[sinatraphiles] February 16 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY

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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:29:53 -0500

Studio

1955 KHJ Studios, Hollywood

13457 What Is This Thing Called Love?
(Cole Porter)
Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle
-21 (2:35) CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"
CD: CDP 7-96611-2 Sings The Select Cole Porter
CD: C2-94777 The Capitol Years
CDP 7-46571-2 In The Wee Small Hours
LP: W581 In The Wee Small Hours

"What Is This Thing Called Love("Take 1) was issued in 2015 on the Bonus
Disc  on the Ultimate Sinatra in Japan.  --Fred W

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that he had the great privilege of
interviewing Mahlon Clark.
He is the featured clarinet solo on Take One and did additional work
throughout including that great introduction.
Sinatra did 21 takes and Mahlon told O'Brien it was a remarkable session.
Sinatra loved the chart Nelson Riddle wrote for the Porter tune.

Note: A number of musicians, who worked Sinatra sessions, concerts, TV
shows, told me that Frank never warmed to Riddle.
They worked well together but that is where it ended. Frank was much closer
with Jenkins and May. The latter told me
stories about their friendship through the years. Vinnie told me that Riddle
was never a real insider.
Mahlon Clark gave some real understanding as to why when we discussed the
2-16-55 session. Frank and Nelson were
standing next to each other, listening to the final playback of "What Is
This Thing Called Love." When it ended, Frank turned
to him and said, "You're a gas, Nels." Riddle replied with "likewise."
Mahlon told me there was collective cringe from all the
musicians.
           Ed

Sinatraphile Vance Adair says he loves the solo on "What Is This Thing."

13458 Ill Wind
(Harold Alren/Ted Koehler)
Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle
CDP 7-46571-2 In The Wee Small Hours
LP: W581 In The Wee Small Hours

13459 I See Your Face Before Me
(Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz)
Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle
CDP 7-46571-2 In The Wee Small Hours
LP: W581 In The Wee Small Hours

NOTE: Ed O'Brien reports that Jonathan Schwartz, son of the composer, told
him that Arthur Schwartz
wasn't thrilled with the note Frank sang on It, wasn't the one he wrote for
the song. Later on, Jonathan
convinced his father that it was wonderful regardless.

Sinatraphile Vance Adair finds the Schwartz song interesting and asks if
Sinatra had pitching problems
or did he choose to "modify" the note. It is indeed a very tricky melody to
sing.

O'Brien responds by reporting that Jonathan told him that Riddle wrote the
chart with the note that Frank sang.
Riddle thought it was an improvement. Arthur didn't agree.

Paul Marinaro:
Having learned "I See Your Face Before Me" from Sinatra, I'm curious what
the "wrong" note is.
Anyone?

Ed O'Brien:
The first note on the word "I," Arthur had written as a string of identical
notes to
accommodate the title  - in the key of C, for example, that note would be an
E, the words
"I See Your Face Before Me" all landing on that E, depending on it before
the melody ascended
to F and G. Sinatra had begun by placing the word "I" on the low G before
jumping up to the
intended E. Arthur took exception.

13523 Mood Indigo
(Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Barney Bigard)
Arranged & Conducted by Nelson Riddle
CDP 7-46571-2 In The Wee Small Hours
LP: W581 In The Wee Small Hours

NOTE: Ed O'Brien reports that there are some great photos from this session.

1977 New York City

UNY1197 Night And Day
(Cole Porter)
Harms Inc. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Joe Beck
(2:09) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 17
LP: W54101 The Singles (Italy)
45: S1386

UNY1198 All Or Nothing At All
(Jack Lawrence/Aurthur Altman)
MCA Inc. (ASCAP/ZIMRA)
Arranged & Conducted by Joe Beck
(2:35) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 17

UNY1288 Everybody Ought To Be In Love
w/Chorus
(Paul Anka)
Paulanne Music (BMI)
Arranged & Conducted by Charles Calello
(3:19) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 17
45: S1386

Note: The orchestral tracks for UNY1197 & UNY1198 were pre-recorded on
February 15, 1977.

NOTE: Ed O'Brien says that Frank couldn't get his throat to open. He has
Beck stand at one end of the studio
and they shouted back and forth until the vocal cords relaxed. He had a
chart ready for a disco of "Full Moon and Empty Arms," but decided not to do
it.

Sinatraphile Vance Adair suggests that perhaps Beck and Sinatra should have
recorded the warm-up "shouting" session
for "Everybody Ought to be in Love."  There is a possibility that it may
have proved to be more engaging musically than the vacuous Anka ditty.

Ed O'Brien:
Frank sang that god-awful Anka disaster quite often in concert. He would
tell the audience what a great song it was.
O'Brien doesn't think that many agreed. Sinatra did make it a bit more
interesting in concert with some funny rhyme schemes.
But it was a waste for a man of so much talent.

