank's music and was a fine singer himself.
Yes! wonderful song
I absolutely love Franky Baby! This song is one of few that brings tears to my eyes (the lyrics). Many people don’t realize how Frank revolutionized singing. The phrasing, the way he breathes, holds notes. He developed it when singing with Tommy Dorsey and listening to how Tommy played the trombone. So basically Frank sings a little like a great jazz trombone.
"Those horns" are the fantastic Count Basie Orchestra. Saw Frank and the Basie Orchestra live in Vegas in the early 70's. Absolutely the best live music show I've seen (and I'm a rock 'n roll guy).
That sounds more like the Nelson Riddle Orchestra to me. Both great though
@@fidge54 Yes, Nelson Riddle. Released in 1964. The most popular version of this song. Third track of the album "Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners". Produced by Sonny Burke.
I've put that I thought it was Nelson Riddle, but I am more than willing to agree it was Count Basie.
My father in law who loved Frank had us, my wife and I, play Let me Play among the stars about 2 months ago while he was in the hospital. We played it over and over. On May 30th he went to play among the stars. While he was listening to it he sang it to my mother in law while holding her hand. I will never forget that. We love and miss him so much.
So beautiful
That was lovely. I'm so sorry for your loss.
The way Jordan was looking at Amber when Frank was singing about how lovely she is, was so sweet! 🥰
When I listen to Sinatra all I can think of is the feel of a classic men’s suit, complete with hat. My father’s suits and hats he wore to work remind me if this era, and I think that’s why I love his music-it takes me back to those memories of my dad when I was a little kid, a simpler, happier time with so many less complications than life today
Life was plenty complicated in those days. They just had more courage.
Anything Frank sang was perfection especially when he teamed up with Count Basie. I'd like to recommend more perfection from another crooner Robert Goulet singing "If Ever I Should Leave you". It's beautiful. Another great singer was Judy Garland. Check out one of her two versions of "The Man That Got Away".
“The Man That Got Away”...will always bring tears to my eyes...
Judy’s performance in “A Star Is Born” was perfect... Mrs. Norman Maine...
I have seen the other versions of this story...but Judy Garland and James Mason were THE BEST...BY FAR...❤️
@@corinnepmorrison1854 whatever song Frank or Judy sang they made it their own and made it the standard. I never tire of hearing their performances.
@@cecilias6913 Nor do I...❤️🎶
@@corinnepmorrison1854 My favorite movie is "Meet Me in St. Louis." I love "The Man that Got Away," but the filming was weird to me. The angles or freeze frames or something. Though she deserved the Oscar. I don't like any of the 4 (?) versions. Nothing personal!! They all did many covers so won't differentiate; but "Embraceable You," "The Trolley Song," "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," "Get Happy," "Easter Parade," "When You're Smiling," her version of "Ol' Man River," her version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic." She did many enjoyable medleys with Liza, Barbara, Frank, Dino, Mel, Gene...her "Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You" is sweet. "Suwanee," "Chicago," "How About You," "By Myself," "Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody." Michael Jackson's favorite song, "Smile." Through all the versions of "The Shop Around the Corner," her "In the Good Old Summertime" is my favorite and only musical version, good song, too.. "You've Got Mail" was the last version as far as I know. And, for Christmas, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!" I had her albums when I was a young teen. Read countless bios. Even saw "The Pirate," ha ha. I spend many evenings 40 years later listening to her on YT. And Liza's "Cabaret" songs. Solitary life!
@@cecilias6913 When they were really young, they sang "Embraceable You" together. Sounded great! I've seen her and Liza with the Rat Pack occasionally or just Judy with Frank or both Frank & Dino. Brings a smile to my face to see how cute and affectionate they were with each other. The Vegas Rat Pack shows were just drunken parties, at least when it was just the guys.
