![]() ![]() ![]() Born in 1900, raised in Paris, he flirted in early life with surrealism, with the rue du Château group and Marcel Duchamp. Jacques Prévert wrote those words, in French, as a poem. Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelleĭead leaves are collected by the shovelful Autumn leaves are a reminder of mortality, and decline, and loss: It's an image that reminds you of the cruel remorselessness of time, even in my part of the world - northern New England - where the foliage blazes brightest, red and gold and orange, just before it falls and dies. You don't have to be moonstruck or in love at all to feel a certain melancholy when autumn nips the air, as it does this very week: Yet there is one great seasonal signifier that almost everyone responds to. Of course, if you're not a young man in love, spring fever may pass you by, and, if you're in late middle age, the summer may be no more likelier a prompter of romance than mid-November. This is the way Sinatra would have wanted it and it does sound so well assembled.A truly great song for the season isn't about the calendar, or the weather. I think LoVerde did a great job in keeping Sinatra's voice mixed well with Jenkins and his orchestra. Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs has pulled off a little sonic magic on this SACD release! Sinatra's voice is less differentiated than the great Nat King Cole AP SACD's and his voice in contrast is closer to the orchestra. Yup the sound of this MOFI SACD is uely a beautiful disc! From the opening soft orchestral vibes of "Where Are You?" to the heart ripping "baby wont you please come home" Sinatra never sounded so clear and rich. The music is rich in texture and full of deep regret and longing.your heart will break listening to this album.Īnd now as for the needs baby!!!!!! This was the FIRST album that Sinatra recorded with Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra and gave the world a little first glimpse into what was still to come! I should probably tell you that I grew up in a house that played Sinatra all the time and hearing his voice again this clear harkens me back to my childhood and a place that was part Frank! In all it's MONO-BEAUTY, Sinatra's "Where Are You?" is an album that verges on perfection! An album that is filled with that incredible creative Sinatra - lonely romanticism that only he can pull off. What an amazing album.what an amazing voice ! ![]() Review by progboy Febru(7 of 7 found this review helpful) Some day this is going to be fetching $100+ as an OOP. 10 out of 10 for fidelity on the vocals, and a 9 for the orchestra which only once or twice get pushed just slightly beyond the sweet spot. If you’ve heard those, you know just how high the bar has been raised. Sonically, this first Sinatra release is just as pure as the fantastic “Ella and Louis” Analog Productions SACD, and even rivals the crystal clear vocal clarity of the recently released, “Nat King Cole, Love Is The Thing” AP SACD. Sinatra’s velvety voice simply jumps out of the speakers.įor comparison, this is miles ahead of the 1957, “Here’s Little Richard”, MOFI disc that I just purchased. Everything is just wonderful! The mono is evenly distributed, the recording levels are perfect, allowing for heavy handed-ness on the on the volume nob. These 1957 master tapes must have been kept in an air-tight, hyperbolic chamber simply pristine sonics.įrom the first few bars of track 1, “Where are You”, I knew this was going to be everything that I had hoped for. The first Sinatra MOFI disc to be released on SACD, and is it ever magnificent. ![]()
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