[Ronald Sarbo]

When have any of my posts indicated malicious intent?

I took Bill and Adam's course in "Forum Diplomacy".

Hi Hannah,

I can well understand the difficulty in locating Frank Sinatra recordings in a small town. You do not have the luxury that I do of having access to stores like Tower Records and Borders and Barnes and Noble. You can order from sites like Amazon.com, but like you say, you must wait a few weeks for merchandise to be delivered. I know how anxious you were to get this recording, and I'm very, very happy that you located a copy while on vacation with your friend. I hope you're enjoying it! I hope Emily likes it too! It's a great recording with very lovely songs!

[Marty]

Originally posted by Ronald Sarbo


I took Bill and Adam's course in "Forum Diplomacy".

Any news on the paperback version yet Ron?

I was with Hannah (gassergirl) in Baltilmore when she bought this cd. I've also been to her house in Ga. It is very rural, but a beautiful area of the country.

I''ve had the album since it came out in 1956 and now have the cd. Its a great piece of work both by Mr. S. and Nelson Riddle. play it all the time.
Living where I do, (metro D.C. area) its even hard for me to find some of Franks stuff. Its not available all over.

So Girlfriend: Glad you got it. Charlie


HOT DAMN; I WISH YOU LOVE

[Adam]

Originally posted by Ronald Sarbo
I took Bill and Adam's course in "Forum Diplomacy".

Like i said, i is the leader.

Mr Diplomacy.

Adam

[Marty]

Originally posted by Adam
Mr Diplomacy.

Adam

I got this CD for free

That's me...Mr Dipsomania

[Savatri]

Derek, your anecdote reminds us once again of the intangible power of any song performed by Frank Sinatra. I need not say any more.>>Russ

What a mahvelous way to express Frank Sinatra's singing. "Intangible power" - that sums it up, as you said, Russ.
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I can well understand the difficulty in locating Frank Sinatra recordings in a small town.>>Carolyn to Hannah

When I went in one store (in L.A.), to look for the Frank Sinatra section, I went up to one young thing and said (very seriously, but I was joking to see what her reaction would be): 'Have you ever heard of Frank Sinatra? She replied, very seriously of course, something like oh yes and directed me to some of his records.

How little they know.

Joan

I did not collaborate at all with Adam on the charm school course. I worked on most of it with Dale Carnegie. Adam's course is in a class by itself, as you are.

I think there is far too little discusion about Frank's best album. I can't stress to you all enough that this is a must own album. All the songs are high quality and amoug my favorites are: "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Anything Goes" "You Make Me Feel So Young" and his immortal rendition of Cole Porter's "I've GOt YOu Udner My Skin". It's certainly his best swinging performance.

This kind of "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts" so rarely happens. I thought I knew almost all of Blue Eyes' lyrics, but I just learned "It Happened In Monterey." There's an R-rated joke one can tell to any audience that's old enough to remember the enormous Mercury Monterey car, for a few years they had a rear window that would go up and down electric -- in the interest of propriety I'll leave it (and additional possibilities) to the group's imagination. It can also be done squeaky-clean but with double entendre.

I know a few will throw rotten tomatoes at me when I admit that I DO listen to jazz singers other than FAS -- but more often live than on recording. Occasionally some of us will be sitting around a piano, singing some of the great tunes (in a key we can agree upon -- which is hard with 'Guys 'n Dolls') and someone will say, "gee, I wish I could swing like [him/her]..." I then immediately instruct them to re-listen to (or, Heaven forbid, finally purchase) "Songs for Swingin' Lovers." THAT's how to swing, baby!

Like many other posters in this thread before me, I think that the "Under My Skin" 'bone solo is a gas; just the greatest. However, I was sooo disappointed when Bono decided to "scat" (if one calls it that) over it on "Duets." What was with THAT?!

I have a serious question to pose: Looking closely at the liner I noticed that of all the songs recorded at the October 1955 session for this album, only "Love is Here To Stay" made it on to the album. Why is that so, and does anyone else know what songs where recorded during this seesion?

In fact, I'd like to know why it took several more months for Sinatra to return to the studio to record for this album.

[Edwin]

I can answer part of your question. Another version of "I Thought About You" was done by Riddle and Sinatra several months before the album was made. It had a different arrangement than the released version and has not shown up in the marketplace. .

Ed Spiegel

<< does anyone else know what songs where recorded during this session? >>

There were only two other songs recorded at the session of October 17, 1955, in addition to "Love Is Here To Stay." Both of these wound up on the B sides of singles: "You Forgot All The Words (While I Still Remember The Tune)" and "Weep They Will."

Thank You Bob and Ed. This was a question hat was plauging me for sometime but I had forgoten to meantion it.

Well, looking at "Love is Here To Stay" again I must think it's a song that is slightly out of place. Instead of a hard driving swing song it seems to me to have more of a jazzy, subdued recording. Despite this, I find this recording has a place in my heart. Blows Gene Kelly's version out of the water.

I do wish it would have found a larger place in the Sinatra songbook, however it seems as if he only recorded it once.

[shicorp]

Originally posted by Bennet Marco
Blows Gene Kelly's version out of the water.

The thing is, that the song remained pretty unmentioned before Kelly performed it in "An American In Paris".

Originally posted by shicorp
The thing is, that the song remained pretty unmentioned before Kelly performed it in "An American In Paris".

I know. Written for "The Goldwyn Follies" in 1937-38 George Gershwin died writing the song and then his brother Ira had to finish it off with Oscar Levant.

I'm glad to see Alan Jay Lerner remebered this song and included it in his script for An American in Paris.

However, Gene was the dancer. Frank was the singer. See what I'm geting at?

Must agree - it's one of Sinatra's "overlooked" masterpieces. Like so many songs Frank recorded - particularly in the mid to late 50's - he breathed new life into a decades old ballad from George and Ira. Truly a great song and recording.

Tony Danza remembered the song when he performed and danced to the famed melody/lyric at Sinatra's 80th Birthday Party in 1995. It was touching. I'm assuming Frank and Tony were fairly good friends..and it showed that night at Shrine Auditorium.

Holmes

[Barry]

Hi
I am working for the great UK Composer
Alan Parker at present.
We were talking about Nelson Riddle.
He told me that Nelson used to compose
at a terriffic speed.
Just thought I would pop that bit of information in.
Barry.

Barry, that anecdote helps bring more credibility into that reported story that Nelson arranged "I've Got You Under My Skin" while en route to the studio.

Well, call it a bump/question...

I was able to listen to "Memories of You", a song recorded for this album but apperantly deleted because of time constraints. Really, it is a shame that this piece was taken out. It's one of my favorite tracks from Sinatra.

The question: Where was "Memories of You" supposed to be placed in this album? I've attached it as a bonus track to "Songs for Swingin' Lovers" on my iPod. Sure is a really sobber close to that album...