Part 4a · 1956–1966

814 dated entries

January 1, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru January 1/2)

Note: Sinatra's last show was actually January

1st, 1957 with a midnight show extending to January 2nd.

January 9, 1956

Studio

KHJ Studios, Hollywood

14605 You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me

(Fain/Kahal/ Norman)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14606 I Thought About You

(Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Mercer)

20th Century Music Corp./Lewis Music Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-10 (2:36) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14607 You Make Me Feel So Young

(J. Myrow/M. Gordon)

WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-12 (2:54) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14608 Memories Of You

(E. Blake/A. Razaf)

Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-16 (2:53) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

January 10, 1956

Studio

KHJ Studios, Hollywood

14613 Pennies From Heaven

(Arthur Johnston/Johnny Burke)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14614 How About You?

(Burton Lane/Ralph Freed)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14615 We'll Be Together Again N/R

(Carl Fischer/Frankie Laine)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

14616 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me

(H. Warren/A. Dubin)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

January 11, 1956

Extras

Peanuts For the 1956 March of Dimes

Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy, set the stage for a nation-wide sale of peanuts for the 1956 March of Dimes.

More than a million teenagers across every state participated in a "shell out for polio" program.

Featured with the Sinatra's is four-year-old Debbie Hunt, a Los Angeles polio victim, on January 11th, 1956.

January 12, 1956

Studio

KHJ Studios, Hollywood

14940 It Happened In Monterey

(Mabel Wayne/Billy Rose)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14941 Swingin' Down The Lane

(Isham Jones/Gus Kahn)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14942 Flowers Mean Forgiveness

w/Chorus

(White/Frisch/Wolfson)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: T2602 Forever Frank

45: 3350

14943 I've Got You Under My Skin

(Cole Porter)

Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-22 (3:43) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

Cover when album first came out.

January 16, 1956

Studio

KHJ Studios, Hollywood

14956 Makin' Whoopee

(Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14957 Old Devil Moon

( Burton Lanes/E. Y. Harburg)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14958 Anything Goes

(Cole Porter)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14959 Too Marvelous For Words

(R. Whiting/Johnny Mercer)

Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-7 (2:27) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

14960 We'll Be Together Again

(Carl Fischer/Frankie Laine)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46570-2 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

LP: W653 Songs For Swingin' Lovers

Ed O'Brien:

"Songs For Swingin' Lovers" was completed with this session date. Riddle

used a 35 piece orchestra

on that Monday night fifty-four years ago. The date ran from 8:PM to 12:AM.

Sinatra and friends then

celebrated the completion of this great masterwork by partying to dawn.

Frank was scheduled to record

"Well Did You Evah," with Mr. Crosby, at noon on 1/17.

Bing arrived early and waited patiently until 12:30. He was walking out as

Sinatra was walking into

the studio. Frank apologized and explained the reason for his late arrival.

He also promised to have

a demo of the album sent to Bing's home ASAP. The two men would spend the

greater part of that afternoon

laying down a remarkable vocal duet that would be the highlight of the film

"High Society." Bing's favorite

film.

Extras

KHJ Studios, Hollywood

14956 Makin' Whoopee

14957 Old Devil Moon

14958 Anything Goes

14959 Too Marvelous For Words

14960 We'll Be Together Again

January 17, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15468 Well Did You Evah?

w/Bing Crosby

(Cole Porter)

Arranged by Skip Martin

Conducted by Johnny Green

-5 CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

LP: SW750 High Society (Unedited)

45: 3507 (Edited)

Ed O'Brien notes:

The noon session started at 2:45 and

they did 5 takes plus a few quick sweeteners.

Session ran over 3 hours. The recording is

sensational. Just about all the Sinatra recordings

in 1956 were sensational.

note: Done at the MGM Studio. There was a seven piece

orchestra. The additional instrumentation was done piecemeal

at a number of sessions. I have both the MGM session sheets

and the Capitol. The latter show the assigning of master numbers -

two were given to this recording. The LP version is E15468 and

the single version is E15721. Capitol, in Japan, released a two CD

set (1989) "All The Way/Frank Sinatra Hit Collection." The recording

of the Crosby-Sinatra is in fabulous stereo and runs 3:46.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15468 Well Did You Evah?

w/Bing Crosby

(Cole Porter)

Arranged by Skip Martin

Conducted by Johnny Green

note: reviews of the single referred to this Porter effort as a new

song.

Porter composed it for

the 1940 Broadway musical "Dubarry Was

A Lady." Song was

sung by Betty Grable and Charles Walters. The

January 19, 1956

Television

8:30 TO 9:30 P.M.'

Host: Jack Benny

Guests: George Burns - Quentin Reynolds - Shirley MacLaine, Red Skelton - Frank Sinatra - Rochester

Extras

SHOWER OF STARS

COLOR PRESENTATION

CBS STUDIOS

HOLLYWOOD

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8:30 TO 9:30 P.M.'

Host: Jack Benny

Guests: George Burns - Quentin Reynolds - Shirley MacLaine, Red Skelton - Frank Sinatra - Rochester

Red Skelton and Frank Sinatra 1-19-56 CBS Studio Hollywood

Variety

note: Frank completed "Songs For Swingin Lovers" on 1-16-56 and did the

recordings for "High Society" on 1-17 and 1-20 -56

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January 20, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

You're Sensational

(Cole Porter)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Johnny Green

CD: Sinatra In Hollywood

Note There were 13 takes. --Ed

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

You're Sensational

(Cole Porter)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Johnny Green

CD: Sinatra In Hollywood

Note There were 13 takes. --Ed

Notice the misspelling of the word "Sensational" on the single.

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February 13, 1956

Extras

February 22, 1956

Studio

Los Angeles

Sinatra's first session at the new Capitol Tower

Wednesday evening

8 to 11:30: P.M.

54 piece orchestra

Conducted by Frank Sinatra

TONE POEMS OF COLOR

concept inspired by the poetry of Norman Sickel

He was the writer on many of Sinatra's radio shows.

1. Black

arranged by Victor Young

2. Orange

arranged by Nelson Riddle

3. White

arranged by Victor Young

4. Brown

arranged by Jeff Alexander

Note: George Roberts played bass-trombone

on the four sessions that made up the recordings

for "Tone Poems." He told me the musicians

knocked themselves out for Sinatra. They wanted

him to succeed because the music was so lovely.

George thought Frank did a great job conducting

a large orchestra.. Sinatra loved the way Victor

Young worked. There is an interview where he

talks about Young paying very close attention

to the lyrics as he conducted. Trying to support

the vocalist during the recording process.

Ed O'Brien supplied the above session info.

March 1, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15127 Don't Like Goodbyes N/R

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

March 8, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15185 If It's The Last Thing I Do

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: T2602 Forever Frank

E15186 Don't Like Goodbyes

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

(H. Arlen/T. Capote)

Harwin Music Co. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-4 (4:50) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: W789 Close To You

E15187 P.S. I Love You

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: W789 Close To You

E15188 Love Locked Out

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: W789 Close To You

This was Sinatra's first full vocal session at the new Capitol Tower.

He had tried to lay down "Don't Like Goodbyes" on 3-1-56, but it

was an aborted session.

I was lucky enough to interview five of the musicians who worked

on the "Close To You" album. To a man they will tell you it was

the finest sustained singing Sinatra ever did in a studio setting.

They remembered the meticulous approach by Sinatra and Riddle

throughout the making of the album. Every nuance, phrase, note

was planned to perfection. "Wee Small Hours" was certainly a

superior concept, but Sinatra in 1956 had reached a level of

perfection that very few artists ever obtain. Backed by 13 sidemen

on the 3/8 session, Sinatra's ability to sing an intimate phrase

was really not of this world.

Has anyone ever sung better than

what he did on that evening 55 years ago tonight? The seasoned

veterans who worked many, many sessions with Frank don't think so.

You must hear these recordings in their original pristine mono sound.

I don't believe there has ever been a better sound offered by a record

company. There is a stunning purity and clarity in every note.

Here is the list of musicians who worked the session:

Vince DeRosa French horn

Mahlon Clark clarinet

Harry Klee flute

Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Israel Baker violin

Alvin Dinkin viola

Eleanor Slatkin vfioloncello

Kathryn Julye harp

Bill Miller piano

George Van Eps guitar

Mike Rubin bass

Irv Cottler drums

Concerts

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15185 If It's The Last Thing I Do

E15186 Don't Like Goodbyes

E15187 P.S. I Love You

E15188 Love Locked Out

On this day Irish Singer Ruby Murrey and Norrie Paramor where in the studio to meet Frank

Ruby Murray on the left and Norrie Paramor on the right.

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Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15185 If It's The Last Thing I Do

E15186 Don't Like Goodbyes

E15187 P.S. I Love You

E15188 Love Locked Out

On this day Irish Singer Ruby Murrey and Norrie Paramor where in the studio to meet Frank

Ruby Murray on the left and Norrie Paramor on the right.

March 9, 1956

Film

"Meet Me In Las Vegas" (US Film Release: March 9, 1956)

Starring: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead

There are brief appearances by Jerry Colonna, Paul Henreid, Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, and Mitsuko Sawamura. Cameo appearances include Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Pier Angeli, Peter Lorre, and Tony Martin.

Produced by: Joe Pasternak

Directed by: Roy Rowland

In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher (Dailey) and a ballerina (Charisse) discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.

(DVD Release date: 2011-04-12)

Extras

"Meet Me In Las Vegas" (US Film Release: March 9, 1956)

Starring: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead

Produced by: Joe Pasternak

Directed by: Roy Rowland

In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher (Dailey) and a ballerina (Charisse) discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.

(DVD Release date: 2011-04-12)

Budget $2,495,000

Box office $3,714,000

The working titles for the film were Weekend at Las Vegas and Viva Las Vegas. Preceeding the opening credits, members of the musical group "The Four Aces" appear onscreen, with each framed by a playing card, singing the title song. The opening onscreen

cast credits differ in order from the closing credits. A written prologue following the opening credits reads: "In the early days of our country's history, the West was a place from which men took vast quantities of gold. Now--at least--they're bringing it

all back." Although onscreen credit is given to Eastman Color, Aug and Sep 1955 HR production charts list Ansco Color.

Throughout Meet Me in Las Vegas, lead actress Cyd Charisse performs a variety of dancing styles including ballet, modern, country western, can-can and jazz. According to a 1 Sep 1955 HR news item, conductor and pianist Pete Rugolo, who is credited in

the onscreen as "Conductor," performed with his 20-piece orchestra in all floor show and dance numbers seen in the film. Sammy Davis, Jr., who sang the lyrics for the "Frankie and Johnny" number, was heard but not seen onscreen. Several guest stars who had

brief appearances in the film as audience members for the casino shows or casual casino patrons, but were not credited onscreen, included: Pier Angeli, Vic Damone, Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Elaine Stewart, Dewey Martin, Jeff Richards and Tony Martin,

who is married to Cyd Charisse. Actress Henny Backus, who played "bossy wife," was the wife of Jim Backus, who played "Tom Culdane."

Although a 3 Oct 1955 HR news item adds Marlene Dietrich and Jimmy Durante to the cast, they did not appear in the released film. A 6 Oct 1955 HR news item adds the following dancers to the cast: Herman Boden, Buddy Bryan, Gene Dailey, Ward Ellis, Dick

Humphreys, Maurice Kelly, Clark Lee, Roy Palmer, Frank Radcliffe, Frank Reynolds, Jerry Rush and Buddy Spencer, but the appearance of these dancers and actors in the released film has not been confirmed. Other 1955 HR news items add Gay Gallagher, Charles

Campbell and Ken McClure to the cast. Modern sources adds Steve Forrest to the cast but he was not discernible in the viewed print. Modern sources also add Robert Fuller as a dancer and Jerry Velasco, as the piano player accompanying Lena Horne. Portions of

the film were shot on location at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Meet Me in Las Vegas received an Academy Award nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, but lost to The King and I. AA 16 Feb 1956 HR news item reported that on the eve of the film's world premiere in Las Vegas, The Milton Berle Show was to

broadcast an hour-long television tribute to Pasternak and the film.

Alternate Titles:

Viva Las Vegas

Weekend at Las Vegas

Release Date:

9 March 1956

Premiere Information:

World premiere in Las Vegas, NV: 21 Feb 1956

Production Date:

2 Aug--mid Oct 1955

March 15, 1956

Studio

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles

Thursday evening

8 to 11::P.M.

53 piece orchestra

Conducted by Frank Sinatra

TONE POEMS OF COLOR

concept inspired by the poetry of Norman Sickel

He was the writer on many of Sinatra's radio shows.

Gold

arranged by Nelson Riddle

Purple

arranged by Billy May

Ed O'Brien notes:

The final session for Frank's first work at the new Capitol

Tower. The album was the first work recorded at the new tower.

He would go on to conduct memorable albums for Peggy

Lee and Dean Martin at Capitol.

Kathryn Julye is the harpist Andre Previn is on Sinatra's left.

Photo was taken at the 2-28-56 session. Previn composed and arranged the "Red" composition

Nelson Riddle is to Frank's left in the upper frame

March 18, 1956

Extras

March 21, 1956

Television

Academy Award Ceremonies

Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood

Network: NBC

Wednesday evening

Time 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Sinatra presented the scoring awards

Dean Martin sang the Oscar nominated tune "The Tender Trap."

Note: Sinatra was also nominated for a Best Actor Award for his role in “The Man with the Golden Arm”

as Frankie "Dealer" Machine. The Award went to Ernest Borgnine for “Marty”

Extras

Academy Award Ceremonies

Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood

Network: NBC

Wednesday evening

Time 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Sinatra presented the scoring awards

Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis during the presentation of the scoring awards

Singer and actor Frank Sinatra relaxes backstage at the 28th Academy Awards

at the RKO Pantages Theatre on March 21, 1956 in Los Angeles, California

Hollywood: Frank Sinatra, nominated for best actor for his role in "The Man With the Golden Arm,"

arrives with Peggy Connelly at the 28th Annual Academy Award Presentations here March 21st.

The "Oscar" for best actor was won by Ernest Borgnine for his performance as the lonely butcher in "Marty."

MARCH 21, 1993: Frank Sinatra is in attendance when Barbara Sinatra receives the 1993 Women in Show Business Award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California

American Singer Frank Sinatra, Jillie Mack, actor Tom Selleck and Barbara Sinatra attend Ceremony

March 24, 1956

Concerts

Palm Springs Police Show at High School Pavilion

Palm Springs, California

Among the Performers: Frank Sinatra, Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Jimmy Van

Heusen, Bob Hope, Desi Arnez,

Gary Crosby, Les Brown and his Band of Renown

Note: Thanks to Fred W for sending this one along.

March 29, 1956

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3)

"Thursday" was March 29th.

March 29, 1958 Police Show, Palm Springs, California

Benefit for Police Department

Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee:

Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Jimmy Van Heusen backstage:

Thanks to Carl R for sending the above photos.

Second

photo -- Frank is speaking to Bill Miller.

--Ed

March 30, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3)

Sinatra took over the last week of a Martin & Lewis engagement

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3) O.A. Bunny Briggs, Linda Lawson, Sandmen, Copa Girls ( 12 )

Antonio Morrelli Orch.

Sinatra took over the last week of a Martin & Lewis engagement

March 31, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29- April 3)

April 1, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3)

April 2, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3)

April 3, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (March 29-April 3)

April 4, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15310 I've Had My Moments

(Walter Donaldson - Gus Kahn)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:50) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-3-789 (Close To You Part 3), EBF2-78 (Close To You Part 3 & 4)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15311 Blame It On My Youth

(Oscar Levant - Edward Heyman)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:00) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-4-789 (Close To You Part 4), EBF2-78 (Close To You Part 3 & 4)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15312 Everything Happens To Me

(Matt Dennis - Tom Adair)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:22) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-3-789 (Close To You Part 3), EBF2-78 (Close To You Part 3 & 4)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15313 Wait Till You See Her

(Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:09) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

LP: W/DW-1825 Frank Sinatra Sings Rodgers And Hart

Ed O'Brien noted:

Sinatra, Riddle, Hollywood String Quartet

augmented with nine great L.A. musicians.

Magnificent singing. Just magnificent.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15310 I've Had My Moments

E15311 Blame It On My Youth

E15312 Everything Happens To Me

E15313 Wait Till You See Her

Frank at Capitol session for "Close To You: album

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April 5, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15278 The End Of A Love Affair

(Edward C. Redding)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(4:09) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-1-789 (Close To You Part 1), EBF1-78 9(Close To You Part 1 & 2)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15296 It Could Happen To You

(James Van Heusen & Johnny Burke)

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:16) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-3-789 (Close To You Part 3), EBF2-789 (Close To You Part 3 & 4)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15314 There's A Flaw In My Flue

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

2:43) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

LP: SYS 5637 Sinatra Like Never Before - Longines Symphonette Society

E15360 With Every Breath I Take

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:41) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You and More

EP: EAP-2-789 (Close To You Part 2), EBF1-789 (Close To You Part 1 & 2)

LP: W/DW-789 Close To You

E15315 (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know

Take 12 (2:39)

(P. Springer/C. Leigh)

Tamir Music/Carwin Music Inc.. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 92160 The Capitol Collector's Series (with session material)

CD: CDP 94318 The Capitol Years

45: Capitol 5-3423

LP: W/DW-982 This Is Sinatra Volume 2

E15316 Wait For Me

(From the Movie "Johnny Concho")

w/Chorus

(N. Riddle/D. Stanford)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:51) CD: CDP 35953 Sinatra 80th All The Best

CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

45: Capitol 5-3469

LP: W-982 This Is Sinatra Volume 2

E15317 You're Sensational

Take 7

(Cole Porter)

Buxton Hill Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:16) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years (Edited)

(2:16) 45: Capitol 5-3469 (Edited)

(3:54) CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

(3:54) LP: SW-750 High Society (Soundtrack)

Musicians (Partial List) - Oboe: Warren Webb; Trumpet: Harry "Sweets" Edison; French Horn: Vince De Rosa; Violins: Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Gerald Vince; Viola: Alvin Dinkin; Cello: Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Sam R. Cheifetz; Guitar: Bob Bain; Drums: Alvin Stoller; Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

Ed Notes:

There were two sessions that day. Frank recorded the tunes for

"Close To You" in the afternoon from 3 to 6:PM The musicians you list

played on that session. He did the first four tunes you list.

The evening session featured a 32 piece orchestra and ran from

8 to 11:PM. Norma Zimmer was the background vocal on "Wait For

Me."

A very interesting day of Sinatra recordings. The afternoon session began with one of his

absolutely best ever saloon songs. "End Of A Love Affair" is exquisitely rendered. He did the song

as part of the 62 pre-recordings for the 57-58 ABC TV series. "Frank was singing "It Could Happen

To You" as early as 1944. But this is the only recording. "There's A Flaw In My Flue" was sung on

the radio and TV, plus he did it in concert and, finally, unbelievably, a recording was done. Tis' a

mystery. We have a radio version of "With Every Breath I Take" from a January 1950 Light Up Time.

Sinatra's recording at Capitol is one of his most intimate interpretations of a love song. An astonishing

example of the vocal control and phrasing he possessed in the mid-fifties. "How Little We Know"

has a wonderfully complex Carolyn Leigh lyric. The great concept work overshadowed so many of

the fine singles recordings Sinatra did at Capitol. "Wait For Me" is a hauntingly pretty song from

a very bad movie. Frank was no cowboy. "You're Sensational" is another mystery. The recording done

at MGM, 1-20-56, is outstanding. Frank did 13 takes and it can be heard on the "Sinatra in Hollywood"

set. The recording done at Capitol ( 7 takes) is in no way superior. Adding insult to injury, the latter

is a mono recording. So, when the S/T of "High Society" was issued, Capitol juiced up the Porter

tune with their god-awful duophonic sound. But, all in all, a very memorable day of two Sinatra

sessions in which a number of definitive recordings were made by the master storyteller.

Brian Chearno adds:

A year earlier (April 55) from the stage Sinatra described "Flaw" this way: "I've tried this a few times and while nobody went out and got drunk on it, it was good for a few yoks."

He obviously viewed it as a comedy piece. His quote alone, shoots down the silly reason people floated about the making of the Capitol recording years ago.

Ed O'Brien:

The "Flaw" sung on "Perfectly Frank" received the same type of introduction

and even more scathing commentary after it was sung. The Capitol story was ridiculous.

Eleanor:

What was the Capitol story about it?

Ed O'Brien:

Claim was Frank recorded the song as a practical joke.. He wanted to see if they would put it on the "Close To You"

album. They did, and he had to intervene at the last moment to stop it from being released. Alan Livingston told me it was never

seriously considered to be a candidate for release. Really makes no sense. The album is Frank's great art work of all his concept efforts.

Sinatra sang the song on both his radio and TV shows plus concert performances. It was a throwaway meant to amuse his audience

Frank's intro on P.F.

"Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen

have written a list of hits as long as your

arm and mine together. But what tunes

do you think Jimmy bends your ear about?

A little list he calls his flop parade. He not

only bent my ear the last time, he twisted

my arm, too. So I'm booked to lead off your

flop parade with a little pudding that mixes up

like this ( sings 'A Flaw in My Flue'). 'The

ushers will now pass among you with

beakers of air-wick and restorative elixirs."

Audition for Perfectly Frank radio show on

NBC, 9-22-53.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15316 Wait For Me

(From the Movie "Johnny Concho")

w/Chorus

E15316 Wait For Me

(From the Movie "Johnny Concho")

w/Chorus

(N. Riddle/D. Stanford)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:51) CD: CDP 35953 Sinatra 80th All The Best

CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

45: Capitol 5-3469

LP: W-982 This Is Sinatra Volume 2

7-7-56

E15317 You're Sensational

Take 7

(Cole Porter)

Buxton Hill Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:16) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years (Edited)

(2:16) 45: Capitol 5-3469 (Edited)

(3:54) CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

(3:54) LP: SW-750 High Society (Soundtrack)

7-21-56

April 9, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15334 Something Wonderful Happens In Summer (N/R)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

E15331 Five Hundred Guys

w/Chorus

(I. Kosloff/D. Cantor)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:50) 45: Capitol 5-3423

LP: SYS 5637 - Longines Symphonette Society - Sinatra Like Never

Before

CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

E15332 Hey Jealous Lover Take 6 (2:21)

w/Chorus

(Cahn/Walker/ Twomey)

Barton Music Corp./Cahn Music Company (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(2:22) 45: Capitol 5-3552

LP: W/DW-982 This Is Sinatra Volume Two

CD: CDP 92160 Frank Sinatra The Capitol Collector's Series (with

session material)

CD: CDP 38091 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

E15333 No One Ever Tells You

(H. Atwood/C. Coates)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(3:25) 45: Capitol 5-4103

LP: W/DW-803 A Swingin' Affair!

CD: CDP 94518 A Swingin' Affair!

CD: CDP 38092 The Complete Capitol Singles Collection

Note: Carroll Coates, composer and lyricist of "No One Ever Tells

You" was at the session.

He was amazed at how hard Frank worked and how determined he was to get

it right.

Mr Coates is 90 years old. His marvelous song "London By Night"

was recorded by Frank

at Columbia, Capitol and Reprise. All three are excellent efforts

by him.

--Ed

Musicians - Alto Sax: Harry Klee, Willie Schwartz; Tenor Sax: Babe

Russin, Warren Webb; Baritone Sax: Chuck Gentry; Trumpet: Harry

"Sweet" Edison, Emanuel Klein, Ray Linn, Clarence

"Shorty" Sherock; Trombones: Milton Bernhart, Ed Kusby, James

Priddy; Bass Trombone: George Roberts; Violins: Alex Beller, Arnold

Belnick, Harry Bluestone, Henry Hill, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix

Slatkin, Marshall Sosson; Violas: Alvin Dinkin, Maxine Johnson; Cellos:

Cy Bernard, Ennio Bolognini, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass:

Joe Comfort; Drums: Alvin Stoller; Guitar: George Van Eps

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

Ed O'Brien Notes:

Interesting session. He did "Something Wonderful Happens in

Summer" but gave up after 3 takes. He would come back to it

on 5-20-57 and finally get a recording after 11 takes. He also

did 13 takes on "Five Hundred Guys" at the 4-9-56 session.

There are little asides during that session that hint at the

trouble that was brewing between Francis and Capitol.

re: "No One Ever Tells You" Vance Adair wrote:

I have long been an admirer of this recording. The FS vocal imbues the

song with so much drama.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15332 Hey Jealous Lover Take 6 (2:21)

Hank Sanicola convinced Frank to record "Hey, Jealous

Lover." Sinatra did not hold out much

hope for it. To his great and pleasant surprise, the song reached #3 on

the Billboard chart, 10-

27-56. Ad above ran in the 11-10-56 Billboard.

July 11, 1956

Film

"Johnny Concho" (USA Release: July 11, 1956)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad, Phyllis Kirk

Produced by: Henry W. Sanicola

Directed by: Don McGuire

The mean and boastful Johnny Concho (Sinatra) is also a coward, but the people of Cripple Creek, Arizona, let him have his way.

They know that Johnny's brother, who doesn't live in town, is the notorious gunfighter Red Concho, someone they truly fear.

When 2 desperadoes take a town hostage, former bad boy Johnny Concho must find the courage to save it.

