Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers (Blue Note’s Tone Poet Series Vinyl) (1956/2026)

Frank Sinatra’s 1956 album Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! is getting reissued as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet series. The release is out March 27th, which is also the album’s 70th anniversary. Produced for release by Joe Harley, the new Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and comes packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos by William Claxton and Ken Veeder.

After the ballad-heavy In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle returned to up-tempo, swing material with Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, arguably the vocalist's greatest swing set. Like Sinatra's previous Capitol albums, Songs for Swingin' Lovers! consists of reinterpreted pop standards, ranging from the ten-year-old "You Make Me Feel So Young" to the 20-year-old "Pennies From Heaven" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Sinatra is supremely confident throughout the album, singing with authority and joy. That joy is replicated in Riddle's arrangements, which manage to rethink these standards in fresh yet reverent ways. Working with a core rhythm section and a full string orchestra, Riddle writes scores that are surprisingly subtle. "I've Got You Under My Skin," with its breathtaking middle section, is a perfect example of how Sinatra works with the band. Both swing hard, stretching out the rhythms and melodies but never losing sight of the original song. Songs for Swingin' Lovers! never loses momentum. The great songs keep coming and the performances are all stellar, resulting in one of Sinatra's true classics.

Tracklist
A1. You Make Me Feel So Young (2:55)
A2. It Happened In Monterey (2:36)
A3. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (2:18)
A4. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (2:48)
A5. Too Marvelous For Words (2:29)
A6. Old Devil Moon (3:55)
A7. Pennies From Heaven (2:43)
A8. Love Is Here To Stay (2:40)
B1. I've Got You Under My Skin (3:43)
B2. I Thought About You (2:29)
B3. We'll Be Together Again (4:26)
B4. Makin' Whoopie (3:07)
B5. Swingin' Down The Lane (2:54)
B6. Anything Goes (2:43)
B7. How About You? (2:47)