Frank Sinatra’s 1955 classic “In the Wee Small Hours” will be reissued on November 14 as part of Blue Note’s “Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Series”, marking seven decades since its original release. Widely described as Sinatra’s “melancholy masterpiece,” the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and is celebrated as one of the first true concept albums in popular music.
Martin Scorsese, the acclaimed filmmaker behind classics like "Goodfellas" and "Taxi Driver", has long harboured ambitions to bring the life of iconic crooner Frank Sinatra to the silver screen. However, his efforts have been consistently thwarted, primarily due to clashes with the Sinatra family over the portrayal of the legendary singer's complex persona.
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