Sinatra is a master of phrasing. Note when he chooses to come back into the lyric after the instrumental break. His voice is one of the instruments. Sometimes he will playfully push the rhythm along. Other times he may hide behind the beat. But this is always in service to the song. He never goes for a dramatic note just to show off his vocal chops. It is always to convey a mood or feeling. Note when he sings the phrase "won't you please arrange it," he is playfully singing, or almost speaking the lyrics and emphatically stops on the last word, it. You get extra enjoyment listening to how he plays with the lyrics.
Sinatra has a “bed time song” called “Put Your Dreams Away”. It was his theme song that he would close out every radio show he did with. Such a slow and lovely song to listen to.
Probably my favorite Sinatra tune.
Frank had a very unique and organic way of singing. Down to the very way he formed his words and delivered them made his sound iconic. What is a wonderful study sometime is to listen to how his style evolved from when he was in his 20's all the way through his 50's and 60's when his voice warmed and he had the air of the Grand Elder Statesman of music. He earned the respect of everyone in the business, even across genres and generations. So happy you're still enjoying Frank and all the crooners! ❤
Wow, love this. Frank is Frank. Would love to see you review a video of Sinatra singing “One For My Baby”. It’s one of his best and that’s saying a lot. It is a classic. Thanks for keeping this music relevant. 😊
Yes, this is one of my top favorites by Frank!
Yes! Agree!!
I just love this song! Even Rod Stewart's cover is lovely.😍 I am surprised that Harry Connick, Jr doesn't get suggested more often when you pull out the Crooner List. Am I alone here? Connick's Recipe For Love is an original but similar masterful orchestration of horns and piano.
❤️ HARRY CONNICK JR !!!👍😃❣️
Yes, please Harry Connick it our contemporary crooner... he is my boo... he just doesn't know it....LOL
A true classic from a classic man. Love Frank Sinatra. ☮️✌️💕👌
I've always been considered an old soul. Gravitating to 40's-60's music even though I'm in in 30's. You don't know how much joy it brings me to see other young people appreciate this genre. Thank you to both of you for being so fun and enjoying this.
Frank's more melancholy songs may have been his best work ... Summer Wind, One for my Baby and Angel Eyes.
My folks were Sinatra's contemporaries--and loved Frank from the beginning. Along with other wonderful, legendary singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby, they grew up with the best. Not to ever take away from all those who have followed, but they were absolutely blessed having those songs as the soundtrack of their life. (And I was lucky enough to hear those same songs from the cradle onwards)
Voice perfection, timing, the best musical arrangements ever! Never will someone come close
Awww...Jay lookin' at Amber there. :) that's love.
Nelson Riddle never gets enough props for his arrangements. He was always Sinatra's wingman in the studio.
So many hits. You really need to play “ It was a very good year”. Play the actual video footage of him singing it in the studio. Amazing!
Frank and the orchestra cut most of these straight to a lacquer master disk, one side of the album at a time, all the way through, mistake free. Astounding.
I love Frank Sinatra”s style and swagger! He was definitely in a class of his own!!❤️❤️
A song that's been used during countless wedding receptions. There was also a beer commercial in the late 80s (for Michelob) that used it.😂
Try Sinatra at the sands;. I've got you under my skin. It's with count basie orchestra.
His voice and his phrasing is smooth and easy, and somehow thrilling too. He makes every song his own.
Another classic crooner, Tony Bennet, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco ".
T H E MOST ROMANTIC MUSIC EVER WRITTEN! Growing up in the 1970s, my parents played these songs from their generation all the time.
Amber, you hit the nail on the head when you talk about the relaxed feeling one gets when listening to him.
My entire my family never missed a chance to throw a party. When I hear this song I see my mom and dad just gliding across the dance floor or the garage or the rental hall, where ever the party happens to be. They were so smooth together, this brings a happy tear to my eye. Thank you
I think you would love the video of Frank recording =When I Was 17 . besides the fact the song holds meaning for us all , it gives insight into how the man works in the studio.
Frank = Class ... no one represents class better than Frank Sinatra!!
What a talent and what a voice!!
Frankie DOES have an album of bedtime songs! (In effect.) His 1967 album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim. It is one of the greatest albums ever by anyone. Bossa Nova. Frankie style. He literally made the musicians play as soft as possible, so soft they could barely get sound from their instruments. His singing is so tender and heartfelt. Truly a masterpiece.
