Best of the Best

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Come Fly With Me
5 3:18
2 You Make Me Feel So Young
2:54
3 My Funny Valentine
2:31
4 Witchcraft
2:52
5 Young at Heart
4 2:50
6 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
2:59
7 I’ve Got You Under My Skin
3.5 3:42
8 Three Coins in the Fountain
3:05
9 All the Way
4 2:53
10 The Lady Is a Tramp
3:14
11 One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
4:24
12 Nice n’ Easy
2:46
13 The Very Thought of You
3:31
14 Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
4 2:28
15 Night and Day
5 3:37
16 My Kind of Town
3:10
17 It Was a Very Good Year
5 4:25
18 Strangers in the Night
4.65 2:37
19 Somethin’ Stupid
4 2:40
20 That’s Life
4.5 3:07
21 It Had to Be You
3:53
22 Mack the Knife
4:53
23 My Way
4.25 4:35
24 Theme From New York, New York
4.5 3:25

Credits

CD 1

dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States (track 24)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Los Angeles, California, United States (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1965-04-22) (track 17)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1966-04-11) (track 18)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1966-10-18) (track 20)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1967-02-01) (track 19)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1968-12-30) (track 23)
Los Angeles, California, United States (1979-07-18) (track 21)
Los Angeles, California, United States (1979-09-19) (track 24)
violin:
Victor Bay (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Alex Beller (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Walter Edelstein (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Henry Hill (Violin player) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Alex Murray (violinist) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Paul Nero (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Nathan Ross (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Mischa Russell (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Paul Shure (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Felix Slatkin (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Alex Beller (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Harry Bluestone (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Robert Cross (violonist) (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Walter Edelstein (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Ben Gill (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Paul Nero (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Mischa Russell (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Marshall Sosson (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Gerald Vinci (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Victor Arno (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Victor Bay (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Alex Beller (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Jacques Gasselin (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Dan Lube (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Erno Neufeld (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Nathan Ross (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Felix Slatkin (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Marshall Sosson (1960-04-13) (track 12)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Edgar Lustgarten (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Eleanor Slatkin (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Cy Bernard (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Edgar Lustgarten (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Eleanor Slatkin (1957-05-20) (track 4)
James Arkatov (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Victor Gottlieb (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Eleanor Slatkin (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Edgar Lustgarten (1964-06-09) (track 14)
reeds:
Buddy Collette (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Harry Klee (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Joe Koch (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Wilbur Schwartz (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Warren Webbe (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Plas Johnson (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Joe Koch (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Abe Most (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Harry Schuchman (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Wilbur Schwartz (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Eric Dixon (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Charlie Fowlkes (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Frank Wess (1964-06-09) (track 14)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Conrad Gozzo (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Manny Klein (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Vito "Mickey" Mangano (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Harry “Sweets” Edison (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Conrad Gozzo (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Vito "Mickey" Mangano (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Carroll Lewis (trumpeter) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Al Aarons (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Wallace Davenport (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Harry “Sweets” Edison (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Al Porcino (1964-06-09) (track 14)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Maxine Johnson (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Milton Thomas (violist) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Maxine Johnson (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Barbara Simons (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Lou Kievman (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Alexander Neiman (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Barbara Simons (1960-04-13) (track 12)
drums:
