Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)
The cover art tells the story
It would be risky for a singer to take on a project like Wee Small Hours Today. It can't just be sung, it must be felt. You would have to have lived a little, and you couldn't pull it off at age 25 or perhaps even 35. Here Sinatra, at age 40, is essentially in perfect voice, and he is supported by arrangements by Nelson Riddle that unto themselves are masterpieces. Putting it all together, this is probably the standard by which singers would hope to ascend to. The songs are beautifully and emotively sung, and each one tells a continuing story of longing and lonliness, as felt in the wee small hours of the morning. Sinatra did many great albums and individual works prior to this and after, but nothing was ever done better. Every song is superb. The sound fidelity is excellent, thanks to fine engineering by Capitol of the 1950's. In Glorious mono, it will fill both channels and then some. If you ever wondred what it was all about with Sinatra, you'll know after you play this one.
Submitted by buicksu51 (Rhode Island)
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Frank at his best
The voice quality is great. As expected Frank's phrasing is great. It is a pleasure to listen to the way he hits the notes. I read in the NY Times that this is considered the greatest vocal recording ever made. I can see where that is true. My only recommendation is that if you listen to this with other CDs, you put it on shuffle. The song collection is all the same, slow break-up melodies.
Submitted by wolfg (San Diego) 
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A masterpiece.
The first 3 discs that Sinatra made with Capitol, maybe are the best in his career.
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