Eg: How insensitive, Change partners, and I concentrate on you
So glad to see you return to Frank. A true classic, icon. Irreplaceable.
I know you've already done Sinatra's "Fly Me To The Moon", but there's a great version of that song by Julie London. It has a faster tempo and a jazz sound. She was a legendary singer during Sinatra's prime time period.
She played a nurse...Dixie...on the TV series “Emergency” starring Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe... Julie’s husband, Bobby Troop, played a doctor on that show...
...and if they get around to Julie London, they also need to do her rendition of _'Sway'_ .
@@pauld6967Just make sure you include the album cover photo, because she was painfully beautiful.
@@va3svd She definitely made _'Emergency'_ worth watching as Nurse Dixie.
@@pauld6967 I mean, not sure about the patients on the show, but my blood pressure would always rise when she was in view.
I was singing along with Frank, one of his best songs,. What is not to love.
This song is one of my top five favorite songs of all time. The words the melody everything! Thank you for reacting!
Frank started his career as a singer in clubs with big band groups during the swing era of music. I have my dad's collection of vinyls from back in the 30's and 40's, a lot of them you have to play on a 78 turntable speed, I don't even know where to get one of those. I grew up listening to all of it, glen Miller, jimmy and tommy Dorsey, Bennie Goodman, Artie shaw, cab calloway, a lot of greats.
Dean Martin was a good crooner. Doris day started like Frank too.
The older I get the more I appreciate Frank Sinatra and his music. Check out “New York, New York”
Ain't nothing like the classics. Frank can't do no wrong. His voice, his class and presentation of memorable hits will always be around. Too great to forget.
Jordan get the tux ready. Amber's waiting. Lol Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
You talk about how Frank can draw those magnificent notes our that melt your heart! He developed a unique way to breath ie take air in via the side of his mouth to keep a note going much longer then the normal singer! He definitely did it his way. He is much loved in my family as my late older brother used to play his Albums until the turned color from black to white. Love to old blue Eyes!!!
Frank is legendary for his phrasing, proper jazz singing just behind the beat and how he stresses words is just sublime.
one of my favs from frank is his Bossa Nova Medley with Antonio Carlos Jobim...worth the watch, 2 geniuses
y’all should do more frank sinatra maybe “days of wine and roses” , “come dance with me” or “moonlight in vermont” (my personal fav) ☺️
The list of male crooners is endless, but don't forget about all of the women. You've reacted to Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day, now try Rosemary Clooney "Blues in the Night," Jo Stafford "You Belong to Me," Kay Starr "Wheel of Fortune," Georgia Gibbs "Kiss of Fire," Patty Page "Old Cape Cod," Margaret Whiting "Moonlight in Vermont," and of course Ella Mae Morse "Cow Cow Boogie." So much great singing!
Song written by Jerome Kern lyrics by Dorthey Fields . Original Fred Astaire 1936 for film" Swing Time" Jerome kern wrote for many films another being" Show boat". Tony Bennett covered this song also as did others It is a great song, thank you.
LOVE Tony Bennett's version!
@@tomsdotter3228 so do i and i thing may be wrong, Lady Gaga covered it with him..
Can't forget about all the other crooners: Tony Bennet, Vic Damone, Dean Martin, and so many others. But, Frank was the king.
Sammy Davis, Bobby Darin...
Not crooning...... these all sing American standards.
Matt Monroe...the English Frank...and some would say better.
I highly recommend Michael Buble. He is the modern day Frank Sinatra. The first song that I would recommend is titled Home. You will love it.
Old Blue eyes . the cool hip cat of the lounge act. I have always loved this song, close your eyes see yourself gliding around on the dance floor.
Take a listen to Frank Sinatra’s Live tour in Las Vegas. He has the Count Basie Band that is under the musical director Quincy Jones. It is one of his best ever.
WATCHED THIS AGAIN!!!
It’s been awhile , as I perused through your reactions, this popped up again.
