It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

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It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

#FrankSinatra #CountBasie #QuincyJones #BigBand #Jazz #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

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Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

#CountBasie #NealHefti #FrankSinatra #Jazz #BigBand #Swing #VocalJazz #Music