Sinatra's Sinatra: A Collection of Frank's Favorites

Personnel includes: Frank Sinatra (vocals); Nelson Riddle (conductor).Includes liner notes by Benny Green.Arranger: Nelson Riddle.Was it a willful move for Sinatra to look back on his own recording career and determine the highlights? Was it presumptuous of him to try to judge his own work, distilling countless songs down to a favored few for inclusion here? Not when you've got the kind of savvy and artistic instinct Sinatra has. The tunes he picked for this album, all featuring the arrangements of Nelson Riddle, are indeed representative. More than that, they take listeners through a guided tour of Sinatra's way with a song. You travel from the jazzy phrasing of "I've Got You Under My Skin" to the romantic pathos of "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning," taking in the breadth of Sinatra's artistry, and marveling at the seamless combination of singer and orchestra achieved by Riddle.