Celebrating Sinatra

Celebrating Sinatra
Studio album by Joe Lovano
Released	1997
Recorded	June 2–3, 1996
Studio	Clinton Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:08:58
Label	Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37718 2 0
Producer	Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology
Rush Hour (1995) Celebrating Sinatra (1997) Tenor Time (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Tom Hull	B+ [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
Uncut	[5]

Celebrating Sinatra is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano released by the Blue Note label. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Lovano leads a fifteen-piece ensemble playing some of Sinatra's most famous songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Never Smile Again"	Ruth Lowe	5:11
2.	"Chicago"	Fred Fisher	3:58
3.	"I'm a Fool to Want You"	Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf	4:30
4.	"Imagination"	Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen	6:55
5.	"I've Got the World on a String"	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	4:18
6.	"All the Way"	Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen	5:32
7.	"South of the Border"	Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy	5:18
8.	"In Other Words"	Bart Howard	3:53
9.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	4:18
10.	"This Love of Mine"	Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker, Frank Sinatra	7:19
11.	"Someone to Watch over Me"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	5:00
12.	"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	4:00
13.	"The Song Is You"	Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern	8:46
Total length:			01:08:58

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
• George Mraz – bass (tracks: 1, 3–13)
• Michael Rabinowitz – bassoon (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Erik Friedlander – cello (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
• Manny Albam – conductor (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Al Foster – drums
• John Clark – French horn (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Emily Mitchell – harp (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Kenny Werner – piano (tracks: 1, 3–6, 8–13)
• Billy Drewes – soprano saxophone, clarinet (bass) (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 12)
• Ted Nash – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
• Dick Oatts – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11)
• Tom Christensen – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
• Lois Martin – viola (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Mark Feldman – violin (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Sara Parkins – violin (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
• Judi Silvano – vocals (soprano) (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)

Production

• Joe Lovano – producer
• James Farber – engineer

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
2. Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 3334. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
3. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 909. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Carr, Roy (June 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra/Chick Corea & Friends: Remembering Bud Powell". Uncut . No. 1. p. 103.
6. SANTELLA, JIM (June 1, 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra". All About Jazz . allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
7. "Joe Lovano – Celebrating Sinatra". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
8. Bennett, Bill (April 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra: Blue Note Records". Jazz Times . jazztimes.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

External links

• Official website