I’ll Never Smile Againįrancis Albert Sinatra was born in 1915, to Italian immigrant parents in Hoboken, New Jersey. In this article we’ll take a look at twenty of Sinatra’s most iconic recordings, ranging from snappy swingers to moving torch songs and everything in between.Īnd, for those of you looking for a first taste (or a classic re-listen) our top pick from the Frank Sinatra discography is without a doubt his album Live at The Sands which you can find on Spotify, Youtube or your favourite record store. Ol Blue Eyes (as he was affectionately known) also collaborated with a number of important jazz musicians, including Count Basie and Duke Ellington, in an illustrious career that saw him lauded as one of the greatest singers of all time, as well as an academy award-winning actor and era-defining style icon. Here we take a look at 20 of the greatest Frank Sinatra songs from across his iconic career.įrank Sinatra is one of the biggest selling artists of the 20th Century, with numerous hits that are instantly recognisable to almost everyone.Īt the same time, many jazz musicians regard him as an authoritative interpreter of the Great American Songbook, show tunes and theatre songs that makes up a significant proportion of the jazz standard repertoire.
Few artists bridge the gap between jazz and the wider public like ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’.
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