Barry Manilow guides us through this unique experience - Part 2
Frank Sinatra: The Dream Concert is a concert that never actually took place, compiled from recordings of some of his best live performances with the great musicians of his day.
Frank Sinatra: The Dream Concert is a concert that never actually took place – though we wish it had, and that we had been there. Compiled from recordings of some of his best live performances with the great musicians of his day, here are his classic songs from Witchcraft to My Way. This is Sinatra at his best – live.
Barry Manilow (no stranger to the world's biggest stages) guides us through this unique experience of artistry in music and sketches-in some of the background to Sinatra on the road.
With the cream of performances from New York, New Jersey, Dallas, Detroit, Japan and, of course, Las Vegas, the city he made his own and where he performed many hundreds of times at The Sands, Caesars Palace and The Golden Nugget, Sinatra was always accompanied by the finest musicians, including Count Basie and his Orchestra, Woody Herman and his long-time pianist and conductor Bill Miller.
Sinatra performed live around 2,000 times, not just at home but also around the world in South America, Scandinavia, Europe and even Iran, and, of course, here in the UK, with about 100 concerts.
Of the thousands of performances he gave, few were captured on record (or on film), so we have made one specially for Radio 2 listeners – and it is longer and better than anything ever previously released. It is a unique performance for all singers and fans to sit back and relish.
Simply, this is Sinatra at his best – live!
Last on
Music Played
-
Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 3.
-
Frank Sinatra
The September Of My Years
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 12.
-
Frank Sinatra
On The Road To Mandalay
- Frank Sinatra - Vegas.
- Reprise Records.
- 20.
-
Frank Sinatra
Witchcraft
- Frank Sinatra - Vegas.
- Reprise Records.
- 19.
-
Frank Sinatra
The Soliloquy
- The Concert - Sinatra.
- Reprise Records.
- 8.
-
Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra
Somethin' Stupid
- Frank Sinatra - Vegas.
- Signature Sinatra.
- 12.
-
Frank Sinatra
Theme From New York, New York
- Frank Sinatra - Vegas.
- Signature Sinatra.
- 13.
-
Frank Sinatra
Where Or When
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 17.
-
Frank Sinatra
Angel Eyes
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 18.
-
Frank Sinatra
It Was A Very Good Year
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 14.
-
Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
- Sinatra @ The Sands.
- Reprise Records.
- 10.
-
Frank Sinatra
My Way
- The Main Event.
- Universal.
- 12.
-
Frank Sinatra
Nice 'n' Easy
- Live @ The Meadowlands.
- Musical Memories.
- 5.
-
Barry Manilow
Here's To The Man
- Manilow Sings Sinatra.
- Arista.
- 14.
Broadcasts
- Tue 15 Dec 2015 22:00Â鶹Éç Radio 2
- Sun 2 Apr 2023 00:00Â鶹Éç Radio 2
Featured in...
Frank Sinatra Centenary Season
A series of programmes on Radio 2 celebrates 100 years since the birth of Ol' Blue Eyes.