The Essential Albums
Nelson Riddle working while Sinatra
watches intently.
Since this is my web page, I get to choose a few favorites from among the dozens of commercially available CDs. It seems a bit unfair, however, to include favorites that are bootlegs or extremely difficult to find due to their limited release so I've limited my selections to readily available discs.
Some of my choices are so essential that they end up on everyone's short list. Their greatness is beyond the need for justification. Others are personal favorites that just happen to be at the top of my short list at this moment in my life. Taste do change from time to time, but irrepesctive of this, these discs still represent the pinnacle of vocal artistry.
Songs
For Young Lovers/Swing Easy, 1954
In
the Wee Small Hours, 1955
Songs
For Swingin' Lovers!, 1956
A
Swingin' Affair!,
1956
Come
Fly With Me, 1957
Frank
Sinatra Sings For Only the Lonely, 1958
Ring-a-Ding
Ding!, 1960
Swing
Along With Me, 1961
It
Might as Well Be Swing, 1963
Francis
Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1967
Francis
A. & Edward K., 1968
Frank
Sinatra With
The Red Norvo Quintet Live In Australia, 1959, 1996
Yes, I do have the orignal vinyl recordings of most of these CDs (in all the various formats—7" EP, 10" EP, 12" LP, etc.) and may some day put together a list of favorites from among them, the bootlegs and limited release CDs in my collection.
Check out John Brown's SinatraAlbumCovers.com, a veritable treasure chest of classic and rare Sinatra album artwork.