Norman Lebrecht shared this today on his blog, Slipped Disc. Here’s Sinatra with the great Durante, from “It Happened in Brooklyn” (1947). Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJJwJEGxh8
FUN FACT: Apparently the piano solos in the film (Durante’s excepted?) were performed by André Previn.
Lebrecht’s blog, always chockfull of information, may be found at http://www.slippedisc.com. Be sure to elide the “d.”
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