Frank Sinatra Jnr, Albert Hall: no one sings it quite like Sinatra Snr, not even his son

His voice isn’t a patch on pa’s, but it shares the same smooth, silky quality, says Rick Pearson
Channeling Dad: Frank Sinatra Jnr (picture: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
Charley Gallay/Getty Images
Rick Pearson3 July 2015

Frank Sinatra Snr would have turned 100 this year. To mark this centenary, his son, Frank Jnr, is touring Sinatra Sings Sinatra: a show combining Ol’ Blue Eyes’ best-loved songs with video clips of his colourful existence.

The concert began with an instrumental snippet of My Way, an ironic choice of song for a performance all about someone else, but Frank Jnr soon arrived to croon his way through All or Nothing at All.

His voice isn’t a patch on pa’s, but it shares the same smooth, silky quality. “I’m going to make an assumption that you’re here because you admire the music of Frank Sinatra Snr,” said the 71-year-old, just in case any of the audience had turned up hoping to hear songs from his seven solo albums.

With his suspicions confirmed, Frank Jnr powered through his father’s old favourites. A Foggy Day (In London Town), I’ve Got You Under my Skin and Luck Be a Lady were full of parping brass, twinkling piano and velvety vocals.

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Regrets, there were a few. A Very Good Year was a very bad song while the clunky slideshow behind resembled a hastily put together PowerPoint presentation.

The best, though, was yet to come. A rousing rendition of New York, New York prompted an elderly gent in the audience to dance in the aisles, accompanied by a blonde woman several decades his junior.

It was an uplifting end to an entertaining evening. But, frankly, no one sings it quite like Sinatra Snr, not even his son.

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