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The Concert Sinatra (1963)

Where the lyrics of The Concert Sinatra take you, and where it was really made.

Nelson Riddle brought 76 musicians onto the Goldwyn Studios lot for this record, then the largest orchestra ever assembled for a Sinatra album.

Key places

Recording at Goldwyn Studios (1963)

Recording site Cocoa-Butt — The orchestra was recorded at four soundstages on the Goldwyn Studios lot. This point is shown at city level, not at the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Concert Sinatra: album by American singer Frank Sinatra
• Released in 1963 on Reprise Records, catalog number R9 1009
• Consists of showtunes performed in a 'semi-classical' concert style
• Eight tracks in total; the closing Soliloquy runs 8:05, the longest track
• Track list includes I Have Dreamed, My Heart Stood Still, Lost in the Stars, Ol' Man River, You'll Never Walk Alone, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, and This Nearly Was Mine

Background

• Marks a reunion between Sinatra and his frequent collaborator, arranger Nelson Riddle
• First full album Riddle arranged on Sinatra's Reprise Records label
• Sinatra sings the vocals; Riddle serves as arranger and conductor

Recording

• Riddle's orchestra had 76 musicians, the largest then assembled for a Sinatra album
• Recorded at four soundstages on the Goldwyn Studios lot
• Eight tracks of Westrex 35mm film and twenty-four RCA 44-BX ribbon microphones were used
• Russ Hanson is credited as engineer and Vinton Vernon as mixer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants.
• Began singing professionally as a teenager with the Hoboken Four, winning Major Bowes Amateur Hour.
• Joined Harry James's band in 1939, then Tommy Dorsey's band, before going solo in 1942.

Career

• Signed with Columbia Records in 1943 and became a major star of the bobby-soxer era.
• Signed with Capitol Records in 1953; collaborated with arranger Nelson Riddle on albums such as In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Lovers!.
• Founded Reprise Records in 1960, releasing albums including September of My Years and the hit single "My Way".
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
• Estimated to have sold around 150 million records worldwide.
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.
• Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in 1963 by Reprise Records, catalog number R9 1009
• Consists of showtunes performed in a 'semi-classical' concert style
• Marks the reunion of Sinatra and frequent collaborator Nelson Riddle
• First full album Riddle arranged on Sinatra's Reprise Records label

Records

• Riddle's orchestra had 76 musicians, the largest then assembled for a Sinatra album
• Recorded at four soundstages on the Goldwyn Studios lot
• Eight tracks of Westrex 35mm film and twenty-four RCA 44-BX ribbon microphones were used
• Personnel: Frank Sinatra on vocals, Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor
• Russ Hanson worked as engineer and Vinton Vernon as mixer on the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Riddle's orchestra of 76 musicians was the largest then assembled for a Sinatra album.
• The recording used twenty-four RCA 44-BX ribbon microphones.
• The album was the first full Riddle arrangement on Sinatra's Reprise label, reuniting the pair.
• The booklet reference lists Los Angeles, California as the place of publication for Reprise Records.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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