SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS

   SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS 

Arranged and Conducted by Gordon Jenkins 

                                                            LP Originally Released September 1965 

The first time I heard this song,  I was 14 years old and while I liked it very much, I didn't feel particularly identified with its lyrics. Now, 55 years later, the song has acquired deep and very relevant meanings for me.  It has become one of the iconic numbers in Frank Sinatra's repertoire.

One day you turn around and it's summer
Next day you turn around and it's fall
And the springs and the winters of a lifetime
Whatever happened to them all?

As a man who has always had the wand'ring ways
Now I'm reaching back for yesterdays
'Til a long-forgotten love appears
And I find that I'm sighing softly as I near
September, the warm September of my years

As I man who has never paused at wishing wells
Now I'm watching children's carousels
And their laughter's music to my ears
And I find that I'm smiling gently as I near
September, the warm September of my years

The golden warm September of my years

 

SEPTEMBER SONG by Sinatra

We welcome the beginning of a new month in this pandemic year, hoping that things get better as the months fly by.  Sinatra's song refers mainly to the passage of time and the fact that, as we grow older, time is much too precious to waste!

The song was featured in his 1962 album POINT OF NO RETURN although it had been recorded by him before and would appear in different versions later on, but this one is my favorite. The songs on this album were recorded on September of 1961 and were the final sessions at Capitol Records.

Sinatra then moved on to his own label, Reprise.

SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN sung by Frank Sinatra

        This great tune was released on Sinatra's 1961 album SINATRA'S SWINGIN' SESSION!!! 

Arrangements and orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle, featuring Buddy Collette on tenor sax and flutes.

 

You can listen to it here!

ALEXA

 

Do you control your device or does it control you?

FRANK SINATRA (1915-1998)

22 years ago, on May 14 1998, the world lost FRANK SINATRA.

However, his voice and his talent will remain from here to eternity!

                        

Listen to Frank singing one of my favorite Sinatra songs on his TV special

 "The Man and His Music"!

                                             

FRANK SINATRA'S WORLD

This is WIKIPEDIA's entry on Frank Sinatra:
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

So much has been written about Sinatra, it is quite redundant to say anything more here. 
His legacy in popular music is well known and his recordings are still heard all over the world in some form or another. Movie makers frequently rely on Frank's recordings to score parts of their films and his presence is felt in other singers' arrangements of classic tunes previously recorded by him.

                  

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he's still regarded as the greatest singer of the 20th Century, which he most certainly is. 
His recordings will continue to delight future generations for many years to come. 

He was the original pop star.

                        

He invented the Concept Album.

He was a style icon.

His music is constantly rediscovered.

               

He inspires intense devotion across generations.

 

But first and foremost, he did it all his way.

Today is his 104th birthday and I will remember Old Blue Eyes by listening to some of his songs, which I enjoy not only on his birthday but all year round!

                     

                                                       

"It's Frank's world, we just live in it." - Dean Martin, member of Sinatra's legendary Rat Pack.

Cartoon by Pete Emslie

"May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine." - Frank Sinatra.

And have a Merry Sinatra Christmas! 

Check out this clip from the Dean Martin show where you can appreciate the camaraderie between them  and their joyful approach to the songs.

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Ever since I was a little kid, Christmas music was for me a very important part of the Yuletide celebrations.  As far as I can recall, the yearly ritual of trimming the tree was always accompanied by traditional holiday music my mom would play on the living room phonograph and that music became imbedded in my subconscious so deeply that, from then on, Christmas wasn't really Christmas if we didn't play those beautiful songs.

Over the years, my musical tastes have varied somewhat but not so much as to draw me away from the vintage recordings I heard during my early years. I still enjoy those old Xmas tunes and I have collected a sizable amount of seasonal cds to help me remember my first family Christmas celebrations.
And of course, like everyone else I suppose, I have my special favorites among them.

This is the first Christmas album I remember I listened to while fixing the tree's decorations.

I wonder what ever happened to "The Caroleers".

The ever popular Bing Crosby staple! And Frank Sinatra's chart topping Jolly Christmas album!

 

 

No Christmas is complete without the sound of the Ray Conniff singers or Alvin and the Chipmunks.

The smooth crooning sounds of Dino and Andy Williams also help to make the season bright.

  

Another indispensable classic: Nat King Cole's Christmas Song!

The Boston Pops arrangements of Christmas classics were big favorites in my household.

                                      

Orchestral versions of traditional holiday music are essential to get you in the Christmas mood.

Shopping malls know this all too well!

FRANK SINATRA's first recording!

I am currently a guest in Hoboken, N.J., so I think it's fitting I share this historical recording:

Our Love is the first ever song to be recorded by Frank Sinatra. It is a stock arrangement based on part of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet. It was recorded with Frank Mane's band, March 18, 1939, at Harry Smith Studio, 3 46th East Street Manhattan

It's FRANK SINATRA's world. We just live in it!

FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA
Born December 12, 1915
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.

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