--DVD Release: There have been no DVD or Blu-Ray releases of Johnny Concho

Extras

"Johnny Concho" (USA Release: July 11, 1956)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad, Phyllis Kirk

Produced by: Henry W. Sanicola

Directed by: Don McGuire

Variety

7-11-56

note: "Johnny Concho" had a limited release on 7-11-56. Variety predicted,

based on the initial b.o. in Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, Hartford and St.

Paul, a decent hit for Sinatra. But it was not to be. Word of mouth quickly

ended any hope of a successful run. But everything is relative, as we know.

"Concho" pulled in $1.9 million over the summer. Variety also reviewed in

the same issue "The Iron Petticoat" with Bob Hope and Katherine Hepburn

It was claimed for years that the film was never released. It barely escaped,

but there was a very limited release. Hope was a huge b.o star at the time,

but nothing could save this doozy. "Johnny Concho" would not open in N.Y.C

until 8-15-56. Frank joined The Dorsey Brothers on stage at the Paramount

with the movie as the screen fare.

Release Date:

1 July 1956

Production Date:

began 28 Nov 1955 at California Studios

Johnny Concho marked Frank Sinatra's first film as a producer, the first and only film made by his own company, Kent Productions, Inc., and his first Western. The film's pressbook reports that, one week prior to production, Phyllis Kirk replaced Gloria Vanderbilt in the role of "Mary Dark." Although a 6 Dec 1955 HR news item includes Juney Ellis in the cast, her appearance in the completed film has not been confirmed. In Jun 1960, DV reported that Jack Broder's Realart Productions had sold the rights to David P. Harmon's original story to Sinatra's company and was suing to obtain a share of the profits. Broder alleged that he was owed between $20,000 to $60,000 for the film, which had been theatrically re-released in 1960. The disposition of the suit has not been determined.

note: "Johnny Concho" opened in Toronto two weeks before the America release on 7/11.

It played at four theatres in the city: Colony, Danforth, Fairlawn and Odeon. Variety called

the first week gross of $23,000 "lofty." The second week wasn't far from lofty, taking in $22,000.

Variety explained that Canada's Dominion Day fell on a Sunday (7/1) and the theatres ran a third

showing late at night. The take both weeks was greater than the initial weeks in the U.S. I don't

know if other Canadian cities such as Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver also had showings.

Here are some additional articles:

I went looking and found that Johnny Concho was actually playing in England in April 1956. Here’s a review from the Evening Standard

London, England, Apr 26, 1956.

For Canada:

June 29th, 1956 Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto

July 6th, 1956 Calgary

I did some research and found out a few things of interest.

Previews of the film had very poor audience feedback. It was decided

to pyramid the film in the hopes of generating some excitement. A few

of the ads I posted last week went in that direction. Frank agreed to bring

the film into N.Y.C. after it had been released around the country in July.

Here are the b.o. results after Frank's onstage appearances with Dorsey.

Take a look at the gross "High Society" pulled at RCMH in its first two

weeks.

--ED

Variety

8-22-56

Film was finishing its third and final week in L.A. Gross was $7,300. Ouch !

Second week at the Paramount in N.Y., sans Frank, film took in a mild $29,000.

Theatre had option for third week. They passed and brought in "Ambassador's

Daughter."

I wish there was a way of verifying any additional Canadian cities in late June-

early July. Toronto was certainly a success. Variety only reported on that one

city in Canada.

I was thinking about the four westerns Frank made in his career. What a wash-

out they all were. What a waste of time and waste of his great talent.

"Johnny Concho" has never been issued in video form. And I doubt it ever will be.

July 11, 1976, Frank Sinatra marries Barbara Marx

July 15, 1956

Extras

"A Hole In The Head" (USA Release: July 15,

1959)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker,

Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge,

Joi Lansing, Eddie Hodges

Produced & Directed by: Frank Capra

Alternate Title:

All My Tomorrows

Release Date:

July 1959

Premiere Information:

New York and Los Angeles openings: 14 Jul 1959

Production Date: 10 Nov 1958--early Jan 1959 at Samuel Goldwyn

Studios

The film's working title was All My Tomorrows. According to various

contemporary news items, the play went through a number of

transformations before opening on Broadway: Arthur Schulman first wrote

it in a playwriting course as a one-act piece entitled "The Dragon's

Head" in the late 1940s, and later expanded it to a full-length play

entitled My Fiddle Has Three Strings, which was tried out in Westport, CT

in 1949. He then wrote a new version, which was never produced, and

rewrote it as a television play which ran on Playwright's '56.

When Garson Kanin expressed an

interest in producing the play, Schulman revised it again, and it opened

on Broadway as A Hole in the Head in Feb 1957, starring Paul Douglas.

After a preview of the film, Schulman wrote a novelization of the story,

which, he said, contained material not found in any previous version.

According to news items and information in the press book on the film,

Frank

Sinatra saw the play on Broadway and in 1957 paid a reported $200,000

to the author for the screen rights. Sinatra hired Schulman to write the

screenplay, then contacted

Frank

Capra, who agreed to direct.

According to Capra's autobiography,

with a handshake, Sinatra and Capra formed SinCap Productions in which he

held one-third interest, while Sinatra retained two-thirds. Because of

Sinatra's previous commitments, production was not scheduled until late

1958. According to his autobiography, Capra, in the meantime, planned to

make a film for Columbia Pictures, but when Columbia president Harry Cohn

died, the project was cancelled. As noted in several reviews, A Hole in

the Head was Capra's first feature film since his 1951 Paramount release

Here Comes the Groom (see entry).

According to news items and the

film's press book, after having seen

Eddie

Hodges on the television quiz show Name That Tune, Capra introduced

the young actor, who was then appearing in The Music Man on Broadway, to

Sinatra, and they agreed to hire him. A Hole in the Head marked Hodges'

feature-film debut.

Connie

Sawyer, in her screen debut, reprised her role as "Miss

Wexler" from the Broadway production. The character of "Jerry

Marks" was newly created for the film. As noted in some reviews, the

principal characters, who were Jewish in the play, had been changed to

Italian Americans in the film. The LAT reviewer commented that the change

seemed to be "more of a loss than a gain. As it is,

Edward

G. Robinson, called Mario Manetta... makes little effort to disguise

the ethnically Jewish humor of the character originally known as

Max."

Much of the filming was done in

locations at Miami Beach, including the Fontainebleau Hotel, West Flagler

Dog Track, the Cardozo Hotel, which doubled for the fictional

"Garden of Eden" hotel, and the South Beach oceanfront area.

The company also had one day of shooting at Hollywood Beach near Oxnard,

CA. Interiors were shot at the

Samuel Goldwyn Studios, and after most of the crew returned to

California from Florida, a second unit remained in Miami Beach to shoot

the opening credit sequence, which has the cast names preceding the

title, as well as the title, in letters connected to 300 feet of netting

pulled by the Goodyear blimp.

According to the film's press book,

director of photography William Daniels used the new high-speed Panatar

lens developed by Panavision for color photography, which allowed outdoor

night scenes to be shot with one-tenth the lighting that was normally

required. According to a news item in Var, shooting in Miami occasioned

two lawsuits against the producing company, and filming, which was

supposed to take three to four weeks in Miami Beach, was stopped after an

aborted two weeks. HCN notes that the party scene at the Fontainebleau

Hotel included water skiers from Cypress Gardens, two orchestras, wild

birds and "some 85 beauties, most of them hired locally."

The film contains a gag Capra used

in The Strong Man, starring Harry Langdon, which he directed in 1927 (see

AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30). In both films, the protagonist

carries a woman up a flight of stairs while walking backward and without

realizing it continues climbing up the steps of a ladder before falling.

The song "High Hopes" won the Academy Award for Best Song. On

10 Jun 1959, just prior to the release of A Hole in the Head, Capra

appeared as the honoree on Ralph Edwards' popular television biography

program This Is Your Life.

According to Capra's autobiography,

problems on the set occurred because he found that Sinatra's acting

suffered from repeated rehearsals, while Robinson needed them. Although

at first Robinson resented Capra's insistence that they film without

rehearsals, Robinson soon accepted the situation and gave a performance

which DV called "the comedy stand-out of the film."

Although in the late 1950s the South

Beach area of Miami, where the film was set, was overshadowed by the more

glamorous areas surrounding large hotels like the Fontainebleau,

beginning in the mid-1980s the South Beach was revitalized. The 1939, art

deco Cardozo Hotel, which appeared as the Garden of Eden in the picture,

was completely renovated and subsequently reopened as a small, luxury

hotel, in keeping with the now trendy South Beach neighborhood in which

it is located. The "Florida Disneyland" that "Tony

Manetta" dreams of building in the film, eventually became Disney

World, which opened near Orlando, FL in Oct 1971.

Italian Poster

July 17, 1956

Film

"High Society" (USA Release: July 17, 1956)

Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Louis Armstrong and his Band

Produced by: Sol C. Siegel

Directed by: Charles Walters

C.K. Dexter-Haven (Crosby), a successful popular jazz musician, lives in a mansion near his ex-wife's Tracy Lord's (Kelly) family estate. She is on the verge of marrying a man (Lund) blander and safer than Dex, who tries to win Tracy's heart again. Mike Connor, (Sinatra) an undercover tabloid reporter, also falls for Tracy while covering the nuptials for Spy magazine. Tracy must choose between the three men .

(Remake of "The Philadelphia Story")

--DVD Release: 2003-04-22 Blu-Ray Release 2025-06-24

Extras

"High Society" (USA Release: July 17,

1956)

Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste

Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Louis Armstrong and his Band

Louis Armstrong delivers an impromptu concert on the set of High Society

[1956] with Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby among the admirers.

#Jazz

Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra behind the scenes of High Society,

1956

Note: Another complicated release schedule: MGM was most impressed by

the success of the

sneak preview concept behind the promotion of "Somebody Up There

Likes Me." They decided to

schedule numerous sneak peeks of "High Society, starting on

7/11-56.Variety caught it in N.Y.C. that

day and did their review( a rave ). The following week it was shown in 48

theaters throughout the country.

The Pantages, in L.A. opened with the first extended run on 8/1. Film

earned $36,000 the first week.

Radio City Music Hall, in N.Y.C., had the east coast premiere on 8/9. The

b.o. at RCMH shocked the

execs at MGM, earning $200,000 the first week. At the time it was a

record for a non-holiday release.

Film also opened in eight other major cities on the 9th of August. The

final tally for the year was

$8, 200,000. MGM's biggest grosser that year and the fourth highest

moneymaker of 1956. MGM spent

$2.7 million on the production. Frank received a quarter of a million for

his efforts.

Filming got under way the week of the 15th in January 56, It was a wrap

on 3-6. The majority

of the work was done at MGM, but there was a segment done at the

Clarendon Court in Newport, Rhode

Island. Bing Crosby was 53 at the time, Sinatra 40 and Grace Kelly 26.

Sinatra was thrilled to be making

a film with his idol and it would be Kelly's last film before becoming a

real princess. Louis Armstrong

would open and close the film with his great jazz group and Celeste Holm,

John Lund, Sidney Blackmer

and Louis Calhern would round out the main players. The latter would pass

away a few months after

completing his role in the movie.

Cole Porter's score included a song done for the three stars (

"Let's Vocalize) and a duet for

Messrs Sinatra & Crosby ( "So What"). They were rehearsed

but not recorded. The sensational duet they

did, "Well Did You Evah," was originally written in 1939 for

"DuBarry Was A Lady." Porter did a quick re-

write for "High Society." The session was done on 1-17-56 at

MGM. Sinatra was late for the noon studio

work. Crosby, who was always very punctual, was leaving when Frank

finally arrived. Seems Frank had

gone out partying the previous night to celebrate his new album,

completed that evening. He promised

to get an acetate to der Bingle within days. Album was titled "Songs

For Swingin' Lovers." I'll just bet

Mr. Crosby was thrilled. Session with a 50 piece went smoothly. There was

a rehearsal and five takes.

Bing and Grace recorded "True Love" and it became a smash hit

for Capitol Records. It would be Bing's

last # 1 hit and would sell over a million records. Crosby always

insisted "High Society" was the personal

favorite of all his screen appearances.

Critics gave "High Society" mixed reviews. Some felt it did not

come close to the original.

film "The Philadelphia Story" and many were not comfortable

with the age gap between Crosby and

Kelly. Sinatra received excellent reviews. He would be a major figure in

three of the top 20 grossing

films of the year and that would make him one the Top 10 Box Office

Stars.

Back in 1991, I contacted Scott Perry, MGM archivist, and asked for help

with my Sinatra

research. Scott gave me all of the MGM worksheets for Frank's films at

that studio (All the information

I offer on takes, personnel and dates comes from those sheets). At the

time we were in touch, Scott

was working on a digital remaster of "High Society." He wasn't

sure it could be done. The nitrate

film, which was inherently unstable, had badly decomposed. Scott was very

nervous. MGM wanted

to issue a wide screen laser disc version. Scott promised to call me

after the process was completed.

Well, the nitrate fell apart as they fed it through the machine, for what

turned out to be a one-shot

attempt. They got it and discarded the original master film. Scott also

did a digital remix of the

stereophonic recordings, which were also in terrible condition. Film has

also been issued on a

VHS tape and a DVD. And, of course, there is the Capitol soundtrack album

issued in stereo.. I

understand the CD is a rare item today.

Finally, "High Society" was nominated for Best Score and Best

Original song ( 'True

Love."). The Academy also gave it a Best Picture nod and Best

Writing. The picture nod was

quickly withdrawn when the Academy learned the film was not eligible

because the rule at the

time disqualified a remake. The writing nomination presented a bigger

problem. The writers,

Elwood Ullman and Edward Bernds, had written a screenplay for "High

Society." Unfortunately,

it was a Bowery Boy film with the same title. The writers graciously

wrote to the Academy, asking

that their names be removed from consideration.

--Ed

July 21, 1956

Extras

August 13, 1956

Extras

Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Illinois

1. National Anthem

NOTE: It is Ed O'Brien's understanding that a tape exists of this performance. He would love to hear Sinatra singing our National Anthem in 1956.

August 15, 1956

Concerts

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

On Screen: Johnny Concho

NOTE: Sinatraphile Ed Speigel points out that Sinatra did not complete

the week at the Paramount because of laryngitis. Speigel says he was a

kid at the time and attended the Saturday, August 18, 1956 show. Speigel

comments on the August 18th show will be presented on that day here on

THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY.

Ed O'Brien sends along commentary on the Paramount appearance from the

August 14, 1956 issue of Downbeat magazine. It was written by Leonard

Feather:

Maybe you can turn back the clock at that. When the Paramount Theatre

revived stage shows (even if only for a week) and united Tommy Dorsey

and Frank Sinatra plus Jimmy Dorsey on hand as co-leader, you could

almost feel the 1942 breezes wafting through the hall.

You could, that is, until you saw the bald patch on the dome of a

fellow who was one of the audience on both occasions, and a teenager

then, a businessman now. And you wonder whether the girl who paraded

outside the Paramount this morning carrying a Sinatra for President

banner is the daughter of one of those who might have behaved similarly

three or four elections ago. One thing for sure: It was a great show,

and dyed in the years members of the audience loved it as much as the

youngsters. Under the Sinatra spell, they were helpless as he scored his

biggest hit with "I've Got You under My Skin," and struck a match, lit a

cigarette, and breathed out "One for My Baby."

The ushers, too, were helpless when, as Sinatra begged the crowd to

take his arms, he'll never use them, a young woman leaped past all

obstructions to rush up onstage and throw her arms around him in a

fitting why-not-take- all-of-me mood. [That's not fair!, remonstrated

Frankie.]

The Dorseys were well represented with "Well Git It" as the opener,

Lynn Roberts looking lovelier than ever and singing capably, and a

medley of TD and JD hits.

At the closing show on opening night, Walter Winchell was behind the

footlights to introduce the six-year old Miss Universe of 1970 and a

couple of others who, when intoduced, proved to be absent. But only one

thing really mattered. Sinatra was present, and for thousands who came,

saw, and were conquered during this wonderful nostalgic week Sinatra was

President.

Ed O'Brien also posted a review offering further comment on Walter

Winchell's announcements, the movie, and the absence of Jackie Gleason,

who was supposed to be introduced by Winchell.

Eddie Gen (2013):

56 years ago my mother, rest her soul, took her 7 and 11 year old sons

to the Paramount in NYC to see Frank Sinatra because she said that this

man will be the most important and prolific entertainer of our

lifetimes. Thus began my appreciation of the music of Sinatra. I believe

the movie that played with his appearance was "Johnny Concho". Thanks

mom.

Extras

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

On Screen: Johnny Concho

Frank Sinatra with women from the Philadelphia Chapter of his fan club, surrounding him at the Paramount Theatre, New York City. Sinatra was making appearances for the opening of director Don McGuire's film, 'Johnny Concho,' in which he starred. Sinatra also opened there, along with the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, on August 15, 1956

THEY'RE SCREAMIN' AGAIN

Frankie Brings Back Swing Panic to Paramount

NEW YORK - Frank Sinatra was an overwhelming success on stage at the Paramount Theater here last week, and the thunderous audience acclaim he received at every show should go a long way toward helping the singer forget the lukewarm reception he was accorded in the same theater only four years ago. At that time, Sinatra made trade history when he stopped in the middle of a ballad and with wistful irony remarked, "This is where they used to scream." They were the basis of the first two-day grosses (over $20,000 each day) the Paramount Theater expected the seven -day run to break the house record for a non-holiday week. On opening day, the line began to form at sunrise and was well around the block by 8 a.m. At the peak of his career performance-wise. Sinatra's skillful showmanship, sock phrasing and powerful personal magnetism on stage had almost a physical impact on the Paramount audience Wednesday (15). His aptly titled opener-"You Make Me Feel So Young' -set the mood for a nostalgic, yet basically timeless half hour of great old ballads and swingy rhythm tunes, including "Just One of Those Things," "Little Girl Blue," "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "My Funny Valentine." Sinatra did from 14 to 15 numbers at each show. Solid backing was provided by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and a 25 -piece band, including an eight - man string section. Earlier in the show the Dorseys scored with a medley of their old hits -"Green Eyes," "I’ll Never Smile Again," t; etc., which pulled a surprising response from teenagers in the audience as well as from patrons old enough to recall the Swing Era personally. Sinatra went into the Paramount to plug his first Western, "Johnny Concho" (a Sinatra production), on the screen. However, he should also make quite a pile on the deal since his contract calls for a giant - size share of the gross.

June Bundy.

Billboard

August 25, 1956

Variety

8-22-56

Frank and Perry onstage at the Paramount Paramount 1956

August 16, 1956

Concerts

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

Kenny Lucas:

FS sang many songs from the Capitol era he supposedly sang " Little

Girl Blue, " I have heard that he sang Johnny Concho Theme and “Like

Someone In Love”. Can anyone verify.

Ed O'Brien:

He definitely sang "Little Girl Blue." I have posted in recent

years the reviews from DOWNBEAT, The New Yorker, Billboard and The New

York Times. You could look at them in the archives. The reviews do list

songs performed.

Extras

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

Frank at the

Paramount August

‘56

Frank and Bill Miller at The Paramount August ‘56

Tommy

Dorsey

Frank

Sinatra

Paramount August 1956

August 17, 1956

Concerts

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

Ed O'Brien:

Frank opened at the Paramount on August 15,

1956, with the Tommy and Jimmy

Dorsey orchestras. Nelson Riddle conducted the 25

piece orchestra.. The engagement was

scheduled to run through 8/21.

Frank only made it through 8/18. A bout of

laryngitis rendered him silent except for

his appearances on Ed Sullivan and Steve Allen,

8/19. Both shows were live and Frank did the

Allen first and then Sullivan. Both shows aired

that Sunday night between 8 to 9 PM. The

Paramount appearance included the first N.Y. run

of "Johnny Concho." If you check the

archives, you will find reviews I posted from

DOWNBEAT, The New Yorker, Variety and

Billboard. Frank was singing a combination of his

early hits with Dorsey and the songs

from his Capitol albums including "All Of Me,"

"Skin," "Little Girl Blue," "When Your Lover

Has Gone," "Taking A Chance On Love," etc. He

also did "One For My Baby." Perry Como

joined him on stage during one of the 8/16 shows.

He did three or four shows a day and

the running time of each was about 40 minutes .

Eddiegen:

This was my introduction to Frank Sinatra. My

mother took my brother and me to see him. She

told us to take notice, because you're going to

see the greatest entertainer of all time. As

always, mom was correct. It's funny, but I

remember Sinatra walking on stage and my mother

abandoning a 7 year old and an 11 year old alone

in their seats as she ran up to the stage

screaming. I also remember Johnny Concho. Could

we have seen it twice? Maybe. Thanks mom!

August 18, 1956

Concerts

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

NOTE: Sinatraphile Ed Speigel points out that Sinatra did not complete the week at the Paramount because of laryngitis. Speigel says he was a kid at the time and attended the Saturday, August 18, 1956 show. He says the Paramount was packed and he saw at the concert the Dorsey brothers, Joey Bishop, a girl singer whose name he doesn't recall, and Sinatra.

As an opener, Speigel writes, Sinatra trotted out to overwhelming applause and cheers, sang "You Make Me Feel so Young" and other songs mostly from the first four Capitol albums and Capitol singles. He watched the movie, "Johnny Concho," stayed for a second concert, saw the movie a second time, and saw Frank's set a third time. By the third Sinatra set, he was right down front. Each time Sinatra wore a different outfit, opened with "You Make Me Feel so Young," but did vary the song mix a bit. He remembers it well it was the first time he had seen Sinatra in person.

He was sounding a little raw and that turned out to be his final day. Julius LaRosa filled in for him from Sunday, August 19th, on. Speigel likes LaRosa but he bets there were a helluva lot of disappointed people who showed up expecting to see Frank. Frank was scheduled to appear and, Speigel believes, sing on both the Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan TV shows Sunday night. The programs were live opposite each other on NBC and CBS. Sinatra made it to both programs but did not sing, just talked with the hosts because of his voice problems.

Extras

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

note:

What Ed Spiegel states here has been the accepted story since 1956. I have seen it repeated time and

time again in biographies and in on line discussions. The truth of what happened is very different. Frank missed

three shows on 8/19. That was it. He did four or five shows a day from the 15th through the 21st. Averaging 14

songs per show. On the day in question, he also did the final two shows . That was a lot of singing in seven

days. I uncovered what really happened by finding articles in the New York Times and Variety. Here is the Times

story from 8-20-56.

August 19, 1956

Television

The Steve Allen Show (CBS)

Season 1, Episode 7

Guest: Frank Sinatra, Don Adams, Julius LaRosa, Mamie Van Doren, Augie &

Margo (dance team)

Promoting Johnny Concho

Note: Sinatra did not sing due to laryngitis

The Ed Sullivan Show

Guest: Frank Sinatra

Red Skelton was Guest Host

Note: Sinatra did not sing due to laryngitis

Famous Film Festival

Hosted by Don Woods

Concerts

Paramount, New York City (15 - 21)

w/Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

Note: Sinatra did not perform. Julius LaRosa subbed.

He was sounding a little raw and that turned out to be his final day. Julius

LaRosa filled in for him from Sunday, August 19th, on. Speigel likes LaRosa

but he bets there were a helluva lot of disappointed people who showed up

expecting to see Frank. Frank was scheduled to appear and, Speigel believes,

sing on both the Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan TV shows Sunday night. The

programs were live opposite each other on NBC and CBS. Sinatra made it to

both programs but did not sing, just talked with the hosts because of his

voice problems.

note:

What Ed Spiegel states here has been the accepted story since 1956. I

have seen it repeated time and

time again in biographies and in on line discussions. The truth of what

happened is very different. Frank missed

three shows on 8/19. That was it. He did four or five shows a day from the

15th through the 21st. Averaging 14

songs per show. On the day in question, he also did the final two shows .

That was a lot of singing in seven

days. I uncovered what really happened by finding articles in the New York

Times and Variety. Here is the Times

story from 8-20-56.

Extras

The Steve Allen Show (CBS)

Season 1, Episode 7

Guest: Frank Sinatra, Don Adams, Julius LaRosa, Mamie Van Doren, Augie & Margo (dance team)

Promoting Johnny Concho

Note: Sinatra did not sing due to laryngitis

Popular American entertainer Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998), with a stetson hanging around his neck and a pistol in his hand,

talks with several unidentified men about an upcoming skit backstage during the filming of an episode of the television variety program .

'The Steve Allen Show,' New York, New York, August 19, 1956.

Backstage with Gene Rayburn

The Steve Allen Show

(Net)

NBC -TV, Sunday (19), 8-9 p.m., EDT

(Caught again).

The Steve Allen Show, counting

heavily on Frank Sinatra's appearance,

was left in a rather 'weakened state

when its top star suffered an attack of

laryngitis.

Allen, in a frank pitch to the TV

audience, explained that they

would have to "wing" it and hope

for the best. The spot with Sinatra

included a rather stilted interview

about his new picture and' the

spinning of one of his recordings;

with Allen providing the comic

mime. It was a tough spot to be

in, and Allen must be commended

for his outward good grace about

it all.

Other guests included Eddie

Lawrence, who supplied the

funniest bit with a comedy monolog

called "Never Give Up"; Victor

Riesel, who reconstructed the acid -

hurling tragedy; Julius La Rosa,

who tried real hard but didn't

quite make it, and John Adams,

comedian, with a rather dull court-

room comedy routine. Mamie Van

Doren was there, too.

