WORLD ON A STRING By Mahnuel Muñoz The “World On A String” box set was published on October 21, 2016. It is an exciting compendium of performances by Frank Sinatra during his world tours, following the line of its predecessors…
SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1965 Frank Sinatra turns 50, his career enjoys solid prestige regardless of sociocultural variables, and his personal life, although it has never been restful, sways with certain trade winds of calm. He…
“Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass“ By Mahnuel Muñoz The work sports brilliant metal-based arrangements, signed by Neal Hefti, a renowned admirer of Nelson Riddle and with a resume that includes works with Woody Herman and Count Basie. The album was very…
DEDICATED TO YOU By Mahnuel Muñoz In March 1950, Frank Sinatra released his fifth studio album: “Dedicated To You“, which served as a prelude to the singer’s series of concerts at the Copacabana club in New York. It followed the…
I REMEMBER TOMMY By Mahnuel Muñoz In the early 1960s, Frank Sinatra created Reprise, his own record label, with the aim of having greater creative control over his works and offering these conditions to artists who signed a contract with…
COME DANCE WITH ME By Mahnuel Muñoz On December 9, 1958, the recording of the album “Come Dance With Me” began, one of the essential works to understand Frank Sinatra and the swing genre. From its cover, a seductive Frank…
SINATRA & STRINGS By Mahnuel Muñoz On November 22, 1961, Frank completed the recording of the LP “Sinatra & Strings”, the first and, for me, the best of the many albums with Don Costa, then a young and talented arranger…
CYCLES By Mahnuel Muñoz On December 24, 1968, the LP “Cycles” was released, an album in which Frank Sinatra and arranger Don Costa presented their vision of some pop songs of the moment. It is an album that only reached…
“COME SWING WITH ME”/”SINATRA SWINGS” By Mahnuel Muñoz On August 14, 1961, the swing battle broke out; Two Frank Sinatra LPs reach the North American charts together: “Sinatra Swings”, published by Reprise, the label founded by the singer, and “Come…
A MAN ALONE By Mahnuel Muñoz “A Man Alone” is a 1969 beautiful album in which Frank performs songs by the poet and musician Rod McKuen. It is the only album – not counting compilations – in Sinatra’s discography dedicated…
THE CAPITOL SINGLES By Mahnuel Muñoz On September 3, 1996, the extraordinary box set “The Complete Capitol Singles” goes on sale. Before Frank began recording his legendary and beloved Capitol-era LPs, he dedicated himself to creating singles. The work began…
Songs For Young Lovers By Mahnuel Muñoz On February 27, 1954, the album “Songs For Young Lovers” entered the North American charts of Billboard magazine. Is an exquisite miniature of eight songs and less than twenty minutes long that constitutes…
