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Put Your Dreams Away - (Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Di) by Luiz Carlos Do Nasci Silva & Luiz Carlo Nascimento Silva
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Highlights
- Focusing on Sinatra's presence in the recording studio, this discography catalogues Frank Sinatra's commercial records, V-Discs, and soundtrack film recordings.
- About the Author: LUIZ CARLOS DO NASCIMENTO SILVA has been translating books from English into Portuguese since 1953.
- 640 Pages
- Music, Genres & Styles
- Series Name: Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Di
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About the Book
Focusing on Sinatra's presence in the recording studio, this discography catalogues Frank Sinatra's commercial records, V-Discs, and soundtrack film recordings. The first chapter covers Sinatra's early years as a vocalist with the big bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Entries then proceed chronologically with separate chapters for each decade. Data was collected from session reports in the files of record companies and from some union contracts. Commercial record and film soundtrack entries include band personnel and composer credits.
Frank Sinatra fans, music historians, and discographers will appreciate this comprehensive catalogue of session recordings in which Sinatra either sang or conducted. The sessions span Sinatra's entire career, from his early days through the nineties. Two indexes, of song titles and of artists, complete the book.
Book Synopsis
Focusing on Sinatra's presence in the recording studio, this discography catalogues Frank Sinatra's commercial records, V-Discs, and soundtrack film recordings. The first chapter covers Sinatra's early years as a vocalist with the big bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Entries then proceed chronologically with separate chapters for each decade. Data was collected from session reports in the files of record companies and from some union contracts. Commercial record and film soundtrack entries include band personnel and composer credits.
Frank Sinatra fans, music historians, and discographers will appreciate this comprehensive catalogue of session recordings in which Sinatra either sang or conducted. The sessions span Sinatra's entire career, from his early days through the nineties. Two indexes, of song titles and of artists, complete the book.Review Quotes
?[T]his is an impressive addition to the Sinatra literature. For libraries with collections on popular culture.?-Choice
"ÝT¨his is an impressive addition to the Sinatra literature. For libraries with collections on popular culture."-Choice
"[T]his is an impressive addition to the Sinatra literature. For libraries with collections on popular culture."-Choice
About the Author
LUIZ CARLOS DO NASCIMENTO SILVA has been translating books from English into Portuguese since 1953./e He is a retired banker and during the last eight of his 32 years with Banco do Brasil, he was the head of its representative offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Rotterdam, Holland.