A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
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Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMay 18, 1959
Genre Jazz
Length34:43
Label Verve
Producer Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra is a 1959 album by The Oscar Peterson trio, recorded in tribute to singer Frank Sinatra by interpreting songs associated with Sinatra.

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Reception

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Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "This is not one of Oscar Peterson's most essential dates, but it is swinging and enjoyable." [1]

Track listing

  1. "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 2:40
  2. "Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:22
  3. "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 3:41
  4. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:12
  5. "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:44
  6. "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:57
  7. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 1:53
  8. "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:57
  9. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:03
  10. "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:25
  11. "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:38
  12. "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 3:11

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yahow, Scott. "A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1152. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.