A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
1959 studio album by Oscar Peterson
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A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra is a 1959 album by the Oscar Peterson trio, recorded in tribute to singer Frank Sinatra.
| A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 18, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:43 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
For AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote, "This is not one of Oscar Peterson's most essential dates, but it is swinging and enjoyable."[1]
Track listing
- "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 2:40
- "Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:22
- "Learnin' the Blues" (Dolores Vicki Silvers) – 3:41
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:12
- "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:44
- "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:57
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 1:53
- "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:57
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 3:03
- "All of Me" (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) – 3:25
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:38
- "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 3:11