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Featuring a selection of Oscar-winning standards, ranging from 1934's "The Continental" to 1962's "Days of Wine and Roses," Academy Award Winners is professional and stylish album, but it only yields a handful of true gems. That isn't the fault of either Frank Sinatra or arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle. Although their performances aren't quite as distinguished as their past collaborations, they are nevertheless highly enjoyable. Sinatra is charming and lively, even if he doesn't demonstrate the full range of his technique on each track, while Riddle's charts are light and entertaining. The main problem with record is how it plays as a series of individual moments, not as a cohesive collection. Granted, some of the moments are first-rate -- "The Way You Look Tonight" is one of Sinatra's classic performances, and "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All the Way" are nearly as good -- but the moments never form a whole, which makes the album an occasionally frustrating listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Johnny Mercer, Author - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
SONNY BURKE, Producer - Johnny Burke, Author - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist - Herb Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Con Conrad, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Paul Francis Webster, Author - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Sammy Fain, Composer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Sammy Cahn, Author - SONNY BURKE, Producer - Frank Sinatra, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer
℗ 1963 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Album review
Featuring a selection of Oscar-winning standards, ranging from 1934's "The Continental" to 1962's "Days of Wine and Roses," Academy Award Winners is professional and stylish album, but it only yields a handful of true gems. That isn't the fault of either Frank Sinatra or arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle. Although their performances aren't quite as distinguished as their past collaborations, they are nevertheless highly enjoyable. Sinatra is charming and lively, even if he doesn't demonstrate the full range of his technique on each track, while Riddle's charts are light and entertaining. The main problem with record is how it plays as a series of individual moments, not as a cohesive collection. Granted, some of the moments are first-rate -- "The Way You Look Tonight" is one of Sinatra's classic performances, and "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All the Way" are nearly as good -- but the moments never form a whole, which makes the album an occasionally frustrating listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:43
- Main artists: Frank Sinatra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE
- Genre: Jazz
© 1964 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2009 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
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