Irving Cottler (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Frank DeVito (american jazz drummer) (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Irv Cottler (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Sonny Payne (1964-06-09) (track 14)
guitar:
George van Eps (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Nick Bonney (guitarist) (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Al Viola (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Freddie Green (1964-06-09) (track 14)
bass:
Joe Comfort (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Joe Comfort (1957-05-20) (track 4)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (1964-06-09) (track 14)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (1960-04-13) (track 12)
alto saxophone:
Harry Klee (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Wilbur Schwartz (1956-01-12) (track 7)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Bill Miller (pianist) (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Bill Miller (pianist) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Count Basie (1964-06-09) (track 14)
baritone saxophone:
Morton Friedman (1956-01-12) (track 7)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (1957-05-20) (track 4)
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
tenor saxophone:
Justin Gordon (1956-01-12) (track 7)
James Williamson (Saxophone player) (1956-01-12) (track 7)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Kathryn Julye (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Kathryn Julye (1960-04-13) (track 12)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Jimmy Priddy (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Juan Tizol (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Dick Noel (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Jim Priddy (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Juan Tizol (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Tommy Shepard (trombonist) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Henry Coker (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Bill Hughes (trombone) (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Grover Mitchell (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Ken Shroyer (trombonist) (1964-06-09) (track 14)
French horn:
William Hinshaw (American horn player) (1960-04-13) (track 12)
James McGee (1960-04-13) (track 12)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (track 23)
Quincy Jones (track 14)
Paul Anka (track 23)
Billy May (track 1)
Nelson Riddle (tracks 6–7, 11–12, 16)
Gordon Jenkins (1965) (track 17)
Ernie Freeman (1966-04-11) (track 18)
Billy Strange (1967-02-01) (track 19)
Billy May (1979-07-18) (track 21)
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (1979-09-19) (track 24)
assistant engineer:
Elliot Scheiner (track 22)
Allen Sides (track 22)
composer:
Cy Coleman (track 4)
Claude François (track 23)
Bart Howard (track 14)
Bert Kaempfert (German easy listening and jazz-orientated orchestra leader, music producer, and songwriter, 1923-1980) (track 18)
John Kander (track 24)
David Mann (American songwriter) (track 6)
Carson Parks (track 19)
Jacques Revaux (track 23)
Johnny Richards (track 5)
Lew Spence (track 12)
Jimmy Van Heusen (tracks 9, 16)
Kurt Weill (track 22)
Ervin Drake (track 17)
Ray Noble (track 13)
Isham Jones (1924) (track 21)
Cole Porter (1932) (track 15)
Cole Porter (1936) (tracks 7, 7)
Harold Arlen (1943) (track 11)
Bart Howard (1954) (track 14)
Jimmy Van Heusen (1957) (track 1)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (track 23)
Nelson Riddle (track 5)
Nelson Riddle (1955-02-17) (track 6)
Nelson Riddle (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Billy May (1957-10-08) (track 1)
Nelson Riddle (1958-06-26) (track 11)
Nelson Riddle (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Nelson Riddle (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Quincy Jones (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Gordon Jenkins (1965) (track 17)
Billy May (1979-07-18) (track 21)
Vincent Falcone, Jr. (1979-09-19) (track 24)
Quincy Jones (1986-10-30) (track 22)
guest vocals:
Nancy Sinatra (track 19)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (tracks 5, 9, 11–12, 15, 24)
Frank Sinatra (1955-02-17) (track 6)
Frank Sinatra (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Frank Sinatra (1957-05-20) (track 4)
Frank Sinatra (1957-10-08) (track 1)
Frank Sinatra (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Frank Sinatra (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Frank Sinatra (1965) (track 17)
Frank Sinatra (1965-04-22) (track 17)
Frank Sinatra (1966-04-11) (track 18)
Frank Sinatra (1966-10-18) (track 20)
Frank Sinatra (1967-02-01) (track 19)
Nancy Sinatra (1967-02-01) (track 19)
Frank Sinatra (1968-12-30) (track 23)
Frank Sinatra (1986-10-30) (track 22)
lyricist:
Bart Howard (track 14)
Carson Parks (track 19)
Paul Anka (track 23)
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (track 12)
Marilyn Bergman (track 12)
Bertolt Brecht (track 22)
Sammy Cahn (tracks 9, 16)
Ervin Drake (track 17)
Fred Ebb (track 24)
Bob Hilliard (track 6)
Carolyn Leigh (tracks 4–5)
Ray Noble (track 13)
Charles Singleton (Composer/lyricist) (track 18)
Eddie Snyder (track 18)
Gus Kahn (1924) (track 21)
Cole Porter (1932) (track 15)
Cole Porter (1936) (tracks 7, 7)
Johnny Mercer (1943) (track 11)
Bart Howard (1954) (track 14)
Sammy Cahn (1957) (track 1)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (track 22)
orchestra:
Featuring Harry “Sweets” Edison (track 6)
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (tracks 6, 9, 11)
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1956-01-12) (track 7)
The Billy May Orchestra (1957-10-08) (track 1)
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Count Basie & His Orchestra (1964-06-09) (track 14)
The Count Basie Orchestra (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Billy May & His Orchestra (1979-07-18) (track 21)
Vincent Falcone, Jr. & His Orchestra (1979-09-19) (track 24)
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1986-10-30) (track 22)
orchestrator:
Billy May (track 1)
performer:
Nancy Sinatra (track 19)
