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Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955/2014) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Posted By: Pisulik
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955/2014) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 49:21 minutes | 1 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Recorded in 1955, this superbly arranged and sung set of slow ballads can lay claim to being the world's first 'concept album.' Of course, in classical music, song cycles had been around since Schubert, but a whole set of pop tunes arranged around a central theme or mood was something new in popular music. With the advent of the LP in 1953, commercial pop music was beginning to take itself seriously.

As to be expected, Frank Sinatra did it first and best. Sinatra is in utter command of this material vocally relaxed yet focused on conveying what these hand-picked 'torch' songs still have to say to the modern listener. Throughout he projects his signature manly vulnerability without seeming maudlin or even sentimental. The singer is helped immeasurably in this task by Nelson Riddle's deftly scored chamber arrangements which include brilliant use of celeste and guitar on several tracks (cf. Alec Wilder's 'I'll Be Around', Kay Swift's 'Can't We Be Friends'.) A must for any listener even remotely interested in the Great American Songbook.

Tracklist:

01. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
02. Mood Indigo
03. Glad To Be Unhappy
04. I Get Along Without You Very Well
05. Deep In A Dream
06. I See Your Face Before Me
07. Can't We Be Friends?
08. When Your Lover Has Gone
09. What Is This Thing Called Love
10. Last Night When We Were Young
11. I'll Be Around
12. Ill Wind
13. It Never Entered My Mind
14. Dancing On The Ceiling
15. I'll Never Be The Same
16. This Love Of Mine

Frank Sinatra, vocals
Nelson Riddle, arranger, conductor
Victor Bay, violin
Alexander Beller, violin
Harry Bluestone, violin
Nathan Ross, violin
Mischa Russell, violin
Paul Shure, violin
Felix Slatkin, violin
Marshall Sosson, violin
James Arkatov, cello
Cy Bernard, cello
Armand Kaproff, cello
Ray Kramer, cello
Edgar Lustgarten, cello
Kurt Reher, cello
Joseph Saxon, cello
Eleanor Slatkin, cello
Arthur Gleghorn, flute
Luella Howard, flute
Jules Kinsler, flute
George Poole, flute
John Cave, French horns
Vincent DeRosa, French horns
Joseph Eger, French horns
Richard Perissi, French horns
Bill Miller, piano
George Van Eps, 7-string guitar
Kathryn Julye, harp
Phil Stephens, bass
Lou Singer, drums


foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-12-23 00:23:45

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Analyzed: Frank Sinatra / In The Wee Small Hours
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.14 dB -15.15 dB 2:59 01-In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
DR11 -0.03 dB -14.18 dB 3:30 02-Mood Indigo
DR12 -0.21 dB -15.55 dB 2:35 03-Glad To Be Unhappy
DR12 -0.18 dB -16.18 dB 3:40 04-I Get Along Without You Very Well
DR12 -0.24 dB -15.82 dB 2:46 05-Deep In A Dream
DR11 -0.24 dB -15.01 dB 3:21 06-I See Your Face Before Me
DR12 -0.27 dB -14.80 dB 2:45 07-Can't We Be Friends
DR12 -0.17 dB -15.69 dB 3:08 08-When Your Lover Has Gone
DR12 -0.21 dB -15.82 dB 2:32 09-What Is This Thing Called Love
DR10 -0.12 dB -14.67 dB 3:15 10-Last Night When We Were Young
DR10 -0.48 dB -15.00 dB 2:57 11-I'll Be Around
DR11 -0.10 dB -13.75 dB 3:44 12-Ill Wind
DR11 0.00 dB -14.32 dB 2:39 13-It Never Entered My Mind
DR10 -0.10 dB -13.91 dB 2:55 14-Dancing On The Ceiling
DR11 -0.24 dB -14.71 dB 3:02 15-I'll Never Be The Same
DR12 -0.25 dB -15.67 dB 3:33 16-This Love Of Mine
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2839 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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