Charlotte Summers.

Billboard

9-1-56

Frank Pockets

A Cool 75G

NEW YORK - Frank Sinatra

walked off with $75,000 for his

Paramount Theater stage stint here

last week. Figure is believed to

be highest fee ever paid to an

entertainer for a single week's

engagement.

At the same time Sinatra was

responsible for his movie, "Johnny

Concho," chalking up a record box

- office gross of $149,000, biggest

non -holiday week in the history of

the theater, Only Martin and

Lewis' July 4 holiday appearance

topped it.

Billboard

9-1-56

The Ed Sullivan Show

Guest: Frank Sinatra

Red Skelton was Guest Host

Note: Sinatra did not sing due to laryngitis

Pop singer Frank Sinatra greets guest host Red Skelton on the Ed Sullivan Show on August 19, 1956 in New York City,

Variety

8-22-56

NYT

8-17-56

Famous Film Festival

Hosted by Don Woods

---------------------------------------------

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

Extras

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

August 23, 1963 Life Magazine

August 24, 1956

Concerts

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

Extras

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

August 25, 1956

Concerts

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

Extras

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

note: Frank became the first major performer to do four

shows a night. This was accomplished on the 23rd

and 24th. The sidewalks, in front of the 500, had

hundreds of people waiting to get in to the next

performance. Red Norvo was right: There was

nothing more exciting than Sinatra at the 500 Club.

August 26, 1956

Concerts

500 Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey (23 - 26)

( 14 shows)

Joe Frasetto Orch. + Sinatra sidemen including

Bill Miller on piano

O.A. Joan Walker, Boots McKenna Dancers

w/Danny Carroll, Jack Curtis

Joey Bishop( comedian)

September 6, 1956

Extras

Cooks Fashion, Minneapolis, Minnesota (cancelled appearance)

September 12, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 12-October 2)

also: Joey Bishop & The Beachcombers

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 12-October 2)

also: Joey Bishop & The Beachcombers

REVIEW SINATRA AT THE SANDS 9-12-56

Variety

Variety

September 12, 1963

From left, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Frank Sinatra, at the Americana Hotel in New York, September 12, 1963

Billboard September 14th 1963:

September 13, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 12-October 2)

also: Joey Bishop & The Beachcombers

September 14, 1956

Television

Person To Person

Host: Edward R. Morrow

CBS-TV

Friday Evening

10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Guests: Frank Sinatra and Joseph Welch

Ed O'Brien calls this show "gem." Sinatra flew in from

Las Vegas to chat with Murrow and it is a fascinating 15 minutes.

Sinatra shows off his new home, chats about his work schedule, shows

Murrow some of his treasured collectibles

including a Picasso and a photo FDR sent him in April of 1945 shortly

before FDR's death. Sinatra was at his peak as an

entertainer.

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 12-October 2)

also: Joey Bishop & The Beachcombers

Extras

Person To Person

Host: Edward R. Morrow

CBS-TV

Friday Evening

10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Guests: Frank Sinatra and Joseph Welch

note: Show has been erroneously dated 9-15-56 for many years.

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 12-October 2)

Las Vegas, NV (September 14, 1956): Frank Sinatra sings on the

stage of the Sands Hotel.

At the tables in the front are (left to right) Jack Benny, several

unidentified people, Kim Novak (in profile), Cole Porter, and Lauren

Bacall.

Las Vegas, NV (September 14, 1956): Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra

and Kim Novak at the Sands Hotel

they were about to slice into a cake in honor of Laurens upcoming

birthday (September 16)Happy Birthday Betty Queen Mother.

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

also: Joey Bishop & The Beachcombers

October 3, 1956

Studio

PARAMOUNT PICTURES - LOS ANGELES

THE JOKER IS WILD

Wednesday

7:00 -10:05 PM

Orchestra conducted by Victor Young

Arrangements by Nelson Riddle

Session manger: Phil Kahgan

Forty-eight piece orchestra including

Frank's sidemen Bill Miller(piano) , Sam Weiss(drums)

and Barney Kessel (guitar)

All The Way (2:03)

At Sundown (1:35)

I Cried For You (1:33)

If I Could Be With You (1:09)

All The Way (2:07)

Frank's sidemen received $52.23 each for a little over

three hours of session work.

October 5, 1956

Television

THE CHEVY SHOW

Location: NBC BURBANK STUDIO

FRIDAY EVENING

9 -10: PM

NBC

w/ Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Dean,

The Skylarks, Johnny Silvers & Harry Zimmerman Orchestra

Premiere Show

DS Get Out And Get Under

FS DS & DD Ding, Dong, Ding

DS & SL Medley: We Are Here To Please

Tonight You Belong To Me/Don't Be Cruel/

Canadian Sunset

FS & SL Hey! Jealous Lover

DD & DS Wabash Cannonball

DS Something Wonderful

FS/DS &DD Smack, Dab In The Middle

FS/DS Two Sleepy People

FS/DS Remember me

Medley:

Frank & Dinah

FS You Make Me Feel So Young/

DS ThemThere Eyes /

FS A Foggy Day /

DS I've Got You Under My Skin

FS Taking A Chance On Love

DS They Can't Take That Away From Me

FS All Of Me

FS/DS You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Frank & Dinah Tea For Two.

FS DD & DS Smack Dab In The Middle

Ed O'Brien:

Dinah's first hour show. She would go on to

win numerous Emmies over the next five years.

Frank would appear on her 1-26-58 and 12-9-62

specials. They would reprise the same long medley

on the 1958 special and on Manie & Friends on

ABC, 3-3-59.

Extras

THE CHEVY SHOW

Location: NBC BURBANK STUDIO

FRIDAY EVENING

9 -10: PM

NBC

w/ Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Dean,

The Skylarks, Johnny Silvers & Harry Zimmerman Orchestra

Premiere Show

AD FOR D. SHORE 10-5-56.JPG

SEEN AND HEARD

Dinah Shore's new Chevy Show series on

NBC -TV (hour -long program scheduled

for 10 telecasts during the 1956 -57 season,

on Fridays or Sundays) got off to a great

start Oct. 5, when Dinah and her guest,

Frank Sinatra, put on the best song exchange

to regale the tv audience since the famed

Ethel Merman -Mary Martin ditty duel on

the Ford 50th Anniversary telecast in June

of 1953 (if it's permissible to mention Ford

in commenting on the Chevy Show). Sure,

the comedy was weak, despite a good try by

Dizzy Dean, but who cared as long as Dinah

and Frankie were in good voice?

Variety

note: For Dinah's first one-hour TV

special, she asked for and got

Frank

Sinatra as her special guest. He

re-

ceived $40,000 for his services.

They

were sensational together.

October 17, 1956

Film

Around the World in 80 Days (Film Release: October 17, 1956)

(DVD Release date: 2004-05-18)

Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton

Directed by MIchael Anderson, Produced by Michael Todd

Sinatra is revealed as the honky-tonk piano player in a San Francisco saloon.

(DVD Release date: 2003-01-14)

Note: In the 2014, biographical film "Cantinflas", there's a recreation of a scene where Cantinflas, David Niven, Marlene Dietrich, and Frank Sinatra,

all in their costumes for the film, pose for the cover of Verité. Sinatra is portrayed in the scene by Rafael Amaya.

Extras

Around the World in 80 Days (Film Release: October 17, 1956

)

Sinatra is fifth from the left on the bottom.

November 1, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16159 I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: W789 Close To You

E16160 It's Easy To Remember

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

LP: W789 Close To You

E16161 Close To You

w/ The Hollywood String Quartet

(Hoffman/Livingston /Lampi)

Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-4 (3:56) CD: CDP 7-46572-2 Close To You

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W789 Close To You

NOTE: Sinatraphile Vance Adair emphasizes that herein begins the "Close To You" sessions. Elsewhere the voice has been bigger, smaller, smoother, softer, edgier, and happier. And yet this has to be the most sustained effort of sublimely beautiful singing that Sinatra has ever summoned forth in a studio. Every time I listen to this extraordinary recording, I am absolutely spellbound.

Exquisite indeed! Sinatraphile Ed Spiegel exclaims. Along the same lines is Sinatra's first album of comparable intimate ballad singing, "The Voice" on Columbia, the concept album that started it all. The CD version on Columbia Legacy is an expanded version of the original album.

Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien agrees. The sense of intimacy of the great Columbia recordings is very much in evidence. What remains so magnificent about the voice here, though, is that it crystallizes the beautiful clarity of the Capitol sound as well as foreshadowing the darker Reprise voice.

If there was an album where one could heat a distillation of the Sinatra sound (Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise) – then this it it

On most occasions, O'Brien observes, it is really rather invidious to nominate a "great" Sinatra recording – especially since there are different features oof the voice that compete for our attention throughout all the recording periods. And yet, for me, this album comes perilously close to being indubitably great in every respect. I also happen to think that (both technically and artistically) his singing on this disc is impeccable.

Sinatra Eugene Lo Curto joins in, writing that he also think this is the most intimate singing Sinatra ever did. My favorite track from this album is "Don't Like Goodbyes." Heartbreaking performance.

Adair agrees that is is heartbreaking. He also thinks it is a marvelous song as well. Tony Bennett revisited his much neglected tune on his "Art of Romance" CD from a few years ago, but he blew it when it was yoked onto another lackluster tune. The Sinatra version, to me, is definitive.

Adair explains that he doesn't dislike the studio version. He just thinks it could have had a more intimate setting. He's a big fan of the Bergmans and although Sinatra did a few of their songs over the years, it would have been great to hear him get his chops around some of their lesser known tunes, His fabulous rendition of "Summer Me, Winter Me" proved that the voice was still very much up to the task. (Incidentally, this also happens to be my second favorite Costa arrangement. )

Sinatraphile Jim White asserts that "Close to You" is far and away his favorite Sinatra album. First, the song selection is perfect. Second, the quality of Sinatra's voice is exquisite. Third, the fine focus of the recording itself is outstanding. Fourth, the Nelson Riddle arrangements are intimately matched with the music. And, lastly, the Hollywood String Quartett and the few other musicians participating are truly outstanding.

The Hollywood String Quartet was organized by violinist and conduct Felix Slatkin and his wife, cellissst Eleanor Slatkin, the parents of the now well-known classical conductor Leonard Slatkin. They were close to Sinatra over the years, playing in various groups accompanying Sinatra's recordings. The other two members were second violinist Paul Shure and violist Alvin Dinkin.

By 1956, the group was so well-known not only among serious music devotees but in regular music circles as well – even in Hollywood where thhe serious musicians in the midst of the movie-making community were often neglected – that they were asked to participate in the recording of Sinatra's "Close to You" of 1957.

"Close to You" was a unique project, a scaled-down approach to popular music conceived by Sinatra and Riddle and it remains among their best recordings and among the highlights of the Quartet's history, including the 1958 Grammy Award for the Best Classical Performance- Chamber Music for their recording of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13.

The other musicians playing on the "Close to You" album were Mitchell Lurie, clarinet; Vincent DeRosa, French horn; Warren Webb, oboe; Harry Klee, flute; Bill Miller, piano; Bob Bain, guitar; Mike Rubin, bass; Irb Cottler, drums; and Katryne Styne, harp.

O'Brien adds some further information: Sinatra started the project in March and April of 1956 and then completed the project in November of that year. The album was released in January of 1957 and reached a peak position of #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 LPs but only charted for 14 weeks. This gives it the distinction of being the least successful commercial LP of all the great Capitol efforts. Riddle told O'Brien that Sinatra was no concerned about how many units it sold. He felt compelled to do what is without question – an art album of quiiet eloquence.

A few centuries earlier, one could imagine Sinatra and the string quartet doing marvelous chamber work throughout Europe. O'Brien says he has had the good fortune to interview some of the marvelous musicians who participated in the recordings for this timeless work.

The guitarist Bob Bain was on two of the sessions and he gave O'Brien a detailed account of how the album came to be and the rehearsal process that took place. First, Riddle isolated the Hollywood String Quartet and went over every note before each session. Then he added the sidemen who best augmented the Quartet for each song during the four major sessions required to complete the album. Bain remembered Riddle brought in the two best clarinetists in the business (Mahlon Clark and Mitchell Lewis) and added Mike Rubin on bass. The latter was considered a serious musician who worked many sessions playing "long hair" music.

A serious concept required the best in the business. Vince DeRosa, the great French horn player, had tremendous admiration for what all the parties involved were trying to accomplish. Vince worked three of the sessions and had vivid memories of how hard Sinatraa worked to achieve perfect recordings.

Paul Shure, the last surviving member of the Hollywood String Quartet, worked on most of the great sessions at both Capitol and Reprise. Here is a little of what "Close To You." I think it was probably the greatest work that Nelson Riddle ever did. It was the finest singing Sinatra did."

Sinatra, in 1956, was at his absolute peak vocally, O'Brien asserts. He was a perfectionist in a recording studio and "Close to You" was the finest singing he ever did. Listening to it for the last fifty-two years has been one of life's great pleasures for me and I'm sure for many, many others.

November 8, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16184 Stars Fell On Alabama - N/R

(F. Perkins/M. Parish)

Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

E16185 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' N/R

(Hayward/Gershwin/ Gershwin)

Gershwin Publishing Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

note: There were 7 takes on "Star Fell On Alabama,

including 3 that were complete.

"I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' " required 6 takes - one

was complete.

NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that these two unreleased recordings are the beginning of the "Swingin' Affair" sessions. Sinatra did some sensational singing on November 8, 1956. He was backed by a 34 piece orchestra and two very exciting Riddle charts.

The chart for "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" is more in keeping with the original sound written by George Gershwin. Sinatra wasn't satisfied and a week later to the day he redid both tunes with new arrangements by Riddle. The redos have more of the Sinatra swingin' sound of 1956 but the earlier efforts are also distinguished efforts by all involved.

Sinatraphile Vance Adair says he was surprised to learn that there is an alternative earlier arrangement. "Swingin' Affair" is his favorite swing album and he has long been an admirer of the chart for "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'".

Vance also added:

I apologize in advance to the old timers out there who have heard me wax lyrical about this before: it is my conviction that 'Swingin' Affair' is the most sustained thrilling hour of swing vocals that I have heard from any singer.

Ella, Anita, Carmen, Sarah and FS did numerous songs from different albums that, at an individual level, easily approximate to the standard here.

However, when considered as a complete 'project' it really doesn't come any better than this.

November 15, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16192 I Got Pleny O' Nuttin'

(Hayward/Gershwin/Gershwin)

Gershwin Publishing Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-21 (3:14) CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16193 I Won't Dance

(Kern/McHugh/Hammerstein II/Harbach/Fields)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16194 Stars Fell On Alabama

(F. Perkins/M. Parish)

Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-7 (2:35) CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

Radio

November 15, 1940

Hollywood Palladium

Tommy Dorsey & His Orch

Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines & The Pied Pipers

Buddy Rich, Ziggy Elman, Sy Oliver, Joe Bushkin

Friday Evening

11:30 pm - 12:am

NBC Red Network

KFI

Los Angeles

Western Feed Only

November 19, 1956

Studio

PARAMOUNT

"THE JOKER IS WILD"

Monday and Tuesday (19th and 20th)

Orchestra conducted by Irvin Talbot received $96.42

Arrangements by Nelson Riddle

Phil Kahgan managed the sessions received $72.32

Frank recorded the parodies sung by Lewis in the film.

The 11-19 session ran 3 hours from 1 to 4:pm

The 11-20 session was also three hours from 9:45 am to 12:45 pm

Out Of Nowhere

Swingin' On A Star

All The Way

Martha, Martha

All The Way

Musicians: Sam Weiss (drums), Bill Miller (piano)

November 20, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16196 At Long Last Love

(Cole Porter)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16197 I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

E16198 I Wish I Were In Love Again

(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)

Chappel Music (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-9 (2:28) CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16199 Nice Work If You Can Get It

(George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

November 26, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16205 The Lady Is A Tramp

(Richard Rogers/L. Hart)

Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-17 (3:14) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair (alt. take)

CD: CDP 7-91249-2 Pal Joey (alt. take)

LP: W912 Pal Joey (alt take)

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W1825 Sinatra Sings Rodgers & Hart

The great Rodgers & Hart song was recorded for the "Swingin' Affair" LP.

If you purchased an initial pressing of the album, the song was listed as track one

on side two. I have seen a couple of copies through the years. Frank's electrifying

performance of the song in "Pal Joey" convinced Capitol to release "Tramp" on

the s/t LP for the film. A very good move by them. Sinatra fans wanted the recording

and shelled out the extra money for an album with six Sinatra tracks. Capitol did throw

in "Bewitched." The film only offered a few lines of that gem.

E16206 Night And Day

(Cole Porter)

Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-5 (3:59) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16207 The Lonesome Road

(N. Shilkret/G. Austin)

Paramount Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-7 (3:53) CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16208 If I Had You

(Shapiro/Campbell/Connelly)

Robbins Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-10 (2:35) CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16205 The Lady Is A Tramp

E16206 Night And Day

E16207 The Lonesome Road

E16208 If I Had You

[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]

November 28, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16209 I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16210 From This Moment On

(Cole Porter)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16211 Oh! Look At Me Now

(Joe Bushkin/J. De Vries)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

E16212 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

(Cole porter)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter

CD: CDP 7-94518-2 A Swingin' Affair

LP: W803 A Swingin' Affair

Ed O'Brien:

No question 1956 was the apex of Sinatra

sessions at Capitol. The 11-28 concluded the "Swingin'

Affair" LP. This is the great companion work with "Swingin'

Lovers," done that year. In all there would be 31 songs

laid down that year for the two albums ( I'm not counting

redos or different charts). All but one, "Tramp," would

appear on the albums. But if you bought an early copy

of "Swingin'Affair, " "Tramp" was listed. He also did the

great "Close To You" album that year plus the recordings

for "High Society" and "The Joker Is Wild," a few single

sessions and even conducted "Tone Poems Of Color."

We would never again see as high a level of sustained

artistry over any one year period.

Vance Adair added:

This trio from '56 - 'A Swingin' Affair', 'Songs for Swinging Lovers' and 'Close To You' - are albums of unimpeachable greatness.

I can think of just a couple of singers who produced even one disc that comes anywhere near this quality.

I never cease to marvel at the fact that FS produced THREE such albums - and all in one extraordinary year.

November 30, 1956

Concerts

Hungarian Relief Benefit, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Evening

Host: George Murphy

Small Jazz Combo

Dean Martin

1. All Of Me

2. Inamorata

3. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

Frank Sinatra

1. I Get A Kick Out Of You

2. They Can't Take That Away From Me

3. When Your Lover Has Gone w/ Bill Miller on piano

4. You Make Me Feel So Young

Ed O'Brien:

Benefit took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

In December of 1979, Sinatra would record the third album of

"Trilogy" at the Shrine.

Extras

Hungarian Relief Benefit, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

Friday Evening

Host: George Murphy

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

December 3, 1956

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16217 Your Love For Me

(Barry Parker)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: T2602 Forever Frank

45: 3608

E16218 Can I Steal A Little Love?

(Phil Tuminello)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-6 CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: CDP 7-92160-2 Frank Sinatra Collector's Series

LP: T2602 Forever Frank

45: 3608

Musicians - Reeds: Jerome Kasper, Jules Kinsler, Harry Klee, Willie Schwartz,

James Williamson; Trumpets: Harry "sweets" edison, Conrad Gozzo, Vito "Mickey"

Mangano, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock; Trombones: Murray McEachern, Dick Noel, Juan

Tizol; Bass Trombone: George Roberts; Violins: Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex

Beller, Harold Dicterow, Jacques Gasselin, Henry Hill, Erno Neufeld, Nathan

Ross, Eudice Shapiro, Marshall Sosson; Violas: Stanley Harris, Maxine Johnson,

David Sterkin; Cellos: Cy Bernard, Ennio Bolognini, Edgar Lustgarten; Piano:

Bill Miller; Bass: Joe Comfort; Guitar: Nick Bonney; Frums: Irv Cottler; Harp:

Kathryn Julve

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

December 15, 1956

Concerts

Sands Hotel 4th Anniversary, Las Vegas, NV (December 15th, 1956)

Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis

The special show at midnight was an invitational affair,

with a third show at 2:30am starring Sinatra, Thomas, and Lewis for public reservations

Extras

Sands Hotel 4th Anniversary, Las Vegas, NV (December 15th, 1956)

Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis

The special show at midnight was an invitational affair,

with a third show at 2:30am starring Sinatra, Thomas, and Lewis for public reservations

December 20, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru Jan. 10)

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru Jan. 10)

Variety

December 29, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru December 31st)'

note: As we can see, Frank was still at the Sands on 1/2/57. I found two brief

mentions of Frank closing a few days early so he could rest before traveling

to N.Y.C., for his engagement at the Copacabana, beginning 1/10. Makes

sense that he would have played through the weekend, closing on 1/6.

December 30, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru December 31st)

December 31, 1956

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru January 1/2)

Frank's closing night was New Year's Eve.

All the ladies that night, in the Copa Room, received

25 newly minted silver dollars. Frank went home to

rest for a week before flying to New York for his January

10th opening at the Copa. Jack Entratter was a terrific

business man. He made Frank a part owner at the Sands

and signed him to a life time contract. The lure of the Sinatra

magic made the Sands the hottest attraction on the strip for

years. And you never knew when Sinatra might be a surprise

guest when Sammy or Dino was headlining.

--Ed

Note: Sinatra's last show was actually January 1st, 1957 with a

midnight show extending to January 2nd.

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20 thru January 1/2)

Frank's closing night was New Year's Eve.

All the ladies that night, in the Copa Room, received

25 newly minted silver dollars. Frank went home to

rest for a week before flying to New York for his January

10th opening at the Copa. Jack Entratter was a terrific

business man. He made Frank a part owner at the Sands

and signed him to a life time contract. The lure of the Sinatra

magic made the Sands the hottest attraction on the strip for

years. And you never knew when Sinatra might be a surprise

guest when Sammy or Dino was headlining.

--Ed

Jerry Lewis And Frank Sinatra In 1958UNITED STATES -

DECEMBER 31: On December the 31st 1958, singer Frank SINATRA and comedian

Jerry LEWIS, amused their fellow guest at a Hollywood party by inventing

a routine of a couple meeting at an average filmland party.

January 2, 1957

Radio

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Dec. 20, 1956 - January 1st/2nd 1957)

Sinatra's last show started at midnight, technically January 2nd.

Vic Damone with Rowan & Martin opened on the evening of January 2nd, 1957.

January 10, 1957

Concerts

Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23)

Staring: Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, The Petticoats, Ron Beattie,

Dori Anne Gray, Michael Durso and Frank Marti Orchs

Staged by Douglas Coudy;

Music and Lyrics By: Michael Durso, Mel Mitchell & Marvin

Kahn

Costumes: Sal Anthony (Mme. Berthe)

Jewelry By: Coro

Colffures By: Larry Matthews

Orchestrations by Deac Eberhard

Notes: No show January 14 due to the death of Humphrey Bogart

note: Frank was at The Copa for two weeks, He closed on 1/23. The death

of Bogart, 1/14,

caused him to cancel that night. According to Variety, Frank was

the hottest act in New York

that January. All of his shows were SRO. I have an article on what

happened 1/14. Will post on

that date.

--Ed

Extras

Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23)

January 16, 1957

Earl Wilson

Wilsons Mark 21st Anniversary

By Attending Sinatra's Opening

NEW York - Twenty-one years

married! Hey, that's not bad in

our league. As Andre Baruch said.

"That's the MAJOR leagues!"

Wonder if we can make it 25-in

Concerts

Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23) (Cancelled)

Notes: No show January 14 due to the death of Humphrey

Bogart

1-16-57

Extras

Copacabana, New York City (Cancelled)

SINATRA MISSES ONE COPA STINT AT PEAK SRO RUN;

LARYNGITIS-BOGART SLANTS

Frank Sinatra's current trip at the Copacabana, N.Y., is

probably the heaviest sellout in the history of the cafe, with

no reservations available for the two-week run. However,

the nitery had a hard time Monday (14) when the swooner

reportedly got a touch of laryngitis.

Throat ailment came so suddenly, according to a manage-

ment spokesman, that there was no time to advertise the fact.

Fortunately, Jerry Lewis, rehearsing for his NBC-TV video show

due Saturday (19), was in the audience dining with Shap Shapiro

of Look mag and was prevailed upon to go on ad-lib. For the

supper trade, Sammy Davis Jr. was recruited. Sinatra was

said to be sufficiently recovered to go on last night (Tues).

Situation was complicated by the fact that Sinatra had

expressed himself as wanting to go to the Coast for Humphrey

Bogart's funeral, and that Sinatra's laryngitis may have been

aggravated by the announcement of the actor's death.

There was another report, based on Sinatra's penchant for

quick decisions, that he had flown to the Coast to pay his respects,

figuring to come back in time for last night's performance. Copa

management said that Sinatra's plans to go to the Coast for the

funeral were now off.

Thus inadvertently, the Copa had two major nitery debuts the

same evening. As a single, Lewis thus made his N.Y. cafe "bow,"

though he is slated to be there in June, and Davis made his N.Y.

preem without the services of the other members of the Will Mastin

Trio.

