''Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits!'' is the first compilation by American singer Frank Sinatra released on his own Reprise Records. It concentrates on mostly single releases from the mid to late 1960s, which fluctuates between adult contemporary pop and jazzy swing. The album opens up with Sinatra's recent number one hit "

Strangers in the Night "Strangers in the Night" is a song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Kaempfert originally used it under the title "Beddy Bye" as part of the instrumental score for the movie ''A Man Could Get ...

" and continues through the varied styles of music Sinatra recorded in the 60s, from easy listening ballads like "

It Was a Very Good Year "It Was a Very Good Year" is a song composed by Ervin Drake in 1961 and originally recorded by Bob Shane with the Kingston Trio. It was made famous by Frank Sinatra's version in D minor, which won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance ...

" and " Softly, as I Leave You" to contemporary pop like "When Somebody Loves You" and " That's Life". ''Greatest Hits'' was a modest hit, peaking at #55 on the album charts in late 1968. A second volume was issued in 1972, '' Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2''. Both albums have since been supplanted with newer and more cohesive compilations.

Track listing

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Bert Kaempfert Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the mus ...

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Eddie Snyder Edward Abraham Snyder (February 22, 1919 – March 10, 2011) was an American composer and songwriter. Snyder is credited with co-writing the English language lyrics and music for Frank Sinatra's 1966 hit, " Strangers in the Night". Snyder was bo ...

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Ervin Drake Ervin Drake (born Ervin Maurice Druckman; April 3, 1919 – January 15, 2015) was an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as " I Believe" and "It Was a Very Good Year". He wrote in a variety of styles and his w ...

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Forget Domani "Forget Domani" is a song introduced in the 1964 film ''The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' being a composition by Riz Ortolani, who scored the film, and lyricist Norman Newell. As soundtrack item The song's theme of forgetting ''domani'' — Italian for ...

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Norman Newell Norman Newell (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an English record producer, who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also the co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI, he worked with musicians such as Shi ...

Riz Ortolani Riziero Ortolani (; 25 March 192623 January 2014) was an Italian composer, conductor, and orchestrator, predominantly of film scores. He scored over 200 films and television programs between 1955 and 2014, with a career spanning over fifty yea ...

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Somethin' Stupid "Somethin' Stupid", or "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. A 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra became ...

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Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato), and is best known for her 1966 signature hit " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatr ...

) ( Carson Parks) - 2:35 # " That's Life" (Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay Thompson) - 3:07 # "Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" (Gil Ward, Charles Watkins) - 2:40 # "

The World We Knew (Over and Over) "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" is a popular song recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1967. It is based on a composition by Bert Kaempfert, a German musician and composer. The song first appeared on Sinatra's 1967 album ''The World We Knew'' and was ...

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Herbert Rehbein Herbert "Herb" Rehbein (15 April 1922 – 28 July 1979) was a German songwriter, composer and arranger of light orchestral music. Together with his friend and collaborator Bert Kaempfert, he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall ...

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Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

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Lee Hazlewood Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960 ...

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Hal Shaper Hal Shaper (Born Harold David Shaper), 18 July 1931 - 8 January 2004) was a South African songwriter. After qualifying as a lawyer in 1955, he travelled to London to begin his five-decade-long musical career during which he worked with and wrote f ...

