Frank Sinatra
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#463
08-10-2007, 10:06 PM
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All those things you said about AJ's character
show in her pretty Sinatra face. She's beautiful.
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#465
08-11-2007, 10:35 AM
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Thanks, Nancy. So I guessed right above, huh?
 This is one show which seems to have escaped full documentation or unofficial release. |
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#466
08-12-2007, 04:04 PM
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Show #12
NANCY FOR FRANK
Starring Nancy Sinatra Show #12 – August 12, 2007
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#467
08-12-2007, 04:17 PM
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Sad but beautiful show, Nancy. I know that must have been tough for you.
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#468
08-12-2007, 04:30 PM
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Thanks Bob
I couldn't let Lee's death go by without using the Sirius forum to mark it. I'm sure there were people who tuned out but I can't help it. Hopefully there won't be another reason to have a trubute show and the rest will be happier. Through the days since his passing I've managed to hold it together pretty well but when I heard the song, Nancy and Me today, I finally broke down. It hit me very hard. He wrote that after he left Los Angeles without much of a goodbye. In the lyrics you can hear his sorrow, and at the same time, he was saying, be strong, Nancy, and do what you have to do and I'll do what I have to do. Say a prayer for Nancy and me.  Say a prayer for Nancy and me.
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#469
08-12-2007, 04:39 PM
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What a touching adios to Lee Hazlewood. It was an inspired and inspiring and sometimes sad choice of songs, all paying tribute in one way or another. "Nancy and Me" was almost heartbreaking. It may have been written for another time, but it was totally appropriate.
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#470
08-12-2007, 04:58 PM
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An excellent show, Nancy!
 But very heartbreaking too.What a treat it was to hear that Tokyo concert, I have never heard it before!  But it must have been very hard for you to write and record the show. It's a wonderful tribute to Lee. Also, the show may have introduced Lee's music to a lot of new people.
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#471
08-12-2007, 05:18 PM
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Parting is NOT goodbye!
“You’ve got to mow the lawn first,” said my wife Irene – 25 minutes before “show time.” I did the mowing in record time --- and sat down just in time to hear the familiar “Without a Song” opening number.
“Who’s this?” she asked, upon hearing Lee Hazlewood’s singing voice for the first time. “Is he black? What a voice!” I said “He was a close friend of Nancy Sinatra’s who died just a few days ago. I first heard of him,” I said, “when I was about 12 years old. I can still see the ‘JAMIE’ record label of Duane Eddy’s “Rebel Rouser” which he co-wrote, along with some other favorite instrumentals by Duane --- like (from memory) ‘CANNON BALL.’ I hummed a few bars of that one (haven’t heard it in almost 50 years but it was such a memorable tune,” I said. “Was he very old?” my wife asked. “Kind of,” I said. “I believe he was born in 1929. But he looked so much younger than his years.” Lee was singing a terrific version of “She’s Funny That Way,” and my wife asked “Who wrote this one?” (a sure conversation starter with me!) “As a matter of fact,” I said, “this is the only song for which composer Richard Whiting wrote the words – he wrote the music with other great lyricists including Johnny Mercer. They wrote “Hooray for Hollywood” together. But this was the one song he wrote the words for.” (More information than my wife wanted!) I wanted to come here and say how much we both appreciated hearing the late-in-life “Frank Sinatra in Tokyo” concert --- so beautifully recorded in 1985. Our youngest son Ben married his Japanese bride “Eriko” one year ago this month and my wife said: “Eriko would like this!” We loved Frank’s personalized references to Japan including “My kind of town, Yokohama is!” and at the start of “New York, New York” he substitutes “Kyoto!” LOL! Oh yes and he says the Japanese toast “Campai” as he sips his first drink on stage. Did I say this is the best “live” recording (engineering) ever made of Frank Sinatra in concert? The guitarist in me was thrilled to hear, for the first time, Tony Motolla’s solo performance ‘in the Spanish style’ on nylon-string ‘classical’ guitar -- after Frank’s loving introduction: “He’s a wonderful artist – he will thrill you – he’s the great Tony Motolla!” (cont.) Last edited by Nancy; 08-12-2007 at 07:39 PM. Reason: correcting the spelling of Hazlewood |
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#472
08-12-2007, 05:20 PM
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Frank again credits Tony and conductor Joe Parnello during an outstanding (best I’ve heard) performance of “Mack the Knife.” Would love to have a copy of this “live” show --- surely the best late-in-life performance recording in existence. Even better, I would say, than the “Live in Vegas” album of a couple years ago, which I claimed was the “best yet” (in a review which Amazon.com has kindly put in its “spotlight” where it can collect “helpful” votes in perpetuity.