The Copa lost no business because of Sinatra's absence .. It said

no announcement was possible for the first show, and for the second

display, a sign in front of the cafe announced Davis' pinchhitting.

VARIETY

January 16, 1957

Des Moines Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa) · 15 Jan 1957, Tue

January 15, 1957

Concerts

Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23)

Staring: Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, The Petticoats, Copa Girls, Ron Beattie, Dori Anne Gray, Bud Spencer, Kathi Dean Michael Durso and Copacabana Orchestra Frank Marti and Copa Samba Band

Staged By: Douglas Coudy

Music And Lyrics By: Micheal Durso, Mel Mitchell, Marvin Kahn

Orchestrations By: Deac Eberhard

Jewelry By: Coro

Colffures By: Larry Matthews

January 16, 1957

Concerts

Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23)

Staring: Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, The Petticoats, Copa Girls, Ron

Staring: Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, The Petticoats, Copa Girls, Ron Beattie, Dori Anne Gray, Bud Spencer, Kathi Dean Michael Durso and Copacabana Orchestra Frank Marti and Copa Samba Band

Staged By: Douglas Coudy

Music And Lyrics By: Micheal Durso, Mel Mitchell, Marvin Kahn

FRIARS CLUB, Hollywood, California

Thursday evening

1. Heart Fund benefit

2. Valentine's Day

3. Jack Benny Dinner celebrating

24th anniversary of his 39th birthday

Don Wilson introduces

Barry Mirkin

George Jessel M.C.

Adm, J..B. Pierson Jr.

Irene Dunne

Ronald Reagan

Isaac Stern

George Burns

Deborah Kerr

California Governor: Goodwin T. Knight

Edgar Bergen

Dean Martin sings parody of "On The Street Where You Live" / "Mr. Wonderful"(S. Cahn)

Frank Sinatra - Jessel introduces him as the entertainer who finds himself

in greater demand since the halcyon days of the great Al Jolson

Frank reads a poem that is a valentine to Jack composed by Frank

and Henry Wilson) Calls him the most wonderful man he has ever

known in his life. He then proposes a toast and exits the dinner.

Tony Martin sings "Love In Bloom"(Jack' s theme song)

Bob Hope

Art Linkletter

Jack Benny

Frank at Benny's tribute dinner.

Jessel , Dino and in the bottom photo John Raitt

George Jessel, Sinatra, Dean Martin

From left Tony Martin, Irene Dunne and Frank Sinatra at testimonial dinner

given Jack Benny by the Frizes Club on February 14, 1957 in Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

March 9, 1957

Concerts

Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

Merchant Club's 22nd Annual Dinner & Dance

Frank Sinatra, George Jessel, and Alan King

Extras

Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

Merchant Club's 22nd Annual Dinner & Dance

Frank Sinatra, George Jessel, and Alan King

March 14, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16731 So Long, My Love

(S. Cahn/L. Spence)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 3703

E16732 Crazy Love

(S. Cahn/P. Tuminello)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 3703

Musicians - Reeds: Harry Klee, Joseph Koch, Babe Russin, Willie Schwartz,

William Skalak; Trumpets: Harry Sweets ¯ Edison, Conrad Gozzo, zo, Vito

Mickey ¯ Mangano, Rubin bin Zeke ¯ Zarchy; Trombones: Milton ton

Bernhart, Francis Howard, George Roberts, Juan Tizol; Violins: Victor

Bay, Alex Beller, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, Henry Hill, Alex

Murray, Paul Nero, Gerald Vinci; Violas: Barbara Simon, David Sterkin;

Cellos: Ennio Bologini, Victor Gottlieb; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Joe

Comfort; Guitar: Nick Bonney; Drums: Frank DiVito; Harp: Kathryn

Julye

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

Ed O'Brien:

Frank DeVito, drummer on this session, is still with us. Sinatra

asked him to be the drummer for the June 1957 tour that included Seattle,

Vancouver, San Francisco, Portland and Sacramento. Frank sent me some

fascinating rehearsal sheets from other sessions and concert work done

with Sinatra in the 1950s and 1960s.

April 5, 1957

Television

The Bob Hope Show

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood

1. Everything Happens To Me

2. The Lady Is A Tramp

Ed O'Brien:

"Tramp" was sung for the first time on a TV program.

And it is a wonderful vocal. The really great recording for the

film would be laid down at the Columbia Studio on 5-23-57.

Miller's piano work on that recording is remarkable. "Everything

Happens To Me" doesn't have the "Close To You" intimacy but

is nicely done.

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

The stars, at Frank's behest, came out to see him.. --Ed

Extras

Mocambo, Hollywood, California

Valley Times (North Hollywood, California) 6 Apr 1957, Sa

Variety

The Bob Hope Show

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood

Variety

Note: Review states nine day run but I was told it ran

10 . Sinatra, in a private interview the next year,

considered his performances during that stint to be

the best he had done. Told the interviewer that his

benefit efforts were always his finest singing. He

wasn't sure exactly why.

I chose "With Every Breath I Take" as one of Frank's

101 finest recordings. I can only imagine what it must

have been like to hear it sung at the Mocambo in April

of 57. He had such vocal control at that stage of his career.

Note: The owner of the Mocambo, Charlie Morrison, died in January of

1957. His widow was left with

much debt and little hope of keeping the club open. Frank played a 10 day

engagement, 4-5-14-57,

for free. He picked up all the expenses along the way. In July of the

following year, in a private interview,

he stated that it was the finest singing he had ever done in a club or

concert setting.

The Mocambo was located in North Hollywood at 8588 Sunset Blvd on the

Sunset Strip. Ella had a

very famous engagement there starting on March 15, 1955.

Los Angeles Citizen News

April 8, 1957

April 6, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 7, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 8, 1957

Studio

Capitol Towers Hollywood

Monday evening

6 to 9:30 PM

Peggy Lee vocals

31 piece orchestra

Conducted by Frank Sinatra

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

If I Should Lose You

Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Just One Way To Say I Love You

My Heart Stood Still

This was the final session for Peggy Lee's "The Man

I Love" album. She would always say this was the

best album of her career. At the Society of Singers

Sinatra Tribute, 12-3-90, Peggy sang a parody of the

title track thanking Frank for the marvelous work

he did for her during the making of the album. Vince

DeRosa worked on the album. He told me Frank was very

attentive to Peggy's every need throughout the project.

It was Frank's idea, according to an interview I have

with Miss Lee, to put the drops in Peggy's eyes

for the cover shot.. In the event you didn't know,

the guy she is hugging is the album's conductor.

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Macombo. --Scott

Extras

Capitol Towers Hollywood

Monday evening

6 to 9:30 PM

Peggy Lee vocals

31 piece orchestra

Conducted by Frank Sinatra

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

If I Should Lose You

Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Just One Way To Say I Love You

My Heart Stood Still

April 9, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear

free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 10, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16820 Where Is The One?

(Alec Wilder/Edwin Finckel)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:12) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16821 There's No You

(Adair/Hopper/ Durgom)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:45) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16822 The Night We Called It A Day

(Matt Dennis/Tom Adair)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:27) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16823 Autumn Leaves

(Kasma/Prevert/ Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(2:51) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol SW-855 Where Are You

Alt Take: Capitol W-855 Where Are You (Mono)

Ed O'Brien:

Sinatra's first session with Gordon Jenkins.

Frank would record 98 songs with arrangements

by Jenkins. There would be 34 sessions over a

span of 24 years. They would make eight albums

together. The most successful would be "September

Of My Years." It would win multiple Grammies including

the coveted album of the year award. My personal

favorite is the glorious "A Jolly Christmas." A timeless

masterwork that brings much joy every year. Jenkins

would always employ a large orchestra with an ample

string section. The two men were dear friends. Sinatra's

singing moved Jenkins to tears many times during their

recording session, and Gordon's charts inspired the

great interpretative skills Sinatra possessed in abundance.

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16820 Where Is The One?

(Alec Wilder/Edwin Finckel)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:12) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16821 There's No You

(Adair/Hopper/ Durgom)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:45) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16822 The Night We Called It A Day

(Matt Dennis/Tom Adair)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(3:27) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol W/SW-855 Where Are You

E16823 Autumn Leaves

(Kasma/Prevert/ Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

(2:51) CD: CDP 91209 Where Are You

LP: Capitol SW-855 Where Are You

Alt Take: Capitol W-855 Where Are You (Mono)

10-5-57

note: Asked many years later, what song with Jenkins was the best

recording, Sinatra did not hesitate in naming "Laura."

--ED

April 11, 1957

Concerts

Mocombo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 12, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 13, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 14, 1957

Concerts

Mocambo, Hollywood, California (April 5-14)

The Paul Hebert Orchestra augmented by 21 extra musicians brought by Sinatra

Songs during the engagement included

Foggy Day

Funny Valentine

Violets For Your Furs

At Long Last Love

I Won't Dance

One For My Baby

Just One of Those Things

Little Girl Blue

Every Breath I Take

How About You

Lady Is A Tramp

Sinatra opened on April 5, 1957 and would appear free to help out Mary Morrison,

the widow of Charlie Morrison who had owned the Mocambo. --Scott

April 29, 1957

Studio

10-11-57

May 1, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E16863 Where Are You?

(J. McHugh/H. Adamson)

Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

-12 (3:29) CD: CDP 7-91209-2 Where Are You?

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: SW855 Where Are You?

E16869 I Think Of You

(Jack Elliot/Don Marcotte)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-91209-2 Where Are You?

LP: SW855 Where Are You?

E16867 I'm A Fool To Want You

(Wolf/Herron/ Sinatra)

Integrity Music Corp./Sergent Music Co./Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

-5 (4:50) CD: CDP 7-91209-2 Where Are You?

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: SW855 Where Are You?

E16868 Maybe You'll Be There

(Rube Bloom/Sammy Gallop)

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-91209-2 Where Are You?

LP: SW855 Where Are You?

I love the vocals on all the tracks - but especially like Maybe You’ll

Be There. Interestingly, this tune also gave Jenkins his first chart

success in 1948.

-Vance

Hi Vance,

Frank was also quite taken with the song in 1948.

In the fall of that year, he sang it on 11 Hit Parade broadcasts.

May 20, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17069 Witchcraft

(C. Coleman/C. Leigh)

Notable Music/Morley Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-14 (2:52) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The

Best"

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-92160-2 Frank Sinatra Collector's Series

CD: CDP 7-91150-2 All The Way

LP: SW1538 All The Way

45: 3859

Frank DeVito was the drummer at the Capitol session

that featured "Witchcraft"( 5-20-57 ). While listening to the

playback

of take 13, Sinatra gesticulated to Frank that he wanted him to

hit the drum fills more aggressively. Frank did and take 14 is the

record.

E17070 Something Wonderful Happens In Summer

(J. Bushkin/J. Devries)

Sands Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-11 (3:12) CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 3744

E17071 Tell Her You Love Her

(Parker/Deniso/ Halliday)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: T1919 Tell Her You Lover Her

45: 3859

E17072 You're Cheatin' Yourself (If You're Cheatin' On Me)

(A. Hoffman/D. Manning)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 3744

Musicians - Reeds: Buddy Collette, Harry Klee, Joseph Koch, Willie

Schwartz, Warren Webb; Trumpets: Harry "Sweets" Edison, Conrad

Gozzo, Vito "Mickey" Mangano, Clarence "Shorty"

Sherock; Trombones: Dick Noel, James Priddy, Juan Tizol; Bass Trombone:

George Roberts; Violins: Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Robert Cross,

Walter Edelstein, Ben Gill, Paul Nero, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson,

Gerald Vinci; Viola: Maxine Johnson, Barbara Simon; Cellos: Cy Bernard,

Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Joe Comfort;

Guitar: Nick Bonney; Drums: Frank DiVito; Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17069 Witchcraft

(C. Coleman/C. Leigh)

Notable Music/Morley Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

E17071 Tell Her You Love Her

(Parker/Deniso/ Halliday)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

May 23, 1957

Studio

COLUMBIA PICTURES - Los Angeles

PAL JOEY

Orchestra conducted by Morris Stoloff

Arrangements by Nelson Riddle

Thursday

1PM - 6:05 PM

44 piece orchestra

I Didn't Know What Time It Was

The Lady Is A Tramp

Ed O'Brien notes:

Studio recording sheets show that George

Greeley was the pianist on the first number

and Fred Karger on the second..

"Tramp" is the definitive studio recording by

Sinatra. Capitol effort pales in comparison.

As a matter of fact, I have never heard

a concert version that rivals this recording.

Sinatra had a six month gap between the

Cap recording and the pre-recording for

the film. He performed the song in con-

cert and really knew the tune by May

of 57.

Stolloff, the manager, David Klein, and the

44 musicians were paid a combined salary

of $2,271.91 for five hours of work.

VANCE ADAIR added:

I agree about this being the definitive recording of 'Tramp.' Incidentally how many arrangements for Frank has there been of this tune? There is Byers, Riddle and Pat Williams. Am I missing any?

Dick Schwarz responded:

We need to add Neil Hefti who did the arrangements for the sextet and small groups. And I did think that on Duets,

the arrangement by Bill Byers was used, not Pat Williams.

Larry Crawford:

I really enjoyed Sinatra's rendition of " Lady Is a Tramp" from the 1974 concert from Madison Square Garden with the Woody Herman band. Who did that arrangement ?

That wasn't a great concert, or even great Sinatra that night, but I sure enjoyed his performance of that song that night. Maybe it was the Woody Herman Band that I enjoyed so much, they really swung hard that night, and were great with Sinatra. Wish he had worked with them again.

Ed O'Brien:

Billy Byers wrote the chart for "Tramp.."

May 28, 1957

Extras

June 1, 1957

Concerts

Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Saturday Afternoon 2:30 PM (began 30 minutes late 3PM)

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Partial Set list (sang 19 songs):

1. My Funny Valentine

2. A Foggy Day

3. Hey! Jealous Lover

4. Old Man River

Notes: 2700 in attendance. Auditorium held 6000.

Ed O'Brien adds to the headline above:

Amazing. Sinatra in June of 1957 was easily the biggest star in the firmament. He was the #5 box office draw in films

that year. Capitol Records had three of his albums on the Billboard Top 100 LP list including "Swingin' Affair" at # 3 that week. If you wanted to see him at the Sands in Vegas, the hotel required reservations six months in advance. And he had just signed a contract worth $3 million to star in his own variety series on ABC-TV.

I'll bet if the concerts had been on the east coast, they would have all been SRO. Sinatra in N.Y, Philly, Boston, Baltimore, etc. would have been, to quote Variety, "socko biz."

Denver Auditorium, Denver Colorado

Saturday Evening

Orchestra (29 piece) conducted by Frank Sinatra

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed),

Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone),

George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute), Frank DeVito ( drums )

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie D' Amore, Hal Roman, Greg Brown

& dance troupe

Extras

Denver Auditorium, Denver Colorado

Saturday Evening

Orchestra (29 piece) conducted by Frank Sinatra

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed),

Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone),

George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute), Frank DeVito ( drums )

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie D' Amore, Hal Roman, Greg Brown

& dance troupe

Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Saturday Afternoon 2:30 PM (began 30 minutes late 3PM)

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

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June 2, 1957

Concerts

Coliseum, El Paso, Texas

2pm Show

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Phoenix Coliseum, Phoenix Arizona,

8:30 pm Show

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Songs included:

--I Get A Kick Out Of You

--Just One Of Those Things

--Foggy Day In London Town

--Hey, Jealous Lover

--I've Got You Under My Skin

--My Funny Valentine

--One For My Baby

Extras

Coliseum, El Paso, Texas

2pm Show

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Note: El Paso Herald, 5-31-57 :

El Paso Times (El Paso, El Paso, Texas) 9 Jun 1957

Frank DeVito was the drummer for the June 57 weekend concert tours. He gave me the names of a few more musicians who

were part of the tour: Joe Comfort, bass Shorty Sherock, trumpet. Nick Bonney Guitar. According to Frank, there was only the 2: p.m. show at the El Paso Coliseum. I checked the El Paso Herald which confirmed Frank's recollection of that day in the Lone Star State.

--Ed

Frank did not do well in El Paso. A very small crowd came out to

see him. The promoter had promised a huge turn out. On the plane after the show, Hank Sanicola went after

the promoter. Frank was afraid of a plane crash. He got Hank to calm down, reassuring him that he could take

care of the guy when they landed. Bill Miller loved to tell that story.. Nelson Riddle was never part of the tour.

The conducting was done by Frank. He was filming "Pal Joey" during the week and flying from show to show

on the weekends.

--Ed

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Phoenix Colliseum, Phoenix Arizona,

8:30 pm Show

Orchestra (29 piece) Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Note: "The Phoenix Show Palace was constructed in 1956 and named The Phoenix Coliseum. It was built as an indoor ice skating rink and multipurpose venue for trade shows, concerts and sporting events. The inaugural event at the Phoenix Coliseum was a Bob Hope Concert on September 28, 1956. Several other concerts, trade shows and sporting events were held at the Phoenix Coliseum before it ran into financial problems, the final concert to be held before bankruptcy was the June 2, 1957 concert by Frank Sinatra. Plagued by several problems the Phoenix Coliseum never reached its intended potential; poor acoustics, difficult street access and finally a lack of air conditioning condemned the facility to failure. By June 25, 1957 the Phoenix Coliseum filed for bankruptcy. For a period of time after declaring bankruptcy, concerts and other events continued to be held at the Phoenix Coliseum. By 1961 the Phoenix Coliseum had been converted to discount retail space"

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States of America) 24 May 1957

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June 8, 1957

Concerts

The Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta

(Cancelled)

The Vancouver Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia

Two Shows

Orchestra Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

1. introduction

2. You Make Me Feel So Young

3. It Happened In Monterey

4. At Long Last Love

5. I Get A Kick Out Of You

6. Just One Of Those Things

7. A Foggy Day

8. The Lady Is A Tramp

9. The Lady Is A Tramp (Full Reprise)

10. They Can't Take That Away From Me

11. I Won't Dance

12. monologue

13. When You're Lover Has Gone

14. Violets For Your Furs

15. My Funny Valentine

16. Glad To Be Unhappy

17. One For My Baby

18. The Lonesome Road

Notes: "The Lonesome Road" is not in circulation.

NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that the June 9, 1957 Seattle concert is better known and certainly has the superior sound.

Nevertheless, Sinatra was in better voice at the Vancouver show the day before. O'Brien says he can't think of another show

through the years in which Sinatra did two full readings of the same song in concert. Sinatra sometimes had false starts and moved on,

but the two "Tramp" vocals at this show was a very unusual occurrence. Lonesome Road ,as shown in the above listing,

was the final song in the concert, O'Brien reports, not "One for my Baby."

Ed O'Brien:

This was the afternoon show. Sinatra also did an evening show. There was a last minute

switch. Originally Sinatra was set to play Calgary in the afternoon and then fly to Vancouver for

an evening concert. The tickets sales in Calgary were so poor the promoters switched at the last

minute. Sinatra told the afternoon audience in Vancouver that he was sure the Calgary fans

were awfully mad at the switch.. Someone shouted back that they were glad and Frank

thanked them.

Scott:

Canadian media gave a different reason for the cancellation of the Calgary show. Air regulations regarding chartered planes

was cited as the reason Sinatra could not fly into Calgary. See the Extra section below. 2,000 advance seats had been sold for the Calgary show.

Extras

The Vancouver Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia (Part 2)

Two Shows

Orchestra Conducted by: Nelson Riddle

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

A very nice article regarding Sinatra’s appearance in Vancouver did not even appear in a Vancouver publication.

On the next three pages are the excerpts about Sinatra in Vancouver from Music World out of Toronto, Ontario published June 22, 1957.

On June 8th, 2013, The Vancouver Sun ran an article about Sinatra in their ‘This Day In History’ series.

This time the article was completely dedicated to Sinatra’s June 8th, 1957 appearance in Vancouver and the reviews he received at the time.

The Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta

(Cancelled)

This advertisement would appear in the Calgary Herald June 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

There was no paper on Sunday June 2nd. The advertisement would eventually be replaced

with the following one which appeared June 6th, 1957:

The same day the new poster advertisement appeared minus Sinatra, the article below

appeared in the Calgary Herald and explained the reason for the cancellation.

For years it has been believed that the concert was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.

This story seems to refute that notion and even notes that 2,000 advance seats had been sold for the show.

The article below, from the Vancouver Sun, the day previous,

June 5th, 1957 backs up the same claim that the concert was

cancelled due to issues related to Sinatra’s plane and air

regulations. Note that the Calgary Herald did not announce

the cancellation until a day after it was announced in the

Vancouver Sun.

Note:

4,500 were in attendance for Sonny James and Gene Vincent on June 8th

June 9, 1957

Concerts

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon

Time: 2:15 PM PST

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

1. You Make Me Feel So Young

2. It Happened In Monterey

3. Play VideoAt Long Last LoveAt Long Last Love

4. I Get A Kick Out Of You

5. Play VideoJust One Of Those Things

6. A Foggy Day

7. The Lady Is A Tramp

8. They Can't Take That Away From Me

9. I Won't Dance

10. When Your Lover Has Gone

11. Play VideoViolets For Your Furs

12. My Funny Valentine

13. Glad To Be Unhappy

14. One For My Baby

15. The Tender Trap

16. Lonesome Road

17. I've Got You Under My Skin

18. Oh ! Look At Me Now

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry (Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

On Location Engineer Wally Heider

Assistant Engineer: Mike Wolfe

1. You Make Me Feel So Young

2. It Happened In Monterey

3. At Long Last Love

4. I Get A Kick Out Of You

5. Just One Of Those Things

6. A Foggy Day

7. The Lady Is A Tramp

8. They Can't Take That Away From Me

9. I Won't Dance

10. monologue

11. When You're Lover Has Gone

12. Violets For Your Furs

13. My Funny Valentine

14. Glad To Be Unhappy

15. One For My Baby

16. The Tender Trap

17. Hey Jealous Lover

18. I've Got You Under My Skin

19. Oh Look At Me Now

20. Night And Day

Notes: TT: 64 min. "Night And Day" is not in circulation

NOTE: Ed O'Brien reports that Wally Heider recorded this concert and did a truly magnificent job.

When that recording first circulated among collectors, the stereo separation was incredible.

The sound of the band came out on the left track and Sinatra was solo on the right channel.

If you set up your system perfectly and positioned yourself in the middle of the room, the sound

you heard was stereo at its very best. Bass trombonist George Roberts was part of that tour

and he told O'Brien that the singer, the band, the arranger/conductor, and the audience all had a blast.

Extras

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon

Time: 2:15 PM PST

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

(Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George

Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown &

dance troupe

Stunning black and white capture of the famous jazz singer and musician

Frank Sinatra while in Portland, 1957.

This portrait features the star sitting on a bench on a dock, leaning

back.

Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

(Sweets) Edison (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George

Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown &

dance troupe

A few of the different LP and CD issues on the Seattle concert:

June 14, 1957

Studio

Columbia Pictures - Los Angeles

PAL JOEY

Friday

Arrangements by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Morris Stoloff

There's A Small Hotel

I Could Write A Book

w/Trudy Erwin

Extras

June 15, 1957

Concerts

Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California

Saturday Afternoon 2:30 PM

Orchestra (29 piece)

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

"Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), Murray McEaehern

(trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute), Frank DeVito

(drums), Joe Comfort (bass), Nick Bonney (Guitar)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance

troupe

Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday Evening 8:15 PM

Orchestra (29 piece)

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

"Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), Murray McEaehern

(trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute), Frank DeVito

(drums), Joe Comfort (bass), Nick Bonney (Guitar)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance

troupe

Partial Setlist:

1. You Make Me Feel So Young

2. Glad To Be Unhappy

3. Violets For Your Furs

4. Old Man River

5. The Lonesome Road

Extras

Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California

Saturday Afternoon 2:30 PM

Orchestra (29 piece)

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

"Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet),

Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee

(flute), Frank DeVito (drums), Joe Comfort (bass), Nick Bonney

(Guitar)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown &

dance troupe

Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday Evening 8:15 PM

Orchestra (29 piece)

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry

"Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet),

Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee

(flute), Frank DeVito (drums), Joe Comfort (bass), Nick Bonney

(Guitar)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown &

dance troupe

June 16, 1957

Concerts

Cow Palace, San Francisco, California

Sunday Afternoon 2:30 PM

Orchestra (29 piece)

Partial Personnel: Bill Miller (piano), Buddy Collette (reed), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), Murray McEaehern (trombone), George Roberts (trombone), Harry Klee (flute), Frank DeVito (drums), Joe Comfort (bass), Nick Bonney (Guitar)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Partial List (sang 17 songs):

1. You Make Me Feel So Young

2. It Happened In Monterey

3. A Foggy Day

4. Lonesome Road

5. Hey Jealous Lover ( partial )

6. My Funny Valentine

7. Violets For Your Furs

8. Glad To Be Unhappy

9. They Can't Take That Away From Me

10. When You Lover Has Gone

11. I Won't Dance

12. Just One Of Those Things

13. I've Got You Under My Skin

14. One For My Baby

15. Oh, Look At Me Now

Notes: less than 4,500 in attendance. Cow Palace held 17,000.

Ed O'Brien:

Frank DeVito was the drummer for the June 57 tour. Frank is an amazing guy with excellent recall.