I hope that you’re reading this comment.
This song is very very special to me.
I’ve been on my own up here in Montana since 2016.
My wife passed away back in May of 2015 after over 39 years of marriage.
I’ve got 4 kids…all married…and have given me 14 grandkids.
My point.
At least once a year at some event; usually her company Christmas party, they’d get to the dancing portion of the night.
Ultimately they would play this song and I’d grab my wife and take her out to the dance floor and fall in love all over again.
Thank you for sharing and I’m glad you’ve found how special of a crooner he was.
God bless.
Saw Frank in 77 in the round just him alone on stage with a stool and a glass of water never seen anyone so relaxed confident and just plain cool its something I'll never forget the man was the ultimate entertainer a true legend for sure!
R.I.P Frank Sinatra “Old Blue Eyes” Wow! wow! wow! You two are now discovering Frank p’s music. That frickin awesome. I knew his music growing up in my teen years.
That's why they call Frank Sinatra The Voice. This is my mom's music but she got me to like his music too. I never heard his music with headphones before till now, wow!
Nicely done, Mr. Sinatra! Such a warm, easy voice to listen to. Sometime in the future, I would love for you to react to Carly Simon and her then husband James Taylor, doing "Mockingbird"...the live version. It is so much fun to listen to and watch!
YES!! MOCKINGBIRD!! 👍😃❣️😃👍
This has been my favorite Frank Sinatra song for as long as I can remember.
This song and "Come Fly With Me" are my two favorites of Frank's. You may here this song sometimes at wedding receptions.
Great tune...!!!
The thing about Frank Sinatra is... everything. Ok, he's got talent, a marvelous voice, looks that made girls swoon way back in the 30's when Elvis or the Beatles were just gleams in their daddy's eyes. Yes, he has all that. But he always sounds like he's having *fun*
And he brings us all along...
Thanks
S.W.
Other greats from yesteryear, Tony Bennet ,I Left my Heart in San Francisco,Stranger in Paradise, Bing Crosby,Swinging on a Star,Brother Can You Spare a Dime, Judy Garland,Over the Rainbow, Get Happy,Rosemary Clooney,Come on To my House, Hey There
I so adore you two and the fact that you have learned to appreciate all types and genres of music! You don't have to be a musical genius or classically trained to just love music! And thank you so much for taking us on this journey with you. You have brought back so many memories and songs that revisiting has made me appreciate even more! ❤️❤️❤️
Love this song and your reactions are priceless. I don't know if you have listened to "The Summer Wind" yet but is another all time classic. When Sting was asked what one song he could listen to for the rest of his life, he chose "The Summer Wind". Digging the crooners!
Billy Joel - I Love you just the way you are.
Another two that I LOVE are The Summer Wind and A Very Good Year. My dad often sang us to sleep with Very Good Year. I sang it to my kids and now my kids are singing our grandchildren to sleep with it. Such wonderful songs.
That voice & sound is so iconic & beautiful. Could never get tired of it. AMAZING.
thank you. Mr Sinatra sings this song the best. many times I leave it on repeat
Favorite button back in the 80s: "It's Sinatra's world. We're just living in it." Nelson Riddle and Billy May knew especially well how to orchestrate for Sinatra's phrasing.
The pride and joy of New Jersey! Frank Sinatra is NJ'S greatest export. Class, velvet voice, and an absolute legend
I feel so blessed that I got to hear these guys on all the variety shows we used to have. We had a lot of Variety shows and so miss them.
There will never be another Frank Sinatra. I totally agree with Leslie - tone, confidence, phrasing, enunciation, personality, ease and style! Amazing. And if I can make a suggestion of an early Frank Sinatra song (from 1945), a short ballad written by Jules Styne and Sammy Cahn - "I fall in love too easily". One of my favorites!
Frank sings a song that sounds like a lullaby. It’s called With Every Breath I Take. It’s a beautiful song.
The best ever.
Summer Wind is the perfect song for this time of year, and my favorite of his.
