Masterworks: The 1954-61 Albums (de-luxe edition box-set)

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This is a fabulous collection of 9 CDS comprising 227 tracks of 15 classic LPs plus bonus tracks, all wonderfully 24 Bit digtally remastered.
Each CD is housed in a cardboard sleeve with the original release artwork. The outer box is thick cardboard (clamshell style).

Annotation last modified on 2016-06-01 19:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Swing Easy / Songs for Young Lovers
2▼CD: In the Wee Small Hours
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1In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA) and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
drums (drum set):
Louis Singer (percussionist)
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, David Frisina, Henry Hill (Violin player), Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-17)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1955-02-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-17)
recording of:
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (on 1955-02-17)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Better Half Music Company, Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne Music Ltd., Redd Evans Music Company and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:01
2Mood Indigo
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Mahlon Clark, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew), Irving “Babe” Russin and Champ Webb
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
viola:
Alvin Dinkin and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
violin:
Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-16)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-16)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1955-02-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
33:30
3Glad to Be Unhappy
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-08)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-08)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-08)
cover recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy (on 1955-02-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
32:35
4I Get Along Without You Very Well
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA) and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
drums (drum set):
Louis Singer (percussionist)
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, David Frisina, Henry Hill (Violin player), Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure (, on 1955-02-17), Felix Slatkin and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-17)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1955-02-17 until 1955-03)
cover recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well (on 1955-02-17)
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:42
5Deep in a Dream
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
James Arkatov (American cellist and photographer) (on 1955-03-04), Cy Bernard (on 1955-03-04), Eleanor Aller (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-03-04), Armand Kaproff (on 1955-03-04), Ray Kramer (on 1955-03-04), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1955-03-04), Kurt Reher (cellist) (on 1955-03-04) and Joseph Saxon (on 1955-03-04)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1955-03-04)
flute:
Arthur Gleghorn (on 1955-03-04), Luella Howard (on 1955-03-04), Jules Kinsler (on 1955-03-04) and George Poole (on 1955-03-04)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1955-03-04), Vincent DeRosa (on 1955-03-04), Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1955-03-04) and Richard Perissi (on 1955-03-04)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1955-03-04)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1955-03-04)
membranophone:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1955-03-04)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-03-04)
violin:
Paul Shure, Victor Bay (on 1955-03-04), Alex Beller (on 1955-03-04), Harry Bluestone (on 1955-03-04), Nathan Ross (on 1955-03-04), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1955-03-04), Felix Slatkin (on 1955-03-04) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-03-04)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-03-04)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-03-04)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-04)
cover recording of:
Deep in a Dream (on 1955-03-04)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:49
6I See Your Face Before Me
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Mahlon Clark, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew), Irving “Babe” Russin and Champ Webb
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
viola:
Alvin Dinkin and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
violin:
Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-16)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-16)
cover recording of:
I See Your Face Before Me (on 1955-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Dietz (librettist) and Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co.
3:24
7Can't We Be Friends
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-08)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-08)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-08)
cover recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends? (on 1955-02-08)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
2:48
8When Your Lover Has Gone
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA) and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
drums (drum set):
Louis Singer (percussionist)
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, David Frisina, Henry Hill (Violin player), Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-17)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-17)
cover recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (on 1955-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:10
9What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Mahlon Clark, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew), Irving “Babe” Russin and Champ Webb
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-02-16)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
violin:
Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-16)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1955-02-16)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-16)
cover recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1955-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:35
10Last Night When We Were Young
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Cy Bernard, Edgar Lustgarten and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Joe Comfort and Ed Gilbert
drums (drum set):
Frankie Carlson
guitar:
Bobby Gibbons
harp:
Kathryn Julye and Ann Mason Stockton (American harpist)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Bart Caldarelli (saxophone), Mahlon Clark, Mort Friedman, Harry Klee, Champ Webb and James Williamson (Saxophone player)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1954-03-01)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-03-01)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-03-01)
cover recording of:
Last Night When We Were Young (on 1954-03-01)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and S.A. Music Co.