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) - 2:50 ;Notes *"Strangers in the Night" recorded on April 11, 1966Sinatra, Frank. “Strangers In the Night”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Strangers%20in%20the%20Night *The Orchestra on Tracks 1, 3 and 9 includes 16 ViolinsSinatra, Frank. “It Was a Very Good Year”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/It%20Was%20a%20Very%20Good%20Year *"Summer Wind" recorded on May 16, 1966 *The Orchestra on "Summer Wind" includes 9 ViolinsSinatra, Frank. “Summer Wind”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Summer%20Wind *"It Was a Very Good Year" recorded on April 22, 1965 *"Somewhere in Your Heart" recorded on November 10, 1964Frank Sinatra with a Vocal Group. “Somewhere in Your Heart”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somewhere%20in%20Your%20Heart *The Orchestra on Tracks 4, 7 and 12 includes 12 ViolinsFrank Sinatra with Chorus. “That’s Life”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/That’s%20Life *Background Vocals on Tracks 4-5 and 12 were sung by an Unidentified Vocal GroupFrank Sinatra with a Vocal Group. “Softly, As I Leave You”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Softly%20As%20I%20Leave%20You *"Forget Domani" recorded on May 6, 1965Sinatra, Frank. “Forget Domani”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Forget%20Domani *The Orchestra on Tracks 5 and 11 includes 8 ViolinsSinatra, Frank. “This Town”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/This%20Town *"Somethin' Stupid" recorded on February 1, 1967Frank with Nancy Sinatra. “Somethin’ Stupid”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Somethin’%20Stupid *The Orchestra on Tracks 6, 8 and 10 includes 10 ViolinsFrank Sinatra with Chorus. “Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/Tell%20Her%20You%20Love%20Her%20Each%20DayFrank Sinatra with Chorus. “When Somebody Loves You”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/When%20Somebody%20Loves%20You *"That's Life" recorded on October 18, 1966 *Tracks 8 and 10 recorded on April 14, 1965 *"The World We Knew (Over and Over)" recorded June 29-July 1, 1967 *The Orchestra on "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" includes 3 French Horns and 6 ViolasSinatra, Frank. “The World We Knew”. Frank Sinatra Sessionography. https://sinatrafamily.com/session/-/-/-/-/0/The%20World%20We%20Knew *"This Town" recorded on June 30, July 24 and July 27, 1967 *"Softly, as I Leave You" recorded on July 17, 1964

Personnel

Information is based on Frank Sinatra's recording session information from the Jazz Discography and Sinatra Family websites

Vocalists

* Frank Sinatra - Vocals (1-3, 6, 9, 11, Lead on 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12) *Betty Allan - Background Vocals (8, 10) * Betty Jane Baker - Background Vocals (7-8, 10) *

The Blossoms The Blossoms are an American girl group that originated from California. During their height of success in the 1960s, the group's lineup most famously consisted of Darlene Love, Fanita James, and Jean King. Although the group had a recording ...

- Background Vocals (7) *Ella Halloran - Background Vocals (8, 10) * Jack Halloran - Background Vocals (8, 10) *Fanita James - Blossoms group member (7) *Gwen Johnson - Background Vocals (7) *Bill Kanady - Background Vocals (8, 10) *Jean King - Blossoms group member (7) *

Darlene Love Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist. She began singing as a child with her ...

- Blossoms group member (7) *

Loulie Jean Norman Loulie Jean Norman (March 12, 1913 - August 2, 2005) was a coloratura soprano who worked with arranger Gordon Jenkins. Jenkins and Norman collaborated on a number of albums. Norman was also a member of The Rhythmaires and the Ray Conniff Singers. ...

- Background Vocals (8, 10) *

Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He was known as one of the booming voices behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also ...

- Background Vocals (8, 10) *Paul Sandberg - Background Vocals (8, 10) *

- Vocals (6) *

Jackie Ward Jackie Ward (born Jacqueline McDonnell, 1941), better known as Robin Ward, is an American singer, regarded as a "one-hit wonder" of 1963 million-selling song "Wonderful Summer". However, using her real name she was highly accomplished and s ...

- Background Vocals (7)

Leaders

Ernie Freeman Ernest Aaron Freeman (August 16, 1922 – May 16, 1981) was an American pianist, organist, bandleader, and arranger. He was responsible for arranging many successful rhythm and blues and pop records from the 1950s to the 1970s. Birth and fam ...

- Musical arrangement (1, 4–5, 7–10, 12), Conductor (1, 4–5, 7, 12), Piano (5, 8, 10) *

Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Lo ...

- Music arrangement (3), Conductor (3, 8, 10) * Donnie Lanier - Conductor (1, 5, 8, 10), Guitar (4, 11, additional on 9) *

Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall. Life and wor ...

- Conductor (6) * Nelson Riddle - Musical arrangement, Conductor (2) *

Billy Strange William Everett Strange (September 29, 1930 – February 22, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and an actor. He was a session musician with the famed Wrecking Crew, and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and M ...

- Musical arrangement (6), Conductor (6, 9, 11)

Strings

Chuck Berghofer Charles Curtis Berghofer (born June 14, 1937), professionally known as Chuck Berghofer, is an American jazz double bassist and electric bassist, who has worked as a studio musician and in the film industry for more than 60 years, including workin ...

