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Frank Sinatra - A Man and His Music - Part 2 [VHS]

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This is the show that introduced That's Life to the world. I wrote That's Life. Perhaps of some historical interest, this show was taped before the phonograph record was made. The musical arrangement used on the show is by Nelson Riddle. This arrangment that was originally intended for use on the record but was replaced by Ernie Freeman's now classic arrangement when the record was made just a few days before this show aired. Actually, Sinatra did attempt to make the record featuring the Riddle arrangement while he was in England making a film but the attempt failed. Pre recorded tracks were shipped London and Sinatra tried to add his vocals; but, he always preferred recording with a live orchestra and was unhappy with the results of performing to tracks. The recording was ash canned...although it still may be somewhere in the Warner Bros vaults. For now, the only place to hear the arrangement originally intended for use on the recorded version of That's Life is on this video.

I can't believe some of the criticism. I have most everything Frank recorded and although the sound should be better, you're seeing Frank live with great orchestras (Riddle and Jenkins), and he's wonderful. You see the confidence and the perfection. I wish there were better quality Frank vids, but this is it.

Very entertaining. It leaves you wanting more. Great rendition of his songs with a few twist. Sintra gives his all and dosen't hold back.

DO NOT buy this or any of the other Sinatra performance DVDs! Why not? Because Shout! Factory and Frank Sinatra Enterprises have a new box set on the way. Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection is a 7-DVD box set arriving in stores on November 2 containing 14 hours of Sinatra's television appearances in a boxed set with a 44-page book. This box restores to print some of Sinatra's best-known television specials, including the original A Man and His Music (1965) and its three sequels (1966, 1967 and 1981); 1973's "comeback" Ol' Blue Eyes is Back, and 1974's triumphant The Main Event. As of September 2010, the collection is priced at $55.99 as an Amazon pre-order. Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection

Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection (Shout! Factory, 2010)

Discs 1 and 2: A Man and His Music: The Collection
A Man and His Music
A Man and His Music Part II
A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

Discs 3 and 4: Around the World
Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
Sinatra: The Main Event
Sinatra In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
Sinatra In Japan: Live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo*

Disc 5: Primetime
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Sinatra
Sinatra and Friends*

Disc 6: The Concert for the Americas

Disc 7: Bonus Disc
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Vintage Sinatra (2003 PBS Special)*
Bonus TV performances*

* denotes previously unreleased material

I just thought that I would write this to clarify the mistake that Amazon made in it's review of this DVD above. The DVD that they are reviewing is not Vol.2. They are reviewing A Man and His Music +ELLA +Jobim. I haven't seen Vol 2 yet, but the one with Ella and Jobim is AMAZING. I Highly recommend it!

Do not buy this one for hundreds of dollars. The rare Sinatra featuring daughter Nancy is part of the 3 tape set Sinatra-Reprise Collection volume 3-for under $10!!!!!!

Great singing from the greatest popular vocalist this century.Featuring the marvelous orchestra of Nelson Riddle plus a wonderful musical insight to the world of sixty`s T.V.You won`t see television like this again.Truly magical.A must for all fans of good music.The dvd produces great sound and picture quality.Thank God for dvd.

A man and His Music Part II was a TV special done in the mid 60's. Although it's not the Vegas Sinatra that I am most fond of, it's Frank and certainly should be a part of any true Sinatra collection.

While the one with Nancy is my least favorite of Sinatra's mid 60s television specials, it is still worth owning. There will never be another ole blue eyes, and it is always a thrill to look back at the way things were. Even when Sinatra was not at best form, he was still very very good. The best was the one with Ella and Jobim, the last one I believe.

I don't know what to say, it was a pretty good Tv-concert. There might not have been anyone in the room with him, but that was okay, because he hit everything head on.

The Nancy stuff was really not that important, as it seemed like they threw her in just because she had a career at that point and was Frank's daughter. Still, Nancy did two good songs that really sounded cool (Bang Bang & Broadway).

The melody wasn't really a melody, and shockingly Nancy was right when she said she sang lower than Frank on her own.

Except for the Nancy stuff, it was just Frank doing a concert in a Tv studio.

There was a melody, as usual for Frank, telling of his "song for losers -- love lost" songs. The main song, has Sinatra in a chair thinking back. Good direction.

I can't remember all the names, but all these songs were top notch in my opinion. It wasn't his first 1965 special, but it was pretty good. The shows from 1965-67; 1969; 1971 were the best.