Danny Faux:
A real good description, Ed; " A God-awful Anka disaster ".  Terrible song.
It is hard to understand that Sinatra would tell the audience
that  song was great. He wanted to promote the record, ok, but he could have
not believe what he was saying. A piece of trash if ever was one.
I had the 12 inch single and I played the " Night and Day" disco version on
my radio show. I thought it was on the verge of the grotesque side,
but it was fun, in a wicked way, like an artist demolishing a beloved work
of his canon. But this over simplistic, empty ditty, with his vacuous
lyrics could make a grown up man cry. Especially when that grown up man ( 30
at the time ) was a life-long Sinatra fan.
Do I sound like I hate that song?. Well I do!.

Ed O'Brien:
You must admit the 12 inch single of "Night And Day" has a much more
authentic disco sound than the 45 release.
I am baffled as to why Sinatra recorded more Paul Anka and John Denver than
Ellington. And I should not lump together
Denver and Anka. The former was certainly a better craftsman. Frank sang
"Everybody . . . ." over 100 times in concert,
including a duet with Anka. During the filming of "Contract On Cherry
Street, July 77, Frank was set to record "New York, New York"
for a single release. As you know, he finally got around to it two summers
down the line. I can only speculate why he would opt for the Anka
in lieu of the Kander and Ebb: "My Way" is the obvious answer. Frank was
hoping lightning would strike again. He was very much
a commercial animal and was still seeking, very much against the odds, hit
singles. The irony is that when he gave up on that idea, a hit single came
his way.

Radio

1941 - 12:30pm - Frank is the guest on  WAAT's "Star Dust"
He sang "Blue Moon", "We Three" and "Everything Happens to Me"

1941 Live Remote: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, N.J. *(see concert
section)
Sunday Afternoon
British Relief Concert
WOR  Mutual Network
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
TD & Orch.

1942 Hollywood Palladium, California
Monday Evening
NBC Blue Network
10:30 - 11:00 pm (PWT)
KECA Los Angeles
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

1943 Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: NewYork City
Time: 10:45PM - 11:00PM Tuesday
Show #26
Sponsor: none (sustaining)
Musicians: Axel Stordahl, Raymond Scott, CBS Orchestra
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Notes: Confirmed aired on WABC.

1944 The Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Show #7
Sponsor: VIMMS Vitamins
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Truman Bradley
Performers: Bert Wheeler
Guest: Ida Lupino
1. Dancing In The Dark - w/V.Vocalists
2. My Shining Hour
3. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
4. Brahms Lullaby
Notes: Confirmed aired on WABC

1946 Brotherhood Week
The National Conference Of Christians and Jews
Network: Syndication
Narrator: Joseph Cotten
Performers: Ralph Bellamy, Frank Sinatra,
Announcer: Berry Kroeger
Writers: Sylvia Berger
Music: Alexander Semmler
1. "On A Note Of Triumph" (Norman Corwin) - read by Ralph Bellamy
2. The House I Live In - Frank Sinatra
Notes: TT:15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #119
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. For You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You're Always There - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Let's Fall In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing

1954 To Be Perfectly Frank
Network: NBC
Show: 29
Time: 8:15 p.m
Host: Frank Sinatra
Announcer: Edward King
1. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else w/ Sinatra Symphonette
2. That's Amore                 Dean Martin
3. Our Love Is Here To Stay w/ Sinatra Symphonette
4. Lover Come Back To Me      Nat King Cole
Notes: Sinatra songs only. Full list to be completed.

1954 Rocky Fortune, "Too Many Husbands"
Network: NBC
Episode: 19
Time: 9:35 p.m.- 10 p.m.
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Betty Lou Gerson, Barney Phillips, John
Stevenson, Maurice Hart.
Writers: Norm Sickel
Directors: Andrew C. Love
Announcer: Edward King
Description: Rocky is hired by a beautiful woman to kill her husband...
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old
Time Radio Shows " Frank Sinatra & Friends"

1955 The Frank Sinatra Show
Network: NBC
Show Number: 49
Time 8:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Bobbi Home Permanet, White Rain Shampoo, Deep Magic Face lotion
Host: Frank Sinatra
Writers: Norm Sickel
Announcer: Maurice Hart
Producer: Andrew C. Love
Notes: unconfirmed show

Television

None

Concerts

1940 Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Friday Evening
10:30 p. m. - 3:00 a. m..,
TD & Orchestra
College Dance

1941 Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Sunday Evening
Wrap Party - closing night

