Barry Manilow guides us through this unique experience - Part 1
Frank Sinatra: The Dream Concert is a concert that never actually took place, compiled from recordings of some of his best live performances with the great musicians of the day.
Frank Sinatra: The Dream Concert is a concert that never actually took place – though we wish it had, and that we had been there. Compiled from recordings of some of his best live performances with the great musicians of the day, here are his classic songs from Witchcraft to My Way. This is Sinatra at his best – live.
Barry Manilow (no stranger to the world's biggest stages) guides us through this unique experience of artistry in music and sketches-in some of the background to Sinatra on the road.
With the cream of performances from New York, New Jersey, Dallas, Detroit, Japan and of course Las Vegas, the city he made his own and where he performed many hundreds of times at The Sands, Caesars Palace and The Golden Nugget, Sinatra was always accompanied by the finest musicians, including Count Basie and his Orchestra, Woody Herman and his long-time pianist and conductor Bill Miller.
Sinatra performed live around 2000 times not just at home but also around the world in South America, Scandinavia, Europe and even Iran - and, of course, here in the UK, with about 100 concerts.
Of the thousands of performances he gave, few were captured on record (or on film) so here's one especially for Radio 2 listeners – and it is longer and better than anything ever previously released. It is a unique performance for all singers and fans to sit back and relish.
Simply, this is Sinatra at his best – live!
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Music Played
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Barry Manilow
One Man In A Spotlight
- Manilow Sings Sinatra.
- Arista.
- 1.
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Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 7.
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Frank Sinatra
I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Frank Sinatra - Vegas.
- Reprise Records.
- 2.
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Frank Sinatra
My Kind Of Town
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 19.
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The Count Basie Orchestra
Makin' Whoopee
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 16.
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Frank Sinatra
Let Me Try Again
- The Main Event.
- Universal.
- 4.
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Frank Sinatra
For Once In My Life
- Live At The Meadowlands.
- Universal.
- 4.
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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.
Birth Of The Blues
- The Rat Pack Live!.
- Signature Sinatra.
- 22.
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Frank Sinatra
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
- The Rat Pack Live!.
- Signature Sinatra.
- 22.
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Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.
Me And My Shadow
- The Rat Pack Live!.
- Signature Sinatra.
- 23.
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Frank Sinatra
Strangers In The Night
- Ultimate Sinatra.
- Capitol Records.
- 9.
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Frank Sinatra
One For My Baby
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 6.
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Frank Sinatra
Mack The Knife
- Live @ The Meadowlands.
- Musical Memories.
- 20.
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Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is A Tramp
- The Main Event.
- Universal.
- 2.
Broadcast
- Sat 1 Apr 2023 01:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2