A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
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1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson
| A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Recorded | May 18, 1959 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 34:43 |
| 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.
Reception
[edit ]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
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
[edit ]- "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 2:40
- "Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:22
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 3:41
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:12
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:44
- "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:57
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 1:53
- "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:57
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:03
- "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:25
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:38
- "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 3:11
Personnel
[edit ]- The Oscar Peterson trio
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Yahow, Scott. "A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.