Sorti en 1956, "Songs for Swingin’ Lovers !" est l’un des albums les plus emblématiques de Frank Sinatra et un pilier du jazz vocal et du swing orchestral. Arrangé et dirigé par Nelson Riddle, cet album marque une évolution majeure dans la carrière de Sinatra, qui adopte ici un ton plus léger, enjoué et irrésistiblement séduisant.

L’album rassemble des standards américains revisités avec élégance, mêlant sophistication musicale et décontraction. Sinatra y incarne un personnage charmant et espiègle, porté par des orchestrations dynamiques et raffinées. Chaque morceau respire l’énergie du swing tout en conservant une grande précision émotionnelle.

Des titres comme “You Make Me Feel So Young”, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” ou “Love Is Here to Stay” illustrent parfaitement cet équilibre entre virtuosité et accessibilité. L’album est souvent considéré comme l’un des premiers grands “concept albums”, avec une cohérence d’ambiance et de style tout au long de l’écoute.

Frank Sinatra (vocals), Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra : Conrad Gozzo, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Manny Klein, Zeke Zarchy (trumpet), Milt Bernhart, Lloyd Ulyate, Dick Reynolds (trombone), George Seabright, Vincent DeRosa (Frenh Horns), Buddy Collette, Babe Russin, Jules Jacob, Skeets Herfurt, Joe Koch (saxophones, woodwinds), Bill Miller (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Joe Comfort (bass), Alvin Stoller (drums), Felix Slatkin Capitol’s studio string players (violin,viola,cello).

- Frank Sinatra "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" (Mono) 180 gram mono LP !
- Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape !
- Plated and pressed at RTI !

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the "Tone Poet", on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

After his melancholy masterpiece In The Wee Small Hours, the legendary vocalist Frank Sinatra brightened the mood considerably with his exuberant album Songs For Swingin' Lovers! released on Capitol Records in 1956. Together, the two albums presented an enthralling duality with the brokenhearted lover of the former relishing the joys of newfound romance on the latter. Recorded at Capitol's KHJ Studios in Hollywood, the album was once again produced by Voyle Gilmore and presented delightful Nelson Riddle arrangements of Great American Songbook standards including "You Make Me Feel So Young", "Too Marvelous For Words", "Love Is Here To Stay", "I've Got You Under My Skin", and more.

This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos by William Claxton & Ken Veeder.