Seeking some guidance on Sinatra


Hello. I don't know much about the Chairman of the Board -- his different periods, his changing styles, etc. Still, I know that some stuff sound great, at least to my ears, while other tunes leave me less than thrilled.

My question: The other day, out at a favorite lunch haunt, I heard Frank singing "Just One of Those Things." Man, the cat was smokin'. If I enjoyed that -- which I did, a lot -- could anyone point me to a couple of Sinatra albums on which I might find more of that kind of stuff?

Thanks very much.

-- Howard
hodu
Sinatra at the Sands (w/Count Basie). Not particularly an original pick, but it's a great record IMHO.
You didn't state whether you are looking for LPs or CDs or downloads, but if you want vinyl, Mobile Fidelity has reissued a lot of Frank's albums. I have all of them and most of them are stunning.

My favorites:

Swingin' Sessions
The Concert Sinatra
Nice 'N' Easy
Sinatra at the Sands is one of his best. Some of his later Capitol releases are overlooked with Nice 'n' Easy being the best. Ol' Blue Eyes is Back(73') IMO is his last worthy studio recording, even if it's a little schmaltzy.
The MFSL CD of "Songs For Swingin Lovers" is truly amazing from a music and recoding perspective. I can't believe the original recording was made 58 years ago! The MFSL remasters version still sounds incredible to my ears.