Excellent post! Frank’s phrasing is second to no one - simply amazing.
I created a business in high-end audio and have a longtime friend who remasters classic albums for better sound quality - on CD, SACD and vinyl. From the jazz classics to Beach Boys to Nat King Cole to Peggy Lee to Sinatra.
My friend has been very kind to me and gifted me with CDR copies from the raw, studio master tapes of those artists...and so many more.
The Sinatra gifts have included all of his hits and are “dry” - before the dreaded echo/reverb was added. Some tracks include the studio chatter before they started playing. Sinatra was quite the cut-up when he got into his Jimmy Cagney “you dirty rats” routine.
Needless to say, the sound quality from CDRs burned direct from the master tapes is extraordinary.
Sinatra liked to keep his voice out front and the orchestra waaay back in the mix.
Bottom line - I never tire of Sinatra. My favotites - whioch are hard to do - will always include “The Way You Look Tonight” and his signature song, “One For My Baby” - especially the live version at the Sands. Even though Count Basie was providing the orchestra, Sinatra ALWAYS had his personal pianist (Bill Miller) to ALWAYS play the piano on THAT song.
“Don’t Worry ‘bout Me” is my favorite cut from that album. I get the chills every time I listen to it. What he does with the word “yourself” is amazing.
He is one of the few singers who can be better live then in the studio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Rz6ZHvbKw