“SINATRA: NEW YORK” (Warner, 2009) By Mahnuel Muñoz After the commercial, critical and artistic success of the “Sinatra: Vegas” box set, Warner once again opted for a saga, this time the one starring Frank in the “City That Never Sleeps“,…
“Portrait Of An Album/Sinatra Sings” (2017) By Mahnuel Muñoz Within the series of reissues of his television specials, in 2017 we had the pleasant surprise of having this title, which includes two documentaries; “Sinatra Sings” (2011) is a compilation of…
“A Voice On Air” (Sony Music, 2015) By Mahnuel Muñoz Faced with the horrors of the “music” generated by Artificial Intelligence, we will always be left with MUSIC made with the human mind and heart, with a generous sample of…
“Standing Room Only” (Universal, 2018) By Mahnuel Muñoz So far, the last official Sinatra box set that has seen the light. It is a case, in a format similar to “World On A String“, containing three CDs with two concerts…
THE CAPITOL YEARS By Mahnuel Muñoz On November 10, 1998, one of the most important musical compilations in history was presented, the 21-CD box set “The Capitol Years“, which includes the albums recorded by Frank Sinatra between 1953 and 1961…
FRANK SINATRA BIOGRAPHY (1940-1942) By Mahnuel Muñoz Frank Sinatra began the year 1940 by touring with Tommy Dorsey’s band and making the first studio recordings, “The Sky Fell Down” and “Too Romantic.” Throughout the year the band recorded more than…
“IT’S UP TO YOU, NEW YORK” By Mahnuel Muñoz It is 44 years since the release of Sinatra’s version of “(Theme From) New York, New York.” Throughout these years, it has naturally been accepted as the unofficial anthem of the…
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SWING By Mahnuel Muñoz On June 9, 1964, in the midst of Beatlemania, Frank Sinatra forms a joyous triumvirate with Count Basie and Quincy Jones to put together an album titled “It Might As Well…
OCEAN’S ELEVEN By Mahnuel Muñoz In August 1960, “Ocean’s Eleven” was released, a film that its protagonists made while they were drinking in Las Vegas…and that today is a cult title. The poster takes your breath away: Frank Sinatra, Dean…
THE SCORSESE-DICAPRIO BIOPIC ABOUT SINATRA By Mahnuel Muñoz Now that news resurfaces of the possible filming of a biopic about Frank Sinatra directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as Sinatra and Ava Gardner respectively, it…
