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Celebrating Sinatra

Celebrating Sinatra is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano released by the Blue Note label. Lovano leads a fifteen-piece ensemble playing some of Sinatra's most famous songs.

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Celebrating Sinatra
Studio album by
Joe Lovano
Released1997
RecordedJune 2–3, 1996
StudiosClinton Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length1:08:58
LabelBlue Note CDP 7243 8 37718 2 0
ProducerJoe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology
Rush Hour
(1995) 		Celebrating Sinatra
(1997) 		Tenor Time
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star1
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar2
Tom HullB+3
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star4
UncutStarStar5

Celebrating Sinatra is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano released by the Blue Note label.678 Lovano leads a fifteen-piece ensemble playing some of Sinatra's most famous songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Never Smile Again"Ruth Lowe5:11
2."Chicago"Fred Fisher3:58
3."I'm a Fool to Want You"Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf4:30
4."Imagination"Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen6:55
5."I've Got the World on a String"Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler4:18
6."All the Way"Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen5:32
7."South of the Border"Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy5:18
8."In Other Words"Bart Howard3:53
9."I've Got You Under My Skin"Cole Porter4:18
10."This Love of Mine"Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker, Frank Sinatra7:19
11."Someone to Watch over Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin5:00
12."One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer4:00
13."The Song Is You"Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern8:46
Total length:01:08:58

Personnel

Musicians

  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • George Mraz – bass (tracks: 1, 3–13)
  • Michael Rabinowitz – bassoon (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Erik Friedlander – cello (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
  • Manny Albam – conductor (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Al Foster – drums
  • John Clark – French horn (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Emily Mitchell – harp (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Kenny Werner – piano (tracks: 1, 3–6, 8–13)
  • Billy Drewes – soprano saxophone, clarinet (bass) (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 12)
  • Ted Nash – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
  • Dick Oatts – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11)
  • Tom Christensen – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)
  • Lois Martin – viola (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Mark Feldman – violin (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Sara Parkins – violin (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
  • Judi Silvano – vocals (soprano) (tracks: 1, 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12)

Production

  • Joe Lovano – producer
  • James Farber – engineer
References

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 3334. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 909. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Carr, Roy (June 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra/Chick Corea & Friends: Remembering Bud Powell". Uncut. No. 1. p. 103.
  6. SANTELLA, JIM (June 1, 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  7. "Joe Lovano – Celebrating Sinatra". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. Bennett, Bill (April 1997). "Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra: Blue Note Records". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
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