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| Keely Sings Sinatra |
| Keely Smith |
| első megjelenés éve: 2001 |
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| (2001)
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| 3.900 Ft
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| 1. | Into-Frank Sinatra, Jr.
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| 2. | South of the Border
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| 3. | I've Got a Crush on You
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| 4. | Night and Day
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| 5. | A Lonely Way to Spend an Evening
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| 6. | Come Rain or Come Shine
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| 7. | The Music Stopped
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| 8. | I'll Never Smile Again/Dream
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| 9. | I've Got You Under My Skin
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| 10. | Angel Eyes
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| 11. | Happy Birthday, Frank
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| 12. | New York, New York
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| 13. | Without a Song
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| 14. | All the Way
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| 15. | This Love of Mine
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| 16. | Until the Real Thing Comes Along
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| 17. | Goodbye
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| 18. | It Was a Very Good Year
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| 19. | My Way
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| 20. | Closing Tribute-Frank Sinatra, Jr
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Jazz / Vocal; Vocal Jazz
Keely Smith - Executive Producer, Vocals
Alan Kaplan - Trombone
Alexis Davis - Director
Billy May - Arranger
Bobby Milano - Producer
Charles Paakkari - Engineer
Chuck Berghofer - Bass
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Dale Anderson - Percussion
Dana Hughes - Trombone
David Shamban - Cello
Dennis Budimir - Guitar
Don Menza - Arranger
Don Wilkerson - Sax (Alto)
Frank Collett - Arranger, Piano
Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Liner Notes
Gene Cipriano - Woodwind
George Graham - Trumpet
Gerald Vinci - Concert Master, Violin
Harry Shirinian - Viola
Jack Nimitz - Sax (Baritone)
Jodi Burnett - Cello
Jody Rubin - Viola
Jorge Moraga - Viola
Mari Tsumura - Violin
Marina Manukian - Viola
Maurice Dicterow - Violin
Murray Adler - Violin
Pete Candoli - Trumpet
Razdan Kutumjain - Violin
Rick Baptist - Trumpet
Sal Lozano - Sax (Alto)
Steve Granitz - Photography
Tamsen Beseke - Violin
Thurman Green - Trombone
Wally Traugott - Mastering
Wayne Bergeron - Trumpet
Yoko Matsuda - Violin
Ol' Blue Eyes is always ripe for a top-notch, big-band-flavored tribute, but how many who take on the daunting task knew him as well as his contemporary, whom Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. once dubbed "the female Sinatra"? And in case you don't know the history, Frank Sinatra Jr.'s liner notes and numerous archival photos of Smith with Sinatra fill you in. Smith recorded this prior to the legend's passing in 1998 and even had his thumbs up on the project, but held back its release so as not to appear to be capitalizing on the Sinatramania which followed his death. With the ample and energetic backing of the Frankie Capp Orchestra, Smith does him proud on 18 chestnuts from his catalog, her voice clear and honest, her phrasing sharp and emotional. The arrangers don't bombard you with too much brass where it's not welcome; Smith does the verses of "All the Way" with mostly a subtle string accompaniment, then the brass builds slowly with the emotion of the piece. Ditto "My Way." And Sinatra Jr. notes as you can that certain turns of phrase bring out a touch of humor. The set is bookended with a spoken intro and outro by Sinatra Jr. over an instrumental passage of Smith's signature song "I Wish You Love." First rate, but then again, it had to be.
--- Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Keely Smith
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 09, 1932 in Norfolk, VA
Genre: Vocal, Jazz
Styles: Ballads, Jazz-Pop, Jump Blues, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Keely Smith is mostly known as the duet partner of Louis Prima, she took the straighter role in their raucous, just-this-side-of-parodical blends of jazz, jump blues, and Italian pop, on record and on their Vegas-oriented shows. Smith, however, was also a reasonably talented singer of straight pop material, although not in the same class as the leading female vocalists of the 1950s. Her most respected solo recordings are her earliest Prima-less outings, made for Capitol in the late '50s with orchestral direction by Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
Smith was only 15 when she first saw Prima perform in New York City. The following summer, Prima played her hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, at the same time he was looking for a new female singer. Smith won the job on a more or less spur-of-the-moment audition, and recorded her first duets with Louis in 1949. Eventually they became romantically involved as well, marrying in 1953, and recording throughout the '50s, though they had their greatest success as one of Las Vegas' most successful stage acts.
When the singers were signed to Capitol, Prima stipulated that Smith get her own recording deal. Her subsequent Capitol albums were accomplished readings of popular standards, sometimes swinging mildly, although Smith seemed more comfortable with ballads. She and Prima left Capitol for Dot at the end of the '50s, and in 1961 she divorced him on grounds of extreme mental cruelty.
Smith would devote more time to her family as the '60s progressed, but she continued recording as a solo act. She made an entire album of Beatles songs (presumably not aimed toward the audience that bought actual Beatles records), and even had a Top 20 British hit in 1965 with "You're Breakin' My Heart." She made a comeback album in 1985 on Fantasy with I'm in Love Again, which featured accompaniment from top West Coast jazzmen Bud Shank and Bill Perkins.
---Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide |
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