The one genre Frank Sinatra had a “profound respect for”

Frank Sinatra had a particular reverence for big-band music, the style that shaped his approach to performing and working with an orchestra. Producer Quincy Jones said Sinatra treated big-band sessions with “profound respect”, reflecting the influence of his early years with Tommy Dorsey and Harry James.

Jones recalled that working with Sinatra on the 1964 album *It Might As Well Be Swing*, backed by Count Basie and his orchestra, was unlike any other artist collaboration he had experienced. The sessions included “Fly Me to the Moon”, and Jones later described Sinatra’s call to work together as a major turning point in his career and life.