I've loved Frank all my life, my mum was a huge fan, but the real thrill for me was his duets album recorded later in life, with contemporary artists that I loved - Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan - so many more.
Can’t help but feel good with ol’ blue eyes on this song. 🤗
Franks bedtime tune is "wee small hours of the morning" lovely
Must do "Moonlight Serenade", "It Was A Very Good Year", "That's Life", "I've Got You Under My Skin". Many more great ones.
I listened to Sinatra when I was a little girl and I still do to this day. I will always love his music ❤️
When my son was little, one our favorite things to do, was to dance and play in the rain. Frankie was one our favorites. I'm sure I had the only 6 year old that knew all the words to "Swinging on a Star"
Frank Sinatra was the name in music during the 4o's to the mid-6o'. He influenced Elvis, the Beatles, Tom Jones and the teen singers in early rock-n-roll. His measured ease combined with Nelson Riddle orchestral backing is the magic that never dies. I'm watching Jordan look at Amber as Frank sings and see the way he wants to sweep away his girl in his tuxedo on the dance floor as the crowd shares their moment. And Amber swooning with her eyes closed is spellbound. For more try these,
FLY ME TO THE MOON,
WITHCRAFT,
(I'VE GOT YOU) UNDER MY SKIN, my personal favorite, and there is a live in studio black and white video of him singing to a group of people while recording, IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR. Nothing better. Nothing less. All Sinatra.
Frank's recordings in the 1950s with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra are some of the essential records of that decade. A meeting of one of that eras best singers with one of the best arranger/orchestra leaders. In particular the classic 1958 version of One For My Baby (and One More For The Road) is worth a react to. There are two previous versions he recorded but this one is the classic take.
Most of Frank's songs are bedtime songs...... just nobody's sleeping. Love you guys.
Frank recorded over 500 songs, good luck getting through that, lol. You could have a whole channel devoted to it, but likely his daughter Nancy would make sure it got taken down, since she is known to be a stickler about copyright.
Frank literally created this style of arranging his songs in the late 50’s and the 60’s and beyond, with the horns punching up the song. He knew where he wanted the horn accents to his lyrics. And he only used 3 orchestra conductors for this style… Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, and Count Basie. They would do exactly as he wanted it.
Maybe the very best Sinatra song which shows off his talent for painting a picture of the lyrics is the studio version of It Was a Very Good Year! The orchestral parts might be the most outstanding arrangement I have ever heard. And Frank was in rare form that day…voice was smooth as silk. There is a TH-cam video of him recording that song in the studio. It great to listen to the studio recording first and close your eyes while listening. Then go back and watch the video of him recording it. Just an amazing experience watching him work his magic!
Nelson Riddle and Billy May were Sinatra's principle arrangers/conductors with several albums arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Quincy Jones arranged and conducted the sessions with the Basie band. Gordon Jenkins arranged and conducted "It Was a Very Good Year." Going further back Axel Stordahl was his principle arranger and conductor in the 1940s and early 1950 after leaving the Tommy Dorsey band.
My dad was a huge fan, and actually resembled him, so I was raised on Frank. He’s a genre all his own.
Ole Blue Eyes may have a challenger coming up, you did a reaction to Angelina Jordan's 'I Put A Spell On You' when she was 9, she is now 16 and she just dropped a new cover, this one is 'Suspicious Minds' by Elvis.
She has since signed with Republic Records and her first full album is due within the next couple of months.
When I first heard this song I loved it and put it at #3 on my playlist (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.), about midday I moved it up to #1. The main thing that changed my mind was the power in her voice. I'm not talking about loudness I'm talking about the power she has regardless of how loud or soft she sings. This is a quality that I haven't heard from anyone in my 82 years. This voice has become so unique that it is totally unmatched.
This video came out at midnight on June 22nd, today, June 23rd it has over 130,000 views. I think you should take another look at Angelina Jordan, she is on her way.
Now you're getting into the good stuff. This soft jazz, lounge music is fantastic and definitely made for couples.
My husband and I danced to this for our first dance at our wedding. Always takes me back to that night.