tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post6188110124792310772..comments2024-03-25T04:55:45.033-07:00Comments on A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: THE BEST ALBUM FRANK SINATRA EVER RECORDEDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-60131536816889563392021-09-25T00:53:46.183-07:002021-09-25T00:53:46.183-07:00David, You reprinted Joe Goldberg's article fr...David, You reprinted Joe Goldberg's article from The WSJ on April 29, 2006. You should give credit to Goldberg.<br /><br />I agree with you completely. Sinatra's voice was best on that "Ava album"--before cigars, cigarettes and alcohol affected his range. My favorite on that album was the obscure Arlen-Yarburg ballad, "Last Night When We Were Young". They say (the musicians in Riddle's orchestra who had to endure his crying between songs) Sinatra was morose. Whatever he was going thru, it made for a terrific album--unlike any he'd ever do again. It's funny. I recorded my first solo piano CD and cried thru more than one song while recording it. Sometimes this happens, if the music touches your soul. For me, it was "Stars Fell On Alabama". It was my late mentor's song, the one I remember him best by. He had a famous recording of it in 1946. If you listen carefully, you can hear Sinatra's pain in each song on this album. The album was introduced to me by a fan of my mentor's about the time I first attempted to play ballads and show tunes back in 1974. Her favorite on the album was "Violets For Your Furs", one of the great NYC songs.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364698296174736238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-14941407365010240102015-12-10T13:31:10.760-08:002015-12-10T13:31:10.760-08:00Beg to differ -- Songs for Swingin' Lovers was...<br />Beg to differ -- Songs for Swingin' Lovers was his best in my opinion - I was a young adult in my 20s when these both came out - Wee Small Hours was and is a goodie - but Swingin' Lovers holds a lot more oomph and what that 50s signature Sinatra sound became all about to it.beachgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145677285299398734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-91222675235873324612015-12-10T08:58:03.845-08:002015-12-10T08:58:03.845-08:00WOW!!!WOW!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com