# The “most exciting” band Frank Sinatra ever worked with: “A juggernaut”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-most-exciting-band-frank-sinatra-ever-worked-with-a-juggernaut/
- Published: 2026-11-09T02:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T02:22:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/most-exciting-band-frank-sinatra-ever-worked-with/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Count Basie’s orchestra gave Sinatra a fresh sound in the 1960s.
- Quincy Jones produced their follow-up album.
- Sinatra called the Basie Orchestra a “juggernaut”.

## Summary

Frank Sinatra’s partnership with Count Basie and his orchestra helped refresh his sound and keep him prominent as musical tastes shifted in the 1960s. Sinatra called the collaboration, with Quincy Jones also involved, the most exciting engagement of his performing life.

Their work began with the 1962 album *Sinatra – Basie: An Historic Musical First*, followed by Jones-produced *It Might as Well Be Swing*. The 1966 live album *Sinatra at the Sands*, recorded in Las Vegas, became closely associated with Sinatra’s 1960s sound and included songs such as “Fly Me to the Moon” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”.

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