Patrick Williams - Sinatraland (1998)

Tracklist

01. All Or Nothing At All
02. I'll Be Seeing You
03. I've Got You Under My Skin
04. You Make Me Feel So Young
05. The Song Is You
06. All The Way
07. I've Got The World On A String
08. I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You
09. Saturday Night (is the loneliest night of the week)
10. In The Still Of The Night
11. Where Or When
12. Just One Of Those Things

As tributes to Old Blue Eyes go, Patrick Williams's SINATRALAND ranks among the most enjoyable. Williams, the composer and arranger of countless television and movie soundtracks, has gathered together some of the most gifted musicians available to form an orchestra that brilliantly sparkles on his arrangements of 12 Frank Sinatra classics. Clarinetist Eddie Daniels, saxophonists David Sanborn, Phil Woods, and Tom Scott, trombonist Bill Watrous, and flautist Hubert Laws turn in spectacular performances that pay tribute to one of the most celebrated voices of popular music.

What this band does best, of course, is swing with a capital "S." Driven by a stunning rhythm section that includes drummer Peter Erskine, the horns lay out that famous Sinatra swagger just like in days of old. Williams's lush arrangements exude rich harmonies and striking shout choruses that swing and sway their way through standout cuts like "All Or Nothing At All," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "All The Way," and "Just One Of Those Things."

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