The first album: #1 In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Frank SInatra
Starting at the beginning for this list. I want to broaden my musical knowledge, and this is one step in this process. On my lunch break!
Frank Sinatra has appeared in the songs list, and indeed this album's title track has been covered before.Just as much a crooner, the song and album feel a bit slower than his later work, something that feels like a notable development in his music. It sounds good, the tragic sounds working well to set the mood.
Sadly the recording quality isn't the best on all of these, which did make a bunch of these somewhat distracting to listen too - the fuzz was a bit overpowering at times and the echoes distracting.
The jazz/big band style of performing doesn't appeal to me as much, partially perhaps because I haven't been exposed to it as much. The whole album feels a bit slow to me and, while it's performed well (both vocals and music), it doesn't quite have the emotional power that I was expecting from it.