On February 13, 1961, Frank Sinatra launched his own record label “Reprise Records”. Sinatra’s main management principle was to allow each artist full creative freedom and bigger ownership of their work; including publishing rights. Some of the artists that recorded for “Reprise Records” were Jimi Hendrix Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Beach Boys and Randy Newman.

Sinatra-Basie includes some of Sinatra’s best jazz vocal performances with the Basie orchestra moving from the lilting gentleness of the Count’s piano to the unbelievably powerful entries of his horn section. My picks: Pennies from Heaven; Tender Trap and My Kind of Girl.