- String Bass (1, 4–5, 8, 10–11, additional on 9) *Maurice Bialkin - Cello (9) *Norman Botnick - Viola (7) *Maurice Brown - Cello (9) * Ray Brown - String Bass (7) *Joseph DiFiore - Viola (1, 5, 7, 12) *Alvin Dinkin - Viola (3-4, 12) *Joseph DiTullio - Cello (7) *Justin DiTullio - Cello (2, 12) *Jesse Ehrlich - Cello (1, 4, 8, 10–12) *Anne Goodman - Cello (4, 8, 10, 12) *Elizabeth Greenschpoon - Cello (2) *Allan Harshman - Viola (4) *

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

- String Bass (9, 11) *

Milt Holland Milton Holland (born Milton Olshansky; February 7, 1917 – November 4, 2005) was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and writer in the Los Angeles music scene. He pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percus ...

- String Bass (11), Additional Percussion (9) *Harry Hyams - Viola (1, 5, 8, 10–11) *Armand Kaproff - Cello (1-3, 7) * Carol Kaye - Electric Bass (6), Fender Bass (11, additional on 9) *Louis Kievman - Viola (3) * Lawrence Knechtel - Fender Bass (7, additional on 9), Additional String Bass (9, 11) *Peter Makas Jr. - Cello (9) *Charles McCracken - Cello (9) *

Joe Mondragon Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 – July 1987) was an American jazz bassist. Early life Mondragon was born in Antonito, Colorado, and raised in the Española Valley region of New Mexico. Mondragon was of Apache and Hispanic origin. Career ...

- String Bass (12) *Alex Neiman - Viola (1, 4–5, 7–8, 10–12) *Gareth Nuttycombe - Viola (12) * Ralph Peña - String Bass (2, 6) *Kurt Reher - Cello (4, 7, 12) *Paul Robyn - Viola (2-4) *Mike Rubin - String Bass (3) *Myron Sandler - Viola (5) *Emmet Sargeant - Cello (1, 8, 10, 12) *Joseph Saxon - Viola (5), Cello (1, 4, 8, 10–12) *Frederick Seykora - Cello (7) *

Alan Shulman Alan Shulman (4 June 1915 – 10 July 2002) was an American composer and cellist. He wrote a considerable amount of symphonic music, chamber music, and jazz music. Trumpeter Eddie Bailey said, "Alan had the greatest ear of any musician I ever cam ...

- Cello (9) *Barbara Simons - Viola (2) *Joseph Tekula - Cello (9) *Darrel Terwilliger - Viola (1) *Abraham Weiss - Viola (7)

Horns and Woodwinds

*Vincent Abato - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *Bob Alexander - Trombone (9) *

Wayne Andre Wayne Andre (November 17, 1931 – August 26, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist, best known for his work as a session musician. Andre's father was a saxophonist, and he took private music lessons from age 15. He played with Charlie Spivak in ...

- Trombone (9) *Ray Beckenstein - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *George Berg - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *Louis Blackburn - Trombone (7-8, 10) *

Phil Bodner Philip L. Bodner (June 13, 1917 – February 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist and studio musician who also played flute, oboe, saxophone, and English horn. Career A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Bodner worked as a studio musician ...

- Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) * Robert Bryant - Trumpet (8, 10, 12) *

Pete Candoli Pete Candoli (born Walter Joseph Candoli; June 28, 1923 – January 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played with the big bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton and worked in the studios of the recording and television industries. Ca ...

- Trumpet (2) *

Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...

- Trombone (8, 10) *

Roy Caton Roy Vernon Caton (January 28, 1927 – July 29, 2010) was an American trumpet player and session musician. Biography Caton was born to Vernon and Eleanor Reed Caton in Frackville, Pennsylvania. At the age of seven, he received a cornet from a f ...

- Trumpet (6, 8, 10–11) *

Buddy Collette William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Early life William Marcel Collette was born in L ...

- Saxophone (7), Woodwinds (7, 12) *Marshall Cram - Trombone (4) *Mel Davis - Trumpet (9) *

Vincent DeRosa Vincent Ned DeRosa (October 5, 1920 – July 18, 2022) was an American hornist who served as a studio musician for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2008. Because his career spanned over 70 years, duri ...

- French Horn (1) *Melinda Eckels - Oboe (3) *Harry Estrin - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *Virgil Evans - Trumpet (11) *

Don Fagerquist Donald Alton Fagerquist (February 6, 1927 – January 23, 1974) was a small group, big band, and studio jazz trumpet player from the West Coast of the United States. Career Fagerquist was a featured soloist with several major bands, including M ...