He told me so many interesting stories about the tour. The real shocker was the news that Nelson Riddle

was not there for any of the concerts. I asked Frank who conducted. He told me it was mainly Sinatra

with Bill Miller taking over a couple of times. If you read the Ralph Gleason review, I put up a few days ago,

he describes Frank's skill leading the orchestra. Mr DeVito vividly recalled the folding chairs in the Cow

Palace. The band couldn't stop laughing when they saw the chairs. Sinatra was less than thrilled by

such a Mickey Mouse arrangement and was appalled by the acoustics in the Cow Palace. According

to Frank, the Sunday afternoon performance in S.F. was the best individual show of the three-weekends.

Frank gave me the song list done that day. He kept a log and is sending me more information that documents

what transpired on those three weekends in June 1957.

Memorial Auditorium, Sacrameto, California

Sunday Evening

Orchestra (29 piece)

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Frankie de Amor, Hal Roman, Greg Brown & dance troupe

Extras

Cow Palace, San Francisco, California

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Memorial Auditorium, Sacrameto, California

Sunday Evening

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June 26, 1957

Film

"The Pride and the Passion" (Hollywood Premiere: June 26, 1957)

Starring: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren

Produced and Directed by: Stanley Kramer

Based on the novel, "The Gun" by C.S. Forester

During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain (Grant) is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon. A huge cannon, perhaps the largest in the world at that time, is discarded by the army as they retreat from the French invaders. A "ragtag" group of Spanish loyalists find "The Gun" and begin to restore it so they may tow it across Spain to the French stronghold in Avila and use it to open the giant walls for an invasion. Luckily Britain has sent someone to retrieve the cannon for England so they can have it to fight the French also AND to make sure that the French don't get the gun! A guerrilla band led by the French-hating Miguel (Sinatra) and his girl friend (Loren) are the leaders of the peasants trying to get the gun to Avila.

--DVD Release: 2002-05-07 & Blu-Ray Release: 2016-08-16

Extras

"The Pride and the Passion" (Hollywood Premiere: June 26, 1957)

Actress Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra attend the Hollywood premiere of 'The Pride And The Passion' on June 26, 1957.

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

July 10, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17289 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

w/The Ralph Brewster Singsers

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-48329-2 The Sinatra Christmas Album

LP: W984 A Jolly Christmas

E17290 O Little Town Of Bethlehem

w/The Ralph Brewster Singsers

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-48329-2 The Sinatra Christmas Album

LP: W984 A Jolly Christmas

E17291 Hark The Herald Angels Sing

w/The Ralph Brewster Singsers

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-48329-2 The Sinatra Christmas Album

LP: W984 A Jolly Christmas

E17292 Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)

w/The Ralph Brewster Singsers

Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins

CD: CDP 7-48329-2 The Sinatra Christmas Album

LP: W984 A Jolly Christmas

NOTE: Sinatraphile Jim White calls attention to the 2007 release of the 50th Anniversary edition of "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra,"

which includes, as a bonus, a Christmas Seals Public Announcement track recorded by Sinatra. This 50th Anniversary edition is not included

in the above listing provided by Brian Chearno and his Sinatra Archive. The CD is numbered 509995 00016 20.

July 16, 1957

Studio

Altoona Tribune

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17331 Jingle Bells

E17332 The First Noel

E17333 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

E17334 The Christmas Waltz

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July 17, 1957

Studio

Sidney Daily News

August 7, 1957

Extras

WELCOME HOME DEAN PARTY

AT THE VILLA CAPRI

Wednesday evening

Ed O'Brien:

Dean Martin had just returned from

Paris, after filming Irwin Shaw's

"The Young Lions," with Marlon Brando

and Montgomery Clift.

Jeannie Martin organized the Villa Capri

welcome and Sammy Cahn knocked out

a bunch of parodies.

Bill Miller's Quartet was conducted by Paul

Weston.

Sammy got the evening underway and the first

performer was Dino. He sang a parody of "Alone."

Jo Stafford followed with special lyrics to "Easy

To Remember." Sammy sang his special version

of "Poor People Of Paris" and Eddie Fisher sang

fun lyrics to the Van Heusen tune "Love And Marriage."

Howard Keel turned Porter's "I Love Paris" upside down

with a tenorous declaration "I Hate Paris." Gloria Cahn

and Jackie Gershwin sang a parody, telling the gathering

that while in Paree, Dino "Didn't Know What Time It Was."

Martin's pal, 'Mack Gray,' sang "But Not For Me," coached

throughout by Messrs Sinatra and Fisher. Frank then

described Mr. Brando's headline making tea adventure,

while in Paris, with special, and very funny lyrics, to "Tea

For Two." Sammy closed out the evening and the Miller

Quartet provided music for the assembled guests.

August 13, 1957

Studio

Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph

September 25, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17553 I Didn't Know What Time It Was

(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Morris Stoloff

CD: CDP 7-91249-2 Pal Joey

LP: SM912 Pal Joey

E17561 What Do I Care For A Dame?

w/Chorus

(Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Morris Stoloff

CD: CDP 7-91249-2 Pal Joey

LP: SM912 Pal Joey

note: An unusual Capitol session. Riddle had a 67 piece orchestra

plus a choral group of 24. The recordings done here would be used

in the film and released on the Capitol S/T of "Pal Joey."

September 26, 1957

Film

"The Joker Is Wild" (New York Premiere September 26, 1957)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan

Cameo by Sophie Tucker

Produced by: Samuel J. Briskin

Directed by: Charles Vidor

Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young, talented singer who performs in speakeasies. When he bolts one job for another, the mob boss who owns the first speakeasy has his thugs try to kill Lewis. Lewis survives, but his vocal cords are cut and he cannot sing. Several years later, his buddy Austin Mack (Eddie Albert) tracks him down and tries to help him with little success. That attempt, though, leads to Lewis meeting Letty Page (Jeanne Crain). They fall in love and she inspires him to follow up on an offer to become a comedian (a result of his buddy's failed attempt to rejuvenate his singing career). Lewis has problems, though. The assault that nearly cost him his life also helped turn him into an alcoholic and an inveterate gambler. These two character defects become the basis for his act and help to make him a smash success. Unfortunately, they also work to wreak havoc in his personal life with Letty and then with his wife Martha (Mitzi Gaynor).

-- DVD release in Italy as "il Jolly E Impazzito

Extras

"The Joker Is Wild" (New York Premiere September 26, 1957)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan

--DVD release has been issued in Italy as "il Jolly E Impazzito (with English audio)

Frank Sinatra loved Joe E. Lewis. He considered Lewis one of the funniest men who had ever lived.

In the summer of 1955, Sinatra learned of a forthcoming biography of the comedian written by Art Cohn.

Frank moved quickly to get the bio "The Story Of Joe Lewis" while it was still in galleys form. MGM was

also aware of the book and immediately offered Lewis $150,000 for the rights. He turned them down

after Frank indicated he wanted to star in it for his brand new company Bristol Productions. The

company would own 25% of the film and a large share of the gross profits. Paramount Pictures

worked out a deal with Frank, Joe E.. Charles Vidor (director) and Cohn. Each man would receive

$400,000 dollars plus split 75% of the studio's profits.

Filming got underway on October 15, 1956. The shooting schedule accommodated Sinatra's

way of life with most of the work being done in the afternoon and early evening. Mitzi Gaynor,

Jeanne Crain and Eddie Albert were cast in major roles. Cahn & Van Heusen were asked to write

the music including parodies, Nelson Riddle would arrange the numbers and Walter Scharf would

write the score and conduct. The film would be shot in VistaVision and in black and white. Frank

decided not to pre-record the songs. They were sung as the scenes were being shot on the set.

Frank wanted the excitement and noise of a nightclub setting. Cahn & Van Heusen submitted a

song titled "The Greatest Little Sign In The World" and Oakland/Maxwell submitted "The Bird Song."

Both were rejected as too sexually suggestive. Another Cahn/Van Heusen attempt, titled "All The Way"

was deemed acceptable. The production went very smoothly until 11/27 when Frank was told

Tommy Dorsey had died. He was unable to continue filming for the rest of the day. Frank

was very busy recording during the making of the movie. He completed "Close To You" and

also laid down "A Swingin'Affair." The film was completed in mid-December at a cost of

$2,000,000.

The world premiere took place at the El Portal Theatre in Las Vegas on 8-23-57. Joe E.

Lewis rode a horse, led by Frank Sinatra in a tux, wearing a jockey's cap, to the theatre.

An attempt to ride right into the movie house failed when the horse balked. Lewis quipped

that everyone was a critic. Film got underway at 11: P.M.. After all the Vegas stars did their

late show, a party got underway at four in the morning. The New York opening took place

on 9-26 at the Capitol Theatre and the L.A.showing opening at the Pantages the same

day with Frank attending with his date Lauren Bacall. The critical response was very

positive with Sinatra receiving raves for his powerful depiction of Lewis's run in with

gangsters and his alcoholism. The film grossed more than $3,000,000 dollars and

"All The Way" won the Oscar for best song of 1957. Subsequent releases saw the

film retitled "All The Way." The working title during the filming was simply "The Joker."

Although the film was out of print for many years because of a problem with the Lewis

Estate. Here is a copy available on ebay. It is my understanding the quality is good,

but not up to the highest standards of today's releases. The enclosed case offers the original poster that

Scott posted plus some stills .

FRANK SINATRA is reportedly a friend of the comedian, Joe E. Lewis, and the Capitol's new picture yesterday shouldn't change things. Paramount's "The Joker Is Wild," has Mr. Sinatra portraying his pal, in a frankly affectionate valentine, based on a biography by Art Cohn, with a nice supporting cast that includes Eddie Albert, Mitzi Gaynor and Jeanne Crain. This is the story of a cocky young Prohibition-era singer, almost ruined by a gangster, who switches to comedy, and drinks his way to night-club renown, as two loving ladies lose him to show-business legend. To get right down to cases (along with Mr. Lewis), the valentine is disarmingly personable and realistic for about two-thirds of the way. Sentiment it hasalso salt. Unfortunately, and witth all respect to Mr. Lewis, a very likable hero, as Mr. Sinatra plays him, he eventually turns into a flabby, tippling night owl vaguely promising to perk up. Methodically tapering off, the picture ends on this indulgently listless note. Backing up, there is plenty to be said for a show-business tribute as trimly organized, well-acted and honest as this one. Mr. Saul has snugly ticket off a series of admirably lean vignettes for Mr. Sinatra that carry him from a bleak Chicago hole-in-the-wall to his present-day club eminence. Charles Vidor's direction is as alert and flavorsome as the generally smoky backgrounds of Samuel J. Briskin's production. Mr. Albert, as a loyal accompanist; Beverly Garland, as his wife; Miss Crain, as the society belle who leaves the hero, and Miss Gaynor, as the bouncy chorine who bravely is married to himthese people all rate bows. But perhaps thhe brightest thing about the picture is the excellent dialoguepeppeery, amusing and sensitive in turn. Add, certainly, the consistently fine acting of Mr. Sinatra, on view virtually every minute, armed to the hilt with period songs. Mr. Lewis' friend has made him seem such a winning guy, it's too bad we have to leave him methodically wearing a bottle, like a tired albatross.

The Cast THE JOKER IS WILD, screen play by Oscar Saul, from a book by Art Cohn; directed by Charles Vidor; produced by Samuel J. Briskin for Paramount Pictures. At the Capitol. Joe E. Lewis . . . . . Frank Sinatra Austin Mack . . . . . Eddie Albert Martha Stewart . . . . . Mitzi Gaynor Letty page . . . . . Jeanne Crain Cassie Mack . . . . . Beverly Garland. . . Swifty Morgan . . . . . Jackie Coogan Georgie Parker . . . . . Ted deCorsia

NYT

9-27-57

October 1, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17639 On The Road To Mandalay

(Oley Speaks/Rudyard Kipling)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17640 Let's Get Away From It All

(M. Dennis/T. Adair)

Dorsey Brother Music (a division of Music Sales Corporation) (BMI)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-7 (2:09) CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17641 Isle Of Capri

(Will Grosz/Jimmy Kennedy)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Billy May remembered this session during one of their conversations. Capitol was struggling with their new stereo sound and the limitations it presented. They could only put 45 minutes of playing time on an album. "Mandalay" was longer than they had anticipated. It had to be shortened and there was much discussion as the session got underway.

Finally, Sinatra told May that when he dropped his arm the orchestra would stop playing. Through the years, May got kudos galore for his brilliant endings. He was still laughing years later. He told O'Brien that the entire evening was a ball. He got a big kick out of Sinatra promoting the Villa Capri while singing "Isle of Capri."ť "Let's Get Away from it All"ť was a big hit for Sinatra back in the Dorsey era and the 1957 recording was sung with great enthusiasm.

Kipling's granddaughter was none too thrilled with Sinatra's irreverent version of "Mandalay" She got an injunction banning from the British Empire . If you bought "Come Fly with Me" in Australia , the substitute track was “Chicago.". In England , it was "French Foreign Legion"ť or "It Happened in Monterey ." Sinatra often mentioned the ban in his intro to the song and insisted on singing it in the U.K.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17639 On The Road To Mandalay

E17640 Let's Get Away From It All

E17641 Isle Of Capri

This album was issued by United Airlines as part of an ad campaign.

I wonder who picked "The House I Live In." Album is a compilation of Capitol and

Reprise recordings.

Frank went after Kipling's granddaughter after she succeeded in

getting "Mandalay" banned from any UK releases. He went out of his way to

sing the song whenever he was performing in any part of the UK.

October 3, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17647Autumn In New York

(Vernon Duke)

Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-3 (4:35) CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17648 London By Night

(Carroll Coates)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17649 April In Paris

(Vernon Duke/E.Y. Harburg)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17650 Moonlight In Vermont

(Karl Suessdorf/John Blackburn)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

Atlanta Daily World

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17647Autumn In New York

E17648 London By Night

E17649 April In Paris

E17650 Moonlight In Vermont

Frankie Flies

COME FLY WITH ME featuring FRANK SINATRA with Billy May Orchestra.

Come Fly With Me: Around The World; Isle Of Capri; Moonlight In Vermont;

On The Road To Mandalay; April In Paris: Brazil & 5 others.

Capitol W 920.

Frank Sinatra is the King of popular singers (by singers he's a singer, as well

as by fans) these days. There is no one to whom he must give way on any count.

The selection of tunes to perform is a continuing indication of his good taste; the

manner in which he performs them is the envy of singers the world over and the

delight of his countless fans. The basic qualities in Sinatra's voice which make him

so superior are sincerity and the ability to phrase a song and sing its lyrics as though

he himself had written them. In previous LPs he has usually been accompanied by

the Nelson .Riddle orchestra, but this time Billy May is used for a change of pace. It is

a good choice, for the clean-sounding, lightly swinging band is excellently suited to

Sinatra's voice and the arrangements are bright and provocative, particularly the unex-

pected ending on "Road to Mandalay." The LP benefits from Capitol's painstaking re-

cording technique.

R.J.G.

Hi-Fi And Music Review

May 1958

October 8, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17696 Blue Hawaii

(Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17697 Come Fly With Me

(Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)

Maraville Music Corp./Cahn Music Co. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-6 (3:17) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

note: Sammy Cahn wrote some great lyrics for Frank Sinatra

and Jimmy Van Heusen contributed some great melodies. You can

easily run off 25 to 30 songs that became a treasured part of the

Sinatra canon. We have heard them thousands of times and they

still resonate today. But I would argue this is the best song they

wrote for him. Frank sang it in clubs, concert hall and arenas for

five decades. Frank sang the song with such exuberance. He

embraced the joyous hedonism of the lyrics with a total sense

of joie de vivre. This is the Sinatra who was filled with the thrill

and excitement of being alive. Billy May wrote an arrangement

that so complements the singer. And Madison Avenue has helped

to make his recording timeless with many ads featuring the Sinatra

vocal. I feel the song continues to hold up 65 years after the great

Capitol recording. Just marvelous.

E17698 Around The World

(Victor Young/Harold Adamson)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

NOTE: Sinatraphile John G. says that "Around the World" is one of his favorite songs and wishes that Sinatra would have sung it in concert. Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien responds that Billy May told him that it was his favorite of all the recordings he did with Sinatra. May felt the song had a lovely melody and Sinatra got all there was to get from the lyrics.

E17699 It's Nice To Go Trav'ling

(Sammy Cahn/James Van Heusen)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

E17700 Brazil

(Ary Barrosa/Bob Russell)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48469-2 Come Fly With Me (unedited)

LP: SW920 Come Fly With Me

Sacramento Bee

October 13, 1957

Television

Bing Crosby's The Edsel Show

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien writes that Edsel was one of the biggest mistakes ever made in Corporate America. But the CBS show on Sunday evening in October of 1957 was a winner all the way. Crosby, Sinatra, Armstrong, and Clooney looked better than the Braves beating the Yankees a week earlier. Sinatra did a medley of his hits, sang some duets with Crosby. Rosie and Sinatra did a marvelous15 minute medley to close the show‚ These three pros giving a seamless performance! To other Siinatra highlights: Sinatra and Armstrong singing "Birth of the Blues" with Louis doing some nifty horn work and Sinatra singing "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."

Ed O'Brien:

I happened upon the following information

earlier this week. In June of 1957 Ford Motor Co

was locked in serious negotiations regarding the

TV special that would herald the debut of their exciting

new middle priced Edsel. They had offered two of the

biggest names in show business a lot of money and an

open format for the proposed one hour broadcast.

And it wasn't Bing and Frank. Ford wanted

Marlon Brando and Cary Grant to co-host the

show. It certainly is interesting to imagine what

the two men would have done with that hour. By

going with Bing and Frank, Ford probably avoided

two disasters that year.

Ed O'Brien:

The Edsel Show was broadcast live to the eastern part of the United States

from Studio 33 in CBS Television City in Hollywood.

CBS made a videotape of the show

and aired it three hours after the live broadcast to the western part of the country.

The videotape was the first ever for CBS. They were so uncertain of the technology

a kinescope of the show was lined up next to the tape in the event of a sudden failure.

Everything went smoothly and a vastly improved method of rebroadcast became

available.

The Edsel show pulled an estimated audience of 53 million viewers. The reviews

of the show were very favorable. Not so for the Edsel, though. One viewer described

Ford's new auto as "looking like an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon."

There was an early afternoon rehearsal the day of the broadcast. Ford gave

Edsels to the stars of the show. Rosie Clooney would later describe an embarrassing

moment for Ford. Leaving the rehearsal, she went to open the car door in the parking

lot and the handle fell off. Obviously an omen of things to come.

Hailed as the single greatest infomercial ever aired on TV, the enormous ratings

failed to generate any real interest in the Edsel.

Extras

Bing Crosby's The Edsel Show

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney

Variety

October 18, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

Guests: Bob Hope, Kim Novak, Peggy Lee

Premier Show

Friday Nights

21 half hour musicals

10 half hour dramas

Sponsors Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

1. The Lonesome Road

2. I Get A Kick Out Of You

3. I Could Write A Book

4. The Lady Is A Tramp

5. Autumn Leaves

6. All The Way

7. Bewitched

8. Put Your Dreams Away

Notes: 60 mins.

"Autumn Leaves" was a part of a comedy skit with Bob Hope. There was no serious attempt to sing the song.

NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that this was Sinatra's premier show for ABC-TV. There were 21 half-hour musical shows.

. It was televised live from Studio E in Hollywood . Riddle conducted a 27 piece orchestra during the one hour presentation.

note: A series that did not live up to the high expectations predicted by people in the industry.

In the last year, I have posted a number of articles that were in Variety and other publications,

leading up to this premiere. The opening show offered up a Sinatra who never sang better on

live TV. But the skits were lame and so unnecessary. The follow up shows were done without

a studio audience -- Sinatra needed to feed off of the electricity provided by audience reaction

to his singing. The ratings, after the initial show, plummeted dramatically. The 11-29 show, with

Dean Martin, was live, but then there were two-dramas in early December before the Christmas

show with Crosby -- another show minus an audience. Alas and alack, the series never recovered,

despite going live in 1958. George Roberts told me that the pre-recorded songs had to be married

to the 27 piece ABC orchestra. Riddle had a very difficult time getting it right. And on a few he did

not. William Self, the series producer, stated publicly that Frank was too busy with his films, night-

club appearances, recordings and private life to tackle such a demanding project back then. I believe

the show would have fared better in the Sunday night slot at 9:00 P.M.

---Ed

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

rehearsal for premiere show

George Roberts told me that the pre-recorded songs had to be married

to the 27 piece ABC orchestra. Riddle had a very difficult time getting

it right. And on a few he did

not. William Self, the series producer, stated publicly that Frank

was too busy with his films, night-

club appearances, recordings and private life to tackle such a demanding

project back then. I believe

the show would have fared better in the Sunday night slot at 9:00

P.M. --ED

note: Here is a picture showing Frank and the small jazz combo

pre-recording for the series

"Autumn Leaves" was a part of a comedy skit with Bob Hope.

There was no serious attempt to sing the song.

Variety

October 25, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #02

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "That Man Hogan"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jesse White, Reba Waters

Ed O'Brien writes that Sinatra starred as a lonely cabdriver whose

friends play matchmaker for him.

Later in the series Jesse White would have a recurring role in an attempt

to offer comic relief.

"Frank Sinatra should be more careful. On his opening hour

musical jamboree, he got caught in a mesh of tired comedics,

and in his followup session, a switch to half-hour straight film

play, he floundered in hokey dramatics.

It was a road company Runyonesque yarn whipped up by Hal

Goodman and Larry Klein. Titled "That Man Hogan," it

concern-

ed itself with a tough talking but soft hearted cabbie sans wife]

and in charge of two French orphans. Plot on the part of the

kiddies and neighbors is to get the bachelor married. It works

when he mistakes a school-teacher for a floozie with whom he

had been blinddated.

Sinatra handled his role in an effortless and smooth style but

his two Gallic wards, Reba Waters and Johnny Crawford, were

too sticky for credibility. Others in the cast, Jesse White, as a

policeman-neighbor, Susan Cummings and Peggy Maley as the

date, had little to do.

Aside from watching Sinatra glide through the yarn, it had little

to offer in dialog or plot twists. The Sinatra club rates more than

a hack job."

Gros

Variety

Film

Pal Joey (World Premiere: October 25, 1957)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, and Kim Novak

Produced by Fred Kohlmar

Directed by George Sidney

Sinatra plays Joey Evans a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st class, A-N°.1... heel of a nightclub singer caught between a rich widow played by Hayworth and a chorus line mouse played by Novak.

(1st DVD Release date: 1998-03-24 - BluRay Release date: 2012-02-21)

Note: Pal Joey had a world premiere in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York on October 25, 1957

Note: When Harry Cohn acquired the film rights to "Pal Joey," he searched for many years to find his perfect cast. In 1952,

Cohn thought he had the dream combination of Marlon Brando, Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth. Eventually

Brando dropped out and Cohn replace him with a young Jack Lemmon. That was too much for Dietrich and the

project ground to a halt. Sinatra agreed to play the lead in early 1957. Hayworth was now too old to play Linda,

but Cohn wanted her in the film. He also insisted Kim Novak, under contract, play the role originally intended

for Rita. The film's budget was approximately $3 million. Sinatra insisted, even though he was a much bigger star

in 1957, Hayworth receive top billing. When asked why, Frank said "for years she was Columbia Pictures."

The filming began in late March and was concluded in early June. The location shooting in San Francisco

was done in very cold weather. Hayworth actually turned blue during one scene. Frank was on the set

for 19 days.

"Pal Joey" was the fourth highest grossing film of 1957, taking in $6,700,000. Raul Perez, Columbia Pictures

archivist, told me the original stereo recordings have been lost. Film received decent reviews and Frank

won the Golden Globe as best actor in a comedy or musical.

Time has not been good to it. Today it has a 78% rating from the critics and the audience favorability

comes in at 61%.

Sinatra was then and still is the main reason to see the film. He is the quintessential Joey Evans and the

absolute highlight of the film is his unforgettable singing of "The Lady Is A Tramp." Frank's finest musical number

on film.

Here is an excerpt from the Variety review:

Frank Sinatra is potent. He's almost ideal as the irreverent, free-wheeling, glib Joey, delivering the rapid-fire cracks in a fashion that wrings out the full deeper-than-pale blue comedy potentials. Point might be made, though, that it's hard to figure why all the mice fall for this rat. Kim Novak is one of the mice (term refers to the nitery gals) and rates high as ever in the looks department but her turn is pallid in contrast with the forceful job done by Sinatra.

Hayworth, no longer the ingenue, moves with authority as Joey's sponsor and does the Zip' song visuals in such fiery, amusing style as to rate an encore. Standout of the score is â Lady Is a Tramp'. It's a wham m arrangement and Sinatra gives it powerhouse delivery.

--Ed

Extras

Pal Joey (World Premiere: October 25, 1957)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, and Kim Novak

Produced by Fred Kohlmar

Directed by George Sidney

Sinatra plays Joey Evans a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st

class, A-N°.1... heel of a nightclub singer caught between a rich widow

played by Hayworth and a chorus line mouse played by Novak.

(1st DVD Release date: 1998-03-24 - BluRay Release date:

2012-02-21)

Note: Pal Joey had a world premiere in Los Angeles, Chicago, and

New York on October 25, 1957

From Ed:

Frank had become a very successful movie star by then. He had

"Joey" and "Joker Is Wild" in the Top 10 for

weeks

"Joey" was held up for two weeks after the initial

release before opening in S.F., Philly, Pittsburgh and other major

cities. The

smaller cities and towns would see it come in late Nov. and early

Dec.

