The Complete Reprise Recordings
Frank Sinatra · 2010
58 min · 20 tracks · blues · jazz · swing
A lush tapestry of bossa nova rhythms intertwined with Sinatra's smooth, emotive vocal style.
Why this album works
- Best for
- gentle evening relaxation intimate background ambiance smooth, soothing vocal delivery
- Context
- Released in 2010, this compilation encapsulates Frank Sinatra's collaborations with Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim during the late 1960s. It showcases a key moment in Sinatra's career as he explored bossa nova, merging traditional pop and jazz sensibilities with Brazilian influences, after his commercial peak in the previous decades.
- If you like
- blues, jazz, swing
The Complete Reprise Recordings is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 2010. A lush tapestry of bossa nova rhythms intertwined with Sinatra's smooth, emotive vocal style. The Complete Reprise Recordings is significant for its role in popularizing bossa nova in the United States through Sinatra's star power. The album received critical acclaim and highlighted the cultural exchange between American jazz and Brazilian music, cementing Sinatra's legacy as an artist who embraced diverse musical traditions. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does The Complete Reprise Recordings sound like?
A lush tapestry of bossa nova rhythms intertwined with Sinatra's smooth, emotive vocal style. Rooted in blues and jazz.
What makes The Complete Reprise Recordings by Frank Sinatra notable?
The Complete Reprise Recordings is significant for its role in popularizing bossa nova in the United States through Sinatra's star power. The album received critical acclaim and highlighted the cultural exchange between American jazz and Brazilian music, cementing Sinatra's legacy as an artist who embraced diverse musical traditions. Released in 2010, this compilation encapsulates Frank Sinatra's collaborations with Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim during the late 1960s. It showcases a key moment in Sinatra's career as he explored bossa nova, merging traditional pop and jazz sensibilities with Brazilian influences, after his commercial peak in the previous decades.
Who is The Complete Reprise Recordings for?
The Complete Reprise Recordings works well if you're into gentle evening relaxation, intimate background ambiance and smooth, soothing vocal delivery.
How many songs are on The Complete Reprise Recordings?
The Complete Reprise Recordings has 20 tracks, running approximately 58 minutes.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 The Girl From Ipanema (Gârota de Ipanema) Standout 3:20
- 2 Dindi 3:31
- 3 Change Partners 2:43
- 4 Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) Standout 2:45
- 5 Meditation (Meditação) 2:55
- 6 If You Never Come To Me (Inútil Paisagen) 2:11
- 7 How Insensitive (Insensatez) 3:18
- 8 I Concentrate on You 2:39
- 9 Baubles, Bangles and Beads 2:36
- 10 Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz) 2:38
- 11 The Song of the Sabiá (Sabiá) 3:40
- 12 Drinking Water (Água de Beber) 2:37
- 13 Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você) 2:40
- 14 Triste 2:42
- 15 This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca) 2:57
- 16 One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota Só) Standout 2:22
- 17 Don’t Ever Go Away (Por Causa de Você) 2:30
- 18 Wave 3:21
- 19 Off Key (Desafinado) 3:09
- 20 Bonita 3:40
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