Frank Sinatra - Sinatra & Company

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Free Music Review: Sinatra may've made more 'important' LPs, but few as sublime
Hit: 5 Stars

Among the highlights on a stunning set (comprising out-takes from the 1967 session) are: the famous 'Aqua de Beber', made fresh by the overlapping of Sinatra and Jobim's vocals; the wide-eyed orchestral epiphany that lights up 'Someone to light up my life'; an astonishing 'Wave', still popular music's greatest tribute to the fantasy of love-making, with a gorgeous string surge at mentions of waves, and a knowing nod to 'Makin' Whoopee'; and a witty 'One note samba', that lush urge to minimalism. And these are out-takes!

The second half of the album consists of tracks arranged by Don Costa, and include songs written by John Denver. Many listeners find this creates an imbalance in quality, and certainly this second half, with schmaltzy orchestration lacking the Jobim nuance, and Sinatra's sometimes disengaged singing, misses the magic of the opening eight songs. We can certainly live without another version of 'Close to you', definitive though Sinatra's is.

Nevertheless, there are four songs here that are as good as anything Sinatra has done. 'I Will drink the water', 'Sunrise in the morning' and 'leaving on a jet plane' have all the Vegas drama, unexpected grooviness and melodic rush of late Elvis. 'Lady Day', however, is a staggering, living epitaph to Billie Holiday: strings and harpsichord like the soundtrack to a lost 60s French movie, passion and empathy from one great singer to another.

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