Excerpt of Time

review:

"Almost everything that could be done wrong the moviemakers have

done wrong in this production, and yet the picture comes

out remarkably right."

Pal Joey was based on the John O'Hara novel of the same name (New

York, 1940). Portions of the novel had previously appeared as a short

stories in The New Yorker . According to a May 1957 LAT news item,

Columbia purchased the screen rights to the O'Hara, Lorenz Hart and

Richard Rodgers play in 1941. In 1951, an Oct 1951 DV news item noted

that Jerry Bresler was assigned to produce a film based on the play,

which was to star Gene Kelly as "Joey," the role he originated

on Broadway. When Kelly's studio, M-G-M demanded an exorbitant fee for

his loan out, the project was shelved.

The LAT news item notes that the

project was then postponed for years due censorship problems in adapting

the play to film. One of difficulties arose from the racy song lyrics.

Several of the more suggestive songs--"In Our Little Den of

Iniquity," "Happy Hunting Horn," and "Take Him (But

Don't Ever Take Him to Heart)" --were eliminated from the film.

Three other songs with racy lyrics--

"You Mustn't Kick It Around," "Plant You Now, Dig You

Later" and "Do It the Hard Way" --are heard in the film

as instrumentals only. Although a May 1957 LAT article stated that the

song "What Do I Care for a Dame?" was eliminated from the

motion picture, Frank Sinatra performs it in the film. A Jan 1957 HR news

item adds that some of the more suggestive lyrics from the stage

production were toned down for the picture. The following Rodgers and

Hart songs from the 1930s were included in the film but were not

performed in the Broadway version of Pal Joey : "I Didn't Know What

Time It Was," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "There's a Small

Hotel" and "My Funny Valentine." In the film, the

character of Joey was changed from a dancer to a singer and the setting

was changed from Chicago to San Francisco. In addition, Joey's character

was softened by the inclusion of the last act in which Joey is reconciled

with "Linda." Various locations throughout San Francisco were

utilized for the film, including Telegraph Hill, according to a May 1957

Var news item.

According to an Apr 1956 HR news

item, Barbara Stanwyck was considered for the role of "Vera

Simpson." Although a Nov 1956 HR news item noted that Janis Paige

was to perform in the "Zip" strip number, Paige does not appear

in the released film. A Mar 1956 HR news item adds that if Sinatra had

refused the role of Joey, Columbia studio chief Harry Cohn would have

considered Kirk Douglas for the part. According to a May 1957 HR news

item, Flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya coached Novak on some dance steps. A

May 1957 HR news item noted that the film's shooting schedule ran from

noon until 8 p.m., a departure from the normal 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

schedule. The change was made to allow the cast to sleep later, thus

improving their performances. Although a Jun 1957 HR news item stated

that Jack Entratter, the general manager of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas,

was to appear as an assistant head waiter at Chez Joey, his appearance in

the released film has not been confirmed. HR news items and production

charts add Charles Aldrich, Slim Duncan, Mark Power, and Cosmo Sardo to

the cast, but their appearance in the released film has not been

confirmed. Modern sources mention a wide variety of actors that were

considered for various roles in the films, but this information has not

been verified.

Pal Joey marked the only production

of Essex-George Sidney Productions, a production unit formed by George

Sidney and Frank Sinatra. Pal Joey was nominated for the following

Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film

Editing and Best Sound Recording. Sinatra won the Golden Globe Award for

Best Actor for his performance in the film.

Sinatra and Bacall at L.A. Premiere for "Pal Joey."

Sinatra at the Egyptian Theatre premier.

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #02

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "That Man Hogan"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jesse White, Reba Waters

Ed O'Brien writes that Sinatra starred as a lonely cabdriver whose friends play matchmaker for him.

Later in the series Jesse White would have a recurring role in an attempt to offer comic relief.

November 1, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

Guests: Nancy Sinatra Jr. (Tri-Tones)

1. You'd Be So Nice to come Home To

2. The Girl Next Door

3. I've Got You Under My Skin

4. Exactly Like You – Nancy Sinatra, Girls from University High School

5. Side by Side – Frank, Nancy, and Girls from University High Schoool

6. All the Way

7. Violets For Your Furs

8. The Lonesome Road

NOTE: Ed O'Brien laments that pre-recorded songs and lack of a studio audience seriously hobbled Sinatra's best efforts.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

November 8, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #04

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Peggy Lee

Pennies from Heaven

Autumn Leaves

Old Devil Moon (Lee)

Nice Work if you can get it (Lee and Sinatra)

That's All (Lee)

Love is Here to Stay (Sinatra and Lee)

I Thought About You

I'll Be Seeing You

Ed O'Brien notes:

"Some wonderful singing was done on this show, but it needed an audience. Done in a studio with just a crew, it lacks energy. Sinatra needed real live people to really cook."

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #04

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Peggy Lee

November 15, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #05

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: The Mcguire Sisters

No Audience

Friday evening

9 -9:30 PM

Nelson Riddle arranged and conducted

27 piece orchestra

1. From This Moment On ( vocal pre-recorded)

2. Three Coins In The Fountain (vocal pre-recorded)

3. Where Are You ( vocal pre-recorded)

4. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (vocal pre-recorded)

5. I'm In The Mood For Love The McGuire Sisters

7. Something's Gotta Give w/ The McGuire Sisters

8. Them There Eyes The McGuire Sisters

9. Baby Won't You Please Come Home ( vocal pre-recorded)

Ed O'Brien:

Sinatra pre-recorded 62 songs for the ABC-TV series

George Roberts told me Riddle had to marry the Sinatra vocal

to the ABC studio orchestra and his arrangement. The technology

of the day made this a very arduous task. The finished product

was then incorporated into the show. The lack of a studio audience

proved to be a big mistake. Despite the marvelous singing, the shows

were absolutely flat. The ratings bottomed out very quickly. Frank

went live with the 11-29-57 show (Dean Martin was the guest), but

the show never captured the audience ABC had hoped for at the

outset.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Sinatra with The Mcguire Sisters

November 22, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #06

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Erin O' Brien

1. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

2. Everything Happens to Me

3. My Funny Valentine

4. Let's Get Away from it All w/Erin O'Brien (They even do a reprise.)

5. I Wish I Were in Love Again

6. I'm Glad There is You w/Erin O'Brien

7. I'm Gonna' Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

8. She's Funny that Way (Better than his recordings!)

note: Erin sang "I'm Glad There Is You" strictly solo.

She is still with us and going strong at 86.

--Ed

Update: Erin O’Brien passed away May 20, 2021 at the age of 87.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #06

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Erin O' Brien

Erin O'Brien and Frank 11-22-57

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

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November 23, 1957

Television

Texaco Command Performance & Texaco Star Theater

TRIBUTE TO ETHEL BARRYMORE'S 65 YEARS IN THE THEATER

NBC-TV

Saturday Evening

10-11 PM EST

Sponsor: The Texaco Company thru Cunningham & Walsh

Producer: Burt Shavalove

Director: Paul Harrison

Music: Paul Weston

Special Material: Ralph Blane

Produced By Henry Jaffa Enterprises, Inc.

Honoree: Miss Ethel Barrymore

Guests: Claudette Colbert, Katharine Hepburn, Dolores Gray, Joseph

Cotton, Orson Welles, David Niven,

Hoagy Carmichael, Keith Andes, Carl Reiner, Betty Garrett, Ethel

Barrymore Miglietti, Larraine Day, Leo

Durocher, Fred Haney, Casey Stengel, Roy Campanella and surprise guest

Frank Sinatra

There were many highlights in this hour show: A telegram was read by

David Niven from

Winston Churchill ( Ethel spurned Winston's marriage proposal many years

early. She didn't think

he had much of a future), Joseph Cotton and Claudette Colbert did a

rundown of her great theatrical

triumphs, Carl Reiner did a skit and sang "An Actor's Life For

Me," Dolores Gray sang "Ill

Wind" and I've Got The World On A String," Hoagy Carmichael

sang a parody of "In The Cool,

Cool, Cool of the Evening, some of baseball's elite, including Fred

Haney, manager of the World

Champion Milwaukee Braves, made an appearance ( Ethel was a great fan of

the National Pastime ),

Orson Welles gave a stirring tribute " Something imperial invests

that fierce beauty -- something of

the eagle," Katharine Hepburn paid homage near the end of the show.

There were a few other skits

and songs and then Ethel, very surprised by an unexpected guest, said

" Frankie! How wonderful."

Mr Sinatra strode to the center of the stage, leaned against the piano,

and with only that instrument

for accompaniment, sang Ralph Blane's special lyrics for "I've Grown

Accustomed To Her Face."

"We've grown accustomed to your face,

The face we've loved through all the years,

We've grown accustomed to the glow,

You've brought to every role,

The warmth, the heart, and, yes, the soul,

We've grown accustomed to your grace,

And the majesty you wear,

There may others who aspire,

To the glory and the fame,

And they'll have the stardust,

But it cannot be the same,

That's why you'll always stand alone,

And that's why we grown accustomed to your face."

Ed O'Brien : Fifty-six years ago last night (2013), I watched the Texaco

show.

To be honest, my main reason for watching was to see the baseball

segment. I was a devoted fan of the Milwaukee Braves. A month

earlier

they had surprised the heavily favored New York Yankees, winning the

World Series in seven games. Fred Haney, manager of the Braves, was

one of the baseball dignitaries honoring Miss Barrymore. Roy

Campanella

presented to Ethel season tickets to the Dodgers first season in Los

Angeles.

Sinatra walked out unannounced. Ethel was thrilled to see him. I cannot

remember if Ralph Blane or Bill Miller was the piano player backing

Frankie

that evening. I remember how entertaining the hour was and how quickly

flew by. Barrymore's last film was "Young At Heart."

Note: Barrymore's last film was actually "Johnny Trouble"

1957.

Note: Some sources say it was Jule Styne accompanying Sinatra on

the piano.

Extra Note:

Brother, Can You Spare a Rhyme?: 100 Years of Hit

Songwriting" by Spencer Leigh. An excerpt of an interview with

Sammy Cahn:"Do any other “special lyrics for

special occasions” spring to mind?"

"Yes. Many years ago Frank Sinatra was going to do a special

television programme with Ethel Barrymore, the legendary Ethel Barrymore.

She had an incredible face, and Sinatra’s face and hers would look great

together. I said, “It would be marvellous if you sang ‘I’ve Grown

Accustomed To Her Face’, so why don't you call Alan Jay Lerner and ask

him to write a special lyric for you.” He called Alan and he said,

“C’mon, Frank, don't bother me with this. Let Sammy do a special lyric

for you.” So that’s what I did and I rather like: (Sings)

“You’re all the lovely things I've known

And that is why I've grown

Accustomed to your face.”

Frank can call me any time, day or night, and I'll do special lyrics for

him."

Extras

Texaco Command Performance & Texaco Star Theater

TRIBUTE TO ETHEL BARRYMORE'S 65 YEARS IN THE THEATER

Variety

note: Katherine Hepburn gave

a wonderful tribute to Barrymore

near the end of the show. Critic

does not mention her.

November 25, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E17974 I Believe

(J. Styne/S. Cahn)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

E17975 Everybody Loves Somebody

( I. Taylor/K. Lane )

Sands Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-4 (3:42) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

E17976 It's The Same Old Dream

(J. Styne/S. Cahn)

Sands Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-5 (3:02) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

E17977 Time After Time

(J. Styne/S. Cahn)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 4155

Musicians - Reeds: Buddy Collette, Joe Cook, Harry Klee, Babe Russin;

Trumpets: Harry "Sweets" Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Vito

"Mickey" Mangano, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock;

Trombones: Ed Kusby, James Priddy, Juan Tizol; Bass Trombone: George

Roberts; Violins: Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Ben Gill, Paul

Nero, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Gerald

Vinc; Violas: Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris, David Sterkin; Cellos: Edgar

Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: James Rowles; Bass: Joe Comfort;

Guitar: Bob Bain, Drums: Alvin Stoller; Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

Ed O'Brien notes:

Frank went back to the Columbia era for the tunes done

at this session. Cahn & Styne wrote a wonderful musical score

for "It Happened In Brooklyn." Easily the best tunes written

for

a Sinatra vehicle at MGM. "It's The Same Old Dream," "I

Believe"

and the best of the lot "Time After Time" were recorded by

Frank at MGM and then for Columbia Records. "I Believe" was

Top 10 hit for him. The Columbia tracks had 40+ musicians

and the one session added a vocal group( Four Hits & A Miss).

"Everybody Loves Somebody" was written for Frank by Ken

Lane. Recorded by Sinatra in early December of 1947, it

was released on a single in the summer of 1948 and charted

for exactly one week. Nevertheless, it was a quality tune and

both recordings are outstanding.

The Capitol session had a 33 piece backing including the great

jazz pianist Jimmy Rowles plus Alvin Stoller on drums, Joe Comfort

on bass and Bob Bain on guitar. Obviously Sinatra liked the tunes

and wanted to make definitive recordings at Capitol.

November 29, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Friday Evening

ABC-TV

9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Show #07

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guest: Dean Martin.

Night And Day F.S.

They'll Never Believe Me D.M.

Bulova Ad

That Old Devil Moon F.S.

Medley: Sunday, Monday Or Always/Saturday Night Is The Loneliest

Night Of The Week/The Girl That I Marry ( smell of provolone)/I've Got

A Crush On You/Don't Cry Joe F.S. & D.M.

Commercial

The House I Live In F.S. new Riddle chart

Put Your Dreams Away F.S.

Ed O'Brien:

Frank was in trouble. ABC was expecting great things when

the show had its debut on 10-18-57. Done before a studio audience, it

looked like a real winner. The next five airings, including a drama, were

filmed on a closed set, using songs Sinatra had pre-recorded for the

series. The ratings were dismal. The show with Dean went back to

an audience format in an attempt to bolster the ratings.

December 6, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #08

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "A Gun At His Back"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Pat Crowley, Harold Stone, Sean McClory

Notes: New York cabbie is not satisfied with the progress made by the police department in locating his stolen cab. He decides to take matters into his own hands.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #08

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "A Gun At His Back"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Pat Crowley, Harold Stone, Sean McClory

Notes: New York cabbie is not satisfied with the progress made by the police department in locating his stolen cab. He decides to take matters into his own hands.

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December 11, 1957

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E18052 You'll Always Be The One I Love

(T. Freeman/S. Skyler)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

45: 4466

E18053 If You Are But A Dream

(Jaffe/Fulton/Bonx)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

E18054 Put Your Dreams Away

(Mann/Weiss/Lowe)

Anne-Rachel Music/TRO-Cromwell Music Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-4 (3:12) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

LP: W982 This Is Sinatra Vol.2

Musicians - Reeds: Joe Cook, William Green, Authur “Skeets” Herfurt, Harry Klee, Babe Russin; Trumpets: Walter Candoli, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Clarence “Shorty” Sherock; Trombones: Russell Brown, Dick Noel, James Priddy, Juan Tizol; Violins: Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, David Frisina, Ben Gil, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Pual Nero, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin; Violas: Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris, David Sterkin; Cellos: Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Joe Comfort; Guitar: Bobby Gibbons; Drums: Bill Richmond; Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Voyle Gilmore

December 13, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #09

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "Take Me To Hollywood"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Celia Lovsky, Maurice Manson, Sidney Smith

Notes: A talent scout is handed an urgent assignment by the head of

the studio. A young actress who was given a million-dollar buildup

for a costly picture now in production has disappeared, and the scout

must find her.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #09

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "Take Me To Hollywood"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Celia Lovsky, Maurice Manson, Sidney Smith

Notes: A talent scout is handed an urgent assignment by the head of

the studio. A young actress who was given a million-dollar buildup

for a costly picture now in production has disappeared, and the scout

must find her.

December 14, 1957

Concerts

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, California

Friars' Christmas Party

1. When Your Lover Has Gone

2. Little Girl Blue

3. My Funny Valentine

4. One For My Baby

5. The Lonesome Road

6. On The Road To Mandalay

7. A Foggy Day

8. I've Got You Under My Skin

9. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

10. monologue

11. All The Way

12. They Can't Take That Away From Me

13. You Make Me Feel So Young

Extras

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, California

Friars' Christmas Party

December 20, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #10

Show Title: "Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank"

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Filmed in color

1. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra w/chorus

2. Happy Holiday - Frank Sinatra

3. Deck The Halls - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby w/chorus

4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

w/chorus

5.. Adeste Fideles - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby w/chorus

6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

7. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

8. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Frank Sinatra

9. Always In A Manger - Bing Crosby

10. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

w/chorus

11. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby

12. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Frank Sinatra

13. The Christmas Song - Frank Sinatra

14. White Christmas Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

Notes: Complete 35mm color print above released officially on DVD.

DVD has a very poor transfer. No color restoration done.

Frank's ABC-TV debut was originally set for 10-4-57 with

Mr. Crosby as the guest. It would have been an hour special

Ford Motor Co. was none too pleased with the idea. Bing and

Frank were set to do the Edsel Show on 10-13-57. The two

men had never appeared together on a Variety special and

Ford was paying a lot of money to promote their new middle

priced car. Frank's new series was put off until 10-18 and

the Crosby guest appearance became a Christmas show,

directed by Mr. Sinatra. Bing pre-recorded his vocals, Frank

opted to sing on the show. Lynne and I watch it every year.

Love the a cappella segment with the choral group.

Note: Ed O'Brien points out that this is the Christmas show with Bing

Crosby. Frank opens with "Mistletoe and Holly."

Frank and Bing do a wonderful segment of a capella singing. They sing

traditional songs, ditties like "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

and "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer." They close the show

duetting on "The Christmas Song" and "White

Christmas."

This is easily the most heard of all the Sinatra TV appearances. Through

the years, many LPs and then DVDs of this show have been

available.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #10

Show Title: "Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank"Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Filmed in color

Lynne and I watched this show while having breakfast this morning.

She loves how attractive the sets look in color and, of course, the

music. Frank directed the show. Andy Williams' brother is part of

the choral group.

--ED

Review of opening night 12-20-56

December 27, 1957

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #11

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama:

Host: Frank Sinatra

Starring: David Wayne, Janice Rule, Sydney Smith,

Hugh Sanders, Dodie Wright, Benny Rubin

Notes: A frozen-food salesman who wants to be a

writer, and a secretary who yearns to be an artist,

meet while both are feeding pigeons in Central

Park. Soon they are consoling each other.

January 3, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #12

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guest: Dinah Shore

1. Come Fly With Me

2. April In Paris

3. Far Away Places - D. Shore

4. London By Night

5. Autumn In New York - Frank and Dinah

6. On The Road To Mandalay

7 It's Nice To Go Trav'ling - Frank and Dinah

Ed O'Brien noted: Whenever anyone asks what shows from the 57-58 TV

series should be issued on DVD, I always mention 3 off the top of my

head:

Ella, 5-9-58, Jo Stafford, 1-24-58 (Dorsey trib) and the 1-3-58 with

Dinah.

There was a theme that evening and what a theme it was.

Frank introduced the "Come Fly With Me" album. Hell of a show.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Ed O'Brien:

Frank's TV series was in serious trouble. The ratings were a huge disappointment and

ABC was pulling out all the stops to save it. Above ad emphasis the new and, more importantly,

live broadcast from Hollywood.

January 10, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #13

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Robert Mitchum

1. I Won't Dance

2. All The Way

3. Witchcraft

4. Hey! Jealous Lover

5. If You Are But A Dream

6. Put Your Dreams Away

Ed O'Brien:

Mitchum's son, Jim, was also

a guest on this show. They talked Frank into

auditioning at Jim's high school. He sang

"Hey! Jealous Lover," but the kids didn't really

dig him. Sinatra and Mitchum sang "Hey! Mister

Mitchum, Hey! Mr. Sinatra" Show was broadcast

from the El Captain Theatre in Hollywood. Riddle

conducted a 27 piece ABC Studio orchestra. All

of the arrangements on this show were done by him.

Sammy Cahn supplied the special lyrics.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #13

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Robert Mitchum

January 10, 1969, NY State Dinner Honors Apollo 8 Astronauts , Waldorf Hotel in New York City, New York,

Mrs. Bennett Cerf, Frank Sinatra, and Miss George Moore Jr. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

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January 10, 1975 Frank Sinatra Special

January 17, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #14

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Louis Prima, Keely Smith

1. I'm An Old Cowhand --FS

2. Pennies From Heaven --Louis Prima & Keely Smith

3. Birth Of The Blues --FS & Keely Smith

4. Bewitched --FS

5. When Day Is Done --Keely Smith

6. I Can't Believe That Your In Love With Me --FS w/Louis Prima & Keely Smith

Ed notes:

A few weeks ago I mentioned the need to release on DVD some of the ABC-TV shows

from 1958, including the ones with Ella, Jo Stafford and Dinah Shore. I would also

include the above show as an absolute must.

Frank opened the show with a swinging version of Johnny Mercer's "I'm An Old Cowhand." Louie

and Keely did a very funny "Pennies From Heaven" and then Frank and Keely got together and sang

"Birth Of The Blues" ( Frank did duets of this song with Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Dean

Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The one with Keely is arguably the best of the lot). Frank then

sang Rodgers and Harts "Bewitched," followed by "When Day Is Done" by Keely. The show closed

with the three of them doing a frenetic vocal on "I Can’t Believe That You're In Love With Me."

Some show, it was.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

January 18, 1958

Television

Club Oasis

Saturday Evening

Network: NBC

Time: 9:00 - 9:30 P.M.

Sponsor: Club Oasis Cigarettes

Host: Frank Sinatra

Guests: Pat Suzuki, Stan Freberg, Hy Gardner

SONGS:

I've Got The World On A String

All The Way

Just One Of Those Things P. Suzuki

Don't Get Around Much Anymore P. Suzuki

Tell Her You Love Her

Come Fly With Me

All of Sinatra's songs from this Club Oasis show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_S59PUhagw

No video but decent audio.

Scott

Extras

Club Oasis

January 24, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #15

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Theme Of Show: Tribute To Tommy Dorsey

Guest: Jo Stafford

1. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

2. This Love Of Mine

3. I'll Never Smile Again w/Jo So Stafford

4. These Foolish Things

5. medley w/Jo Stafford: Street Of Dreams / Violets For Your Furs /

The One I Love / Yes Indeed

6. Our Love Is Here To Stay

NOTE: This TV show and the 1951 Meet Frank Sinatra radio show are both

terrific, according to Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien. The 1951 radio shows has Jule Styne

as a guest and he backs Sinatra on a medley of hits he wrote with Sammy Cahn.

The 1958 TV show is a tribute to Tommy Dorsey. One of the Pied Pipers,

the magnificent Jo Stafford, joins Frank for a wonderful half-hour down memory lane:

Frank opens with "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," and then Jo sings "St. Louis Blues."

Then there is the Dorsey segment with Frank singing "This Love of Mine" and joining Jo on

"I'll Never Smile Again." After a commercial, they did a medley of Dorsey song and then

Frank closes shop with "Love is Here to Stay." A very nice 25 minutes of entertainment.

Jo told Ed that she loved doing the show.

note: Sinatra pre-recorded 62 songs for his ABC series. They were done with a trio

or just Bill Miller on piano. Riddle was responsible for joining the recordings

to the live 27 piece ABC orchestra. I thought you might like to see how the

pre-recording set up looked.

note: 1/24 show was done in front of a live audience.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

January 24, 1958 L-R: BILL MILLER;BENNY BAKER;FRANK SINATRA

January 26, 1958

Television

The Dinah Shore Show

Network: NBC

Time: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Sponsor: Cheverlot

Harry Zimmerman and His Orchestra

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Steiner Brothers

1. All The Way

2. Tea For Two w/Dinah

3. medley with Dinah: You Make Me Feel So You / Them There Eyes (DS) / A Foggy Day / I've Got You Under My Skin (DS)

/ Taking A Chance On Love / They Can't Take That Away From Me (DS) / All Of Me / Daddy (DS) / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Side By Side / I Never Left Your Arms

Ed Notes the following:

Frank did some comedy skits with Shore and Lawford.

He sang "All The Way" and then did a duet with Dinah

on "Tea For Two. He did more comedy skits and then

reprised the medley done with Dinah on her 10-5-56

show. Lawford joined them for a rousing "Memphis Blues"

and then Frank and Dinah sang her Chevy song to close

the show.

Extras

The Dinah Shore Show

January 31, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #16

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Sammy Davis Jr.

1. The Isle Of Capri

2. You Make Me Feel So Young

3. Tell Her You Love Her

4. Me And My Shadow w/Davis

5. I've Got You Under My Skin

Notes: 30 mins. (Vid Known)

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Guests: Sammy Davis Jr.

February 1, 1958

Television

The Dean Martin Club Oasis Show

Network: NBC

Saturday Evening

Time: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Host: Dean Martin.

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas. Jill St. John

Sponsor Oasis Cigarettes

1. It Was Much Better Last Week - Cast

2. When Your Smiling - Dean

3. Getting To Know You - Frank & Danny

4. All Alone - Dean

5. Last Night When We Were Young - Frank

6. I Love To Love - Frank & Dean

7. Academy Award Nominee Medley: I Fall In Love Too

Easily / Tender Trap / Three Coins In A Fountain / An

Affair To Remember / All The Way / Jailhouse Rock

8. It Was Much Better Last Week - Cast

Extras

Club Oasis ads

Variety

February 4, 1958

Concerts

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles

Frank Sinatra subs for Sammy Davis Jr.

