Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Sinatra! the Song is You Will Friedwald

Sinatra! the Song is You By Will Friedwald

Sinatra! the Song is You by Will Friedwald


$40.99
Condition - Very Good
Only 1 left

Summary

By the author of "Jazz Singing", this biography documents Sinatra's lengthy career in popular music, from the "Skinny Years" in the '30s and '40s to the "Tux Years" of the '80s and '90s. It draws on interviews with musicians, perfomers, arrangers and songwriters with whom Sinatra has worked.

Sinatra! the Song is You Summary

Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art by Will Friedwald

Sinatra! The Song Is You is the first full-length work to document the musical life of Frank Sinatra. Drawing upon recent interviews with Sinatra collaborators, arrangers, and musicians - as well as previously unpublished conversations with "The Voice" himself - author Will Friedwald chronicles this five-decade career, tracing the evolution of his vocal style from such early influences as Harry James (the bandleader who in the late thirties "discovered" Sinatra in New Jersey's Rustic Cabin), Tommy Dorsey, and Axel Stordahl, with whom Sinatra recorded his first string of solo hits. With the orchestrations of Nelson Riddle in the fifties came a more hard-swinging, uptempo Sinatra; the creation of his own label, Reprise Records, in the sixties gave him the venue to experiment with such unexpected forms as soft rock and psychedelia. Friedwald argues that Sinatra's recordings in the two decades following his 1971 to 1973 retirement weren't as prolific or as consistent as his earlier work, despite a startling comeback that culminated in the 1990s with the platinum-selling Duets discs.

Additional information

GOR002112600
9780684193687
068419368X
Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art by Will Friedwald
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Simon & Schuster Ltd
1995-11-06
557
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Sinatra! the Song is You