Sinatra: New York [Box] by Frank Sinatra

Audio Mixers: Leon Smith J. III; Larry Walsh. Liner Note Authors: Twyla Tharp; Yogi Berra; Nat Hentoff; Tom Young; Tony Bennett; Martin Scorsese. Photographer: George Rose. Arrangers: Don Costa; Ernie Freeman; Frank Foster; Gordon Jenkins; Neal Hefti; Nelson Riddle; Quincy Jones; Torrie Zito; Billy Byers; Billy May. Without argument, Frank Sinatra is the most iconic American singer of the 20th century. This whopping five-disc set issued by Reprise attempts to define Sinatra by performing in the place that seemingly defined him. It contains 61 never-before-issued performances of the singer in concert appearances in New York from the mid-'50s through to 1990. It also includes a DVD of a performance at Carnegie Hall, taped in 1980 with 16 more performances, for a total of 77 tracks. Disc One features radio broadcasts. Its first four cuts are taken from his appearance at the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra's 20th anniversary gig, broadcast from Manhattan Center in 1955. The selections are all ballads, with the capper...