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180 GRAM VINYL

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE  -  INCLUDES TWO BONUS TRACK

Teaming the inimitable vocal stylings of th Chairman of the Board with the potent, propulsive alchemy of the Count Basie Borchestra, Sinatra-Basie was indeed an album worth the wait. An historic musical first, Sinatra-Basie features ten extraordinary selections recorded over a period of two weeks in late 1962.

PERSONNEL:

FRANK SINATRA, vocals
COUNT BASIE, piano & conductor

THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA:
 
Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Al Porcino, Fortunatus “Fip” Ricard (tp), Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Rufus Wagner (tb), Marshal Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (as, fl, ts), Eric Dixon (ts, fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Buddy Catlett (b), Sonny Payne (d).

Los Angeles, October 2 (tracks A2, B2-B3 & B5)
& October 3 (tracks A1, A3-A5, B1 & B4), 1962.

*BONUS TRACKs:
FRANK SINATRA (vcl). Orchestra conducted by NEAL HEFTI.
Arrangements by Neal Hefti (A6) & Skip Martin (B6).
Los Angeles, February 27, 1962.

SIDE A

01. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
02. PLEASE BE KIND
03. (LOVE IS) THE TENDER TRAP
04. LOOKING AT THE WORLD THRU ROSE COLORED GLASSES
05. MY KIND OF GIRL
06. EVERYBODY’S TWISTIN’ (*)

SIDE B

01. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
02. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
03. LEARNIN’ THE BLUES
04. I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER
05. I WON’T DANCE
06. NOTHING BUT THE BEST (*)