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Title: Sinatra 101: The 101 Best Recordings and the Stories Behind Them by Ed O'Brien, Robert Wilson ISBN: 1-57297-165-7 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Enjoyable and useful if somewhat light.
Comment: While this slight volume can't hold a candle to something like Will Friedwald's comprehensive analysis of Sinatra's recorded career, it's quick and handy. Moreover, while the authors' selections will inevitably produce disagreements, their choices are unlikely to provoke incredulity (no "My Way," or recommendations from the "Duets" albums). And when there are multiple versions of the same tune, which is more often than not the case, the authors give helpful rankings of the best choices. But just to give you an idea of how necessarily inadequate a collection limited to 101 recordings is, Sinatra's absolutely sublime, definitive Reprise recording of "I Hadn't Anyone Til You" is not mentioned. Still, I find myself making more use of this book than any other about Old Blue.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Master of his Craft
Comment: The music of Frank Sinatra is timeless and though the title contains the words "the 101 Best Recordings", you may find that it is just a starting point and find your own 101 favorites. You have over 1000 songs to choose from so your picks are bound to be different than the authors. The book lays out 101 excellent songs, gives information to listeners (date recorded, album it can be found on, arranger, etc.) and tells the background of the song and sometimes an anecdote about when it was recorded. The book is not only for longtime fans of Sinatra's work (though they will be more familiar with all the names, etc.). If your Sinatra cd collection extends to one cd of his greatest hits, then this book can help you figure out where to go next. The stories and anecdotes may not mean much but you can figure out if you want to explore Frank's Columbia, Capitol, or Reprise years. For the experienced Sinatra listener, the book is excellent for starting debate with fellow Sinatra fans or perhaps rediscovering a gem you've forgotten or never really listened to before. Obviously, it is not a biography so don't expect stories about Frank the man, just Frank the singer. My only complaint is that I wish they gave more detail to the songs. I realize they had 101 songs to review, but I wanted more background about the recording session and Frank's opinions and views of the songs. However, there are other books for that.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential Sinatra
Comment: How do you pick the 101 greatest Sinatra recordings? The authors certainly came up with arguably the definitive list,and presented it in a most enjoyable read.Another reviewer wished there was a CD boxed set to accompany the book. I did the next best thing. I have an extensive Sinatra collection and I happen to have all the 101 songs(the correct versions). I bought some high quality cassettes and simply went through my CDs and tapes and put together the audio to the book..three 90 minute and one 60 minute tape covered the 101 songs.Needless to say, it was a labor of love putting these songs in order and is fascinating to read the descriptions and history of the songs as they are playing.
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Title: Sinatra! the Song Is You: A Singer's Art by Will Friedwald ISBN: 0306807424 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title: Sessions With Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording by Charles L. Granata ISBN: 1556523564 Publisher: Chicago Review Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Frank Sinatra Reader by Steven Petkov, Leonard Mustazza ISBN: 0195113896 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle by Peter J. Levinson ISBN: 0823076725 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra by George Jacobs, William Stadiem ISBN: 0060515163 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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