- Trumpet (2) *Paul Faulise - Bass Trombone (9) *Dick Forrest - Trumpet (11) *

Chuck Gentry Charles T. Gentry (December 14, 1911, Belgrade, Nebraska – January 1, 1988, California) was an American jazz saxophonist. Gentry learned to play clarinet while growing up in Sterling, Colorado, United States, and attended Colorado State Teache ...

- Saxophone, Woodwinds (2, 5) *

Bernie Glow Bernie Glow (February 6, 1926 – May 8, 1982) was an American trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s. Glow's early career was on the road with Artie Shaw, Woody Herman and others during the las ...

- Trumpet (9) *Ted Gompers - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *Justin Gordon - Saxophone, Woodwinds (2) * Bill Green - Flute (1), Saxophone, Woodwinds (2, 5, 7, 11) *Lloyd Hildebrand - Bassoon (3) *

James Horn James Horn (5 February 1855 – 11 December 1932) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand. Biography Early life Horn was born in Inverkethney, Banffshire, Scotland and came to Otago in 1879. He was a storekeeper at Ba ...

- Saxophone, Woodwinds (11) * Dick Hyde - Trombone (7, 11, additional on 9) *Clyde Hylton - Clarinet (3) *

Plas Johnson Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sa ...

- Saxophone, Woodwinds (5, 7) *Harry Klee - Clarinet (3), Saxophone, Woodwinds (2) *Robert Knight - Bass Trombone (11) *Arnold Koblentz - Oboe (3) *Andreas Kostelas - Flute (1) *Cappy Lewis - Trumpet (2, 7) * Markie Markowitz - Trumpet (9) *Lew McCreary - Trombone (7, 11, additional on 9) *Oliver Mitchell - Trumpet (6-7, 11) *

Buddy Morrow Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff, aka Moe Zudekoff; February 8, 1919 – September 27, 2010) was an American trombonist and bandleader. Career On a scholarship at age 16, Morrow studied trombone with Ernest Horatio Clarke (1865–1947) at Juill ...

- Trombone (9) * Abe Most - Saxophones, Woodwinds (2) *

Dick Noel Richard Noel (May 30, 1927, Brooklyn, New York – October 20, 2017, Escondido, California) was an American band vocalist, jingle singer, and radio and television performer. Noel sang with the Ray Anthony Orchestra, including on the hit " Count Ev ...

- Trombone (2) *

Tommy Pederson Pullman Gerald "Tommy" Pederson (August 15, 1920 – January 16, 1998) was an American trombonist and composer known for his work in jazz, big band, and classical genres. Career Pederson performed and recorded with big bands and artists that ...

- Trombone (2) *Romeo Penque - Saxophone, Woodwinds (9) *Richard Perissi - French Horn (1) *Morris Repass - Trombone (11) * George Roberts - Bass Trombone (2) *Gale Robinson - French Horn (1) * Ernie Royal - Trumpet (9) *Willie Schwartz - Flute, Saxophone (5, 7, Alto on 4), Woodwinds (5, 7) *Tom Shepard - Trombone (2) *Henry Sigismonti - French Horn (1) *Wayne Songer - Clarinet (3) *

Anthony Terran Anthony Terran (May 30, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was an American trumpet player and session musician. He was part of the Wrecking Crew, a group of largely uncredited session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who helped famous artists record ...

- Trumpet (7-8, 10–11) * Clark Terry - Trumpet (9) *Ray Triscari - Trumpet (2)

Other Instruments

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

- Drums (1, 4–8, 10–12, additional on 9) *Eddie Brackett Jr. - Percussion (1, 5, 7–8, 10), Additional Drums (11) * Russell Bridges - Piano (5, 8, 10) *

Dennis Budimir Dennis Matthew Budimir (June 20, 1938 – January 2023) was an American jazz and rock guitarist. He was considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professio ...

- Guitar (8, 10, additional on 9) *

Al Caiola Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of ...

- Guitar (9, 11) *

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting '' The Glen Campbell Good ...

- Guitar (1, 6, 11) *

Frank Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...

- Percussion (5, 8, 10–11) * Alvin Casey - Guitar (1, 6, 11, acoustic on 7) *

Gary Chester Gary Chester (born Cesario Gurciullo; October 27, 1924 – August 17, 1987) was an American studio drummer, author, and teacher. Beginning in the 1960s, he played on hundreds of records for bands such as The Coasters, The Monkees, and The Lovin ...

