Ring-A-Ding Ding ! + I Remember Tommy

2 LPs on 1 CD Two complete 1961 albums by the great Frank Sinatra. Ring-a-Ding Ding! (Reprise R9 10001), arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel, received a five-star rating in its original Down Beat review by renowned jazz critic Gene Lees. I Remember Tommy... (Reprise R910003), conducted and arranged by Sy Oliver, was a homage to Frank s old boss, trombonist and bandleader Tommy Dorsey, who had died in 1956 at the age of 51. RING-A-DING DING! Original Downbeat ***** review: This LP is vibrantly alive, a punching, shouting delight in which Sinatra belts. In some ways, it is the best LP he has ever made. There will be those who will be undecided on whether this is a jazz or pop album. (Gene Lees)