Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color
1956 studio album by Frank Sinatra
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Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color is a 1956 album of short tone poems by eight notable mid-20th century Hollywood composers.
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| Released | July 23, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 22–March 15, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 43:59 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Voyle Gilmore | |||
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The album was conducted by Sinatra and marked the first musical collaboration between Sinatra and Gordon Jenkins. Each composition was inspired by the poetry of Norman Sickel.
A chapter discussing the album, "The Colors of Ava: Tone Poems of Color and the Painful Measure of Sinatra's Passions", appears in A Storied Singer: Frank Sinatra as Literary Conceit (Greenwood Press, 2002) by Gilbert L. Gigliotti.
The album was the first to be recorded at the then-newly opened Capitol Studios, which are under the Capitol Records Tower.[2]
Track listing
- "White, The Young in Heart" (Victor Young) – 4:14
- "Green, The Lover" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:05
- "Purple, The Schemer" (Billy May) – 4:21
- "Yellow, The Laughter" (Jeff Alexander) – 2:38
- "Gray, The Gaunt" (Alec Wilder) – 4:29
- "Gold, The Greedy" (Nelson Riddle) – 3:36
- "Orange, The Gay Deceiver" (Nelson Riddle) – 4:57
- "Black, The Bottomless" (Victor Young) – 3:58
- "Silver, The Patrician" (Elmer Bernstein) – 4:38
- "Blue, The Dreamer" (Alec Wilder) – 4:38
- "Brown, The Earthbound" (Jeff Alexander) – 4:01
- "Red, The Violent" (André Previn) – 3:57
Recording dates
- Tracks 1, 7, 8 & 11 were recorded February 22, 1956.
- Tracks 9 & 12 were recorded February 28, 1956.
- Tracks 2, 4, 5 & 10 were recorded March 7, 1956.
- Tracks 3 & 6 were recorded March 15, 1956.
- All Tracks recorded & engineered by John Palladino.
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra - Conductor
- George F. Boujie - Tuba & String Bass