THE CONCERT SINATRA - REMIXED AND EXPANDED

On January 17, Concord Records and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will reissue a remastered edition of The Concert Sinatra for the 21st century, promising use of the original master recordings which have “not been used in any re-release of The Concert Sinatra since the original sound mix was prepared nearly 50 years ago.” In preparation for this expanded reissue, producers located the original film canisters where the masters had been stored since the 1963 sessions. Frank Sinatra Jr. led the production team to create a new mix utilizing “contemporary digital recording technology” for this 2012 edition. Other reissues in Concord’s ongoing Sinatra series have also employed remixes, some more pronounced than others. Sinatra Jr. promises a new experience for this release. In his liner notes, he writes, “If you have had this magnificent album in the past and compare the orchestral content of previous releases to this new rendering, you will undoubtedly notice the amount of music, originally recorded on the master film that was never present before. Listening to other parts of Nelson Riddle’s classic orchestrations, never before heard on record, was indeed an experience for me.”

The 2012 Concert Sinatra is expanded by two bonus tracks, “America, the Beautiful” and the Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen “California.” Both songs were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, and recorded at the same February 18-20 sessions that yielded the original album. Though their non-Broadway pedigrees would have made them an uncomfortable fit on the LP, they are welcome bonus tracks. Release is set for January 17, 2012.

Frank Sinatra, The Concert Sinatra

1. I Have Dreamed

2. My Heart Stood Still

3. Lost in the Stars

4. Ol’ Man River

5. You’ll Never Walk Alone

6. Bewitched

7. This Nearly Was Mine

8. Soliloquy

9. California

10. America, The Beautiful