Frank Sinatra - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Free Music Review: Off key and off rhythm
Hit: 2 Stars
I bought this CD without having heard any of the songs on it. It's terrible. Sinatra sings off key and he just doesn't phrase right for the rhythm - it seems he's phrasing for a pop standard and it doesn't work for me. Antonio Carlos Jobim is great however.Free Music Review: More Sinatra Than Jobim
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a huge fan of Antonio Carlos Jobim and a sometime fan of Frank Sinatra, so when I encountered this CD I took a chance on it as the possibilities were tantalizing.It is indeed an excellent CD, but being sung in English makes it much more Sinatra than Jobim. In the liner notes, Sinatra is quoted as joking that this is the softest he has sung since he had laryngitis, yet the listener will find that his voice is eminently suited to the interpretation of samba.
Jobim and his band ably back Sinatra in his renditions of seven Jobim compositions, several of which today are standards, and three from other composers that fit right in with the spirit of the project.
No playing favorites here. I like the entire CD, which is a perfect one to play when you want to kick back and mellow out. If you are a samba/bossa nova fan, you are sure to enjoy this. My only complaint is that with fewer than 30 minutes of music, its way too short.
Free Music Review: THE BEST SINATRA ALBUM?
Hit: 5 Stars
Long before I became a hardcore Sinatra fan, at a time when I disliked the man and considered his music one of the most dreadful legacies of the 1960s (that was because I'd only heard him with Don Costa and Ernie Freeman's arrangements), I instantly fell in love with this record more than ten years ago as it was playing in a music shop. What? Could this be Sinatra? I'd never heard someone give so much meaning to the word "sadness", and I loved every note of it!A few weeks later, I realized the memory of that 1967 record lingered on in my mind and I vainly sought to purchase it, discovering it was no longer available (the shopkeeper had played his own personal copy, I guess). So when I finally got a chance to purchase it on rerelease a few years on, I didn't hesitate for one second!
If you want a Sinatra album but don't know where to start from, this is the one! Is it Sinatra's best record? Possibly, at least it is in most fans' top three. If you're a true lover of good songs and singers that really live out each word they're singing, you'll be glad you got this album.
For the record, Sinatra recorded a second LP of bossa nova tunes the following year but did not release it. 7 out of its 10 tunes came out on the album 'Sinatra & Company' in 1971, but the other three ("Song Of The Sabia", "Bonita" and "Desafinado") are pretty difficult to find (they are also among the very best of the two sets).
Free Music Review: The Last Great Sinatra Album
Hit: 5 Stars
Before Frank transformed himself into the casino belter of the 1970s/80s, he had one last stab at artistic integrity. "FAS & ACJ" is one for the ages. The Chairman is in fine voice, and the chemistry with Jobim (and Claus Ogerman) is magic. The sun-soaked bossa nova beats mix with Frank like lime in your tequilla. This might be the coolest (and classiest) pool party/BBQ album, but by all means, listen to it year round. Its transportive powers will wisk you away.Free Music Review: Sinatra does the bossa nova with help from Jobim
Hit: 5 Stars
In 1967 bossa nova was at the height of its relative popularity with both pop and jazz audiences, so it was not surprising that Frank Sinatra would offer up an album of such material. Intending to go first class all the way, Sinatra worked with the acknowledged master bossa nova composer, Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, who was known as the George Gershwin of Brazil. The songs were actually arranged by Claus Ogerman, but Jobim was featured prominently on the album playing guitar and singing backup vocals. The songs are mostly original compositions by Jobim, such as "Girl from Ipanema," but there are also a trio of "American" songs done in the bossa nova style: "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," "Change Partners," and "I Concentrate on You." The end product is rather quiet for a bossa nova album, but echoes Sinatra's superb work as the premiere saloon singer of his or any other generation. Sinatra's vocals remain in the forefront while the Latin rhytms, the muted trumpet of Billy May, and Jobim's guitar set the stage, seen best on "Corcovado" and "Insensatez." The only possible complaint with "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim" is that there are only ten tracks and less than a half hour's worth of music on this album. But there is no denying that this is Sinatra at his best and one of his half dozen best albums from the Sixties (#19 on the Pop Charts but #4 on the Jazz Chart), which is why it still rates five stars.