Frank Sinatra – Swing Easy! (1954/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 19:21 minutes | 536 MB | Genre: Jazz, Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
“… captures Sinatra at the height of his musical powers in the mid-50s … (evokes) the innocent sentimentality and tenderness of young love.”
– PopMatters.com
Originally issued in 1954 on 10-inch vinyl, this album marks the first time Nelson Riddle arranged for Frank Sinatra, a partnership that would continue for the next 30 years. This is a swinging set of eight uptempo standards that helped resurrect Sinatra’s popularity.
As the title implies, the record concentrates on up-tempo swingers. Again, the songs were all standards — “Just One of Those Things,” “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams,” “All of Me” — that benefitted from the new thematic setting, the new arrangements, and, of course, Sinatra’s increasingly playful and textured vocals. Sinatra plays around with the melodies without leaving them behind, delivering each line with precision. It ranks as one of his most jazzy performances, as well as one of his most fun and carefree records. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
1. Frank Sinatra – Just One Of Those Things (Remastered 1998) (03:12)
2. Frank Sinatra – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter) (Remastered 1998) (02:25)
3. Frank Sinatra – Sunday (Remastered 1998) (02:28)
4. Frank Sinatra – Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) (Remastered 1998) (02:12)
5. Frank Sinatra – Taking A Chance On Love (Remastered 1998) (02:10)
6. Frank Sinatra – Jeepers Creepers (Remastered 1998) (02:21)
7. Frank Sinatra – Get Happy (Remastered 1998) (02:23)
8. Frank Sinatra – All Of Me (Remastered 1998) (02:06)