*BRITISH RELIEF CONCERT IN FRANK DAILEY'S  CAFE WITH TOMMY DORSEY ORCH
The British War Relief Society, Frank Dailey and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra
are cooperating on
a three hour band concert to be played Sunday (16) at Dailey's Meadowbrook,
Cedar Grove, N. j.
Proceeds will go to purchase either an ambulance or canteen (field kitchen),
depending on
how much cash is taken in. Admission of $1 has been requested. With large
dance floor covered with
seats it's possible to cram 3,000- 3,500 into Meadowbrook.. All leaders;
singers and outstanding
instrumentalists in the New York area are expected to show up. Concert is
being exploited in
northern New Jersey by the BRS itself, which has an ambulance circulating
through that territory
advertising the date. WOR, New York, will broadcast locally.
Variety
2-12-41

Note: WOR carried two-hours from the Meadowbrook. Dorsey band was only on
the last 30 minutes
of the broadcast.

1942 Hollywood Palladium, California (Dec. 30, 1941 - Feb. 23, 1942)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

1943 Paramount Theatre, New York City (Jan.. 27 - Feb 20)
w/Johnny Long & Orchestra

1952 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Italian Relief Fund

Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel,
Abbott & Costello, Liberace, Jerry Colonna, Debbie Reynolds and others

1960 Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Jan. 20 - Feb. 16)
Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey and Peter.
Tuesday evening
1. I Love Vegas
2. What Is This Thing Called Love
3. Talk To Me
4. River Stay Away From My Door

Ed O'Brien notes:
On this evening in February of 1960, "The Summit" with
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Peter Lawford and
Joey Bishop did their final show of a four week run at the Sands.
They did not refer to themselves as "The Clan" or "The Rat Pack"
during the engagement. It was officially "The Summit."
As the years passed, this engagement acquired a legendary
status, not only in Vegas, but in the history of show business.
The Sands was the placed to be seen that January and February
of 1960. A who's who of celebrities fought to be ringside at the
shows.

The 500 seat room saw John Kennedy, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Elizabeth
Taylor, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson,
Jack Lemmon, Shirley Jones, Johnny Mathis, Rowan & Martin and many
others watch the five men perform night after night.
Buddy Bregman did some of the arrangements and caught a
number of shows. He told me it was sheer madness on and off the
stage. The hotel simply could not cope with the demands for admission
from thousands of adoring fans. The cavorting on stage was wild and
often quite risque by the standards of the time. It was a rare occurrence
when any one of the performers sang a song without interruption. Bregman
fondly recalled the morning sauna sessions as the fivesome recovered
from the previous night.

Ed O'Brien later added the following:
During this four week engagement, the big three,
Frank, Dino and Sammy, took turns opening the shows.
On closing night, Sammy opened, joined by Peter Lawford
for a couple of dance skits, Frank followed and then Dean.
Joey Bishop was the M.C. The five of them finished the
evening with skits, parodies and a few songs. Then they
introduced a who's who of famous names before closing
the show with "Birth Of The Blues" and a brief "High Hopes"
parody.

1967 Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida (February 16 - March 1)
Lenny Dawson Orchestra
Musical Director:  Gordon Jenkins
Comedy by Shecky Greene
Also:  Cook & Brown - Comedy Tap Team

A friend caught Frank's show during this engagement. Among
the songs he sang, "Dindi" and "Drinking Again" were two my
pal still remembers.
--Ed

1975 Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Brian Farnon Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
1.  The Lady Is a Tramp
2.  Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
3.  Let Me Try Again
4.  My Kind of Town
5.  Last Night When We Were Young / Violets for Your Furs / Heres That Rainy
Day
6.  My Way
7.  You Are the Sunshine of My Life
8.  Send in the Clowns
9.  I Have Dreamed
10. I've Got You Under My Skin

1976 Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Key Musicians: Al Viola (guitar), Irv Cottler (drums), Gene Cherico (bass),
Charles Turner (trumpet), Bill Miller (piano).
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller

1979 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
First Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Night And Day
2. At Long Last Love
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. Someone To Watch Over Me
5. This Is All I Ask
6. There's Something About You
7. medley: The Gal That Got Away / It Never Entered My Mind
8. monologue
9. Where Or When
10. It Was A Very Good Year
11. I've Got The World On A String
12. You And Me
13. My Kind Of Town
14. America, The Beautiful
Notes: TT 60mins.

1979 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
Second Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Chicago
2. At Long Last Love
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. This Is All I Ask
5. There's Something About You
6. medley: The Gal That Got Away / It Never Entered My Mind
7. Where Or When
8. It Was A Very Good Year
9. I've Got The World On A String
10. You And Me
11. My Way
12. My Kind Of Town
Notes: TT 60mins.