32 piece Orchestra directed by Nelson Riddle

Bill Miller on Piano

Extras

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles

Frank Sinatra subs for Sammy Davis Jr.

32 piece Orchestra directed by Nelson Riddle

Bill Miller on Piano

In an interview that year, Frank talked about doing benefits or subbing for a

fellow entertainer. He could not explain it, but his performance was far better

than when he was doing it for a living. Absolutely baffled him.

--Ed

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

February 7, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #17

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guest: Jeannie Carson, Jesse White

1. South of the Border

2. They Can't Take That Away from Me

3. From This Moment On

4. Witchcraft

Notes: (Vid Known) NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that the skits with Jeannie Carson didn't work at all. Simply not funny. But Frank did some wonderful singing.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Jeannie

Carson

Jesse

White

Frank

Sinatra is autographing the Pal Joey soundtrack

February 7, 1960, Convention Center, Las Vegas

Benefit for the Cathedral of the Four Chaplains

5PM

Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey, and Peter

Joan Collins is pictured at the right with Kirk Douglas and his wife

Anne Buydens sitting to the left during the Four Chaplains memorial

event. Others in photograph unidentified. Jack Entratter and the Sands

Hotel hosted the event at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Four

Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. The event featured Frank

Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.

Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.); Sands Hotel and

Casino

February 14, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #18

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Shirley Jones, Nancy Sinatra

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Shirley Jones did a memorable duet with Sinatra on "If I Loved You" and did a lovely reading of Mercer's wonderful lyrics from "P.S. I Love You." Frank also sang the Archer-Thompson tune "I Love You" and "My Funny Valentine." Frank was going to sing the Rodgers & Hart classic to his daughter Tina. She developed a case of stage fright and Nancy subbed for her.

Concerts

Chi- Chi Starlite Room, Palm Springs, CA

Valentine's Day Dinner

EMCEE: Phil Harris

650 in attendance

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Joe Bushkin, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

and local entertainers

Extras

Chi- Chi Starlite Room, Palm Springs, CA

Valentine's Day Dinner

EMCEE: Phil Harris

650 in attendance

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Joe Bushkin, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

and local entertainers

Frank Sinatra Show

Frank and Shirley Jones did a memorable duet with Sinatra on

"If I Loved You"

Frank

Shirley

Jesse

Sinatra, Alice Pearce, Jesse White

Note: Alice Pearce appeared with Sinatra in “On The Town”

Frank and Nancy

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

February 17, 1958

Concerts

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, CA

Egyptian Temple of the Shriners Benefit

Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis, Mickey Rooney and others

February 21, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #19

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "A Time To Cry"

Host: Frank Sinatra

Starring: Anne Bancroft, Lloyd Bridges, John Archer, Ray Teal

Notes: A gunman holds a woman captive in a deserted frontier cabin while her husband lies dying from a bullet wound in the next room.

February 28, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #20

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guest: Van Johnson

Friday evening

9 - 9:30 pm est

1. Come Fly With Me

2. Cigarette ad

3. There's No You

4. Cigarette ad

5. Skit w/ V. Johnson

6. I Could Write A Book

7. Nothing In Common w/V. Johnson (Special lyrics from Mr. Cahn)

8. Cigarette ad

9. At Long Last Love

10. Put Your Dreams Away

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #20

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guest: Van Johnson

Photo:

March 3, 1958

Studio

note: Bob Thomas was a very good reporter. I noticed immediately that he did not mention "Here Goes." Tells me that

they decided to scrap that song during the session. Frank would have said, "Too many words."

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E18525 Here Goes

(lyrics unknown/ composer: Otto Cesana)

Publisher Unkown

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-2 (2:42) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

note: Sammy Cahn was the lyricist.

March 7, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

Guests: Eydie Adams, Stan Freberg.

1. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die

2. This Can't Be Love

3. All Of Me

4. One For My Baby

Notes: 30 min.

NOTE: Ed O'Brien says Frank sang the Rodgers & Hart classic "This Can't Be Love"

in concert, early TV appearances and on radio. Riddle gave him a dynamite arrangement

for this show but he never recorded it.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)

Guests: Edie Adams, Stan Freberg.

March 11, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

Frankie 'Could Have Sung All Night" At La Ronde

by Charles Roberts

Frank Sinatra, La Ronde, Fontainbleau, Miami Beach, March 13

No longer the bashful boy of his Dorsey vocalist days, nor the

brash cocksure youth of a few years later, Frank Sinatra completely

won his audience at this top M.B. swankery in the first eight bars of

his opening number "Come Fly With Me."

His first five tunes were all of the upbeat variety and with fine swing-

ing backing by Seagasus' augmented 18-piece house ork, Sinatra

soon had this sophisticated audience snapping fingers and beating

feet in tempo. Highlighted in this group were his click disk renditions

of "Witchcraft" and "I've Got You Under My Skin."

Sinatra then offered such ballad standards as "April In Paris," "When

Your Lover Has Gone," 'Violets For Your Furs" and "My Funny Valentine."

Sinatra then featured a great version of "One More For The Road" with

a piano-only accompaniment by Bill Miller. Thence a return to up tempo for

nine more songs, including "All The Way," "Just One Of Those Things" and

"Road To Mandalay."

Vocally, Sinatra has never been better, and with his magnificent swinging

beat and sense of times, he could have been on all night. As it was, he did

18 songs and left them screaming for more after a full hour on stage.

Billboard

March 17, 1958

Ed O'Brien:

Frank's decade long association with the Fontainbleau got underway

with this week long engagement ( 11-17 ). There was not one empty seat in

the La Ronde room during his seven-day stay.

Extras

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

note" Notice the ad mentions the engagement includes two shows on Monday night. Frank liked Monday night off. But it was only a week, so he agreed to do it.

March 12, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

March 13, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

March 14, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #22

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Eydie Gorme, Joey Bishop

Ed notes:

Good show.

Frank opened with "It Happened In Monterey," did a lovely vocal on "Moonlight In Vermont,"

a duet with Eydie on "How About You" and closed with "Saturday Night."

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #22

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Eydie Gorme, Joey Bishop

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

March 15, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

Extras

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

VARIETY REVIEW: FONTAINBLEAU MARCH 15, 1958:

note: Frank's first engagement at the

La Ronde Room of the Fontainbleau,

in Miami Beach. A far cry from his previous

appearance at the Beachcomber in February

March 16, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

March 17, 1958

Concerts

Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (11-17)

Jack Stuart and his Orchestra

Also appearing: Maria Neglia & Sacasas and his Latin American Orchestra

March 21, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #23

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "The Man On The Stairs"

Host Frank Sinatra

Starring: Marisa Pavan, Michael Rennie

March 28, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Time: 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Show #24

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Eddie Fisher

1. Taking A Chance On Love F.S.

2. I Wish I Were In Love Again E.F.

3. Time After Time F.S.

4. You Are Too Beautiful E.F.

5. Medley of Hits E.F. & F.S.

6. It's Nice To Go Trav'ling E.F.. & F.S.

7. A Foggy Day F.S.

Note: song-list supplied by Ed O'Brien

Shemmy Mashiah:

Have never seen this show Is it available somewhere?

Dick Schwarz:

Don't know this show,

Ed O'Brien:

No complete video. There is an excellent audio in circulation.

Brian Chearno:

Update, Show is in circulation.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Guests: Eddie Fisher

March 29, 1958

Concerts

Palm Springs, California

Benefit for Police Department

Performers: Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Dean Martin,

Eddie Cantor, Cyd Charisse, Ritz Brothers,

Tony Martin, Marilyn Maxwell, Phil Harris, Rose Marie

April 4, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #25

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Spike Jones, Helen Greco

Nelson Riddle conducting 27 piece ABC Orchestra

1. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me

2. All The Way/ Tammy/ You Don't Know What Love Is Helen Greco

3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

4. Chloe with Spike & His Gang

5. Too Marvelous For Words

6. Put Your Dreams Away

Ed O'Brien:

Frank also sang a comedy duet of "Chloe" with Spike & His Gang.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #25

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Spike Jones, Helen Greco

Spike

Jones

Frank

Helen Greco

Walter Winchell

note: William Self, producer of the show, could not understand why

Frank

had any interest in a three year

contract with ABC-TV. Self knew

Frank was far too busy and far too

impatient to devote the time

to such an onerous project. Same day

as the Winchell column,

there was an announcement that ABC

was toying with the idea

of having Frank do a bi-weekly hour

show and having Sid Caesar's

show as the other bi-weekly entry.

This would have been for the

59 season. Eventually, Frank

reached an agreement with the

network to do four hour specials

during the 1959-60 season. We

can only guess how much of the

$3,000,000 Frank received for

his one full season, in 57-58, and

the four specials.

April 9, 1958

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-27)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

Frank did a big production number with the Copa Girls (11),

built around his hit recording

"Witchcraft."

Opening night, Frank was clad in a black

suit and shirt with a

pink tie.

He invited to his opening night shows the

great Sugar Ray

Robinson. Later they discussed possible

roles for the Sugar

Man in Frank's forthcoming films.

Frank had heard Joe Bushkin's new song

"Tell Me Your Troubles."

he loved it and rehearsed it at the Sands.

There was a date set

aside for a recording at Capitol. For

whatever reason, it was not

recorded.

Frank had laryngitis. He missed six shows from 4/13 to 15.

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-27)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

Variety 4/15/58 review

Brigitte was a no show. The death of Mike Todd, in a plane

crash, 3/22, rein-

forced her fear of flying.

Frank was set to be Winchell's

partner at a golf tournament in Vegas for the

Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. The match play

had them facing Crosby and

Hope. Date was 4/23.

Frank's daughter, Nancy, joined her

father at the Sands for the second week-

end of the engagement ( 19/20 ). They

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #26

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "The Brownstone Indicent"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Cloris Leachman, Anne Seymour

Notes: There was no show April 11, 1958

Ed O'Brien:

Sinatra-Leachman portrayed a married couple arguing over

an apartment.

The 1-17-58 show with Louie Prima & Keely Smith was rerun on 4-11-58

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-29)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #26

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "The Brownstone Indicent"

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Cloris Leachman, Anne Seymour

Notes: There was no show April 11, 1958

Ed O'Brien:

Sinatra-Leachman portrayed a married couple arguing over

an apartment.

Sinatra and Cloris Leachmen

APRIL 18, 1962 SINATRA'S ARRIVAL IN

TOKYO

Thanks to Ed O. for the above photo

April 19, 1958

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-29)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-29)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

April 1958

"Las Vegas: Frank Sinatra's voice, poise and other song-magic were

never in such rare form (at) the Sands Hotel stage, where Jack

Entratter's girl show is always delicious … A large pattycake to

Annttonio Morelli and his crew, who conducts Frank's sweet-and-sad love

songs â€¦ On the same bill is a new team titled Bennett &

PatterssonÂthe most refreshing and amusing male duet since Martin &

Lewis"- 4/17/58

Review

Variety

note: A bit of a mystery: Nat Cole

closed at the Sands on Friday, 4/3/58.

Frank is credited with opening on 4/9. Was the Sands dark that

weekend ? Frank closed on 4/27 and Danny Thomas opened on

4/29.

I checked the Las Vegas Review Journal and they had Nat Cole closing

on the 8th and Sinatra opening on the 9th.

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #27

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Ethel Merman, Jesse White

1. Your Getting To Be A Habit With Me

2. I Get A Kick Out Of You

3. Just One Of Those Things

4. You're The Top w/Ethel Merman

Notes: Merman opened this show with "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart." Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien says FAS and Merman

enjoyed working together and they do a terrific send-up of the Edward R. Morrow "Person to Person" interview show.

They also do a duet on the Cole Porter classic "You're The Top."

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 9-29)

Opening Act: Bennett & Patterson

Two shows a night

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #27

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch CompanyGuests: Ethel

Merman, Jesse White

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

(S. Cahn/J. Styne)

Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: The Ultimate Sinatra 4CD (2015)

CD: Capitol B0028411 - 02 "Only The Lonely" 60th Anniversary

Ed O'Brien:

There was only one take done on the Cahn/Styne classic.

The recording, such as it is, was finally issued last year

on the "Ultimate Sinatra" deluxe set. If you listen carefully,

you'll hear Frank's voice break twice during the song.

E18954 Ebb Tide (N/R)

(R. Maxwell/C. Sigman)

SBK Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

E18955 Angel Eyes

(M. Dennis/E. Brent)

Bradshaw Music, Inc. (BMI)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: Capitol B0028411 - 02 "Only The Lonely" 60th Anniversary

Note: "Angel Eyes" was released in its entirety on the 60th anniversary issue of "Only The Lonely."

I mean by entirety all nine takes. "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry" was also included. There

is a funny moment between Cahn and Sinatra before Frank sang that song..

--Ed

NOTE: Guitarist Al Viola told Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien that there were problems at this session with the difficult chords Nelson Riddle had written for the guitar.

Sinatra wasn't happy with the sound and, at the next session (May 29), Al himself became the guitar player and would play on most of Sinatra's sessions for the next 22 years.

May 9, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #28

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Ella Fitzgerald

May 11, 1958

Extras

May 16, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #29

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "The Green Grass Of St. Terese"

Host: Frank Sinatra

Starring: Wally Cox, Frank Albertson, Tim Butler, Anne Barton,

May 23, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #30

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Pat Suzuki, Natalie Wood

1. Night And Day

2. Lonely Town

3. I Believe

4. Them There Eyes - Frank and Natalie

5. How Are You Fixed For Love

NOTE: This was the last of the half-hour musicals from the 1957-58 ABC series, Ed O'Brien points out.

After "Night and Day," Sinatra introduces Pat Suzuki who sings Cole Porter's "From This Moment On"

and then returns the favor by announcing that Sinatra will sing "Lonely Nights."

Obviously he didn't know the song because he sang "Lonely Town" instead. Suzuki then sang "Something's Gotta' Give,"

Sinatra did a very nice "I Believe," and then Natalie Wood joined him with a very tongue-in-cheek bit on Hollywood's leading men.

Sinatra closed the show and the series with a dynamite reading of "How Ya' Fixed for Love," which O'Brien prefers to the duet done with Keely Smith.

Extras

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #30

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Guests: Pat Suzuki, Natalie Wood

1. Night And Day

2. Lonely Town

3. I Believe

4. Them There Eyes - Frank and Natalie

5. How Are You Fixed For Love

May 29, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E19239 Monique

(from the film "Kings Go Forth"ť)

(S. Cahn/E. Bernstein)

Arranged & Conducted by Felix Slatkin

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: SW1729 Sinatra Sings Of Love And Things

45: 4003

E19240 Ebb Tide

(R. Maxwell/C. Sigman)

SBK Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

-4 (3:18) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19241 Angel Eyes

(M. Dennis/E. Brent)

Bradshaw Music, Inc. (BMI)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

-3 (3:44) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19242 Spring Is Here

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: W1053 Only The Lonely

E19255 Guess I"ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

(S. Cahn/J. Styne)

Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

-4 (3:59) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19256 Only The Lonely

(Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)

Maraville Music Corp./Cahn Music Co. (ASCAP)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

-9 (4:31) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19257 Lush Life

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

Incomplete 4:04

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

E19258 Willow Weep For Me

(Ann Ronell)

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Conducted by Felix Slatkin

-2 CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

Musicians - Trumpet: Pete Candoli; Trombones: Milton Bernhart, Tommy Pederson, Kenneth Shroyer; French Horns: John Cave, James Decker, Vincent DeRosa; Clarinet: Mahlon Clark, Mitchell Lurie; Bassoons: Don Christlieb, Jack Marsh; Oboes: Arnold Koblentz, Warren Webb; Bass Clarinet: Charles Buttler, Chuck Gentry; Flute: Arthur Gleghorn, Harry Klee; Violins: Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Arnold Belnick, David Frisina, James Getzoff, Henry Hill, Daniel Karpilkowsky, Erno Neufeld, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson; Violas: Alvin Dinkin, Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn, David Sterkin; Cellos: James Arkatov, Armand Karproff, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller, Harry Sukman; Bass: Joe Comfort, Mike Rubin; Guitar: Al Viola; Percussion: Frank Flynn, Bill Richmond; Accordion: Dominic Frontiere; Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Dave Cavanaugh

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O"Brien feels that this is probably the single most talked about session of Sinatra"s career. The first part got under way at 2 p.m. and ran until 5 p.m. in the afternoon. Sinatra recorded "Monique," "Ebb Tide," "Angel Eyes," and "Spring is Here."

The second part ran 3 hours, from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. He recorded "Guess I"ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry," Only the Lonely," "Lush Life" (three incomplete takes), and "Willow Weep for Me" (five takes).

O"Brien has interviewed a number of musicians who worked on the sessions. Much to his amazement they said that Sinatra was not in good voice through much of the afternoon and evening. He had to struggle mightily to get it right. But get it right he did. Certainly an argument could be made that they are all definitive recordings. Four of the songs would be sung in concert many times through the years.

Sinatraphile Vance Adair observes that it is quite extraordinary to reflect that the "Only The Lonely" sessions found Sinatra in less than perfect voice. He certainly hangs on consonants a little longer than he otherwise would do in these sessions and yet this approach seems entirely simpatico with the emotional texture of the album.

Sinatraphile Jim White calls attention to the recently-released Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab "Original Master Recording" of "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only The Lonely." It is UDCD 792. It is a " 24-karat gold" disc using the Ultradisc !! process. It is not in the above listing of recordings but can be obtained from those selling cds A great reproduction of this music.

Ed O'Brien

For years I have been told by people who worked with Sinatra, that

"Lush Life" would have been done if ONLY Riddle had been at the

session. The most convincing of all who told me was Mr Riddle himself.

He assured me it would have been done. Maybe not at that session,

but it certainly would have been on the album. Riddle told me that Frank

and he had often encountered problems similar to "Lush Life," and a

rewrite solved the problem.

But where was Riddle? How could he skip an important Sinatra recording

date? Well, I've learned he was touring with Nat King Cole. On the evening

in question, they played the Orpheum Theatre in Seattle. Wally Heider recorded

the show for posterity. Nat Cole and Riddle had become very close friends and

loved working together. Riddle and Sinatra never had that kind of rapport. So - -

a close friendship trumped a recording session in late May of 1958.

Note: The 4:04 incomplete session for Lush Life was finally issued on the CD: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (60th Anniversary Edition) Capitol Records B0028602-02

--Scott

May 30, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #31

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "A Face Of Fear"

Host: Frank Sinatra

Starring: Glynis Johns, Michael Pate, Katherine Warren

Ed O'Brien:

Last first run episode of the Frank Sinatra 1957-58 TV series.

Frank introduced the show and did the sign-off. The series would then re-run

dramas through 6-27-58. The last show if you are counting reruns was a repeat

of "The Feeling Is Mutual," which originally aired on 12-27-57

There were 22 musicals and 10 dramas. Twenty-one of the musical shows were aired.

Frank and Peggy Lee taped a show that was never broadcast.

Nelson Riddle conducted a 27 piece ABC-TV band. Frank pre-recorded 62 songs

for the shows. George Roberts told me Riddle had a tough time marrying the orchestra

to Frank's vocals with a trio or just piano. If you watch some of the shows, there is some-

times a little click that cued the orchestra on when to come in. There are a few of the

pre-recordings with just the trio in circulation. Frank stood on a bare stage, one he has his

foot on a ladder, and did the numbers. The background was all filled in during the show's

taping. The first four half-hour musicals were done without an audience. A total ratings disaster.

The 11-29-59 show with Dean Martin was done before an audience. But then there two dramas

before the Christmas show with Crosby. Again, no audience. The show never recovered. Frank

starred in four of the dramas: "That Man Hogan," 10-25-57, " A Gun At His Back," 12-6-57,

"Take Me To Hollywood," 12-13-57" and "The Brownstone Incident," 4-18-58. William

Self, show's producer, stated that Frank was much too busy doing films, recordings

and nightclub appearances to star in a weekly TV series. No question Self was right.

June 6, 1958

Television

Frank Sinatra Show

Network: ABC

Show #32

Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company

Drama: "The Seedling Doubt"

Starring: Phyliss Thaxter

Last Show

Notes: After three months of treatment in a mental hospital, Jean Armstrong returns to her home and husband.

She has been home only a short time when she begins questioning not only her sanity but the identity of her own husband.

Sinatra wanted to do a dramatic television series, while the ABC television network wanted him to host a variety show. The star and the network compromised - 13 variety episodes, 13 dramatic programs starring Sinatra and 10 dramatic episodes hosted by Sinatra. Due to the unpopularity of the dramatic episodes the format of the aired episodes changed to 22 variety episodes, four dramas starring Sinatra and six episodes hosted by Sinatra. The remaining four episodes on the contract were canceled.

June 13, 1958

Television

FRANK SINATRA SHOW

RERUN OF 12-6-57 DRAMA

A GUN AT HIS BACK

Hosted by Frank Sinatra

starring

Frank Sinatra ........ Sam Hatten

Pat Crowley ........ Grace Hatten

Ray Ferrell ........... Roy Hatten

Sean McClory ..... Otis Chance

Harold J. Stone ... Lt. Garrow

Irene Seidner

Synopsis 1:

A New York cabbie is not satisfied with the progress made by the police department in locating his stolen cab.

So he decides to take matters into his own hands.

The story of a tough New York cabdriver who becomes involved with city's detective bureau and politicians when

searching for a stolen cab.

June 14, 1958

Concerts

The Sporting Club, Monaco

Benefit for the United Nations Fund for Refugee Children

Orchestra Conducted by: Eddie Barclay

1. Intro by Noel Coward

2. Come Fly With Me

3. I Get A Kick Out Of You

4. I've Got You Under My Skin

5. Where Or When

6. Moonlight In Vermont

7. On The Road To Mandalay

8. When You're Lover Has Gone

9. April In Paris

10. All The Way

11. Monique - conducted by Quincy Jones

12. Bewitched

13. The Lady Is A Tramp

14. You Make Me Feel So Young

TT: 42min.

(2015) Hello Sinatraphiles,

Giving proper credit, That's one of the things our work is about. Through the years one person has claimed credit for conducting the concert on this day in 1958.

He's also told several inaccuracies about the concert. Today we give the proper credit and finally correct the record. Quincy Jones conducted one song, "Monique" only one song.

Eddie Barclay conducted the show. Sinatra had no idea who either of them was. Princess Grace contacted and arranged for them to back Sinatra. Why people make up things,

which then get printed in various Sinatra tombs is beyond me.

Best,

Brian

NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that Sinatra was between sessions for the "Only The Lonely" album. His performance for Princess Grace is simply great. Wish it could have run for another half-hour, he laments.

Ed O'Brien:

This show has many highlights but the best came at the end. "Tramp" was supposed to be the closing

number. Frank left the stage but Princess Grace asked Frank if he would sing "You Make Me Feel So Young."

Frank ran back onstage. Here are his remarks before singing the song:

"We have a wonderful request. We didn't rehearse this particular number. As a matter of fact, we planned to

finish right there. But we have a request, from our lovely lady of the evening, for 'You Make Me Feel

So Young.' Well, just read it. Don't get nervous fellows everything will be cool. You blow this one, you're out of

the team."

Extras

The Sporting Club , Monaco

Benefit for the United Nations Fund for Refugee Children

Orchestra Conducted by: Eddie Barclay

Eddie Barclay, Quincy Jones & Frank Sinatra, 1958

Q. Jones(far left) Eddie Barclay Richard

Jones F.S.

Thanks to Carl R for sending along the above 3 photos.

Boston Globe

June 24, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E19478 Blues In The Night

(H. Arlen/J. Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19479 What's New?

(Bob Haggart/Johnny Burke)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19480 Gone With The Wind

(Allie Wrubel/Herb Magidson)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

LP: SW1053 Only The Lonely

E19422A One For My Baby

w/Piano Accompaniment by Bill Miller

(Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)

Harwin Music Co. (ASCAP)

-1 (4:04) CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien writes that radio host Jonathan Schwartz welcomed Nelson Riddle to his show on September 12, 1982 on WNEW. They discussed many of the sessions Riddle had done with Sinatra on Capitol. Schwartz played "Blues in the Night." They discussed the recording and, as almost an afterthought, Schwartz asked Riddle who did the whistling on the recording. Riddle had to think about it for a few moments; then remembered that the whistling was done by Sinatra himself. "One for my Baby" from this session was never intended for commercial release. It was done as a reference tape for Riddle and then forgotten about until its discovery in 1990 and its subsequent release on Sinatra's three-cd collection, "The Capitol Years." It did not appear on the original LP in 1958. The 2018 double CD contains a remastered copy that has excellent fidelity.

--Ed

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E19478 Blues In The Night

E19479 What's New?

E19480 Gone With The Wind

E19422A One For My Baby

[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]

June 25, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E19420 Goodbye

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-48471-2

LP: SW 1053

E19422 It's a Lonesome Old Town

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-48471-2

LP: SW 1053

E19422 One For My Baby

w/Piano Solo by Bill Miller

(Harold Arlen/Jphnny Mercer)

Harwin Music Co. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-1 CD: CDP 7-48471-3

LP: SW 1053

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) sheets show

that Sinatra concluded the sessions for "Only The Lonely" on this date, not June 26th. Hence, the correct listing above.

