Frank Sinatras seminal 1955 Capitol Records albumIn The Wee Small Hoursis a melancholy masterpiece of lost love and heartbreak that was a pivotal album in the legendary vocalists career. Produced byVoyle Gilmore, the album embodied Sinatras artistic growth into a more mature singing style with stunning renditions of Great American Songbook standards given sublime arrangements byNelson Riddle. Sinatra conceived ofIn The Wee Small Hoursas a full-length album, rather than a collection of singles, creating one of the first-ever concept albums and becoming one of the first pop albums to be released as a 12-inch LP. The album was met with immediate critical and commercial success, reaching #2 on theBillboardcharts and bolstering Sinatras career resurgence following his signing to Capitol Records in 1953 and his Academy Award win for his role in the filmFrom Here to Eternity.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring session photos by William Claxton & Ken Veeder.

Tracklist:

A1 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
A2 Mood Indigo
A3 Glad To Be Unhappy
A4 I Get Along Without You Very Well
A5 Deep In A Dream
A6 I See Your Face Before Me
A7 Cant We Be Friends
A8 When Your Lover Is Gone
B1 What Is This Thing Called Love
B2 Last Night When We Were Young
B3 Ill Be Around
B4 Ill Wind
B5 It Never Entered My Mind
B6 Dancing On the Ceiling
B7 Ill Never Be the Same
B8 This Love of Mine