Coincidentally, just this week I left a “helpful” vote and comment for someone’s review of a Pearl Bailey album at Amazon. So I had a “small world” experience hearing the delightful duet Pearl did long ago with FS on one of the first songs Oscar Hammerstein II co-wrote with Jerome Kern (1929) “Don’t Ever Leave me.” “That’s Pearl Bailey,” I said. “I know that!” said Irene -- without having to glance at the Sirius radio ‘scroll’ (which isn’t always perfect, as we know: on this show, for instance it listed “Elusive Dreams” forgetting the first word in that song title – “MY.” I loved hearing Lee and Nancy’s version; I remember the original by Tammy Wynette and David Houston in 1967 (covered again by Bobby Vinton in 1970, then again five years after that, by Charlie Rich (‘discovered” by my guitar hero Chet Atkins and signed to the RCA label). Nancy, who has lost a few dear musical friends in little more than a year, made “Songs of Goodbye” her focus of this week’s program – and did so beautifully, with a wide range of songs and singing styles, from the whimsical (Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (“Just drop of the key, Lee – and get yourself free!”) to the more recent, achingly beautiful “Time to Say Goodbye” (“Con Te Partiro”) a duet by Sarah Brightman and the fellow who has popularized opera more than any other singer in recent years -- Andrea Bocelli. (one of Nancy’s personal favorite songs – this particular version, “featured,” she said “a couple of times on ‘THE SOPRANOS’). I was delighted at her inclusion of Joe Cocker’s version (from the 70s) of the Mort Dixon Ray Henderson (1926) song “Bye Bye Blackbird” and wrote myself a note that this one was featured in my favorite Nora Ephron “chick flick” SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE. Sure enough, Nancy thoughtfully included all that info immediately following the song! I’d never heard some of the other songs Nancy selected for this musical goodbyes segment – Don Ho’s version of a song Bing popularized in 1949 – Jack Pitman’s ‘BEYOND THE REEF’ in which Don actually impersonates Bing in timbre and delivery – spooky, in a wonderful way! What else? Frank Sinatra’s best-ever rendition of the great jazz pianist Eubie Blake’s best song “Memories of You” (co-written with a lyric from Andy Razaf who wrote the words to all Fats Waller’s best tunes, like “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose”). Oh yes, and Marilyn Monroe’s take on “Bye Bye Baby” a 1936 song popularized by . . . Fats Waller (small world!). This recording was from right off the sound track of Marilyn’s 1953 film version of the Jule Styne Leo Robin musical “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” (Surprisingly good singing by Marilyn!) (cont.) |
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#473
08-12-2007, 05:22 PM
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As this week’s show approached its close, Nancy included some lovely songs I’d not heard before – “The Old Man” from Lee Hazlewood’s final album “Cake or Death” for which, Nancy says, “His family and friends gathered for an album of optimism and love.”
That was followed immediately by the singer FS always considered “the only true genius in our business,” – Ray Charles, dueting with Betty Carter on the most tender and lovely version I never heard of Cole Porter’s poignant “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” (why the gods above me, always in the know . . . think so little of me – they allowed you to go.” Then Nat Cole’s version of “Red Sails in the Sunset” which Nat covered 16 years after Bing popularized the sentimental tune in 1935. Then “Nancy and Me” – Lee Hazlewood’s tender premonition about death, years before his passing: “God bless you and God bless me . . . if you’re doin’ nothin’ say a prayer for Nancy and me.” When this was playing I thought to myself, now would be a good time for Nelson Riddle’s last arrangement (in 1985 for Linda Ronstadt) of Gordon Jenkins’ “other greatest song” (words and music) from 50 years earlier – “Good-Bye.” Gordon’s first great song too – from long ago 1935 (“But that was long ago . . . now you’ve forgotten, I know!”) Sure enough, that was the next (to last) song – but of course, it was the best-ever version from Frank and Nelson’s favorite of their Capitol Years album “Only the Lonely.” Nancy said, in advance of the final four songs, that this show would end with “a message of hope” – “WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN” the best song written by singer Frankie Laine – with music by Carl Fischer – whose earlier hits included “It Started All Over Again” for Frank with Tommy Dorsey (1942) and (same year) “You’ve Changed” for Dick Haymes and the Harry James band. What a perfect way to bring this poignant program to a close: Parting is NOT goodbye . . . we’ll be together again! And after a longer than usual “goodbye” of her own (including her thanks to others besides Chuck Granata who’ve assisted with the show) plus an invitation to her listeners to come join the Forum here, Nancy closed with the words: “Bye bye, Lee . . . and thanks.” In its own way – given that Nancy had to “wing” this one because of the passing of her “friend and mentor” – this was the most moving show (for me) emotionally. And I’m sure it affected other members of the ‘Family’ here -- most especially those of us who’ve lost loved ones of our own in the past year. Thanks for this one, Nancy -- for a show that went straight to our hearts. Last edited by Nancy; 08-12-2007 at 07:41 PM. Reason: correcting spelling of Hazlewood and changing album title "Cake or Death." |
