[78-L] Early studio singers - question^

[Julian Vein]

On 10/12/11 23:59, David Lennick wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 6:44 PM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> On 10/12/11 21:13, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>> Sinatra could not read music, and he was another singer who learned songs
>>> from his musical director or others. For instance, Sammy Cahn introduced
>>> him to songs he was previously unaware of (I Don't Stand a Ghost of a
>>> Chance and Street of Dreams are two examples that Sinatra himself
>>> mentioned). He could also sense a melody line from sheet music by watching
>>> the lines go up and down.
>>>
>>> He was a huge opera fan, and he came to know a lot of symphonic music as
>>> well; meetings with Nelson Riddle would consist of Frank describing the
>>> type of accompaniment he wanted with regard to tempo and backgrounds, even
>>> saying that in an introduction, he wanted a similar sound to a work by
>>> Brahms, which he would name.
>>>
>>> He turned out to be a fine conductor. Riddle commented that he could stand
>>> on a podium, give the musicians a look, and they followed. If he didn't
>>> like something, his piercing stare would precede telling the musicians what
>>> he wanted.
>>>
>>> Several musicians have told me that if he'd had some real musical training,
>>> who knows what he could have done.
>>>
>>> Jeff Sultanof
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>>>
>> Yeah, he could have become a half-decent singer!
>>
>>         Julian Vein
> Hey, his cousin Ray got to conduct for a REAL singer, that Mario Lasagna guy!
>
> dl
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That was a pizza cake, in contrast to Sinatra who was a pizza kuck!

      Julian Vein