Frank Sinatra - Come Swing With Me! (1961/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The final album in the trilogy of Frank Sinatra collaborations with conductor and arranger Billy May, this 1961 release follows Come Fly With Me and Come Dance With Me! and served as a showcase for Capitol's new Full Dimensional Stereo. Arranged by Billy May, Come Swing with Me! was Frank Sinatra's final swing session for Capitol Records. The album falls somewhere between the carefree Come Fly with Me and the hard-swinging Come Dance with Me!, borrowing elements of the humor of Fly and the intense, driving rhythms of Dance. Recorded without strings or saxes, the brass-heavy sound of the album was noticeable, but it wasn't nearly as distinctive as the ping-ponging stereo effects of the album. With its extreme stereo separation, Come Swing with Me! has a bizzare, off-kilter feel that is accentuated by Sinatra's restless vocals. At the time of recording the album, Sinatra was also recording I Remember Tommy for Reprise and his affections were with his new label. That doesn't mean he sounds careless on Come Swing with Me! in fact, his intense, speedy energy gives the album an edge that distinguishes the record. The album might not be as special as his two previous May collaborations, but it does have enough genuine gems to make it necessary.

"… Sinatra clung to his big band roots: in these brash, brassy arrangements the high-stepping tempos are shouldered by a voice still in complete control." - The Guardian

"… continued in the effortlessly swinging vein of its predecessors …" - Encyclopedia of Popular Music

"… when it came time to all out swing-oriented big band, May was the man to turn to; having left his mark with the trilogy …" - EnjoytheMusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Day By Day (2:37)
02. Sentimental Journey (3:21)
03. Almost Like Being In Love (2:00)
04. Five Minutes More (2:34)
05. American Beauty Rose (2:20)
06. Yes Indeed! (2:33)
07. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (2:40)
08. Don't Take Your Love From Me (1:57)
09. That Old Black Magic (4:04)
10. Lover (1:52)
11. Paper Doll (2:06)
12. I've Heard That Song Before (2:31)



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