3:17
11I'll Be Around
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1955-02-08)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-08)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-08)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-08)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Around (on 1955-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder (American composer)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI) and TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
2:59
12Ill Wind
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
saxophone and woodwind:
Mahlon Clark, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew), Irving “Babe” Russin and Champ Webb
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
viola:
Alvin Dinkin and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
violin:
Harry Bluestone, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure and Felix Slatkin
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-16)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-16)
cover recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1955-02-16)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
3:46
13It Never Entered My Heart
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
James Arkatov (American cellist and photographer) (on 1955-03-04), Cy Bernard (on 1955-03-04), Eleanor Aller (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-03-04), Armand Kaproff (on 1955-03-04), Ray Kramer (on 1955-03-04), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1955-03-04), Kurt Reher (cellist) (on 1955-03-04) and Joseph Saxon (on 1955-03-04)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1955-03-04)
flute:
Arthur Gleghorn (on 1955-03-04), Luella Howard (on 1955-03-04), Jules Kinsler (on 1955-03-04) and George Poole (on 1955-03-04)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1955-03-04), Vincent DeRosa (on 1955-03-04), Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1955-03-04) and Richard Perissi (on 1955-03-04)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1955-03-04)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1955-03-04)
membranophone:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1955-03-04)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-03-04)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-03-04), Alex Beller (on 1955-03-04), Harry Bluestone (on 1955-03-04), Nathan Ross (on 1955-03-04), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1955-03-04), Paul Shure (on 1955-03-04), Felix Slatkin (on 1955-03-04) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-03-04)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-03-04)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-03-04)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-04)
cover recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind (on 1955-03-04)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:42
14Dancing on the Ceiling
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
celesta:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
George van Eps
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-08)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-08)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-08)
cover recording of:
Dancing on the Ceiling (1930 Rodgers & Hart song) (on 1955-02-08)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1930)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1930)
2:57
15I'll Never Be the Same
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
James Arkatov (American cellist and photographer) (on 1955-03-04), Cy Bernard (on 1955-03-04), Eleanor Aller (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-03-04), Armand Kaproff (on 1955-03-04), Ray Kramer (on 1955-03-04), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1955-03-04), Kurt Reher (cellist) (on 1955-03-04) and Joseph Saxon (on 1955-03-04)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1955-03-04)
flute:
Arthur Gleghorn (on 1955-03-04), Luella Howard (on 1955-03-04), Jules Kinsler (on 1955-03-04) and George Poole (on 1955-03-04)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1955-03-04), Vincent DeRosa (on 1955-03-04), Joseph Eger (horn player) (on 1955-03-04) and Richard Perissi (on 1955-03-04)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1955-03-04)
membranophone:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1955-03-04)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-03-04)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-03-04), Alex Beller (on 1955-03-04), Harry Bluestone (on 1955-03-04), Nathan Ross (on 1955-03-04), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1955-03-04), Paul Shure (on 1955-03-04), Felix Slatkin (on 1955-03-04) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-03-04)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-03-04)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-03-04)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-04)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be the Same (on 1955-03-04)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and France Mélodie
3:06
16This Love of Mine
recording engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
cello:
Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (cellist) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller)
double bass:
Morty Corb (bass, USA) and Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s)
drums (drum set):
Louis Singer (percussionist)
guitar:
George van Eps
harp:
Kathryn Julye
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris (US big band viola player), Paul Robyn and Dave Sterkin
violin:
Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, David Frisina, Henry Hill (Violin player), Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Mischa Russell (violinist), Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin and Marshall Sosson
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1955-02-17)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-02-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-02-17)
cover recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1955-02-17)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:35
17Stormy Weather
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:22
18I Can't Get Started
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:01
19I'll Never Smile Again
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:46
20Laura
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:28
21Talk to Me
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
Talk to Me
writer:
Stanley Kahan and Eddie Snyder
3:02
22Young at Heart
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-04-29)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1963-04-29)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (on 1963-04-29)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song) (on 1963-04-29)
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:55
23From Here to Eternity
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
From Here to Eternity
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter)
composer:
Freddie Karger (Frederick Maxwell Karger, Jr)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:00
24Everybody Loves Somebody
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05 until 1959-05)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
recording of:
Everybody Loves Somebody
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Irving Taylor
composer:
Sam Coslow and Ken Lane
publisher:
Sands Music Corp. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
3:39
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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
photography:Getty Images
Michael Ochs Archives
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Masterworks Series (in 2013)
ASIN:UK: B00PO4ZCSW [info]