“This album is a superb collection of Frank and friends from a part of Frank’s career that’s long been underrated. Here, Sinatra scales the jazz summit with Louis Armstrong on “Birth Of The Blues” and does three electrifying collaborations with one of his favorites, Ella Fitzgerald. Ella’s voice is at her best in each. Rival Elvis Presley gets the Chairman’s respect on a wonderfully playful meeting-of-the-icons medley of “Witchcraft”/”Love Me Tender.” The tunes are bright and lively and many benefit from Nelson Riddle’s arranging genius. Frank and Dean are great, improvising and playing off one another as always. But wait until you hear “Together” in which Bing joins Dino and Frank for a happy, hilarious threesome. 1. Me and My Shadow 2. Gotta Be This or That 3. How Are Ya Fixed For Love 4. Lonesome Man Blues 5. Moonlight In Vermont: I May Be Wrong 6. Nice Work If You Can Get It 7. Exactly Like You 8. Cherry Pies Ought To Be You 9. A Little Learnin is a Dangerous Thing 1 & 2 10. Can T We Be Friends? 11. The One I Love Belong To Someone Else 12. Peachtree Street 13. You, My Love 14. The Birth of the Blues 15. You Brought a New Kind of Love To Me 16. Well Did You Evah? 17. Witchcraft; Love Me Tender 18. Nothing In Common 19. Together
