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  • 1955 Jazz: Frank Sinatra

    1955 Jazz: Frank Sinatra

    In 1955 Frank Sinatra was two years into his contract with Capitol Records. When the label signed the singer in 1953, Sinatra was deep in a five-year slump. His last studio album with Columbia Records was released in 1950, after a series of lukewarm albums and songs. Sinatra was heading towards a has-been status when…