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Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - The Essential Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (2CD)

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The Essential Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (2CD)
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Artist(s)Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
StudioRCA
Release DateOctober 4, 2005
UPC Code828767116624
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra, Fain, Sammy
  2. Say It - Frank Sinatra, Loesser, Frank
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Frank Sinatra, Burke, J.
  4. Fools Rush In - Frank Sinatra, Mercer, Johnny
  5. Imagination - Frank Sinatra, Burke, J.
  6. You're Lonely and I'm Lonely - Frank Sinatra, Berlin, Irving
  7. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) - Frank Sinatra, Bowman, Brooks
  8. It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow - Frank Sinatra, Berlin, Irving
  9. I'll Never Smile Again - Frank Sinatra, Lowe, Ruth
  10. All This and Heaven Too - Frank Sinatra, DeLange, Eddie
  11. Trade Winds - Frank Sinatra, Friend, Cliff
  12. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else - Frank Sinatra, Kahn, Gus
  13. The Call of the Canyon - Frank Sinatra, Hill, Billy [1]
  14. Love Lies - Frank Sinatra, Freed, Ralph
  15. I Could Make You Care - Frank Sinatra, Cahn, Sammy
  16. Our Love Affair - Frank Sinatra, Edens, Roger
  17. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, And Me) - Frank Sinatra, Robertson, Dick
  18. Stardust - Frank Sinatra, Carmichael, Hoagy
  19. Oh! Look at Me Now - Frank Sinatra, Bushkin, Joe
  20. You Might Have Belonged to Another - Frank Sinatra, Harmon, Lucille
  21. It's Always You - Frank Sinatra, Burke, Johnny
  22. I Tried - Frank Sinatra, Dennis, Cathy
  23. Dolores - Frank Sinatra, Loesser, Frank
Disc 2
  1. Do I Worry? - Frank Sinatra, Cowan, Stanley
  2. Everything Happens to Me - Frank Sinatra, Adair, Tom
  3. This Love of Mine - Frank Sinatra, Sanicola, Henry W.
  4. I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest - Frank Sinatra, Green, H.
  5. You and I - Frank Sinatra, Wilson, M.
  6. Blue Skies - Frank Sinatra, Berlin, Irving
  7. I Think of You - Frank Sinatra, Marcotte, Don
  8. Violets for Your Furs - Frank Sinatra, Dennis, Matt
  9. How About You? - Frank Sinatra, Lane, Burton
  10. The Night We Called It a Day - Frank Sinatra, Dennis, Matt
  11. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra, Kern, Jerome
  12. I'll Take Tallulah - Frank Sinatra, Lane, Burton
  13. The Last Call for Love - Frank Sinatra, Lane, Burton
  14. Just as Though You Were Here - Frank Sinatra, Brooks, J.B.
  15. Street of Dreams - Frank Sinatra, Young, Victor
  16. Take Me - Frank Sinatra, Bloom, Rube
  17. Be Careful It's My Heart - Frank Sinatra, Berlin, Irving
  18. In the Blue of Evening - Frank Sinatra, DArtega, Alfred A.
  19. There Are Such Things - Frank Sinatra, Meyer, George W.
  20. Daybreak - Frank Sinatra, Grofe, Ferde
  21. Light a Candle in the Chapel - Frank Sinatra, Leonard, D.

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (9 reviews)

rating: 4 Quotea great "duet:"....Sinatra and T DorseyQuote
I witnessed this "duet" in 1942 when I was a student at Indiana Univ. It was a late afternoon session in the auditorium and the Junior Prom dance in the evening. Superb performance which I'll never forget. "Without a Song" was so powerful in the auditoruim that Sinatra had to back off from the mike. I met him during the dance at stage-side; my date was the prion year's junior prom queen. Frank was gracious. After shaking hands with him I've decline to wash it ever since!!

Bob Cusack June 12, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteAn excellent sound from the "early" FrankQuote
An excellent compillation of many songs and sounds of a very young Frank. Fantastic assortment of the Dorsey Orchestra intermixed with the smooth crooning of Frank make this a jazzy and relaxing set. It has it all and is loaded with good tunes. A great set and a perfect addition to any Sintra collection. This is Sinatra in the beginning of his career, sweet, smooth, silky sounds. I Highly recommend the set. March 22, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteOrigins Of A Legend.Quote
These recordings are a tremendous joy to have. Here is where you will hear Frank Sinatra, God's Gift To Music, perfecting his craft, learning his trademark style from the best teacher an aspiring singer could hope to have, Tommy Dorsey.

It is true that these recordings are nearly 70 years old, and that they lack the edge and energy of Frank's later recordings. They are reflective of a much more simpler, conservative time in music, so a great deal of patience is needed to sit through them and it is understandable if one becomes somewhat bored with the music.

However, once you've managed to conjure up that patience, you will be exposed to music history. Frank was still growing at this point. He had just left Harry James as he felt Tommy Dorsey will give him a bigger opportunity to stretch over into the mainstream. From Tommy, Frank learned everything he needed to know about his phrasing and breath control techniques. He studied Tommy's techniques with these on the trombone intently, and he transferred them into his own singing skills, and him and Tommy became a winning force. Frank and Tommy play off each other that at tiems it seems that Tommy is duetting with Frank rather than giving him instrumental backing.

The songs here are songs of a simpler times. Most of them would be deemed corny by today's standards (especially "Polka Dots And Moonbeams", which is still a great song), but they hold such great artistic and historical value that you can easily overlook their lack of meter.

Many of these songs ("Polka Dots And Moonbeams", "I'll Never Smile Again", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", "Oh! Look At Me Now", "How About You", "The Song Is You", "Street Of Dreams", "There Are Such Things") would be perfected during later recordings at Capitol and Reprise, but without these early blueprints, those latter day masterpieces would not have existed. Frank's voice had not developed into the rich, manly baritone it would become, but to hear his voice this vulnerable and pure is a dream.

The sound quality and packaging are absolutely excellent, and this cd is a must have for all music fans. August 29, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteThe BestQuote
The Dorsey Orchestra and Sinatra at his best...a match made in heaven. It has never been any better than this...and never will be! April 26, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteHow could it be better?Quote
This was my parent's music. Being a child of Rock n Roll, may have kept me from really enjoying it at the time but I have returned. Timeless, is an over used word but what else can be applied to this set? The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is a giant in this era. They had a faultless sound that has stood the test of time and still sounds fresh and new. The addition of Frank Sinatra produced music that is unique and wonderful. This is pure talent showcased in the days before sound equipment could make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. This two CD set contains over forty songs not one which is less than excellent.

If I close my eyes, I swear Dad is humming in the background.
November 23, 2006

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