QUINCY JONES (1933-2024) By Mahnuel Muñoz On November 4, 2024, Quincy Jones died at the age of 91. Quincy Jones has been a musical titan who deserves the consideration reserved for legends: an eight-decade career as a record producer, multi-instrumentalist,…
FRANK AND TIM: SO DIFFERENT, SO SIMILAR By Mahnuel Muñoz In the 1968 album “Cycles” Frank Sinatra covers a dozen pop songs of the moment with orchestral arrangements by Don Costa. The rhythmic themes allow us to hear a veteran…
“L.A. IS MY LADY”-ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL ALBUM. BACKGROUND In 1983, for Quincy Jones any dream is possible. The previous year he had produced the album “Thriller” for Michael Jackson and now he wants to unite Frank Sinatra…
A film inspired by Frank: “Sinatra” (1988) By Mahnuel Muñoz Antonio, alias “Sinatra” sings imitating the Voice in a nightclub in Barcelona, where his wife also works. The marriage is over, the wife is unfaithful and Antonio decides to leave…
“Songs By Sinatra” Radio Show They were definitely different times… get home, get comfortable and turn on the radio. And on the other side of the dial, Frank Sinatra. On October 24, 1943, the first “Songs By Sinatra” program was…
The Last Years of Frank Sinatra Episode 18 and Last. While Frank’s life fades away, his children remain oblivious to the tragic event; No one has called them, there are those who claim that it was by Barbara’s order, although…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA EPISODE 17 By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1998 there are many people who wonder what happened to Frank Sinatra. His music and films continue to be reissued and bring happiness to the world; The website…
THE MAIN EVENT, 50TH ANNIVERSARY By Mahnuel Muñoz When? That in 2024 the album “L.A. Is My Lady” will be 40 years old and will be celebrated with a reissue that will soon be in our hands is tremendous news.But…
“WATERTOWN” Analysis and criticism of the original album. FRANK SINATRA DISCOGRAPHY WATERTOWN. For more than half a century, “Watertown,” Frank Sinatra’s most controversial and ambitious album, has gathered much silent dust on itself. This dark conceptual work with folk rock…
The 1942 Musicians’ Strike By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1942, a crucial event took place in the evolution of the popular music scene: North American musicians went on strike due to the low remuneration they received for their studio work and…
