Sinatra Frank-Man & His Music

Sinatra Frank-Man & His Music

For the second of his 1960s television specials, Frank Sinatra organized the show around the loose theme of "rhythm," and chose for his exploration two artists of impeccable credentials: the scat stylings and jazz-influenced delivery of Ella Fitzgerald and the quiet Latin groove of Brazilian bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. The program combines beautiful ballads ("Ol' Man River," "Put Your Dreams Away") with brassy up-tempo tunes ("Day In, Day Out," "Get Me to the Church on Time"), though one medley includes some forgivable but hardly memorable attempts at contemporary pop, mixing snatches of "How High the Moon" with "Up, Up and Away," "Don't Cry Joe" with "Ode to Billy Joe." The show slows for a relaxed medley with Jobim, who accompanies a lounging, cigarette-smoking Sinatra with guitar and whispering backing vocals while the Voice drops his volume to an intimate conversational tone for "Change Partners," "I Concentrate on You," and Jobim's own "The Girl from Ipanema." Ella duets with Sinatra on two medleys (contributing a fabulous scat rendition of "Stomping at the Savoy"), solos on "Body and Soul," "It's All Right with Me" and "Don't Be That Way," and finally the two burn up the program with one final duet, a high octane, show-stopping performance of "The Lady Is a Tramp," with Nelson Riddle's orchestra driving the brass to keep up. --Sean Axmaker
Country USA
Brand WARNER BROS
Manufacturer Warner Off Roster
Binding DVD
ReleaseDate 1999-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Closed-captioned
UPCs 075993820225
EANs 0075993820225

Country	USA
Brand	WARNER BROS
Manufacturer	Warner Off Roster
Binding	DVD
ReleaseDate	1999-03-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Closed-captioned
UPCs	075993820225
EANs	0075993820225

Sinatra Frank-Man & His Music

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