1981 Caesars Palace, Lake Tahoe , Nevada
Key Musicians: Vincent Falcone Jr. (piano), Gene Cherico (bass), Irv Cottler
(drums), Tony Mattola (guitar), Charles Tunner (trumpet), Bobby Sann
(trombone)
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. I've Got The World On A String
2.. Pennies From Heaven
3. You And Me
4. The Best Is Yet To Come
5. Here's That Rainy Day
6. Fly Me To The Moon
7. Angel Eyes
8. monologue
9. Luck Be A Lady
10. Send In The Clowns
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You
12. These Foolish Things
13. Where Or When
14. I've Got You Under My Skin
15. As Time Goes By
16. Summer Me, Winter Me
17. New York, New York
Notes: TT 80mins.

1982 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
First Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Get Me To Church On Time
2. Without A Song
3. I Loved Her
4. The One I Love
5. Hey Look, No Crying
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. monologue
8. In The Still Of The Night
9. Monday Morning Quarterback
10. I Can't Get Started
11. All Or Nothing At All
12. These Foolish Things
13. New York, New York
Notes: TT 53mins.

1982 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Second Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Get Me To Church On Time
2. Without A Song
3. I Loved Her
4. The One I Love
5. A Long Night
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. monologue
8. In The Still Of The Night
9. Monday Morning Quarterback
10. I Can't Get Started
11. All Or Nothing At All
12. These Foolish Things
13. New York, New York
Notes: TT 52mins.

1984 Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Crystal Ball Gala, St. John's Hospital Benefit
Orchestra Conducted By: Joe Parnello
Other Performers: Dean Martin, Sammy Davis

1985 Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
First Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Joe Parnello
1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. It's All Right With Me
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
4. Day In, Day Out
5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
6. Mack The Knife
7. monologue
8. One For My Baby
9. Something
10. L.A.. Is My Lady
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12.. Pennies From Heaven
13. Autumn Leaves
14. New York, New York
Notes: TT 57mins.

1985 Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
Second Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Joe Parnello
1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. It's All Right With Me
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
4. Day In, Day Out
5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
6. Mack The Knife
7. monologue
8. One For My Baby
9. Something
10. L. A. Is My Lady
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12. Pennies From Heaven
13. Autumn Leaves
14. New York, New York
Notes: TT 56mins.

1988 Bally's Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller

1992 Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada
Closing Night
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
1. I've Got The World On A String
2. You Make Me Feel So Young
3. Where Or When
4. For Once In My Life
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7.. The House I Live In
8. What Now, My Love?
9. Luck Be A Lady
10. The Best Is Yet To Come
11. My Funny Valentine
12. Mack The Knife
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
14. My Way
15. New York, New York

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Extra

1940 Old Cabell Hall Auditorium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
Va.

Emacs!

Emacs!

Frank Sinatra & Connie Haynes singing with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at Old
Cabell Hall Auditorium February 16th, 1940

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1941 - 12:30pm - Frank is the guest on  WAAT's "Star Dust"
He sang "Blue Moon", "We Three" and "Everything Happens to Me"

Emacs!

(Jersey Journal, February 17, 1941)

Thanks to Richard Cook for above listing

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1941 Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Sunday Evening
British War Relief

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Review posted by Ed O'Brien

REVIEW:VIMMS SHOW 2-16-44
FRANK SINATRA
FRANK PANKY
VIMMS.
CBS,FEBRUARY 16, 9 PM EWT
GUESTS: IDA LUPINO-BERT WHEELER

This show, seventh of the Swooner's new
radio series for Vimms, demonstrated beyond
question, I think, that Signor Sinatra is a capable
ballad singer, but no great shakes as a comedian.
The program was nicely routined, threading some
threadbare comedy between four samples of the
Voice.The personalities of Ida Lupino and Bert Wheeler,
also given some free play on this show, were attractive
enough. Frank said his lines of introduction well enough.
But he halted over his comedy and then, when he and the
others finally got there the joke was either missing or horribly
unfunny.
Frank was at his best in "Dancing in the Dark" and "My Shining
Hour" and "This Is A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening," with
brilliant assists from Axel Stordahl, doubling as arranger and
conductor of the orchestra. The strings sounded full, in Axel's
scores, and pretty. In the "Brahms Lullaby," Frank was acceptable;
he didn't subject the light classic to his stylisms.
If the producers of this show will worry less about Frank's
uncertain abilities as a comic and more about presenting him as a
knowing master of musical ceremonies they will have, I think, an
altogether successful Sinatra show. It's tough enough to have to
supply Wheeler and guests with amusing lines without struggling
over humor for a man who has already made it quite clear he has
a sizable following in another field.
Ulanov
Metronome
March 1944

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1952 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Italian Relief Fund

Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel,
Abbott & Costello, Liberace, Jerry Colonna, Debbie Reynolds and others

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