VA — Live & Swingin\’: The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (2003)
MP3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) | 1h 8 min | Jazz, Pop, Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening, Vocal | 177 / 370 MB
The ultimate Rat Pack cocktail! Take one part Frank, one part Sammy and one part Dino, add the best of their legendary 1962 run at the Villa Venice, THEN add a DVD presenting the only known filmed performance of the Rat Pack, recorded in 1965 at the Kiel Opera House in St. Louis and *never before released*.
Live and Swi\’ is undoubtedly for those who already own some of the guys\’ worthier recordings. Oh, but the guys Frank, Dean, and Sammy (or, as Jackie Mason had it on The Simpsons, \»the Candy Man!\») For most anyone who cares, though, this is a must-buy item: a slightly edited version of the 1962 Villa Venice tapes along with a DVD that preserves a rarely seen, full-length serious/funny/anarchic Rat Pack performance from \’65. (For senntalists\’ sake, it was taped on Tina Sinatra\’s 17th birthday; she makes a brief appearance onstage with the fellas.) All kidding aside, the trio makes with the serious sig \’ though perhaps those who came to hear Sammy get through an entire mini-set without interruption will want to go elsewhere, as his partners\’ shtick barely allows him to finish a line, much less a song. Sinatra aficionados will find the DVD indispensable, as he paws his way through a mellow version of \»My Kind of Town\» (benefit location \»St. Louis\»!) and \»Fly Me to the Moon.\» —Rickey Wright
[0:44] 1. Matty Malnick & Orchestra — Fanfare & Introduction
[3:53] 2. Dean Martin — Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes / When You\’re Smiling / The Lady Is A Tramp
[3:19] 3. Dean Martin — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
[1:47] 4. Dean Martin — I\’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
[2:31] 5. Dean Martin — Volare / On An Evening In Roma
[1:35] 6. Frank Sinatra — Goody Goody
[2:09] 7. Frank Sinatra — Chicago
[2:36] 8. Frank Sinatra — When Your Lover Has Gone
[1:17] 9. Frank Sinatra — Monologue
[2:46] 10. Frank Sinatra — Please Be Kind
[3:14] 11. Frank Sinatra — You\’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
[3:02] 12. Sammy Davis Jr. — What Kind Of Fool Am I
[3:37] 13. Sammy Davis Jr. — Out Of This World
[1:57] 14. Sammy Davis Jr. — She\’s Funny That Way
[1:47] 15. Sammy Davis Jr. — Hey There
[4:10] 16. Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin — Comedy
[5:10] 17. Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin — Medley 1
[8:36] 18. Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin — Medley 2
[2:16] 19. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. — Impressions
[2:23] 20. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. — Birth Of The Blues
[1:04] 21. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. — Danny Thomas Introduction
[2:30] 22. Frank Sinatra — Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
[2:31] 23. Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. — Me And My Shadow
[2:44] 24. Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin — Sam\’s Song
[1:32] 25. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. — Birth Of The Blues [Reprise]
