Frank Sinatra - A Voice On Air (1935-1955) (CD)

2015 four CD set. Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955), a historic 100+ track deluxe box set culled from an invaluable collection of rare radio broadcasts and rehearsals immaculately restored from the original recording masters for unprecedented high-fidelity sound. This breathtaking overview charts Frank Sinatra s evolution as a vocalist, and includes samples of his radio work from the first 20 years of his amazing career, from his first radio performance in 1935 (singing "S-H-I-N-E" with the Hoboken Four) to his last weekly series in 1955 (The Frank Sinatra Show, featuring ultra-rare performances with an in-studio quintet). From beginning to end, Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955) envelops the listener in the atmosphere surrounding the creation of these masterful radio performances in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Meticulously restored and remastered in high-resolution from the original glass and aluminum radio transcription discs and magnetic tape masters these vintage, historic recordings most of them unheard since their original broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s sound more rich and vibrant than ever before. All of the warmth and vibrancy that are hallmarks of Frank Sinatra's vocal brilliance have been preserved, and showcased with unprecedented fidelity.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Vintage Radio Tuning in / Major Bowes' Show Opening / S-H-I-N-E - the Hoboken Four
2. Fred Allen Introduces Frank Sinatra and the Four Sharps ; Exactly Like You
3. Moon Love - Frank Sinatra with Harry James and His Orchestra
4. Fame and Fortune Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You ; Marie (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra/Band Chorus)
5. Deep Night - Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra
6. Ruth Lowe Interview ; I'll Never Smile Again/Fame and Fortune Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
7. Frenesi - Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra and the Pied Pipers
8. Carnaval de Broadway Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You / the One I Love - Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra and the Pied Pipers
9. Carnaval de Broadway Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You ; the One I Love (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra and the Pied Pipers)
10. Say It ; Carnaval de Broadway Show Closing: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra)
11. I Don't Believe in Rumors - Frank Sinatra with David Broekman ; the Treasury Ensemble
12. I Don't Believe in Rumors
13. Medley: I'll String Along with You/As Time Goes By
14. I Heard You Cried Last Night - Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
15. For Me and My Gal - Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
16. For Me and My Gal
17. Moonlight Mood
18. Broadway Bandbox Show Opening / All or Nothing at All (Orchestral) - Frank Sinatra with Raymond Scott ; His Orchestra
19. Broadway Bandbox Show Opening ; All or Nothing at All (Orchestral)
20. My Heart Stood Still
21. Close to You - Frank Sinatra with Raymond Paige ; His Orchestra
22. As Time Goes By - Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
23. It's De-Lovely - Frank Sinatra ; Milton Berle with Raymond Scott ; His Orchestra

Disc: 2

1. Fred Allen Introduces Frank Sinatra and the Four Sharps ; Exactly Like You
2. Moon Love (With Harry James ; His Orchestra)
3. Fame and Fortune Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You ; Marie (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra/Band Chorus)
4. Deep Night (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra/Band Chorus)
5. Lover Come Back to Me / Songs By Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra and the Bobby Tucker Singers / Frank Sinatra ; Everett Clark with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra and the Bobby Tucker Singers
6. Frenesi (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra and the Pied Pipers)
7. East of the Sun (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra/Band Chorus)
8. Carnaval de Broadway Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You ; the One I Love (With Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra and the Pied Pipers)
9. Frank Sinatra D-Day Announcement / the Frank Sinatra Show Opening: This Love of Mine / Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra / Frank Sinatra with Mark Warnow ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
10. Frank Sinatra Commentary on Special D-Day Broadcast / America the Beautiful - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra / Frank Sinatra
11. Frank Sinatra Dedication to Canadian Soliders at Rockcliffe Hospital, Ontario / I'll Be Seeing You (Rehearsal) - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
12. Frank Sinatra Dedication to Soldiers at Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, NY / the Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
13. It Had to Be You - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
14. Don't Fence Me in - Frank Sinatra ; Eileen Barton with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
15. For Me and My Gal
16. Long Ago and Far Away - Frank Sinatra with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
17. Songs By Sinatra Opening: Night and Day / Aren't You Glad You're You - Frank Sinatra, June Hutton ; the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
18. Broadway Bandbox Show Opening ; All or Nothing at All (Orchestral)
19. Birthday Greetings for Frank Sinatra's 30th Birthday / Frank Sinatra Introduces June Hutton / Button Up Your Overcoat - Frank Sinatra, June Hutton ; the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
20. Day By Day - Frank Sinatra, June Hutton ; the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra
21. Close to You (Orchestral)
22. Ol' Man River / Songs By Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away - Frank Sinatra, June Hutton ; the Pied Pipers with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra

Disc: 3

1. Frank Sinatra Receives the Moden Screen Ed Sullivan Award Nad the 1946 "Radio Father of the Year Award" / Come Rain or Come Shine - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; His Orchestra

Disc: 4

1. Light Up Time Show Opening: Lucky Day ; It All Depends on You
2. Haunted Heart - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
3. Full Moon and Empty Arms (With Dorothy Kirsten)
4. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover - Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl ; the Hit Parade Orchestra
5. Mad About You
6. A Fine Romance (With Dorothy Kirsten)
7. Dean Martin Introduces Frank Sinatra ; I've Got a Crush on You
8. Light Up Time Show Opening: Lucky Day / It All Depends on You - Frank Sinatra with Johnny Green ; His Orchestra
9. Birth of the Blues
10. Full Moon and Empty Arms - Frank Sinatra ; Dorothy Kirsten with