Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra - The Song Is You (5 CD, 1994/FLAC)


 This five disc box set contains every studio recording Frank Sinatra performed with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, a few tracks of alternate recording takes, and a full disc of mostly-unreleased radio broadcasts. It is considered a definitive look at the first years of what would become a half-a-century long career. 






  • Tommy Dorsey - conductor, trombone
  • Frank Sinatra - vocals
  • Johnny Mince - saxophone, clarinet
  • Hymie Shertzer, Deane Kincaide, Fred Stulce, Babe Zimmers, Paul Mason, Babe Russin, Les Robinson, Don Lodice - saxophones
  • Zeke Zarchy, Jimmy Blake, Lee Castle, Ray Linn, Bunny Berigan, John Dillard, Leon Debrow, Clyde Hurley, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson - trumpets
  • Wald Silloway, Dave Jacobs, Elmer Smithers, Lowell Martin, George Arus, Les Jenkins - trombones
  • Joe Bushkin - piano, celeste
  • Howard Smith, Bob Kitsis, Skitch Henderson - pianos
  • Carmen Mastren - guitar
  • Gene Traxler, Ray Leatherford, Sid Weiss - basses
  • Buddy Rich - drums
  • Pied Pipers, Connie Haines - background vocals


Disc 1: The Complete Studio Masters Vol. 1

01. The Sky Fell Down (3:16)
02. Too Romantic (3:11)
03. Shake Down The Stars (3:33)
04. Moments In The Moonlight (3:17)
05. I'll Be Seeing You (3:07)
06. Say It (3:24)
07. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (3:20)
08. The Fable Of The Rose (2:52)
09. This Is The Beginning Of The End (3:14)
10. Hear My song Viletta (3:04)
11. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) (3:13)
12. Devil May Care (3:07)
13. April Played The Fiddle (3:07)
14. I Haven't The Time To Be A Millionaire (3:05)
15. Imagination (3:14)
16. Yours Is My Heart Alone (2:53)
17. You're Lonely And I'm Lonely (3:12)
18. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) (3:21)
19. Head On My Pillow (2:54)
20. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow (2:30)
21. I'll Never Smile Again (3:11)
22. All This And Heaven Too (3:39)
23. Where Do You Keep Your Heart? (2:49)


Disc 2: The Complete Studio Masters Vol. 2

01. Whispering (3:00)
02. Trade Winds (3:00)
03. The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) (3:32)
04. The Call Of The Canyon (3:10)
05. Love Lies (3:24)
06. I Could Make You Care (3:11)
07. The World Is In My Arms (3:12)
08. Our Love Affair (3:03)
09. Looking For Yesterday (3:12)
10. Tell Me At Midnight (2:52)
11. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (3:05)
12. When You Awake (3:12)
13. Anything (3:06)
14. Shadows On The Sand (2:59)
15. You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again (3:05)
16. I'd Know You Anywhere (2:54)
17. Do You Know Why? (3:09)
18. Not So Long Ago (3:04)
19. Stardust (3:12)
20. Oh! Look At Me (3:16)
21. You Might Have Belonged To Another (2:47)
22. You Lucky People, You (2:39)
23. It's Always You (3:16)
24. I Tried (3:15)


Disc 3: The Complete Studio Masters Vol. 3

01. Dolores (2:59)
02. Without A Song (4:29)
03. Do I Worry? (3:15)
04. Everything Happens To Me (3:15)
05. Let's Get Away From It All (4:54)
06. I'll Never Let A Day Pass By (3:17)
07. Love Me As I Am (3:10)
08. This Love Of Mine (3:43)
09. I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest (3:32)
10. You And I (2:45)
11. Neiani (3:20)
12. Free For All (2:23)
13. Blue Skies (3:19)
14. Two In Love (2:58)
15. Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song) (2:59)
16. I Think Of You (2:57)
17. How Do You Do Without Me (3:14)
18. A Sinner Kissed An Angel (2:59)
19. Violets For Your Furs (3:07)
20. The Sunshine Of Your Smile (2:34)
21. How About You (2:56)
22. Snootie Little Cutie (3:20)


Disc 4: The Complete Studio Masters Vol. 4

01. Poor You (2:49)
02. I'll Take Tallulah (3:17)
03. The Last Call For Love (2:33)
04. Somewhere A Voice Is Calling (3:09)
05. Just As Though You Were Here (3:16)
06. Street Of Dreams (2:43)
07. Take Me (3:03)
08. Be Careful, It's My Heart (2:50)
09. In The Blue Of Evening (2:57)
10. Dig Down Deep (2:09)
11. There Are Such Things (2:44)
12. Daybreak (3:14)
13. It Started All Over Again (2:58)
14. Light A Candle In The Chapel (3:06)
15. Too Romantic (Take 2) (3:09)
16. Shake Down The Stars (Take 2) (3:29)
17. Hear My Song Violetta (Take 2) (2:59)
18. You're Lonely And I'm Lonely (Take 3) (3:08)
19. Our Love Affair (Take 2) (3:03)
20. Violets For Your Furs (Take 2) (3:15)
21. The Night We Called It A Day (3:23)
22. The Lamplighter's Serenade (2:56)
23. The Song Is You (3:25)
24. Night And Day (3:03)


Disc 5: On The Air 1940-1942

01. Theme: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (0:41)
02. Who? (3:12)
03. I Hear a Rhapsody (2:12)
04. I'll Never Smile Again (3:09)
05. Half-Way Down the Street (3:18)
06. Wome of Your Sweetness (Got Into My Heart) (2:52)
07. Once in a While (3:16)
08. A Little in Love (1:32)
09. It Came to Me (1:36)
10. Only Forever (1:42)
11. Marie (2:18)
12. Yearning (3:12)
13. How Am I To Know (3:05)
14. You're Part of My Heart (3:40)
15. Announcements (1:27)
16. You're Stepping on My Toes (3:09)
17. You Got the Best of Me (2:47)
18. That's How it Goes (2:28)
19. When Daylight Dawns (2:55)
20. When Sleepy Stars Begin to Fall (2:52)
21. Goodbye Lover, Goodbye (3:24)
22. One Red Rose (3:15)
23. The Things I Love (3:45)
24. In the Blue of Evening (2:47)
25. Just as Though You Were Here (3:33)
26. Frank Sinatra's Farewell to the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1:22)
27. The Song is You (3:29)