Let's do a survey. Hands up those who have ended a night of celebration by dancing, or an approximation of dancing, and singing drunkenly to 'New York New York'. Ok, now those with their hands down are either complete liars or just don't get out enough.
I've lost count of the number of parties that have finished in this way; dancing in a circle, arm in arm, kicking legs, crooning and looking a little dishevelled from an evening of indulging. Secretly hoping that the dishevelled look is the cool side of scruffy. I actually went to a black tie do where one of my friends who was, like everyone else, wearing an elasticated bow-tie. Except in his case he had in his pocket a proper bow-tie so he could replace the imitation one and drape the real one over his neck, Frank Sinatra style, at the end of the evening. To look cool. Mmmmm.
'New York, New York' isn't on this album as it hadn't been written yet but it is full of other croonable classics. Delivered by the master crooner big Frank. 'Anything Goes', 'It Happened In Monterey' and 'Makin' Whoopee' are all standards. But what makes this album special is the sheer quality of the backing band and it's arrangement. Simply wonderful.
So the next time your on a dance floor in a hotel or other large venue, feeling a little worse for wear and kicking your feet in time to Frank do yourself a huge favour. In the morning you're going to feel a little ill, very tired and a bit down. But dig out this album, press play, kick back and take it easy. You'll feel much better. Honest!
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