Try the MFSL gold CD (UDCD 538, Songs For Swinging Lovers), if you can get a copy that is. The sound and music are outstanding. What is very surprising is, this recording was created from master tapes made in 1956 in mono! This is one of my very favorite CDs, and I am not particularly a great fan of Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra - good vs great
I don't have a lot of exposure to Sinatra, but my first CD was "The Reprise Collection: The Very Good Years." It's (well, they are) an awesome performance. Even the tunes I don't particularly care for have me tapping my toes. It seems to be very involving. Based on this - I was surprised that I liked it as well as I do - I bought a copy of the Captiol Singles collection. (This is the 4-CD set, not the mammoth 21-CD version!) The new set is nice, but it's nowhere near as involving, and I can't really put my finger on why. Some of the tunes are the same. It was done earlier in his (later) career, so I doubt that it's just that he had "figured it out" - he had long ago done that. Anyone know why this one CD is so much more enjoyable than the other set?