“RECORDS TO LISTEN AGAIN” By Mahnuel Muñoz On December 19, 1960, Frank Sinatra began recording with Reprise, his own record label. It is a brave step, considering that at Capitol he has completed his most brilliant and enduring period. But…
“YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC”Sinatra sings Joe Raposo (6) By Mahnuel Muñoz Paraphrasing the title of the 1974 album “Some Nice Things I’ve Missed,” today I want to start by saying that in the 1970s, The Voice fans missed some…
“THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1955 Frank Sinatra, in addition to being on the front line of music, is one of the most sought-after and prolific film stars in the world, releasing no less than…
SINATRA’S SINATRA By Mahnuel Muñoz Sinatra reinterpreting himself. A constant in the Voice’s career Recording previously immortalized songs again and making it something enriching is not within everyone’s reach. You will all remember the tremendous success of their “Duets” albums…
TOMMY DORSEY By Mahnuel Muñoz Tommy Dorsey (Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.), was born on November 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. His father, a miner by profession, was a part-time musician, first teaching Tommy to play the trumpet, before he decided…
“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 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…
