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New Seth MacFarlane Album Boasts Never-Before-Heard Frank Sinatra Arrangements (EXCLUSIVE)


Seth MacFarlane found dozens of song arrangements that Frank Sinatra had planned to perform but never did: The result is MacFarlane's new vocal album.

“Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements” (on Verve / Republic) was recorded at Skywalker Sound north of San Francisco, with a 70-piece orchestra led by British conductor John Wilson. Riddle, widely considered one of the greatest arrangers in American music, was a favorite not only of Sinatra but also Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney and other top singers of the 1950s and ’60s. “Frank Jr. used to do ‘Family Guy’ periodically,” says MacFarlane (the animated series’ creator-producer), “and became a good friend to the show.

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