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A seven-DVD box set, Concert Collection features Sinatra's concert and television performances with numerous guest stars and also previously unreleased material. 7. The set contains over more than 14 hours of Frank
The Frank Sinatra Enterprises collection begins with Sinatra’s first television special, A Man And His Music, broadcast in 1965 on NBC to commemorate Sinatra’s 50th birthday. Performances include “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Come Fly With Me” and “The Lady Is A Tramp.”
A Man And His Music Part II, with special guest Nancy Sinatra (1966, CBS) icludes “Luck Be A Lady” and “That’s Life.” Sinatra opens the Quincy Jones arrangement of “Fly Me To The Moon.” Nancy Sinatra
On A Man And His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967, NBC), Ella Fitzgerald
Sinatra: The Man And His Music (1981, NBC) aired a few weeks before his 66th birthday. He works with three different ensembles, including the the legendary Count Basie and his orchestra, with performances that include George Harrison’s
Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back (1973, NBC) is a comeback special filmed after the Sinatra's brief retirement in the early ’70s. Filmed in front of a live audience on a Hollywood soundstage, a concert environment is created as he sings and swings numbers such as “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “I’ve Got The World On A String." There are guest appearance by Gene Kelly
There's also Sinatra: The Main Event (1974, ABC), filmed live at Madison Square Garden accompanied by clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman with New York musicians that include a string section, The set list includes the Frank approach to contemporary hits of the day like “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,” “Let Me Try Again,” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” plus signature tunes such as “My Kind Of Town” and “My Way.”
Sinatra In Concert At Royal Festival Hall (1970, BBC) finds Princess Grace
Considered rare, Sinatra In Japan: Live At The Budokan Hall, Tokyo (1985) has so far only been released in Japan. Then 70, Sinatra opens with “The Lady Is A Tramp," and among other selections are “Strangers In The Night” and “Come Rain Or Come Shine.”
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (1968, CBS) takes a stand during the turbulent social changes of the '60s to celebrate black music. During the show he sings a medley of spirituals sung with TV star and singer Diahann Carroll
In Sinatra (1969, CBS), he takes a look back at his career.
It's an all star ensemble from pop standards, pop and country for Sinatra And Friends (1977, ABC). Guests include Dean Martin
Concert For The Americas (1982, Showtime) was recorded at the Altos de Chavón Amphitheater, a 5000-seat open-air Greek-style amphitheater in the Dominican Republic. The 90-minute performance features the legendary Buddy Rich
The box set also includes two rare specials that feature classic 1950s TV performances, plus an additional compilation of never-before-released vintage clips: Happy Holidays with Bing
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