[Dixielandjazz] Sinatra

[Harry Callaghan]

I have been an avid Sinatra fan for about as long as I can remember, and
have managed to assemble the bulk of his recorded material in various
formats, as well as countless volumes about him

For anyone else who greatly admired him and his work, I would strongly
recommend reading "Why Sinatra Matters" by Pete Hamill, former NY Daily News
editor who was at one time romantically involed with "Rat-Packer" Shirley
MacLaine

HC.


On 3/6/10, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Barb Jordan <jordan_barb at hotmail.com> wrote (polite snip)
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>> Who were Sammy Davis' influences or did they all emulate one another?
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>> Who originated this Darin/Sinatra/Davis style?
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> I think Sinatra originated the Darin/Sinatra/Davis style. His biographers
> opine that Crosby was Sinatra's first idol. And that Sinatra's generation
> was the first to grew up in the electric microphone era, which facilitated
> singing in a softer style. What they say, in effect, is that Sinatra
> perfected and expanded Crosby's style, introducing a bel canto sound to it
> and taking it to a more nuanced conclusion.
>
> They go on to opine that other major influencers of Sinatra were Billie
> Holiday and Mabel Mercer. Citing Holiday as his teacher for "authentic
> emotion" in a song, and Mercer for the importance of "story" in a song.
>  Ella Fitzgerald would say about him: "With Frank, it's always this little
> guy telling his story." Examples of that would be "One for my baby and one
> more for the road.", or "I did it my way."  Or come to think of it, most any
> song he sings.
>
> Others cite Tommy Dorsey as Sinatra's influencer regarding breath control
> and phrasing.
>
> Regarding Darin and Davis, I think Sinatra was a major influence on both
> even though Davis was unique talent from a very early age. However, anyone
> who ever say him sing "Bojangles" can readily see the influence of
> Sinatra/Holiday emotion and Sinatra/Mercer story telling.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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