Sinatra 101: The 101 Best Recordings and the Stories Behind Them

By Robert Wilson and Ed O’Brien

Sinatra 101 tells the stories behind the 101 greatest recordings of Frank Sinatra. The book follows Sinatra and his music from his prewar recordings at RCA to the "Duets" album released shortly before his death. From "Night and Day" to "I've Got You Under My Skin" to "New York, New York", Sinatra 101 provides notes and anecdotes about each recording session, the genesis of the song itself, and how the recording ties in to Sinatra's life and career. Compiled by renowned Sinatra expert Ed O'Brien with Robert Wilson, the book features input from a number of Sinatra arrangers, studio musicians and friends--from Billy May and Bill Miller to Al Viola and Tony Mottola to Tony Bennett and Robert Wagner--as they weigh in with their own personal favorite recordings by Frank Sinatra. A guest foreword is provided by long-time "Sounds of Sinatra" radio host Sid Mark.The ultimate resource to the greatest recordings of Frank Sinatra, Sinatra 101 was ranked second on a New York Daily News list of the "five Sinatra books worth reading."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980484953
• ISBN13: 9781980484950
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.0"