Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti. This was the first recording that Sinatra made with the Count Basie Orchestra. In 1964, Sinatra and Basie would make a final studio recording, It Might as Well Be Swing, orchestrated by Quincy Jones, and Sinatra's first live album, Sinatra at the Sands (1966) would feature the Basie band. Sinatra appeared on an episode of The Dinah Shore Show that aired on December 9, 1962, the day before Sinatra-Basie was released, and performed the album's arrangement of "Please Be Kind". According to Will Friedwald's book, ''Sinatra! The Song Is You'':

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9: 3-October-1962 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. United Recording (from 7:30 to 11:00 P.M.). Al Porcino, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons (tpt); Henry Coker, Rufus Wagner, Benny Powell (tbn); Marshall Royal (alt); Frank Wess (alt/fl); Frank Foster (ten); Eric Dixon (ten/fl); Charles Fowlkes (bar/fl); Count Basie, Bill Miller (p); Freddie Green (g); Buddy Catlett (b); Sonny Payne (d). Neal Hefti (arr & cond). Tracks 2, 7, 8, 10; 2-October-1962 (Tuesday) - Hollywood.United Recording (from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M.). Al Porcino, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons (tpt); Henry Coker, Rufus Wagner, Benny Powell (tbn); Marshall Royal (alt); Frank Wess (alt/fl); Frank Foster (ten); Eric Dixon (ten/fl); Charles Fowlkes (bar); Count Basie, Bill Miller (p); Freddie Green (g); Buddy Catlett (b); Sonny Payne (d). Neal Hefti (arr & cond).