| Frank Sinatra | Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| Bobby Tucker Singers | Vocals, Track Performer |
| Alec Wilder | Arranger |
| Skitch Henderson | Director, Audio Production, Orchestra Director |
| Edward Burke | Source Material |
| Didier C. Deutsch | Producer |
| Will Friedwald | Liner Notes |
| Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| Axel Stordahl | Arranger, Director, Orchestra Director |
| Mark Wilder | Arranger |
| Ray Charles | Director |
| Tom "Curly" Ruff | Engineer |
| Tony Sellari | Art Direction |
| Zeke Zarchy | Author |
| Charles Granata | Producer, Source Material |
| Randall Martin | Cover Design, Packaging |
| Marc Cozza | Cover Design, Packaging |
| Mark Warnow | Director, Orchestra Director |
| Rosemary Mulligan | Packaging Manager |
| Ed Burke | Source Material |
Prof-Mike
Posted October 1, 2010
Sinatra doing Rodgers and Hammerstein is one of the most unusual collections. It is such a different body of music from a master at a younger age. Not too surprisingly he did it his way throughout - with a range of unusual arrangements. That, by itself keeps it fascinating. It also cause you to wonder why his name was not on the Broadway or Hollywood marquees in some of these shows when they were in their hay-days. Then again, I also wondered if Frank sent these arrangements as a message demo, via messenger, to Dick and Oscar. They have dialed him in.
This is very different and interesting. Sinatra fans will be captivated by the styling - and just when you thought you'd heard him in all his stages...here again, something fresh and new.
Strongly recommend it!!
I am a huge Sinatra fan, and also a huge Rogers and Hammerstein fan, so I was excited to find this at my BN! The recordings are clean, and with the exception of one, studio recordings. One of the Oklahoma tracks is Live, but its still in great quality.
I love this version of Some Enchanted Evening. He still has the New Jersey accent (listen for the word "Room" to come out as "Rum") that I find so endearing.
All in all, I highly recommend this to any fan of either Frank Sinatra or Rogers and Hamemrstein musicals. A fantastic collection!
Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Frank Sinatra Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein is a 17-track compilation of Rodgers & Hammerstein songs Sinatra recorded for Columbia Records during the '40s. Featuring selections from several of the team's musicals Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I, and Carousel, including "Oh What A Beautiful Morning," "I Whistle A Happy Tune," and "Soliloquy," this disc features a among other musicals, this disc features some of Sinatra's performances and is intelligently sequenced -- in fact, the compilation plays like it was one of his original concept albums. For fans that don't have any collections of Sinatra's Columbia work, or who don't want to spring for the ...