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From: Vance Adair <dr.vanceadair@xxxxxxxxx>
To: sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, Feb 3, 2022 9:40 am
Subject: [sinatraphiles] Re: January 30 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY
I agree - the Jobim album deserves all these superlatives. Every time I listen
to it I am struck by the sheer artistry of the singing. The use of dynamics and
nuance is exquisite. There is no way to extricate the singer and the song -
they are seamless.
FS really cared about this project and you hear the results. By this point in
the 60s he was getting bored and just a little bit mannered in his
phrasing….Yet when he was presented with material worthy of his talents FS
demonstrated once again that he was peerless as a singer.
-Vance
Al Viola told me Frank went into training for the Jobim album. Al
was asked to do some of the trickier guitar work on the album.Reprise promised
him special credit for his efforts. That did not come to pass. Nevertheless, Al
felt that Frank "sang the hell out ofevery song" on the project. Sinatra told
people it was the best controlled singing he had ever done in a studio setting.
I am also a great admirer of the second Sinatra-Jobim album. Another
example of Frank's great ability to interpret a lyric. I think of it as his
existential contribution to popular music.Ed
