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Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra - Sinatra at the Sands [MFSL 180g DoLP] 24/96 & CD-compatible

Posted By : aksman | Date : 05 Sep 2010 07:00:53 | Comments : 21 |
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Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra - Sinatra at the Sands
Mobile Fidelity 180g DoLP / MFSL 2-332
Half-speed mastered by Rob LoVerde @ Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs

Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (converted to 24/96 &16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | 1.6 gb (24-bit) 450 mb (16-bit) | Rapidshare & Filefactory | Jazz Vocals | 1966

Allmusic.com rating: 4.5 / 5

In many ways, Sinatra at the Sands is the definitive portrait of Frank Sinatra in the '60s. Recorded in April of 1966, At the Sands is the first commercially released live Frank Sinatra album, recorded at a relaxed Las Vegas club show. For these dates at the Sands, Sinatra worked with Count Basie and his orchestra, which was conducted by Quincy Jones....Basie and the orchestra are swinging and dynamic, inspiring a textured, dramatic, and thoroughly enjoyable performance from Sinatra.



Frank Sinatra. Count Basie. Quincy Jones. Las Vegas. This combination of performers and venue just don’t get any better. And by every measure, Sinatra at the Sands is as good as music gets. Comprised of live material recorded during five nights in early 1966 at the famed Copa Room, Ol’ Blue Eyes’ 21-song album stands as one of his pinnacle achievements, the results a blend of superb chemistry, sparkling arrangements, infallible singing, and contagious energy. As part of its continuing series of essential Sinatra recordings, Mobile Fidelity is proud to offer the record in the most definitive-sounding edition available. Listeners will be transported to a table close to the stage, with the image of a tuxedo-clad Sinatra unfolding right in front of them.

By 1966, Sinatra had conquered the world. His tenure as a teen idol and maturing crooner behind him, he was confident, assured, focused, and quite simply, untouchable. Music’s top arrangers and composers came to him, knowing the magic that he’d bring to their labors of love. It’s for these reasons that Count Basie and his orchestra backs Sinatra here, and why Jones, in demand by everyone, chooses instead to lend his arrangement insights onstage at the Sands. Indeed, Sinatra at the Sands harkens back to the day’s when concerts were a true event, and the album is nothing short that promise. This is a happening you won’t want to miss.

Containing many of Sinatra’s most well-known and celebrated performances--“I’ve Got a Crush on You,” “Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)” among them--Sinatra at the Sands finds the entertainer in immaculate voice. He improvises lines with effortless and ease, casually adorns lyrics with hidden rhythms, stretches notes to instill meaning and emotion, and utilizes his impeccable knack for phrasing to turn a line and beget instrumental responses that complement each song’s mood. Meanwhile, Basie and Co. swing on uptempo numbers and lay back on melancholy tunes that still bring a tear to the eye.

Warner Bros. executive Stan Cornyn, writing about these very shows, observed that, doing more than sing, “Sinatra turns actor. The man whose broad’s left him with some other guy and all of the loot…And there is silence about, for this audience is watching a man become that last lucked-out guy at the bar, the last one, with no where to go but sympathy city.” And so it goes, Sinatra proving it’s the singer and the song, demonstrating a seemingly unlimited range as he transports you to saloons, romantic parks, lonely streets, and bustling cities. Everything—the pacing, structure, passion, interpretation—is perfect.

Mobile Fidelity has half-speed mastered this exquisite analog set from the original analog master tapes, originally recorded by engineer Lowell Frank. Clear, big, and sumptuous, Sinatra at the Sands now resonates with previously unheard details, transparency, imaging, projection, smoothness, and dimensionality. Capturing a human voice remains the most difficult recording task. Suffice it to say that this 2LP set will join the ranks of the very best recordings you own.




Track Listing

    Side A
    1. "Come Fly with Me" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:45
    2. "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:42
    3. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:43
    4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:31
    5. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Samuel Lewis) – 2:16
    6. "One for My Baby" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:40

    Side B
    7. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:50
    8. "One O'Clock Jump" (Instrumental) (Count Basie) – 0:53
    9. "The Tea Break" (Sinatra Monologue) – 11:48
    10. "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon) – 3:21

    Side C
    11. "All of Me" (Instrumental) (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:56
    12. "The September of My Years" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:57
    13. "Get Me to the Church on Time" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:22
    14. "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) – 4:01
    15. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:18
    16. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:24

    Side D
    17. "Where or When" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:46
    18. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 3:26
    19. "My Kind of Town" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:04
    20. "A Few Last Words" (Sinatra Monologue) – 2:30
    21. "My Kind of Town" (Reprise) – 1:00


Personnel
    Frank Sinatra - vocals
    Count Basie - piano
    Bill Miller - piano
    The Count Basie Orchestra
    Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor


