Musicians :
Frank Sinatra (vocals), Alex Beller, David Frisna, Erno Neufeld, Eudice Shapiro, Felix Slatkin, George Kast, Harry Bluestone, Henry Hill, Marshall Sosson, Mischa Russell, Nathan Ross, Paul Nero, Paul Shure, Victor Bay, Walter Edelstein (violin), Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Maxine Johnson, Paul Robyn, Stan Harris (viola), Ann Mason Stockton, Kathryn Julye (harp), Armand Kaproff, Cy Cernard, Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin, James Arkatov, Joseph Saxon, Kurt Reher, Raphael Kramer (cello), Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Babe Russin, Bart Caldarelll, Champ Webb, Harry Klee, James Williamson, Mahlon Clark, Morton Friedman, Ted Nash (reeds), Arthur Gleghorn, George Poole, Jules Kinsler, Luella Howard (flute), Bobby Gibbons, George Van Eps (guitar), Edward Gilbert, Joe Comfort, Mike Rubin, Morty Corb, Phil Stevens (bass), Francis Howard, Tommy Pederson (trombone), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), John Cave, John Graas, Joseph Eger, Richard Perissi, Vincent DeRosa French (horn), Paul Smith (celeste), Alvin Stoller, Frank Carlson, Lou Singer (drums).

All-Analog 180 gram Mono Vinyl LP of Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours : Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue Mastered From the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray and Pressed at RTI !

Frank Sinatra’s seminal 1955 Capitol Records album In the Wee Small Hours is a melancholy masterpiece of lost love and heartbreak that was a pivotal album in the legendary vocalist’s career. Produced by Voyle Gilmore, the album embodied Sinatra’s artistic growth into a more mature singing style with stunning renditions of Great American Songbook standards given sublime arrangements by Nelson Riddle. Sinatra conceived of In the Wee Small Hours as a full-length album, rather than a collection of singles, creating one of the first-ever concept albums and becoming one of the first pop albums to be released as a 12 inch LP. The album was met with immediate critical and commercial success, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts and bolstering Sinatra’s career resurgence following his signing to Capitol Records in 1953 and his Academy Award win for his role in the film From Here to Eternity.

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet”, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gram audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos by William Claxton & Ken Veeder