{"product_id":"frank-sinatra-sinatra-basie-an-hi","title":"SINATRA-BASIE: AN HI","description":"Personnel: Frank Sinatra (vocals); Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Marshal Royal, Frank Foster, Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone); Thad Jones, F.P. Ricard, Sonny Cohn, Albert Aarons, Al Porcino (trumpet); Henry Coker, Rufus Wagner, Benny Powell (trombone); Buddy Catlett (bass); Sonny Payne (drums).\nRecorded in late 1962.\nIn 1962, Sinatra was probably still giddy with the freedom afforded him by the foundation of his year-old label Reprise. It was in that year that he sought out Count Basie, whom he'd long admired, to record a collaborative album. While Sinatra's work with arranger Billy May stands as some of the most swinging work in either man's career, its tough to out-swing the Count. Basie's blues-influenced big-band sound gives Sinatra an unequalled rhythmic push throughout this album, which truly deserves its \"historic\" reputation.\nBrassy, bold, uptempo numbers are the order of the day on SINATRA-BASIE, and the buoyancy of \"Nice Work If You Can Get It\" and \"Pennies From Heaven\" benefits greatly from both Sinatra's warm-hearted enthusiasm and Basie's earthy swing. Even the ballad \"I Only Have Eyes for You\" is reworked here into a toe-tapper. And with such luminaries as trumpeter Thad Jones and guitarist Freddie Green behind the Basie bandstand, the musicianship is flawless, simultaneously precise and soulful.","brand":"Frank Sinatra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44586920411369,"sku":"9BW87P-N27A-00","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/frank-sinatra-sinatra-basie-an-hi_ja8zD.jpg?v=1758999424","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/frank-sinatra-sinatra-basie-an-hi","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}