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Près de quinze ans après sa disparition, Frank Sinatra reste Le Chanteur, The
Voice. Dépassant les clivages, il sut glorifier la chanson américaine. Sans
trucages ni complaisances, par son seul talent et la sincérité qu'il mettait
dans ses interprétations. Frank Sinatra traversa plusieurs périodes. Celle qui
l'associa à l'arrangeur Nelson Riddle représente sans doute le sommet de
sa carrière. «Songs for Young Lovers», «Swing Easy», «In the Wee Small
Hours», «Songs for Swingin' Lovers!», quatre albums incontournables issus
de leur collaboration. Faut-il rappeler que la version de My Funny Valentine
enregistrée par Miles Davis devait presque tout à celle de Frankie ? - Alain Tercinet
Fifteen years after his disappearance, Frank Sinatra remains The Voice. He survived all divisions, never resorting
to gimmicks or showing any complacency - just his talent, and the sincerity he put into every performance.
Sinatra glorified American Song. He traversed several periods, but his association with arranger Nelson Riddle
no doubt represents the zenith of his career, with four albums - Songs for Young Lovers, Swing Easy, In the Wee
Small Hours and Songs for Swingin' Loversl - which are indispensable, whether you're a fan of popular song
or jazz. Remember, Miles Davis' recording of My Funny Valentine owed almost everything to Frankie's version.
