Frank Sinatra - SinatraJobin (1970)

In 1967 Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim collaborated together on a Latin-influenced jazz/vocal album, which was released later that year to much positive acclaim. It was a new direction for Sinatra, and after it proved successful they teamed up again to record some more songs. The 'SinatraJobim' album was released in 1970 on 8-track cassette, but before the vinyl version was issued both Sinatra and the record company had doubts about the commercial viability of the record, and so they shelved the vinyl release. The 8-track version of the album is now one of Sinatra's most sought-after rarities (although who has an 8-track these days?), and although these songs have since turned up spread over a variety of albums, it's nice to have them all together again in one place, how they should be heard. There was a rumour that Sinatra shelved the album because he didn't like the cover, but that's unlikely to be true as that's the easiest thing to fix, and it's really not that bad.

Track listing

01 Song Of The Saboa
02 Bonita
03 Drinking Water (Agua De Beber)
04 One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)
05 Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voco)
06 Someone To Light Up My Life
07 Triste
08 Wave
09 This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca)
10 Off Key (Desafinado)