Count Basie (1964-06-09) (track 14)
producer:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) (track 23)
Voyle Gilmore (track 4)
Quincy Jones (track 22)
Dave Cavanaugh (1958-06-26) (track 11)
Dave Cavanaugh (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Jimmy Bowen (1966-04-11) (track 18)
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone (track 22)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (1954) (track 22)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (track 11)
Nancy Sinatra (track 19)
Frank Sinatra (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Frank Sinatra (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Frank Sinatra (1979-07-18) (track 21)
Frank Sinatra (1979-09-19) (track 24)
writer:
Kelly Gordon (track 20)
Dean Kay (track 20)
phonographic copyright by:
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (1966) (track 18)
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC (2009) (track 18)
Masterworks Series (2013) (tracks 1, 6–7, 9, 11–12)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd. (track 5)
Bantam Music Publishing Co. (track 21)
Better Half Music Company (track 6)
Bourne Co. (track 6)
Bourne Music Ltd. (track 6)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (tracks 7, 7)
Chappell Music Ltd. (track 15)
Chappell/Morris Ltd. (track 11)
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG) (track 18)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 21)
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (track 24)
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (track 24)
Gilbert Keyes Music Company (track 21)
Harms, Inc. (track 15)
Harwin Music Corporation (aka Harwin-Music Corp.) (track 11)
Jeune Musique Éditions (track 23)
Maraville Music Corp. (track 9)
Memory Lane Music (publishing company) (track 17)
Moncur Street Music Ltd. (track 5)
Montclare Music (track 19)
Montclare Music Co Ltd. (track 19)
Morley Music Corp. (track 4)
Notable Music Company, Inc. (track 4)
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (track 13)
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) (track 6)
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (track 18)
Shapiro Bernstein (track 23)
Songs of Universal, Inc. (track 18)
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (track 23)
Spanka Music (track 23)
Spence Lew Music (track 12)
TRO Essex Music Ltd. (track 14)
Threesome Music Company (track 12)
Universal Edition (track 22)
Universal Edition AG (track 22)
Universal MCA Music Publishing (US film music publisher) (track 18)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) (track 18)
Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH (track 18)
Warner Chappell Music France (track 23)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (tracks 7, 7)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (track 23)
ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (– 2017-03-31) (track 23)
株式会社ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (2017-04-01 –) (track 23)
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1954-03 – 1955-03) (track 6)
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1957-04 – 1959-03) (track 9)
Capitol Studios, Studio A in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1957-10-08) (track 1)
Capitol Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1958-05 – 1958-06) (track 11)
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (1960-04-13) (track 12)
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (1964-04-08) (track 16)
edits:
My Kind of Town ("A Man and His Music" edit) by Frank Sinatra (track 16)
Night and Day ("A Man and His Music" edit) by Frank Sinatra (track 15)
remixes:
Frank Sinatra by Cee-Roo (track 14)
sampled by:
I Did It My Way by Jay-Z (track 23)
NYC Kids by TALES (track 17)
arrangement of:
Fly Me to the Moon (track 14)
arrangements:
Fly Me to the Moon (Quincy Jones arr.) (track 14)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1956-01-12) (track 7)
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (1958-06-26) (track 11)
Fly Me to the Moon (1964-06-09) (track 14)
It Was a Very Good Year (1965-04-22) (track 17)
Somethin’ Stupid (1967-02-01) (track 19)
Theme From New York, New York (1979-09-19) (track 24)
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (1986-10-30) (track 22)
later translated parody versions:
Blöde Worte (track 19)
Bundesrat (track 19)
Rasier dich! (Something Stupid) (track 19)
Something Arschloch (track 19)
later translated versions:
Así es la vida (track 20)
Ces mots stupides (track 19)
Hyvät vuodet (track 17)
MY WAY (Japanese Version of My Way) (track 23)
Muukalaiset yössä (track 18)
Nånting fånigt (track 19)
Obsession (track 13)
Schieß mich doch zum Mond (track 14)
So was Dummes (track 19)
Te llevo dentro de mí (tracks 7, 7)
Tout le jour, toute la nuit (Night and Day; du film "Joyeuse divorcée") (track 15)
Une fille d'enfer (track 4)
Voin sanoa sen toisinkin (track 14)
Volons vers la lune (track 14)
Vous faites partie de moi (tracks 7, 7)
Ночь и день (track 15)
Путники в ночи (Translation of "Strangers in the Night") (track 18)
我的方向 (track 23)
獨腳戲 (track 19)
later versions:
Étrangers dans la nuit (Strangers in the Night) (track 18)
part of:
Born to Dance (tracks 7, 7)
Gay Divorce (track 15)
recording of:
Young at Heart (1953-12-09) (track 5)
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (1955-02-17) (track 6)
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1956-01-12) (track 7)
Witchcraft (1957-05-20) (track 4)
All the Way (from "The Joker is Wild") (1957-08-13) (track 9)
Come Fly With Me (1957-10-08) (track 1)
Nice ‘n’ Easy (1960-04-13) (track 12)
Night and Day (Cole Porter song) (1961-11-22) (track 15)
The Very Thought of You (1962-06-12) (track 13)
My Kind of Town (1964-04-08) (track 16)
Fly Me to the Moon (Quincy Jones arr.) (1964-06-09) (track 14)
Strangers in the Night (1966-04-11) (track 18)
That's Life (1966-10-18) (track 20)
My Way (Frank Sinatra song) (1968-12-30) (track 23)
It Had to Be You (1979-07-18) (track 21)
translated version of:
Comme d’habitude (track 23)
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (track 22)

Release

ASIN: UK: B005NJ9BIU [info]