[.ca] Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of ... (ISBN 1556523564)

a Strong Book on FS:
this is One of those Books that if you dig Frank SInatra as I do that you can't put down from start to finish.you get a complete overview of How He worked in the studio & the many sessions he did.Frank Sinatra was a very Prolific & Productive Man.you all the details about Arrangers & Producers,etc.. involved on the Many Recordings that went down.this Book Brings it for the Chairman of the Board.

Let's be Frank - THIS BOOK ROCKS!:
Just a brilliant book on the man's A R T ... As a Beatles/Sinatra devotee, a musician, AND having devoured The Beatles SESSIONS book by Mark Lewishon years ago, I've been waiting for a book about Sinatra's Art forever - though it came out in '99, I was recently made aware of it, thankfully so. Ok, so I'm hip to music sooner than books... Not as strategically laid-out as Lewisohn's, but awesome detail, as well. My Dad, who is a major Sinatra fan, too, read it in 3 nights, and he isn't a musician. If you love Frank and would like to know more about his vocal technique, the history of the studios & microphones he used, the arrangers and producers he collaborated with - GO GET THIS BOOK. It will make you listen to the songs all over again through new, inspired ears. Enjoy!

It's Like You Are There:
I just finished reading this book and it is one, if you are a Sinatra fan, you can't put down. The book covers Sinatra's recording career from his first days with Harry James to the final Duets recordings. The detail is fantastic and at times, you feel you are actually in the studio with Frank. Even a discussion of the different types of microphones used is interesting. However, what makes this book one for every Sinatra fan's library are the extensive interviews with the people who worked with Sinatra in the recording studio. I am thankful the author took the time to obtain these first person accounts as they are what make the book well worth reading.

Great for Singers, Great for fans, Great for everyone!:
Ok, I'm a singer and I have read this book in less than 3 days. But if you are just a fan you'll also get much fun from it. Sinatra was The Master and the author revealed a balanced trial of what to say between his clear rank as a fan and an interesting overview of Sinatra's work behind the scenes. It is also a reference to professionals.

A study in perfection:
Mr. Granata has greatly researched this work. his book not only describes the recording sessions, but Sinatra's association with arrangers, musicians, engineers, producers and record company executives. As a former record salesman, I found the author's coverage of the changes in recording technology very interesting. Sinatra began recording on wax discs and ended his career recording with digital signals. This over a seven decade period. In every Sinatra photo this book offers, you will see the perfectionist, Shined shoes, starched shirt with tie and freshly pressed pants. This is the attitude he had when he recorded. Every thing had to be just right. The author pulls no punches when it comes to poor effort or just plain mistakes. He objectively describes it all. If you are Sinatra fan, this is a great read. You'll know why he became the "voice of the century". Many "thanks" to Charles Granata for placing us right in the recording studio for some of best recordings of popular music ever.