Sid Mark
During my forty-plus year association with Mr. Sinatra, I had the pleasure of joining him onstage, backstage - we even lifted one or two. The only major void in my professional life was a visit to a Sinatra recording session. Now, with a personal invitation from Chuck Granata, my dream has come true. How nice it was to visit with so many old friends again!
— (Sid Mark, WWDB Radio, host of the syndicated Sounds of Sinatra programs)
Nancy Sinatra
My dad's love and respect for music knew no bounds, and could be felt in the intensity of his concentration in the studio. This book is precious, for it documents the care and thoughtfulness that accompanied the creation of his greatest recordings. Chuck Granata is a fount of information...
Quincy Jones
Sessions With Sinatra is written from the heart; a refreshing and accurate portrait of the wonderful relationship Frank had with musicians, and the depth of his understanding of music. The perfect balance between heart and mind, Chuck's impressive study of one of the most respected figures of the 20th century captures the true spirit of the beautiful human being I knew Sinatra to be. In musical terms, this book's got chops!
Phil Ramone
Whatever inspired Frank Sinatra to be the person he was, he mentored for everyone in the world the art of recording. If you have any sort of passion for the music, this book has all of the answers you probably need to know. Within these pages, Chuck Granata draws on his deep knowledge of both Sinatra's craft and the fine details of the recording process to explain the most important part of Sinatra's legacy: his personal discipline in the recording studio. No recording career has ever been chronicled in quite this way.
— (Phil Ramone, Grammy-award winning record producer)
Will Friedwald
Sessions With Sinatra is a delight! Frank Sinatra completely changed the course of what Chuck Granata refers to as the 'art' of recording - his book tells how and why. From the cylinder to the CD, and from Thomas Alva Edison to Harry 'Sweets' Edison, it's all told from a Frank-ish perspective in order to illustrate how the century's greatest singer impacted upon the medium. There's no other book like it, and you will learn tons about Sinatra that you never knew before - I know I did.
— (Will Friedwald, acclaimed author/music critic)
David Wild
As a Sinatra disciple, I always dreamed of being there at the creation. At its best, Charles L. Granata's Sessions With Sinatra makes me feel as though I was.
— (David Wild, Senior Editor, Rolling Stone magazine)
Rosemary Clooney
Sessions with Sinatra is the way you get to know the most important singer of this or any other century. It was always about the music.
