“In The Wee Small Hours”: 70 Years Of A Masterpiece. Chapter 14 – “It Never Entered My Mind” “It Never Entered My Mind” is a ballad written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1940 Broadway musical Higher and…
Timeless Sinatra The calendar reminds me that on this day in 1998, Frank Sinatra left this physical world – which was his, we just lived in it – to dwell in the dimension of the eternal. He spent his final…
Seth MacFarlane – Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements A groundbreaking new album featuring twelve, never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements, brought to life by Grammy-nominated artist Seth MacFarlane, and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London…
“In The Wee Small Hours”: 70 Years Of A Masterpiece. Chapter 13 – Repertoire: “I’ll Wind” Frank Sinatra “I’ll Wind” Composed by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) in 1934, “Ill Wind” was created for that year’s Cotton Club…
In The Wee Small Hours – 70 Years Of a Masterpiece. Chapter 12 – Repertoire: “I’ll Be Around” “I’ll Be Around”(Alec Wilder, 1942) Written by Alec Wilder in 1942, “I’ll Be Around” came about spontaneously: while riding a taxi through…
“In The Wee Small Hours – 70 Years of a Masterpiece. Chapter 11 – Repertoire: “Last Night When We Were Young” “Last Night When We Were Young”(Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, 1935) This song was originally written with the…
In The Wee Small Hours: 70 Years of a Masterpiece. Chapter 10 – Repertoire: “What is This Thing Called Love” “What Is This Thing Called Love”(Cole Porter, 1929) British singer Elsie Carlisle was the first to perform this mournful lament…
Frank Sinatra – In The Wee Small Hours of The Morning – 70 Years of a Masterpiece. Chapter 9 – Repertoire: “When Your Lover Has Gone” “When Your Lover Has Gone”(Einar Aaron Swan, 1931) This song became very famous in…
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning – 70 Years Of a Masterpiece. Chapter 8 – Repertoire: Can’t We Be Friends?” “Can’t We Be Friends?”(Kay Swift, James Paul Warburg, 1929) This song is the most significant piece from the…
“In The Wee Small Hours – 70 Years of a Masterpiece” – Chapter 7. Repertoire – “I See Your Face Before Me” “I See Your Face Before Me”(Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, 1937) “I See Your Face Before Me”… This…
“In The Wee Small Hours” – 70 Years of a Masterpiece, Chapter 6. “Deep in a Dream” Repertoire – “Deep in a Dream” “Deep In A Dream” (Jimmy Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange, 1938) This song premiered on the stands…
“In The Wee Small Hours”-70 Years of a Masterpiece, Chapter 5. “I Get Along Without You Very Well” Repertoire – “I Get Along Without You Very Well” “I Get Along Without You Very Well” (Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson, 1938)…