O'Brien adds that a story emerged from the session that Sinatra had all the lights turned off, save one shining on his face,

when he did one take on "One For My Baby." Years later, pianist Bill Miller stated in an interview that the story was apocryphal.

Miller remembered the session and dismissed the story. He told the interviewer that the studio set-up would not have permitted such an effort.

Extras

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E19420 Goodbye

E19422 It's a Lonesome Old Town

E19422 One For My Baby

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Life Magazine Cover, June 25, 1971

June 28, 1958

Film

"Kings Go Forth" (USA Release: June 28, 1958)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood

Produced by: Frank Ross

Directed by: Delmer Daves

The Allies have landed in France, set up in a coastal town, where Lt. Sam Loggins (Frank Sinatra), falls hard for Monique Blair (Natalie Wood), an American raised in France. Loggins' sergeant, Britt Harris (Tony Curtis), a playboy from Jersey, also finds Monique attractive. Monique falls in love with Britt and the two plan to marry but after disclosing her father was an African-American, Britt has a change of heart and a resulting feud ensues between Britt and Loggins. Both soldiers are sent on a covert operation but only Loggins survives, losing an arm in the mission. After many months in the hospital, Loggins is reunited with Monique in Nice where she is now heading up a school for war orphans.

--DVD Release: 2002-02-05 & Blu-Ray Release: 2015-12-15

Pre-release items include Zina Provendie, Romney Brent and Lili Valenty in the cast, but their appearance in the released film has not been confirmed. The pickup band in the film's bistro scenes featured several well-known jazz musicians. According to the film's pressbook, some exterior scenes were filmed on location in Nice and along the CÃ´te d'Azur , and film comedian Harold Lloyd's Southern California estate, Greenacres, was used as the set of the "Blair" villa. Some combat scenes were filmed near Carmel, CA, according to a Dec 1957 NYT article. In that article, producer Frank Ross revealed that "the film had drawn considerable interest from the Negro community." Ross, who admitted in the article that "he was not in favor of miscegenation," explained his decision to cast white actress Natalie Wood in the role of the half-black "Monique" by stating that "the picture would lose its dramatic kick if the girl were Negro."

Although Ross asserted that he and distributor United Artists did not plan to exploit the interracial love theme in the film's advertising, some ads did exploit it. One ad included the line: "Last night she was good for you...last night her skin was white enough for you." A. S. Young, the film's publicist, was the first African American press agent to work on a Hollywood production, according to the Dec 1957 NYT article. According to the film's pressbook, Frank Sinatra recorded a special spot announcement aimed at African American audiences. The film had its world premiere in Monte Carlo on 14 Jun 1958, according to modern sources. Kings Go Forth was awarded the 1958 Los Angeles Urban League Award as the "motion picture that does most for the promotion of better race relations and understanding."

July 2, 1958

Concerts

"A Night With Sinatra", Los Angeles, California

Benefit for the Cedars Of Lebanon

July 6, 1958

Television

The Ed Sullivan Show

Episode #522 Season: 11

Broadcast from Las Vegas

Guests: Frank Sinatra

Note: Sinatra on film in Monte Carlo, Monaco Concerts

September 11, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30096 Mr. Success

(Grienes/Sinatra/ Sanicola)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: SW1729 Sings Of Love And Things

45: 4070

E30097 Sleep Warm

(Spence/Keith/ Bergman)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: CDP 7-91150-2 All The Way

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

LP: SW1538 All The Way

45: 4070

E30099 Where or When

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 7-48471-2 Only The Lonely

Musicans - Reeds: William Green, Harry Klee, Joseph Koch, Willie Schwartz, Warren Webb; Trumpets: Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Carroll Lewis, Vito â Mickeyâ Mangano; Trombones: es: Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Juan Tizol; Bass Trombone: George Roberts; Violins: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Lisa Minghetti, Eudice Shapiro, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sooson; Violas: Stanley Harris, David Sterkin; Cellos: Victor Gottlieb, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Joe Comfort; Drums: Alvin Stoller; Guitar: Al Viola; Harp: Kathryn Juyle

Session Producer: Dave Cavanaugh

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien has a funny story on the recording of "Mr. Success." It was the first song laid down at this September 11, 1958 session. After a quick rehearsal take, Sinatra shot a glare at Dave Cavanaugh and wanted to know who wrote such a piece of crap and why he was wasting his time with it. Cavanaugh informed him that it had Frank Sinatra's name listed as a lyricist. Sinatra was quiet for a few moments, then said. "Touché" and did a dynamite recording.

Composer Lew Spence was not pleased with Sinatra's effort on "Sleep Warm." Spence told O'Brien that some of the notes were not sung correctly, but what bothered him much more was a lyric slip-up. Sinatra sang "Sleep warm, sleep well" early in the song. It should have occurred in the second eight bars to rhyme with Let dreams weave you a spell." He asked Sinatra to do another take, but to no avail.

"Where or When" was an attempt to create a "saloon song" for live performances. It didn't work out as expected and the song languished in the Capitol vault for 15 years. There were seven takes done 51 years ago this evening. A magnificent vocal tour de force regardless of the original intention.

Scott: I just listened to "Where or When" this morning, September 11, 2020, 62 years later and what an amazing experience. Absolutely stunning.

September 30, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30211 Just In Time

(Styne/Comden/ Green)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: Ultimate Sinatra (4-CD Set)

E30212 The Song Is You

(Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

LP: The Rare Sinatra Capitol Records E-ST 24311 (UK Release)

E30213 It All Depends On You

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

LP: The Rare Sinatra Capitol Records E-ST 24311 (UK Release)

LP: Like Never Before - Longines Symphonette Society – SYS 5637

-4 CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

Note: Billy May told me it evolved into a jazzier concept that would become

the "Come Dance With Me" LP, recorded in December 1958

"Just In Time" was finally issued in the fall of 2015 on the "Ultimate

Sinatra" CD set. "The Song Is You" is on the "Rare Sinatra" LP issued

in England. "It All Depends On You" is also on the "Rare Sinatra." and

"Like Never Before" (rare LP from Longines Symphonette The

version issued on "Come Dance With Me" was a mistake by Capitol.

They inadvertently put on the CD the recording Frank did with Riddle

for the "Swingin' Session" LP ( 8-23-60). There is at the end of both

Frank singing four "wahs." ( on the original CD of "Swingin' Session"

the wahs are missing, although the song runs a little longer. Haven't

checked, but it may be an alternate take). "The 9-30-58 version is

quite a bit different. The session for that song has been in circulation

for many years.

Al Porcino intensely disliked Billy May. He told me that the driving

arrangements Billy wrote sent guys like Gozzo and Candoli to early

graves. Listening today to the tracks from this session, I couldn't

help but think what Al told me many years ago.

In response to Shemmy's question for clarification of Capitol making a mistake with "Come Dance With Me", Ed further added the following:

Capitol intended to release, on "Come Dance With Me," the 9-30 recording but issued

the 8-23-60 from "Swingin' Session." They released a version that has Frank winding

down the song with four "wahs."

When they reissued "Swingin' Session," with a 20 bit master, the "wah" stayed in the

recording. I have listened to both and compared them with the original "Swingin'

Session" CD release. It is the same take until the "wah" segment. It is obviously an

intercut from a different take. The 9/30 is available on the Longines Symphonette

"Like Never Before" and "Rare Sinatra" LPs. Easy way to tell the difference between

the 9/30 and 8/23: On the former, Frank, when he comes in after the orchestral interlude,

sings "I can save a 'gang' of money."

I hope this helps.

October 1, 1958

Extras

Wednesday, October 1, 1958, Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada

Opening night for Judy Garland at the Sands,

Sinatra hired a train to bring celebrities for Judy's opening night. He and Dean would also join her on stage.

The following image is supposedly from that evening:

[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]

October 14, 1958

Concerts

Judy Garland's final show at the Sands in Las Vegas.

Judy’s friend Frank Sinatra chartered a bus to take a large group of Hollywood stars to see the show.

He and Dean Martin joined Judy on stage during part of this final performance

Extras

Judy Garland's final show at the Sands in Las Vegas.

Judy’s friend Frank Sinatra chartered a bus to take a large group of Hollywood stars to see the show.

He and Dean Martin joined Judy on stage during part of this final performance

October 15, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30380 To Love And Be Loved

(J. Van Heusen/S. Cahn)

Maraville Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-23 (2:56) CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: CDP 7-91150-2 All The Way (different arrangement)

LP: SW1538 All The Way (different arrangement)

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years (shorter version)

45: 4103 (shorter version)

The Morning Union

November 14, 1958

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas

Dean Martin was in for a three week run at the Sands.

Frank subbed for him on 11-14-58 ( Friday). He was

backed by the Antonio Morelli Orchestra, Copa Girls

and Buddy Lester was the comedian on the bill.

--Ed

November 25, 1958

Extras

Miami Beach, Fl

Variety

note: Red Norvo told me Frank

had a terrible time with the press.

He thought the Australian scribes

were particularly bad in March/April

59, but the news people in the states

were also brutal if Frank didn't make

himself available to them.

December 9, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30771 The Song Is You

(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)

T.B. Harms Company(c/o The Welk Music Group) (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-6 (2:42) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

LP: E-ST24311 (alt take, England, The Rare Sinatra)

E30772 Something's Gotta Give

(Johnny Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30773 Just In Time

(Styne/Comden/ Green)

Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-6 (2:23) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With M

December 11, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30776 Day In, Day Out

(Rube Bloom/Johnny Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

N/R

note: I would love to hear this session.

When I asked Billy May about it, he

started laughing. Frank had started

celebrating his 43rd birthday a tad

early. Billy told me Frank was in

no condition to record that night.

Finally, he gave up and invited

Billy and the 17 musicians to

his house for an all night party.

December 14, 1958

Concerts

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, California

Friars' Christmas Party

Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Peggy Lee, Debbie

Reynolds, Kay Starr, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Durante and others

Extras

Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, California

Friars' Christmas Party

Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Peggy Lee, Debbie Reynolds, Kay Starr, Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Durante and others

Dec 14 1963 Sands 11th Anniversary

December 18, 1958

Film

Some Came Running (US Film Release: December 18, 1958)

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Deam Martin, Shirley MacLaine, and Martha Hyer

(Directed by Vincente Minnelli & Produced by Sol C. Siegel)

Sinatra plays Dave Hirsch, a writer and an army veteran who winds up in his small Indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. He meets and befriends various different characters and tries to figure out what to do with his life.

Extras

Some Came Running (US Film Release: December 18, 1958)

Release Date:

January 1959

Premiere Information:

World premiere in Los Angeles: 18 Dec 1958; New York opening: 22 Jan 1959

Production Date:

Early Aug--early Oct 1958

A Dec 1956 DV news item indicates that author James Jones, whose novel From Here to Eternity had been successfully produced by Columbia Pictures in 1953 (see entry), was offering the rights to Some Came Running for $1,000,000. M-G-M purchased Jones's 2,000-page-plus manuscript for $200,000 in Jan 1957, eight months before its publication. The published novel was 1,266 pages. The title was inspired by the Gospel of St. Mark 9.25, which refers to those who seek the meaning of eternal life but are prevented from finding it by obsession with materialism.

According to an Apr 1958 HR item, producer Sol C. Siegel considered casting Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando in the film. A June 1958 "Rambling Reporter" item in HR notes that Norma Crane tested for a role. Some Came Running marked the first joint screen appearance of members of Hollywood's well-known entertainment cadre, the "Rat Pack,"of which Frank Sinatra was the unofficial head and which included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Shirley MacLaine was included as an "auxiliary" member of the group several years after the film's release.

The film was shot on location in Madison and Terre Haute, Indiana. HR casting information adds Virginia Whitmire, Jay Gerard, Kayla Terry, Frank Challfant, Walter Kinney and Jeanette Fuller to the cast, but their appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. An Aug 1958 article in Time magazine, commented on by some reviews of the film, was critical of Sinatra's purported behavior while on location, including making insulting remarks to the locals and engaging in a brawl.

In his autobiography, director Vincente Minnelli indicated he found no fault in Sinatra's conduct in Madison. Minnelli reveals that at Sinatra's recommendation, MacLaine's part as "Ginny" was built up, including changing the ending, from having "Dave" killed to having Ginny die trying to protect him. MacLaine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role. Martha Hyer was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The film also received nominations for Arthur Kennedy as Best Supporting Actor, for Costume Design and Best Song.

AFI Catalog

Vincente Minnelli Shirley MacLaine Sinatra

‘Some Came Running’from left to right: Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, and Frank Sinatra

at the film's world premiere at the Hollywood Paramount Theatre on December 18, 1958.

[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]

December 22, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30876 Day In, Day Out

(Rube Bloom/Johnny Mercer)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30877 Baubles, Bangles And Beads

(Robert Wright/George Forrest)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30878 Dancing In The Dark

(Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30879 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)

(Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne)

Arranged by Heinie Beau

Conducted by Billy May

-3 CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30880 Cheek To Cheek

(Irving Brlin)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

December 23, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30887 Too Close For Comfort

(Back/Holofcener/Weiss)

Arranged by Heinie Beau

Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30888 I Could Have Danced All Night

( Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30889 Come Dance With Me

(Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)

Maraville Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Billy May

-10 (2:59) CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

E30890 The Last Dance

(Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)

Arranged by Heinie Beau

Conducted by Billy May

CD: CDP 7-48468-2 Come Dance With Me

LP: SW1069 Come Dance With Me

note: Billy May told me it was a miracle that

this album came to be. Frank was making movies and involved

in many projects. Billy was in great

demand from TV studios plus working with other artists. He told me it

just suddenly gelled at the right moment.

And the dates were open for both men. The final session employed

an 18 piece orchestra. Amazing the sound

Billy created that night with those men. Album would win Grammies

for Album of the Year, Best Male Vocal

Performance and Best Arrangements. I love that the last song recorded

for the project, closes out the album.

December 24, 1958

Extras

Treasures of Christmas

Yuletide readings by Frank Sinatra, Johnny Desmond,

Tallulah Bankhead, Loretta Young, Gregory Peck and others

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

__._,_.___

December 29, 1958

Studio

Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E30893 The Moon Was Yellow

(F.E. Ahlert/E. Leslie)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: ST1729 Sinatra Sings Of Love And Things

45: 4677

E30894 They Came To Cordura

(S. Cahn/J. Van Heusen)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

LP: ST1729 Sinatra Sings Of Love And Things

45: 4284

Sinatraphile Rich Warwick asks if anyone knows if

there is some history on why Sinatra recorded

this song. He says that he recently saw the movie

and it reminded him that the song is not included

in the soundtrack nor do the lyrics of the song

really match the plot of the movie. He pleads,

"Don't get me wrong. I think it is a good vocal

performance by Sinatra, but I'm wondering if Cahn

and Van Heusen wrote the song and Sinatra

recorded it with the understanding that it would

be included in the soundtrack."

Sinatraphile Ed Spiegel says that he wonders the

same thing. He recently saw the movie on cable.

He thought it would include the song over the

credits or at the end or somewhere. Obviously, he

says, I was wrong, but it is an exceptional singing of an unexceptional song.

Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien then offers two theories at to why:

(1) It may have been intended for the film,

similar to "Man With the Golden Arm," and then not used; and

(2) Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen were

commissioned by the studio to write a title track

for the movie. The studio changed their mind and

Frank recorded it, either because he liked it or

as a favor or both. Jonathan Schwartz and O'Brien

have had an ongoing argument about this song for

years. Schwartz considers it one of Sinatra's

greatest performances, but O'Brien that the song

is second-rate, so the vocal, good or bad, is

incidental when a composition offers so little merit.

O'Brien then recalls a list that came out about

25 years ago naming Sinatra's greatest

performances. "Rain in My Heart" made it. When

O'Brien interviewed Teddy Randazzo, the

opportunity presented itself to get his opinion.

He felt that the vocal was fantastic and told

O'Brien that Sinatra gave it 110%, but that he

would never consider it one of his best because

it really wasn't his kind of song.

E30895 All My Tomorrows

(J. Van Heusen/S. Cahn)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"

CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: CDP 7-91150-2 All The Way

LP: SW1538 All The Way

45: 4214

Vance Adair noted:

A lovely song and a lovely vocal. However, I

think that the '69 version is better. Costa's

arrangement is beautifully conceived and the

rather wistful interpretation by FS keeps it just the right side of cynicism.

Scott Henderson added:

I much prefer the 69 version as well but I

remember listening to Sid Mark some years ago and

he said that Cahn preferred the earlier version.

E30896 French Foreign Legion

(G. Wood/A.. Schroeder)

Barton Music Corp./Rachel's Own Music (ASCAP)

Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle

-5 (2:01) CD: C2 724383808922 The Complete Capitol Singles

CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years

CD: CDP 7-91150-2 All The Way

LP: SW1538 All The Way

45: 4155

Musicians - Reeds: Gene Cipriano, Harry Klee,

Joseph Kock, Ted Nash, Warren Webb; Trumpets:

Conrad Gozzo, Carroll Lewis, Clarence "Shorty"

Sherock; Trombones: Dale McNickle, Dick Noel,

Tommy Pederson, Jaun Tizol; Bass Trombone: George

Roberts; French Horn: John Cave, Vincent DeRosa;

Violins: Victor Bay, Alex Beller, David Frisina,

James Getzoff, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Nathan

Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson;

Violas: Joseph DiFore, Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn;

Cellos: Elizabeth Greenschpoon, Kurt Reher,

Eleanor Slatkin; Piano: Bill Miller; Bass: Bill

Richmond; Guitar: Laurindo Almeida; Drums: Irv

Cottler; Guitar: Tony Rizzi, Al Viola, Laurindo

Almeida (on 30893 & 30894); Harp: Kathryn Julye

Session Producer: Dave Cavanaugh

January 14, 1959

Concerts

Sands, Las Vegas (January 14-27)

Frank Sinatra, Betty Kean &

Lew Parker, Steve Rossi, Texas

Copa Girls(13)

Conductor: Nelson Riddle with

The Antonio Morelli Orchestra (28)

Bill Miller at the piano

Show created and staged by Jack Entratter

Choreography: Bob Gilbert & Renne

Stuart

$3.00 minimum

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas (January 14-27)

Variety

note: Imagine: Sinatra with Riddle

conducting, in 1959, and the minimum

was $3.00

--Ed

January 14, 1992, Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sinatra, Paul Anka, Shirley MacLaine, Steve & Eydie attend a

press conference for the Desert Inn

This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion

whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The

Sinatra Archive)

__._,_.___

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada

w/Dean

Extras

Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada

w/Dean

Variety

note: Frank called Dean prior to his 1/14

first night of a two-week engagement .

He told Dino that his voice was uncertain

and might need him to sub. Dean told him

he would but urged Frank to at least open.

The first few night's went well but then the

voice gave out. This would remain the

pattern throughout the two week stint. He

called Dean on 1/20 and asked him to do

the midnight show. Dean flew in and subbed

for Frank. Later that morning, Dean rehearsed

a guest spot on an upcoming Phil Harris

show at the NBC Studio in Burbank.

I have Bill Miller's list of Sinatra appearances

at the Sands. It shows Frank there from 1/25

through 1/28. I knew he closed on the 27th

and Dean came in the next day. How could

that be ? I did some checking. Through his

checkered January run, the hotel would have

a waiter walk out on stage holding a sign

announcing :"Sorry, folks, Frank Sinatra

will not appear tonight." That was done

before Martin took the stage on his opening

night. A collective groan passed through the

Copa Room. Then a sanitation worker came

out to clear the area' around the stage. It took

the audience a moment to realize it was Sinatra.

Dean immediately joined him. As you see from

the review, Variety called it "one of the best shows

ever seen at the Sands."

Frank would remain in Vegas until early February,

and he did a few more shows with Mr. Martin.

The Sands ruled in the late '50s and early '60s.

February 13, 1959

Studio

Los Angeles

A HOLE IN THE HEAD UNITED ARTISTS

Thursday & Friday

Arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle

High Hopes

w/Eddie Hodges

February 20, 1959

Concerts

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

All Star Show Of The Year Benefit for City of Hope Medical Center

Sinatra, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee, George Burns, Dennis Day, Peter Ustinov, and others

Extras

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

All Star Show Of The Year Benefit for City of Hope Medical Center

Sinatra, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee, George Burns, Dennis Day, Peter Ustinov, and others

February 22, 1959

Television

Some Of Manie's Friends (Taping)

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Nat King Cole.

1. This Love Of Mine

2. Medley w/Dinah Shore

Ed O'Brien:

The show "Some Of Manie's Friends" was

taped on 2-22-59 and broadcast on NBC, 3-3-59.

There is an exquisite Sinatra moment. The camera

pans in on Frank, on the bandstand, dancing couples

in front of him, Riddle conducting the orchestra to Frank's

left , and F.S. leans into the mike and starts to sings "This

Love Of Mine."

Here is Time's review and profile of Manie Sacks from 3-9-59

In show business, palship never reigns but it pours.

To a very few show folk: Al Jolson, Fanny Brice,

Irving Thalberg, Variety Founder Sime Silverman"

has gone an uninterrupted outpouring of vocal,

tearful affection. This week a new name was added

to the roll of comradely love when a clutch of top

entertainers, including Bob Hope, Sid Caesar,

Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Dinah Shore, Frank

Sinatra, Jack Webb and Betty Grable, performed at

union minimum rates ($265 each) in a 90-minute NBC

telecast in honor of the late Manie Sacks. The show's

title: Some of Manie's Friends.

Who was Manie Sacks, a man scarcely known outside

the trade, to have attracted so much high-powered

devotion? Wiry, long-faced Manie (pronounced Manny)

was a longtime recording executive for Columbia Records,

later a vice president of both NBC and RCA, and he died

last year of leukemia at 56. Says RCA Board Chairman

David Sarnoff: "He was the most selfless man I ever knew."

Frank Sinatra credits him with "a closetful of right arms."

Adds Variety Editor Abel Green in a bathetic burst: "His was

the unashamed opening of the pores of human kindness."

After starting out in the dress business in Philadelphia,

Sacks charged into radio and public relations. As A. & R.

man (artists and repertory) beginning in 1940, he coralled

Sinatra, Shore, Benny Goodman and Harry James for the

Columbia label. When he left for RCA ten years later, most

of his stable followed him loyally. Later, his duties as NBC

vice president in charge of TV programing and talent still

consisted largely of coddling performers, listening to their

troubles and shrewdly guiding their careers.

Legends of Manie's considerateness sprout all over show business.

One night, the story goes, Bachelor Manie wanted to get away

from a girl who had a yen for him, lied that he had to fly to Detroit.

Smitten, the girl offered to ride out to the airport with him. Rather

than hurt her feelings, Manie wearily went to La Guardia, boarded

a plane and flew to Detroit. A little more than a year ago, goes

another story, Comedian Danny Thomas went to him for help with

a project to benefit leukemia victims; Manie plunged into the project

without letting anyone know that he was dying of the disease himself.

This week's TV show, which raised more than $200,000 for leukemia

research and other work by the Emanuel Sacks medical foundation,

was predictably sentimental, sincere and enthusiastic. Said Singer

Tony Martin of Manie: "He's beginning to sound like the Albert

Schweitzer of show business."

Extras

Some Of Manie's Friends (Taping)

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Nat King Cole.

1. This Love Of Mine

2. Medley w/Dinah Shore

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February 24, 1959

Extras

February 24, 1959, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles

Testimonial Banquet Honoring George Jessel

March 3, 1959

Television

Some Of Manie's Friends

NBC-TV

Tuesday evening

9 to 10:30 PM

Color broadcast

Host: Perry Como

Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Nat King Cole,

Jane Wyman, Kay Starr, Tony Martin, Danny Thomas.Rosemary

Clooney, Betty Grable, Jack Webb, Eddie Fisher, Harry James

--Buttons And Bows - Dinah Shore

--With These Hands - Eddie Fisher

--You Started Something - Rosemary Clooney

--Rock 'n' Roll Waltz / Old Rocking Chair - Kay Starr

--Side By Side - Kay Starr & Jane Wyman + comedy routine

--Wish You Were Here - Eddie Fisher

--There's No Tomorrow/Here In This Enchanted Place - Tony Martin

--Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole

--Joke monologue - Bob Hope

--By The Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James

--This Love Of Mine - Frank Sinatra

--Frank Sinatra/Dinah Shore Medley :

You Make Me Feel So Young/Them There Eyes/

A Foggy Day/I've Got You Under My Skin/

Taking A Chance On Love/They Can't Take That Away/

From Me/All Of Me/Daddy/ I Can't Give You Anything But

Love,/You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby ...

--Perry Como No Other Love

Recorded message from Manie

Some Of Manie's Friends" was taped on 2-22-59 and broadcast on

NBC, 3-3-59. There is an exquisite Sinatra moment. The camera

pans in on Frank, on the bandstand, dancing couples

in front of him, Riddle conducting the orchestra to Frank's

left, and F.S. leans into the mike and starts to sings "This

Love Of Mine."

Here is Time's review and profile of Manie Sacks from 3-9-59

In show business, palship never reigns but it pours.

To a very few show folks: Al Jolson, Fanny Brice,

Irving Thalberg, Variety Founder Sime Silverman