Michael Feinstein – The Sinatra Project II: The Good Life (2011) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Michael Feinstein has built a career out of interpreting standards and favorites from the American Songbook, so THE SINATRA PROJECT, an album of tunes made famous by Ol’ Blue Eyes, comes as no surprise. Rather than trying to imitate Sinatra, Feinstein takes pains to arrange and deliver standbys like “Fools Rush In,” “I’ve Got a Crush On You,” and “You Go To My Head” in a style distinctive from the master. Romantic, sophisticated, and filled with nostalgia, Feinstein’s THE SINATRA PROJECT is both a suitable tribute to the icon, and a lovely listening experience in its own right.

Singer/pianist Michael Feinstein was both a prime motivator and a beneficiary of a renewed interest in pre-rock popular music that started in the 1980s, a trend that also found Linda Ronstadt selling millions of copies of albums of traditional pop made with conductor Nelson Riddle and that fueled the success of Harry Connick Jr. In Feinstein’s case, it allowed him to establish a career as a nightclub entertainer and then move up to theaters while releasing major-label albums; his background as a musical archivist also enabled him to bring a scholar’s knowledge to his performances of classic pop music.

Following up 2008’s The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein’s 2011 The Sinatra Project, Vol. 2: The Good Life features more of the urbane and polished singer/pianist’s takes on Ol’ Blue Eyes’ catalog. Featuring both large and small ensembles, here Feinstein takes on a nice selection of both well-known and lesser-known cuts that Sinatra tackled at some point in his storied career. Included are such stand-out numbers as the big-band rhumba piece “Sway,” the swinging medley “Luck Be a Lady/All I Need Is the Girl,” and the romantic orchestral ballad “The Way You Look Tonight.” While Feinstein is a pleasant vocalist, he’s less of a dynamic crooner than Sinatra and not surprisingly, the best tracks here are the more intimate ones that find him accompanying himself on piano, as with the autumnal “C’est Comme Ca” and the poignant “I’ll Be Around.” Longtime Feinstein fans should find much to enjoy on this impeccably crafted homage to Sinatra.

Tracklist:
01 – Thirteen Women
02 – Hallelujah I Love Her So
03 – C’est Comme Ça
04 – Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
05 – Sway
06 – Luck Be a Lady / All I Need Is the Girl
07 – I’ll Be Around
08 – The Way You Look Tonight
09 – The Lady Is a Tramp
10 – For Once in My Life
11 – The Good Life
12 – Once in a Lifetime

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