- Drums (9, 11) *Gary Coleman - Vibes (7), Additional Percussion (9) *

- Woodwinds (12) *

Irv Cottler Irving Cottler (February 13, 1918 – August 8, 1989), Hollywood, Los Angeles based musician was a first-call Drummer / percussionist and original member of The Wrecking Crew. Cottler credits include LOVE, Impossible, Stardust and Unforgettabl ...

- Drums (2) *George Devens - Percussion (9, 11) *Eugene DiNovi - Piano (4) * Nick Fatool - Drums (3) *

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

- Percussion (2, 6, 11) * Stan Freeman - Piano (9, 11) *

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...

- Guitar (9, 11) *Gene Garf - Piano (12) *Bobby Gibbons - Guitar (12, additional on 9) *John Gray - Guitar (5, 8, 10) *

Al Hendrickson Alton Reynolds Hendrickson (May 10, 1920 – July 19, 2007) was an American jazz guitarist and occasional vocalist. Biography When he was five years old, Hendrickson's family moved to California, where he grew up. He played early in his career w ...

- Guitar (12) *

Artie Kane Artie Kane (born Aaron Cohen; April 14, 1929 – June 21, 2022) was an American pianist, film score composer, and conductor with a career spanning over six decades. As a pianist in Hollywood studios, Kane worked with artists such as Frank Sina ...

- Organ played by (2) * Carol Kaye - Electric Bass (6), Fender Bass (11) *Phil Kraus - Percussion (9, 11) *Carl Lynch - Guitar (9, 11) *

Lincoln Mayorga Lincoln Mayorga (born March 28, 1937) is an American pianist, arranger, conductor and composer who has worked in rock and roll, pop, jazz and classical music. Life and career Pop music in the 1950s and '60s Mayorga was born in Los Angeles, Cal ...

- Piano (4) *

Michael Melvoin Mike Melvoin (May 10, 1937February 22, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He served as chairman and president of The Recording Academy and worked as a prolific studio musician, recording with Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, ...

- Piano, Piano Overdubs (11), Organ played by (7) * Bill Miller - Piano (1-4, 6–8, 10–12) *Louis Morell - Guitar (11, additional on 9), Acoustic Guitar (7) *Donald Owens - Piano (6) *

Bill Pitman William Keith Pitman (February 12, 1920 – August 11, 2022) was an American guitarist and session musician. As a first-call studio musician working in Los Angeles, Pitman played on some of the most celebrated and influential records of the ro ...

- Guitar (1, 4–5, 8, 10) *

Bucky Pizzarelli John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) ...

- Guitar (9, 11) *

Ray Pohlman Merlyn Ray Pohlman (July 22, 1930 – November 1, 1990) was an American session musician and arranger who played both upright bass and bass guitar, and also did sessions as a guitarist. He is credited with being the first electric bass player ...

- Electric Guitar (7) *

Don Randi Don Randi (born February 25, 1937) is an American keyboard player, bandleader, and songwriter who was a member of the Wrecking Crew. Career Randi was born February 25, 1937 in New York City. He was raised in the Catskill Mountains and studied c ...

- Additional Piano (9) *

Emil Richards Emil Richards (born Emilio Joseph Radocchia; September 2, 1932 – December 13, 2019) was an American vibraphonist and percussionist. Biography Musician Richards began playing the xylophone aged six. In High School, he performed with the Hartf ...

- Percussion (1, 5, 8, 10, 12), Mallets (4) *

Bobby Rosengarden Robert Marshall Rosengarden (April 23, 1924 – February 27, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A native of Elgin, Illinois, United States, he played on many recordings and in television orchestras and talk show bands. Rosenga ...

- Drums (9, 11), Percussion (9) *Margaret Ross - Harp (9) *

Michel Rubini Michel Rubini (born December 3, 1942) is an American musician, conductor, arranger, producer, songwriter and composer. A professional classical pianist since early childhood, he was a prolific session musician of the 1960s and '70s, part of a gro ...

- Piano (1) *Ray Sherman - Piano (12) *

Tommy Tedesco Thomas Joseph Tedesco (July 3, 1930 – November 10, 1997) was an American guitarist and studio musician in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He was part of the loose collective of the area's leading session musicians later popularly known as The Wrec ...

- Guitar (1, 4–5, 12) *Vincent Terri - Guitar (3) *

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

- Guitar, Harmonica (9, 11) *Kathryn Thompson Vail - Harp (3) * Al Viola - Guitar (2, 5) *Moe Wechsler - Piano (9, 11)

References

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