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cessful commercial enterprise. It was a vindication of Sinatra’s basic good taste and often-expressed belief that popular music is still music, and must be treated with respectful consideration of rhythm, melody and phrasing. It wasn’t long after Songs For Young Lovers was released that Capitol, naturally, began’ thinking about a new Sinatra album. Branch managers, salesmen and dealers reported that Sinatra fans had Te-appeared in sizeable droves and were making frequent requests for more recordings. In fact, they were demanding “another Sinatra album just like the first one.” However, Sinatra’s Capitol advisers felt that a sequel would probably enjoy about the same success as the first one — and they wanted to u q top the first album in sales. .~ Sinatra explains just what he wants the music to convey to Gilmore 4 They met with Sinatra and asked his opinion, “and conductor Nelson Riddle at a recent session for Capitol. : Several ideas were discussed and discarded. They - agreed that the second album should be a contrast. ; - The answer, then, seemed to be a more rhythmic 7: § icked wer te 4 treatment of the songs. The next question was, « :- .true and familiar ® but had not been dane to the : How will they be orchestrated?” Since Sinatra, - <, Geath by every other entertainer. Songs to which | had Pe talkie sheet aVpum, that he anew what *, ‘Frank could more easily lend his special phrasing, a: . tion, they d . tre 1 to his opinion, Frank has long. 7 on facta ent, & high - BE been a fan of the Red Norvo-Mildred Bailey band. . “« of the late 1930's, They played over some of the old | :. Norvo-Bailey records. Though the general style: dinmindg, 0.0" alled in and he worked called for-.5 reeds,:.¢ - «Nelson Riddle was againc ut an arrangement that a wa 22