Title: Must-read for FS fans
Product review: I've been a fairly obsessive Sinatra fan since the early 1990s (when I was in high school), but I learned a lot of new things from this book. Especially:* How closely involved FS was in every aspect of his recordings, from song selection, to tweaking the arrangements, to essentially being his own producer;* His perfect ear for catching off notes in the orchestra (despite never learning to read sheet music);* His lifelong love of classical music, and how he would ask his arrangers to write in the style of Pucchini, Brahms, etc, when it was appropriate;* The whole story behind the "Duets" sessions, and how they almost didn't happen.I do wish all of the the 60s & 70s sessions were treated as in-depth as the Capitol years. I'm sad to have reached the end of this book--I wish it could go on...
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