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  Get there at least 1 hour prior to get great seats.
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  Pricey but excellent! Although there's only a $5 min through goldstar.
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Katie

This event was great and for a great price! I sat at a table against the stage with Sinatra Jr. right above me. I ordered a Georgia Brown Cocktail and a Chocolate Flourless Cake. Both were absolutely delicious, I was in heaven!

I guess the down side, which is true at most Manhattan venues, is how packed in tight you are with no elbow room. The show started at 10:30pm and I arrived at 9:15pm being 2nd in line (first come, first serve seating - the reason I got such great seats). I'm sure those sitting far away at the bar had just as great of an experience though as the music and entertainment was superb.

I'm definitely looking into seeing more shows at The Blue Note.

Written on Jun 01 2009

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More Information About Frank Sinatra, Jr.: Sinatra Sings Sinatra

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<p>Frank Sinatra, Jr. was born in New Jersey, raised in California, and educated in the showrooms of Las Vegas and on bandstands all over the world. While studying music at the University of Southern California, Frank Jr. originally planned a career as a pianist and conductor. Show promoters, however, had different ideas, and he eventually made his professional show business debut as a singer with the Elliott Brothers Band.

On the evening of September 8, 1963, the Royal Box of the Americana Hotel in Manhattan re-opened for the fall season. Other hotels featured such established performers as Sheila and Gordon MacRae Waldorf), Peter Duchin (St. Regis), and Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane (Plaza). The Royal Box presented a newcomer: backed by the Tommy Dorsey Band. At 21, Frank Jr. made his debut into the big time. Encouraged by his reception, Frank Jr. put together a complete show and hit the road with members of the old Tommy Dorsey Band. Then, as now, his intention was never to compete with his father, but simply to try and make an honest living as a musician.

Abel Green, editor of “Variety” at the time, heralded Frank Jr.’s debut with a “thumbs-up” verdict: “Frank Jr. clicked, packing his 20-minute stint with commendable professionalism.” In 1964, Frank worked 345 days in the U.S. and overseas, interrupting his schedule of personal appearances only for courtroom appearances at which he served as a witness for both the prosecution and the defense. 1965 was even busier. He worked 358 days out of 365. As Frank Jr. put it, "A famous father means that in order to prove yourself, you have to work three times harder than the guy who comes in off the street with a song to sing."

1965 also saw the release of his debut album, Young Love For Sale (Reprise), a collection of showroom standards performed with warmth, enthusiasm, and considerable skill, particularly considering the singer was himself barely of legal drinking age. By 1967 he had signed with RCA Victor, where he cut a series of fine, overlooked singles that successfully combined the big-band sound he loved with the pop-rock sound that was popular at the time. He continued to tour incessantly; by 1968 he had performed in 47 states and 30 countries! Meanwhile, he began taking small movie roles, and was seen constantly as a guest on popular television shows. This culminated in being given the co-hosting job on "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers," the summer replacement series for "The Dean Martin Show". This led in turn to CBS giving him his very own hour-long TV special in 1969, "Frank Sinatra Jr. With Family and Friends," on which he was joined by his famous sister Nancy and father, as well as folks like Jack Benny and Sammy Davis Jr.

1971 saw the release of Spice, Sinatra Jr.'s first album for RCA-subsidiary Daybreak Records. Just a year later, Daybreak released a second Sinatra Jr./Riddle/Burke collaboration, the His Way album.
Throughout the 1960s and into the mid-1980s, Frank Jr. appeared regularly in Las Vegas, opening for many stars in the main rooms and headlining in his own right in the lounges.

Beginning in 1988, at his Father’s request, Frank served as conductor and musical director for his father’s final years of live performing, earning Frank, Jr. the respect of the musicians and those in the audience for the devotion and skill he brought to the job. In addition to his work for his father behind the scenes, Frank Jr.'s lively duet with Frank Sinatra on "My Kind of Town" was considered by many listeners to be the highlight of the elder Sinatra's best-selling Duets II set. The two also teamed up to appear together in a popular commercial for Michelob Beer.

Finally, in 1996, the Frank Jr. loyals were rewarded with his first full-length album release in nearly 20 years. As I Remember It was released on compact disc by the highly respected classical label Angel Records. On this 32-track album, Frank Sinatra Jr. tells the story of the Sinatra Legend through careful, thoughtful narration, and perfectly rendered mini-versions of Senior's best songs. Frank Sinatra Jr. is every bit as compelling a personality as his father was, but in a completely different way--and the peculiarity and genius of both men come across on this fascinating album.

After his father’s death, audiences honored Frank, Jr. and the 36-piece orchestra with numerous standing ovations during all three of his sold-out shows at the Sands Hotel Casino in October of ’98. Frank enchanted the audience by commemorating “Ol’ Blue Eyes” in a unique setting created by special lighting, an ethereal voice-over and the presence of featured guest Bill Miller, Frank Sr.’s longtime musical director and accompanist for close to fifty years

While touring with his 36-piece orchestra, performing “Sinatra Sings Sinatra”, Frank also took the time to appear in the HBO hit, Sopranos. January 8, 2006, Frank was featured as an animated version of himself (sort of) on the episode of the hilarious cartoon series Family Guy.

Frank Sinatra, Jr. has found himself catapulted into a position he never sought but must have surely contemplated. The songs of Sinatra need to be sung and Frank Jr. has inherited that honor. In song and style Frank Sinatra Jr. pays homage to his father, the singer and the music that defines the Sinatra legend by successfully touring the country performing “Sinatra Sings Sinatra.” Having performed these songs live for concert and nightclub audiences for several years, it is a pleasure to hear these arrangements sung by Frank, Jr. finally put into an album.</p>