[Dixielandjazz] For Any Frank Sinatra Fans, New DVD Package Release

[Robert Ringwald]

A quick alert: 

Anyone contemplating on purchasing the upcoming 14-shows Sinatra collection: DeepDiscountDVD is taking pre-orders at what seems like a bargain price. List price is $80 at Amazon (up to $99 elsewhere), and they are taking pre-orders for $60 + shipping and handling. DeepDiscountDVD: $48.36, including shipping and
handling.

See also promotional clip of Frank sibilantly doing "Send in the Clowns" just with
Tony Mottola's guitar.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3lkBmNVDrM

Press Release follows:

Shout! Factory to Release 7-DVD Box Set 'Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection' and Single
DVD 'Concert for the Americas'
Frank Sinatra's greatest television and concert performances featuring an incredible
array of guest stars and previously unreleased material, in stores November 2
Los Angeles, CA -- Shout! Factory celebrates one of the most important and beloved
entertainers of our time with the November 2 release of the 7-DVD box set Frank Sinatra:
Concert Collection, which contains over 14 hours of television and concert performances
from the '50s through the '80s, including four previously unreleased specials, a
box-set exclusive compilation of vintage performances, and a 44-page book featuring
rare photographs and notes by Sinatra scholar Bill Zehme. Concert For The Americas,
included in the set, will also be released separately on November 2.
On license from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), the collection begins with Sinatra's
first television special, A Man And His Music, broadcast in 1965 on NBC to commemorate
Sinatra's 50th birthday. The spectacular performances include favorites "I've Got
You Under My Skin," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Come Fly With Me" and "The Lady Is
A Tramp."
A Man And His Music Part II, with special guest Nancy Sinatra (1966, CBS), thrills
from start to finish, with unforgettable performances of signature songs such as
"Luck Be A Lady" and "That's Life." Sinatra opens the show with his celebrated Quincy
Jones arrangement of "Fly Me To The Moon." Nancy Sinatra, clad from head to toe in
pink fringe (and signature boots), sings "Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and
"On Broadway," followed by a series of duets with her father that includes "Downtown,"
and "These Boots Are Made For Walking."
On the truly memorable A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967, NBC), the dazzling
Ella Fitzgerald performs two equally impressive solo numbers: the haunting "Body
And Soul" and the swinging "It's All Right With Me." Fitzgerald is then joined by
Sinatra in a historic pairing of the two preeminent vocal talents of the era. The
following sequence, particularly treasured by music lovers, is Sinatra's only filmed
meeting with Brazilian composer, guitarist, singer Antonio Carlos Jobim, who joins
Sinatra for a stunningly intimate medley of the Brazilian composer's classics, including
"Change Partners," "I Concentrate On You" and "The Girl From Ipanema."
Sinatra: The Man And His Music (1981, NBC), is the final installment of the series,
occurring 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, and a few weeks before
his 66th birthday. Working with three different ensembles, including the accompaniment
of the legendary Count Basie and his orchestra, performances include George Harrison's
"Something," and his climactic "Theme From New York, New York", "Pennies >From Heaven,"
and "The Best Has Yet To Come."
The set continues with Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (1973, NBC), a comeback special filmed
after the Chairman's brief retirement in the early '70s. Filmed in front of a live
audience on a soundstage in Hollywood but with the feel of an intimate concert, this
magical hour proves the Chairman hadn't lost a step. The special features classic
performances of "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "I've
Got The World On A String," as well as a guest appearance by the incomparable Gene
Kelly, Sinatra's costar from three classic song-and-dance epics of the '40s.
Charged with the electricity of a heavyweight prizefight, Sinatra: The Main Event
(1974, ABC) was filmed live at Madison Square Garden. Accompanied by celebrated clarinetist
and bandleader Woody Herman, augmented by New York musicians and a string section,
Sinatra dazzles the crowd with contemporary numbers such as "You Are The Sunshine
Of My Life," "Let Me Try Again," and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," as well as signature
tunes "My Kind Of Town" and "My Way."
During Sinatra In Concert At Royal Festival Hall (1970, BBC) Princess Grace of Monaco
introduces Sinatra to the adoring crowd. Sinatra was very proud of this concert,
