Icon Sinatra's "Hat Years"
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edlorah (view)

I'm going to ignore gatkinson's puffery and change the topic on him: any Sinatra fans on the board? I've been delving into the mid-fifties Capitol Records albums, mostly recorded with Nelson Riddle; the era many consider the apex of Frank's career. They covered the spectrum from big-band swing ("Songs for Swingin' Lovers") to the blasted, bleak emotional landscape of "In the Wee Small Hours". The latter is the perhaps the most perfect 3:00AM  bottle of scotch recording ever made.

Let's see if the board can handle some real heretical topics....

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