I need to make a couple of disclaimers about this work.

First of all, this discography would be more accurately be called a sessionography with some information about releases included. I do believe I have all of Frank Sinatra's studio sessions recorded in this work. But I am not even close to having any comprehensive listing of cds, lps, and singles that were issued as a result of these sessions and I probably never will get close. That task is just more than I care to do even if it were possible.

Secondly, very little of the information included in this work is a result of my own research. My intent in doing this was two-fold - to compile all the information about Sinatra's recorded work in a format I liked and to test my discography application, Brian. For the most part I've relied on the information supplied in the liner notes of cds and lps. In addition, I used Ed O'Brien's printed discography, Sinatra: The Man and His Music as a cross reference and to fill in gaps of information not in liner notes. I've also picked the brains of various Sinatraphiles; in particular, Chuck Granata and Will Friedwald.

There are many errors of omission in this work because the information was not available to me. For instance, many cds and other discographies do not list full personnel. As I say, this is not a work of research, but a work of compiling existing information into one place. There are most likely errors of commission in the work as well. My first assumption on these is that they are mine as a result of incorrectly interpreting or copying the source. Caveat Emptor. If you spot any mistakes, send me an email and I'd be happy to correct them.

The reason for creating this discography is to test Brian, my database application for compiling discography. All data is entered using the Brian application and pages are generated by Brian exactly as they are seen on the site. In creating the software it is imperative to test and the only way to do that, in the end, is to use the product. After entering the data for testing purposes, it seemed pointless not to share it.

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments regarding Brian. More information regarding Brian can be found on the Brian page.

I wanted to keep each label separate on its own page, but I couldn't do this for Capitol and Reprise since FS was busy singing for both labels simultaneously. Except for I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues, which was recorded on 6 March 1962 at the end of a Reprise session, the Capitol years ended on 12 September 1961. The Reprise years started on 19 December 1960. I decided to keep the Capitol years as one entity mixing in the Reprise dates that overlapped with Capitol. The only exception is I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues which I included in with the Reprise section.

I've divided the Columbia years so that no one section should take too long to download. Click on a line below for the section you would like to see.

• The Harry James Years
• The Dorsey Years
• The Columbia Years - 1943 - 1946
• The Columbia Years - 1947 - 1949
• The Columbia Years - 1950 - 1952
• The Capitol Years
• The Reprise Years
• A complete alphabetical list of songs recorded by Frank
• A composer index of songs recorded by Frank

Here's a list of instrument abbreviations I use in my discographies.

Just for fun, I created a list of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee. The songs are sorted by title and date recorded with a FS or PL preceeding the song to indicate the performer.

Jazz Spotlight on Sinatra

Those interested in Sinatra and his music will enjoy this internet radio show hosted by Nancy Barell called Jazz Spotlight On Sinatra. The show is described as "Playing Sinatra songs through the decades and jazz instrumentalists and singers who recorded songs Sinatra performed and other standards. Mark Murphy, Rosie Clooney, Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Dave Hazeltine, Tierney Sutton, Art Farmer, Joe Lovano, and more." I can tell you that the lady has impeccable taste in music and you will find the show very enjoyable.