Dynamic Range analyzis

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Analyzed folder: D:\Sinatra at The Sands (1966) [flac] {MFSL 2-332 180g DoLP; 16-44}\
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -1.54 dB -16.06 dB A1 - Come Fly with Me.wav
DR13 -2.35 dB -19.09 dB A2 - I've Got a Crush on You.wav
DR12 -0.90 dB -16.38 dB A3 - I've Got You Under My Skin.wav
DR13 -0.63 dB -17.37 dB A4 - The Shadow of Your Smile.wav
DR13 -1.42 dB -16.50 dB A5 - Street of Dreams.wav
DR16 -2.03 dB -23.01 dB A6 - One for My Baby (and One More for the Road).wav
DR12 -0.65 dB -16.41 dB B1 - Fly Me to the Moon.wav
DR12 -0.53 dB -14.10 dB B2 - One O'Clock Jump (Instrumental).wav
DR14 -2.27 dB -19.67 dB B3 - The Tea Break (Monologue).wav
DR11 -0.13 dB -14.28 dB B4 - You Make Me Feel So Young.wav
DR13 -0.65 dB -18.29 dB C1 - All of Me (Instrumental).wav
DR12 -2.84 dB -18.71 dB C2 - September of My Years.wav
DR13 -0.73 dB -15.46 dB C3 - Get Me to the Church on Time.wav
DR12 -2.90 dB -18.74 dB C4 - It Was a Very Good Year.wav
DR12 -1.50 dB -16.65 dB C5 - Don't Worry 'Bout Me.wav
DR13 -0.77 dB -17.45 dB C6 - Makin' Whoopee (Instrumental).wav
DR12 -1.32 dB -16.54 dB D1 - Where or When.wav
DR14 -3.55 dB -22.62 dB D2 - Angel Eyes.wav
DR12 -0.61 dB -15.18 dB D3 - My Kind of Town.wav
DR15 -2.23 dB -21.19 dB D4 - A Few Last Words (Monologue).wav
DR11 -2.34 dB -16.26 dB D5 - My Kind of Town (Reprise).wav
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Number of files: 21
Official DR value: DR13

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Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Tonearm: Pro-Ject 9cc evo with Pure Silver Wires
Cartridge: Nagaoka MP-500
Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono PreAmp)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections : Silent Wire NF5
WaveLab 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for resampling and dithering

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Brocksieper Phonomax > E-MU 0404 > WaveLab 6 (24/192) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > converted to 24/96 (16/44.1) with iZotope RX Advanced 1.21
> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.


Personal Note

With my vinyl transfers, I try to catch the whole beauty of vinyl records; therefore I don't use any post-processing or any sound improvement. What you get is a clear and flat transfer. For getting a clear sound, I'll do an extended washing of each record with my RCM, which can take up to 30 minutes brushing on each side. Resistant ticks and clicks I try to remove as good as possible, but the priority is not to lose any musical information in the process. Surface noises, as long they are not too high, are left in place. Only on bad pressings or on records recorded at extremely low levels do I use a fade in-/-out. As John Peel said, "Life is full of surface noises." In some cases this means that I have to make a compromise.... The result has to pass my personal quality criteria, which is IMO quite high.



Links: (24-bit/96kHz & Artwork) (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8

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Posted By: chtimixeur Date: 05 Sep 2010 08:08:31
Thanks a lot. This will fit very nice with my Dr Robert collection of Sinatra rips ;)
Posted By: Dr. Robert Date: 05 Sep 2010 09:33:45
I just got this last week. You saved me the trouble of ripping it. Thanks for sharing.
Posted By: thevangris Date: 05 Sep 2010 09:44:23
I'm thinking of buying it, but for now i will enjoy your rip. You couldn't be more timely :) Thanks.
Posted By: kongo127 Date: 05 Sep 2010 10:30:48
Wonderful!!!

A Sinatra live concert vinyl!

You made my Sunday mate!

I´m not used to hear Sinatra at live concerts, i´m used to that high quality studio recordings.

I love the Duets I & II soundstage!

But this is very good! A must add-on to any fan! :)

Thank you so much! :)
Posted By: infernale81 Date: 05 Sep 2010 11:47:16
Thank you very much!

Kind regards
Posted By: cheredov Date: 05 Sep 2010 11:48:44
Thank You!
Posted By: sinkf Date: 05 Sep 2010 13:47:56
Thanks aksman !!
Posted By: buggly Date: 05 Sep 2010 13:48:10
Wow! Thanks aksman!!!
Posted By: jazzever Date: 05 Sep 2010 14:23:51
I'm not fan of live concerts in records but the cost benefit of this super disc sounds great.Both artists are the best of the best:great voice with magic piano player.Fantastic job aksman,appreciate indeed!!!
Posted By: sutaram Date: 05 Sep 2010 19:59:05
Thank you very much !!!!!!!
Posted By: nec240 Date: 05 Sep 2010 20:48:29
Beautiful stuff. Thank you, aksman!
Posted By: rangerjohn Date: 05 Sep 2010 20:57:16
By all accounts this is the best pressing EVER! Can't wait to hear it. Thanks.
Posted By: nedjo Date: 06 Sep 2010 08:50:05
Thanks aksman,
Posted By: JoJoPurdie Date: 06 Sep 2010 11:28:37
Wow aksman !, the best sinatra record i.m.o. as a vinyl ripp. Thank You so much aksman !!!
Posted By: hammck Date: 06 Sep 2010 20:41:09
Incredible sound..! Thanks again, you spoil us all..
Posted By: Nick Cave Date: 22 Sep 2010 01:34:09
Fantastico post aksman, Muchisimas Gracias y Saludos desde Argentina !!
Posted By: cuddlywudly Date: 28 Nov 2010 11:44:01
aksman, thanks so much for this version!

I downloaded the redbook version and i'm a very happy person...
Posted By: space22 Date: 14 Dec 2010 03:07:38
WOW!Thank you very much askman!!!!
Posted By: Pebble Date: 14 Jan 2011 15:10:22
I was never a fan of Frank then I heard yours and Dr Rob's rips. Now I happy to
say that I am now. So, aksman a big thank you for this one and also to Dr Robert
for the FS Box Set.

So much time, effort and expertise from yourselves for the benefit of so many.
Really appreciated.
Posted By: bojller Date: 14 Feb 2011 03:25:45
I too must say: BIGGEST THANKS.
And wish more yours greatest work.
Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 14 Jan 2012 22:17:25
Thanks a lot!
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