Monday, May 16, 2011

Frank Sinatra: Begin the Beguine, with bonus Sammy and Ella too

Begin the Beguine is one of Cole Porter's best.  Frank Sinatra was a Cole Porter fan going back to his earliest days as a singer. Here are a couple of different versions of Begin the Beguine by Sinatra.






Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Mantovani & Vic Damone! from Jack Hampton
on Vimeo.

Michael Feinstein on Cole Porter

I like this version by Ella:

And here is Ella Fitzgerald's Cole Porter Songbook version:

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