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Frank Sinatra

Born: December 12, 1915

Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. Many critics place him alongside Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley and The Beatles as one of the most important popular music figures of the 20th century.

Sinatra launched a second career as a dramatic film actor, and became admired for a screen persona distinctly tougher than his smooth singing style. Sinatra also had a larger-than-life presence in the public eye, and as "The Chairman of the Board" became an American icon, known for his brash, sometimes swaggering attitude, as embodied by his signature song "My Way"

Tommy Muellner: Solitary Moon

by Mark Corroto
September 15, 2026

Today's hipster jazz musicians do not play standards. Perhaps “poseur" is a better description for artists who deliberately eschew classic compositions. Yet standards and familiar songs serve an important purpose in jazz: they provide a shared musical language, a lingua franca through which musicians communicate and listeners can measure the quality of an interpretation. Maybe, just ...

Ran Blake & Dominique Eade, Joe Fiedler, Chris von Voorst van Beest, Satoko Fujii

by Cheryl K.
July 16, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianist Ran Blake and vocalist Dominique Eade; bassist/trumpeter Flea featuring singer-songwriter Nick Cave; trombonist/composer Joe Fiedler; pianist/keyboardist Carlos Dafé; bassist Chris von Voorst van Beest; saxophonist/flautist Filipa Santo and guitarist Miguel Moreira; and two from pianist/composer Satoko Fujii.Playlist Frank Sinatra “Something Wonderful Happens in Summer" ...

Linus Eppinger & Sam Braysher: A Sinner Kissed an Angel

by Jack Bowers
July 15, 2026

Once past its rather curious title, there is much to admire and applaud on the debut recording by electric guitarist Linus Eppinger and alto saxophonist Sam Braysher's quartet, not the least of which is the group's tendency to swing at any tempo and in every format and to do so with a mininum of bombast or ...

Peggy Lee: Too Marvelous for Words

by C. Michael Bailey
June 30, 2026

“Every musician in town wanted that gig... She got whoever she wanted, because she was so good."  --pianist Lou Levy, as quoted by James Gavin in Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee (Atria Books, 2014) Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1920, Peggy Lee ...

Kenny Barron / Ray Drummond / Ben Riley: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon

by Jack Bowers
June 30, 2026

Search high and low, look under houses and over rooftops, scan YouTube and social media--and there is no chance you will find a more adept and perceptive jazz trio than the one you will hear and appreciate on So Many Lovely Things. Pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Ben Riley recorded the two-disc album ...

Lucy Yeghiazaryan: Hey Love!

by Pierre Giroux
June 29, 2026

It is always a treat to hear a singer who trusts the song. On Hey Love!, recorded at Van Gelder Studios in October 2025, Lucy Yeghiazaryan takes the direct route, usually the most forgiving. There are no conceptual detours here, no attempts to modernize the Great American Songbook by dismantling it. Instead, Yeghiazaryan takes control of ...

Miles Davis: Miles '56: The Prestige Recordings

by Mark Corroto
June 29, 2026

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus never met Miles Davis, but his famous observation, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man," seems tailor-made for the trumpeter. Few artists transformed themselves as completely or as often as Davis. Listeners encountering his music today can ...

Laurie Moore Trio at Leith Jazz & Blues Festival

by Mark McKergow
June 11, 2026

Laurie Moore Trio Bowler's Rest, Leith A Tribute to the Bass Boss Edinburgh June 6, 2026 Young double bassist Laurie Moore confidently led his trio through two full sets of A Tribute to the Bass Boss, celebrating the music of bass legend Ray Brown. The musicianship was top-class, the program well ...

Frankly, Mr. Bastard

by Patrick Burnette
June 11, 2026

We've done vocalists before, but never devoted an episode to the Chairman of the Board. Now we have, so that's off the bucket list. Listen as the boys discuss five fantastic Mr. Frank's platters and opine on where newbies should get to know this cultural shibboleth. Playlist Discussion of Frank Sinatra's album Swing and ...