Four time Grammy
nominee, singer/pianist Michael Feinstein is poised to release his 24th
album, The Sinatra Project, through Concord records September 9,
2008. The new album is a tribute to “The Chairman of the Board”
himself, Frank Sinatra and is Feinstein’s first recorded tribute to
another performer. With the help of producer-arranger Bill Elliott,
Feinstein realized they wanted to record an album of great romantic
songs that had been sung by “Ol’ Blue Eyes”.
The album is
comprised of classics such as “Fools Rush In,” “I’ve Got a Crush on
You,” “At Last Love,” “Exactly Like you,” and many more. Feinstein not
only pays homage to Sinatra, but to many of his contemporaries, Ella
Fitzgerald, Nat “King” Cole, Rosemary Clooney and other great singers of
the post-war, pre-rock years. They even called upon Sinatra’s favorite
songwriting Alan and Marilyn Bergman to consult as Feinstein recorded
“The Same, Hello, the Same Goodbye” originally written for Sinatra.
Dubbed "Ambassador
of the Great American Songbook", Feinstein has played all around the
world from Buckingham Palace to the White House. He will kick off the
release of his new album with 6 special performances at his notable
venue Feinstein’s at Loews Regency in New York City, September 2nd
– September 6th, 2008.
