''Sinatra '57 in Concert'' is a 1999
live album by the
American singer
Frank Sinatra. It is a complete recording of a concert performed at the
Seattle Civic Auditorium on June 9, 1957. Arranger
Nelson Riddle conducted the 26-piece orchestra at the event.
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Production history
The album was first released as a bootleg, then digitally remastered and officially released by Artanis Entertainment Group
Artanis Entertainment Group is an American media group specialising in reissues of archival material. The company was founded by Frank Sinatra and Warner Bros. Records to make films and the name comes from Sinatra's surname spelled backwards. Th ...
from a recording made by Wally Heider.[ Each numbered album included a 16-page pamphlet featuring an introduction by actor ]Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), ...
and liner notes
Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes.
Origin
Liner notes are desc ...
penned by Will Friedwald
Will Friedwald (born September 16,
1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for newspapers that include the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''New York Times'', ''Village Voice'', '' Newsday'', '' New York Observer'', and ''New Yor ...
, author of ''Sinatra: The Song is You''.[
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Track listing
The album contains 19 tracks:[
#Introduction - "]You Make Me Feel So Young
"You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film ''Three Little Girls in Blue'', where it was sung by the characters performed by Vera-Ellen ...
" (Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years betwee ...
, Josef Myrow Josef Myrow (February 18, 1910 – December 24, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) was a Russian Empire-born composer, known for his work in film scores in the 1940s and 1950s. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1947 for the song "You Do ...
) - 3:46
#" It Happened in Monterey" ( Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) - 2:23
#" At Long Last Love" ( Cole Porter) - 2:15
#"I Get a Kick Out of You
"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical '' Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, ...
" (Porter) - 2:49
#" Just One of Those Things" (Porter) - 3:02
#"A Foggy Day
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film '' A Damsel in Distress''. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference t ...
" (George Gershwin
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, Ira Gershwin) - 3:31
#" The Lady is a Tramp" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:18
#"They Can't Take That Away from Me
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film ''Shall We Dance'' and gained huge success.
Overview
The song is performed b ...
" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) - 1:40
#"I Won't Dance
"I Won't Dance" is a song with music by Jerome Kern that has become a jazz standard. The song has two different sets of lyrics: the first written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach in 1934, and second written by Dorothy Fields (though Jimmy ...
" (Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), " On t ...
, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach
Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading B ...
, Jimmy McHugh
James Francis McHugh (July 10, 1894 – May 23, 1969) was an American composer. One of the most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he is credited with over 500 songs. His songs were recorded by many artists, including Chet Baker, Ju ...
) - 3:26
#Sinatra Dialogue - 4:52
#"When Your Lover Has Gone
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* When?, one of the Five Ws, questions used in journalism
* WHEN (AM), an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in Syracuse, New York
* WHEN-TV, the former call letters of TV station WTVH in Syracuse, New York
Music
* When (b ...
" ( Enir A. Swan) - 2:53
#"Violets for Your Furs
"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair, and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra.
The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in ...
" (Tom Adair
Thomas Montgomery Adair (June 15, 1913 – May 24, 1988) was an American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter.
Biography
Adair was born on 15 June 1913, in Newton, Kansas, where his father owned a clothing store: he was the only child of Willi ...
, Matt Dennis) - 3:34
#" My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) - 2:44
#" Glad to Be Unhappy" (Rodgers, Hart) - 1:37
#"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire.
Background
Harold Arlen described the so ...
" ( Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:01
#"(Love Is) The Tender Trap
"(Love Is) The Tender Trap" is a popular music, popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
It was written for the 1955 film ''The Tender Trap (film), The Tender Trap'', where it was introduced by Debbie Reynolds and Fra ...
" (Sammy Cahn
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, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:12
#" Hey! Jealous Lover" (Cahn, Kay Twomey, Bee Walker) - 2:21
#"I've Got You Under My Skin
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Aca ...
" (Porter) - 3:15
#"Oh! Look at Me Now
"Oh! Look at Me Now" is a 1941 song composed by Joe Bushkin, with lyrics by John DeVries. It is strongly associated with Frank Sinatra, who first recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, in an arrangement by Sy Oliver. Sinatra re-recorded ...
" (Joe Bushkin
Joe Bushkin (November 7, 1916 – November 3, 2004) was an American jazz pianist.
Life and career
Born in New York City, Bushkin began his career by playing trumpet and piano with New York City dance bands, including Frank LaMare's Band a ...
, John DeVries) - 3:12
Personnel
* Frank Sinatra - Vocals
* Nelson Riddle - Conductor
* Bill Miller - Piano
* Al Viola - Guitar
* Irving Cottler
Irving Cottler (February 13, 1918 – August 8, 1989), Hollywood, Los Angeles based musician was a first-call Drummer / percussionist and original member of The Wrecking Crew. Cottler credits include LOVE, Impossible, Stardust and Unforgetta ...
- Drums
References
{{Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra live albums
Live albums published posthumously
1999 live albums
Albums conducted by Nelson Riddle