Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First
The first of his records with Count Basie, arranged by Neal Hefti.
Frank Sinatra, 1962
- Released
- 1962
- Label
- Reprise
Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra made this album in 1962 with arrangements by Neal Hefti. Two years later they reunited for It Might as Well Be Swing, orchestrated by Quincy Jones, and Basie's band also backed Sinatra on Sinatra at the Sands. Sinatra performed the album's arrangement of Please Be Kind on The Dinah Shore Show on 9 December 1962. According to the pianist Bill Miller, Basie was not an expert reader of sheet music, so Basie asked Miller to play piano on Pennies from Heaven.
Track listing
- Pennies from Heaven3:29
- Please Be Kind2:43
- (Love Is) The Tender Trap2:37
- Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses2:32
- My Kind of Girl4:37
- I Only Have Eyes for You3:31
- Nice Work If You Can Get It2:37
- Learnin' the Blues4:25
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter2:36
- I Won't Dance4:07
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra vocals
- Count Basie piano, orchestra leader
- Bill Miller piano on Pennies from Heaven
- Neal Hefti arranger
- Frank Wess flute, alto and tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster tenor saxophone
- Marshall Royal clarinet, alto saxophone
- Thad Jones trumpet
- Freddie Green guitar
- Sonny Payne drums
More from Frank Sinatra
Songs for Young Lovers (1954), In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Only the Lonely (1958), Come Fly with Me (1958), Nice 'n' Easy (1960), September of My Years (1965), Sinatra at the Sands (1966), Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967), Francis A. & Edward K. (1967), Watertown (1970), Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980), Duets (1993)
Sources
- Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First, Wikipedia