UMe, at the side of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, has introduced a brand new Frank Sinatra double vinyl set. The Giants of Jazz options Sinatra’s historic collaborations with Depend Basie and Duke Ellington. The discharge incorporates a pair of albums—It May As Properly Be Swing with Depend Basie and His Orchestra and Francis A. & Edward Okay. with Duke Ellington—newly remastered from the archival recordings. The gathering features a new gatefold jacket design that includes uncommon images in addition to the unique paintings. The package deal is out there for pre-order and is out September 26, 2025.
Initially launched in August 1964, It May As Properly Be Swing noticed Sinatra accompanied by Basie alongside an orchestra for ten tracks. It was their second time working collectively following 1962’s Sinatra-Basie and Sinatra’s first studio album organized by Quincy Jones. Recalled the arranger: “Since his days with Tommy Dorsey and Harry James in bands where the instrumentalists were the stars and the singers the relief team, Sinatra had approached working with a big band as an almost religious experience, and treated it with profound respect.”
In 2001, Jones acknowledged that working with Sinatra took him to a different degree: “Looking back, that call from Frank was a major turning point in my career and my life.”
It May As Properly Be Swing options a few of Sinatra’s most celebrated materials, starting from “The Best Is Yet To Come” to the definitive recording of “Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words).”
January 1968’s Francis A. & Edward Okay paired Sinatra with Ellington and his large band. It options an iconic rendition of “All I Need Is The Girl” and “Indian Summer,” which features a standout solo by saxophonist Johnny Hodges. Jazz legends Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope, and others are additionally a part of the Ellington orchestra and Sinatra’s very long time arranger, Billy Could, did the preparations.
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