Frank Sinatra, one of my personal favourite musicians, a man who has inspired me in so many ways and the reason for why I became interested in jazz music.
I have an early memory from my childhood when my father played "Fly Me To The Moon" by Sinatra on an old LP recorder. I remember that I danced vividly to it while listening to the swinging melody.
After that I've sung many of his famous melodies (My Way, New York, New York and more) at concerts and other talent shows in and outside school. Not to mention, I really do listen to his songs a lot. My absolute favourite song is the cover he did of Nat King Cole's song called "Crazy Love" also known as L.O.V.E.
I came across an article in The New York Times the other day, written about James Kaplan's story "Frank, The Voice" and I found this narrative story to be very interesting to read. There is a slight chance that it will appear on my Christmas list later this year..
"Mr. Kaplan writes with genuine sympathy for the singer and a deep appreciation of his musicianship, and unlike gossipy earlier biographers like Kitty Kelley and Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, he devotes the better part of his book to an explication of Sinatra’s art: the real reason readers care about him in the first place." - The New York Times
I have an early memory from my childhood when my father played "Fly Me To The Moon" by Sinatra on an old LP recorder. I remember that I danced vividly to it while listening to the swinging melody.
After that I've sung many of his famous melodies (My Way, New York, New York and more) at concerts and other talent shows in and outside school. Not to mention, I really do listen to his songs a lot. My absolute favourite song is the cover he did of Nat King Cole's song called "Crazy Love" also known as L.O.V.E.
I came across an article in The New York Times the other day, written about James Kaplan's story "Frank, The Voice" and I found this narrative story to be very interesting to read. There is a slight chance that it will appear on my Christmas list later this year..
"Mr. Kaplan writes with genuine sympathy for the singer and a deep appreciation of his musicianship, and unlike gossipy earlier biographers like Kitty Kelley and Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, he devotes the better part of his book to an explication of Sinatra’s art: the real reason readers care about him in the first place." - The New York Times
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