Sinatra At the Sands

Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At the Sands

Sinatra At the Sands
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Artist: Frank Sinatra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-05-26
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. Come Fly With Me
  2. I've Got A Crush On You
  3. I've Got You Under My Skin
  4. The Shadow Of Your Smile
  5. Street Of Dreams
  6. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  7. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
  8. One O'clock Jump
  9. Frank Sinatra Monologue
  10. You Make Me Feel So Young
  11. All Of Me
  12. The September Of My Years
  13. Luck Be A Lady
  14. Get Me To The Church On Time
  15. It Was A Very Good Year
  16. Don't Worry 'bout Me
  17. Makin' Whoopee
  18. Where Or When
  19. Angel Eyes
  20. My Kind of Town
  21. A Few Last Words (Monologue)
  22. My Kind Of Town (Reprise) - Frank Sinatra

Music reviews of Sinatra At the Sands

Music Review: An Indescribably Brilliant Album.
Rating: 5 Stars

There are always certain movies, books and in this case albums whose ecellence is hard to describe in words. Such is the case for me with "Sinatra At The Sands". Many times have I tried to write a concise, detailed review of how wonderful this 1966 concert album is, but I always wind up with a stinging case of writer's block.

For "Sinatra: At The Sands" is quite simply, the best live album I've ever heard, as well as one of the best in general. The energy, the performances, the audience - everything clicks so perfectly here that it's almost scary.

Recorded during his early 1966 engagement at the famed Sands Hotel & Casino with Count Basie and his orchestra, this is Sinatra in top form. He is loose, relaxed and clearly having fun, but at the same time he is focused, professional and dangerous. His voice is still close to the condition it was at his peak, so he sounds fantastic on each song, his trademark breath control and diction skills in pristine condition.

As I said earlier, the energy level on this album is quite high. Becasue Count Basie and his orchestra were accustomed to the Big Band, swing-style music, most of the crooner-type songs Frank is associated is tossed aside for rougher, heavier, more uptempo numbers. This means typically faster numbers such as "I've Got You Under My Skin" (arguably the definitive version), "Luck Be A Lady", "My Kind Of Town" and "Fly Me To The Moon" more pumped up and lively than originally conceived in the studio, while typically reserved numbers such as "Come Fly With Me", "You Make Me Feel So Young" and "Where Or When" are reworked (with excellent results) to work within the swingin' mood of the rest of the set.

The rare times Frank cools things down a bit for a slower tune is welcome. "I've Got A Crush On You" is playful and sincere, his cover of Tony Bennett's "The Shadow Of Your Smile" is lovely, while "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) and "Angel Eyes" are typically heartwrenching, and "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" also works quite well. "The September Of My Years" and "It Was A Very Good Year" don't quite succeed at recapturing the emotion poignancy of their studio precursors, but go over well enough.

Basie also takes on a few instrumentals while Frank catches his breath, and they are great to hear. Basie ranks right up there with Ellington and Satchmo as one of the premiere jazz bandleaders of his time. The great Quincy Jones, still fairly young and new here, does a greayt job conducting Basie's fabulous band.

Frank's monologues are hilarious, if a bit off color and sometimes just plain cruel.

The sound quality on this remastered edition is excellent, as is the liner notes by Stan Cornyn, which perfectly detail the magic of seeing Sinatra in concert (something I never had the chance to do). This is a classic recording that I all Sinatra fans, as well as music fans in general, should not go without.
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Description of Sinatra At the Sands

Out of print in the U.S.! CD reissue of this Franktastic live album featuring Sinatra backed by Count Basie & His Orchestra arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. Originally recorded in 1966, this album remains the definitive Sinatra live experience with the backing of a full orchestra. 21 tracks including 'Come Fly With Me', 'The Shadow Of Your Smile', 'Fly Me To The Moon', 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'All Of Me' and many more. Universal.
Pop this on, close your eyes, and you'll be instantly transported back to the Vegas of 1966. The Sands Hotel was still the "class joint" where Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies partied, held court, and occasionally even performed. This priceless document (Sinatra's first official live album) captures the Chairman of the Board in performance mode, ably supported by conductor-arranger Quincy Jones and Count Basie and his Orchestra. The set list comprises 16 Sinatra classics--including "Come Fly with Me," "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," "It Was a Very Good Year," and "Angel Eyes"--along with two Basie instrumentals and some seriously un-P.C. stage banter. Essential. --Dan Epstein

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