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#474
08-12-2007, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
The commercial product is edited somewhat from the complete concert (of which only a portion was played on Nancy's show). The DVD includes everything we heard today except Tony Mottola's classical guitar solo. [Added] See also: DVD Releases-Domestic vs International |
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#475
08-13-2007, 12:02 PM
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Nancy,
The Lee show was beautiful - I don't think anyone would tune out. He was a charmer, even when singing familiar songs like "Ain't Misbehaving" and "She's Funny That Way." (I think Fats Waller would have loved Lee's recording of "Ain't Misbehaving"...very cool.) I am so proud of the fantastic job you did, under such sad circumstances.
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#476
08-13-2007, 01:29 PM
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Thanks Chuck. I was thinking more about all the goobye songs rather than Lee's, although I imagine Sirius wasn't very happy that I strayed from the format as with Lee, Paul Simon, the Beatles and Joe Cocker.
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#477
08-13-2007, 01:42 PM
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Nancy, as long as it's your name on the show, I think you're entitled. Especially this week.
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#478
08-13-2007, 02:38 PM
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Yes, Nancy For Frank is your show, Nancy and what you program into the show will always be great!
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Allen "Could start for the corner... turn up in Spain... why try to change me now..."
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#479
08-14-2007, 12:44 AM
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thanks for this great thread.
In case that I cannot hear the show it is wonderfull to get the listeners thoughts here. Nancy it sounds that you are doing a great job. Nice selection of songs. And I can absolutly understand your feeling after you heared NANCY AND ME. A great song of feelings
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#480
08-19-2007, 02:33 PM
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Best show yet. (I really, really mean it this time!)
Just had to come here and say . . . I really mean it --- this is the BEST “Nancy on Frank” show yet! I know this is one subjective opinion and I don’t want to bore you but . . . (pardon any typos):
As I type this I’m having a “déjà vu all over again” moment: Just this week I left a note for someone’s review at Amazon.com (for an Oscar Peterson CD actually) on which I noted that Oscar’s greatest trio alumni included bass player Ray Brown (married to Ella) and guitarist Herb Ellis. Of Ellis, I wrote in my “comment” praising this reviewer that “I got to see Herb many years ago when he played a nightclub here in Winnipeg. And I asked him for one request: ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE – the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II song that was my parents favorite as well as my own. “Ah,” said Mr. Ellis, ‘you like the HARD ones.” A reference to the many chord changes that made composer Kern think it would never capture public attention: “Too complicated,” Kern said. As well it was from Kern’s last Broadway show before moving to Hollywood, never to return to the Great White Way – from a stinker of a musical that closed within days of its opening called “Very Warm for May.” Well, just as I keep saying, “No – THIS one is the best yet,” (about Nancy’s programs) I have to say I just heard the best rendition possible – solo jazz guitar of this, my all-time favorite song ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE. Playing a gut-string (precursor to today’s nylon-string classical) guitar, it is Al Viola. Up until now I’d thought of Al as the equivalent on guitar of Bill Miller on piano: i.e. the greatest accompanist EVER for Frank Sinatra. This solo, selected by Nancy from Al’s album “Mello as a Cello” (somehow I’ve GOT to obtain this one!) simply blew me away. I can’t even imagine more beautiful chord progressions on the guitar than that! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Nancy! I don’t want to monopolize the kudos for this week’s show (lucky 13?) but just had to come on and say how much I appreciated the program so far. Right now for “hour two” Nancy is playing the 1963, Nelson Riddle arranged rendition of Frank Loesser’s greatest work, GUYS AND DOLLS featuring a cast of giants as well as Alan Sherman (of “Hello muddah, hello faddah -- Camp Granata, er Granada" fame!). (cont.) |
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