which was produced as a benefit for the United World Colleges Fund, held in London's
Royal Festival Hall, and televised by the BBC. Highlights include "Pennies From Heaven,"
"I've Got You Under My Skin" and "One For My Baby."
The incredibly rare concert Sinatra In Japan: Live At The Budokan Hall, Tokyo (1985)
has only ever been released in Japan, making this box set a must-have for Sinatra
fans. Entering his 70th year, Ol' Blue Eyes never sounded better. Beginning with
throwing air punches right on the beat during the opening number, "The Lady Is A
Tramp," the singer is completely supercharged throughout the entire performance.
He commands the stage, delivering bravura performances of "Strangers In The Night"
and "Come Rain Or Come Shine." This 1985 performance is one of the greatest of his
entire career.
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (1968, CBS) was a memorable night of television
on many levels. Having established himself in American households with his previous
A Man And His Music specials, Sinatra made a bold move in 1968, in the middle of
the civil rights era, with a special celebration of black music and its impact on
American popular culture. Highlights include a medley of spirituals sung with Diahann
Carroll and a swingin' pop interlude with chart-toppers The 5th Dimension.
In Sinatra (1969, CBS), the final installment in what had become an annual tradition
of televised specials, Sinatra casts a backward glance at some of the highlights
of a storied career. He also provides a glimpse into his musical future with an early
rendition of "My Way," soon to become his personal anthem.
Spanning multiple genres and featuring some of the leading names in pop and country,
the rarely seen special Sinatra And Friends (1977, ABC) offers wall-to-wall performances.
Guests include Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Loretta Lynn and John Denver,
all of whom return one-by-one for a final embrace with Sinatra as he sings the Paul
Anka-penned "Everybody Ought To Be In Love."
Concert For The Americas (1982, Showtime) was recorded at the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater,
a 5000-seat open-air Greek-style amphitheater in the Dominican Republic. This 90-minute
epic performance features the legendary Buddy Rich on drums and a special guest appearance
by guitarist Tony Mottola on a memorable rendition of "Send In The Clowns." This
is the first-ever U.S. DVD release of this spectacular concert.
The box set also includes two rare specials that feature classic 1950s TV performances,
plus an additional compilation of never-before-released vintage clips. Happy Holidays
with Bing and Frank (1957, ABC) pairs the two most beloved entertainers of the era
in a holiday special that was presented in full color, at a time when color television
was in its infancy. The result is an Intimate and timeless classic event, packed
with holiday favorites and plenty of Christmas cheer.
The 2003 PBS special Vintage Sinatra offers a look back at Sinatra's television performances
prior to the beginning of the A Man And His Music series. With classic performances
from his 1957-58 ABC television series, Ol' Blue Eyes is in peak form as he treats
the viewing audience to show-stopping versions of "Come Fly With Me," "Too Marvelous
For Words" and "I've Got The World On A String." Also included as a box-set exclusive
are 10 television performances from the same era that were never broadcast or previously
released.
Nancy Sinatra once said of her father, "When he sang about loneliness, it's because
he had experienced it to the deepest pit. And when he sang about fun and upbeat stuff
-- it's because he felt that just as deeply." All of these emotions and more are
captured in these specials, encapsulating the seasons of his legacy, preserving forever
the presence of a timeless and great man, and reminding us just how real he was and
ever will be.
The Frank Sinatra Concert Collection Includes:
A Man And His Music: The Collection (Discs 1 and 2)
A Man And His Music
A Man And His Music Part II
A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim
Sinatra: The Man And His Music
Around The World (Discs 3 and 4)
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back
Sinatra: The Main Event
Sinatra In Concert At Royal Festival Hall
Sinatra In Japan: Live At The Budokhan Hall, Tokyo*
Primetime (Disc 5)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Sinatra
Sinatra And Friends*
Concert For The Americas* (Disc 6)
Bonus Disc (Disc 7)
Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank
Vintage Sinatra*
Bonus TV performances*
* Previously Unreleased Material


--Bob Ringwald
www.ringwald.com
Fulton Street Jazz Band
916/806-9551
Amateur (Ham) Radio K6YBV

There are two rules for success:
1.  Don't tell all you know.