All jokes aside, New Jersey is a pretty great place. While it has a lot to offer as a state, it also has a rich musical history of which many people remain unaware. Everyone knows Sinatra and The Boss, but there’s much more.
“What better way to start a year—or, end a year—or do anything, than to do it with Frank Sinatra? This week, we are joined by Chuck Granata, author of Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording.
Hey, let’s throw in another Sinatra expert for fun, right? Audiophile, Martin Melucci also joins us. Both Melucci and Granata produced the recently released box set, Frank Sinatra: a Voice on Air, which features rare radio recordings and transcriptions charting Frank’s rise from Hoboken quartet singer to global phenomenon.
Many of the recordings were unearthed from a sweltering DJ’s attic on Long Island by Granata and Michael Feinstein. Talk about crate digging, right? The lacquers were then digitized and cleaned up using a mixture of best 21st century technology and the technology of yesteryear.
Certainly, you’ll want to listen to the whole box set. But you should also tune in and hear Granata and Melucci discuss not just Sinatra, but American musical history.” —EZT
