CONTENTS -- Foreword by Phil Ramone -- Introduction -- PART I -- THE BIG BAND YEARS, 1937-1942 -- Beginnings -- Discovery -- The First Recordings -- The Dorsey Style -- The Voice -- The Songs -- The Microphone -- Wax Impressions -- PART II -- THE COLUMBIA YEARS, 1943-1952 -- Making the Break -- Taking Charge -- Charting the Way -- Anatomy of a Recording Session -- "Body and Soul" Evolution of a Performance -- The Columbia Studios -- The Concept of Albums -- Diversity Personified -- In Pursuit of Perfection: The Singer as Producer -- Triple Treat: The Cutting Edge of Technology -- Sound on Sound -- The Birth of the LP Record -- The Magic of Tape -- Sinatra Swings! -- Downward Spiral: The Mitch Miller Influence -- PART III -- THE CAPITOL YEARS, 1953-1962 -- A Capitol Thought -- Sinatra in Hollywood -- Frank Meets Nelson -- The Team -- A Musical Marriage -- Dynamic Duo -- The Hottest Ticket in Town -- My Buddy -- The Capitol Studios: 5515 Melrose Avenue -- The Capitol Studios: Hollywood and Vine -- Model of Perfection: Close to You -- From Mono to Stereo -- With Gordon Jenkins -- With Billy May -- Melancholy Serenades: Only the Lonely -- Season of Discontent -- Manic Depression: Come Swing with Me and Point of No Return -- PART IV -- THE REPRISE YEARS -- Chairman of the Board -- Ring-a-Ding-Ding! and Sinatra and Strings -- Great Songs from Great Britain: The London Sessions, 1962 -- Frank and Splank (Sinatra and Basie) -- Tour de Force: The Concert Sinatra -- Early Autumn: The September of His Years -- Straddling the Line: Rock 'N' Roll Sinatra -- "Somethin' Stupid" -- Francis A and Edward K -- Middle of the Road -- Elder Statesman -- PART V -- CAPITOL REVISITED -- Duets -- Full Circle -- Aferword by Nancy Sinatra -- Appendix A Companion Recordings -- Appendix B The Basic Collection -- Appendix C Concept Albums.

Appendix D Fifty Songs that Define the Essence of Sinatra -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.