Some Nice Things I’ve Missed is a 1974 album by American singer Frank Sinatra. Consisting mainly of songs made popular by other artists, the album's title reflects that Sinatra was catching up on songs that came out while he was in retirement from 1971 to 1973.
In popular culture
In the December 1974 Kojak episode, Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die, Frank Sinatra is mentioned several times by Greg (George Shannon), the soon-to-be-murdered victim, while in his apartment attempting to seduce his date. He then puts on a Sinatra record but the music is not heard. In an attempt to solve the crime, Kojak (Telly Savalas) mentions Sinatra several more times during the episode. Halfway through the program, he enters the police department holding a copy of Some Nice Things I've Missed and throws the record on a desk as he begins a conversation with other officers. Meanwhile, Sgt. Stavros (Telly's real-life brother George Savalas) sits on the desk without paying attention to what's underneath. Before leaving the office, Kojak turns to Stavros and says "Fatso, you're sittin' on Old Blue Eyes". Unnerved, Stavros picks up the vinyl and hands it over to Kojak before walking out. In the next scene, Kojak arrives at the apartment of Lisa Walden (Andrea Marcovicci), still holding the album, and tells her "I brought you a Frank Sinatra album". Coincidentally, Telly Savalas also recorded a cover of the song "If" (as Sinatra did on this album), which was released as a single only three months later.
Conte Candoli, Bud Brisbois, John Audino, Harry Edison (tpt); Ernie Tack, Ernie Carlson, Milt Bernhart, Chauncey Welsch (tbn); Andreas Kostelas, Bud Shank, Ronny Lang, Gene Cipriano, Don Lodice (sax/wwd); Lou Raderman, Lennie Malarsky, Bonnie Douglas, Gerald Vinci, Nathan Ross, Robert Barene, Spiro Stamos, Marshall Sasson, Sally Raderman, Betty LaMagna, Carl LaMagna, Alfred Lustgarten (vln); Leonard Selic, Gareth Nuttycombe, Myer Bello, Virginia Majewski (via); Douglas Davis, Paul Bergstrom, Edgar Lustgarten, Justin DiTullio (vie); Gayle Levant (harp); Clare Fischer (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). A back- ground chorus (recorded on 14-May-1974 (Tue), in Hollywood - at the Holly- wood Sound studio) is on the first title only: Ronald Hicklin, John Bahler, Mitch Gordon, Lewis Morford, Sally Stevens, Andra Willis, Ida McCune, Jackie Ward. Don Costa (arr - both titles).
Vincent DeRosa, George Price, Arthur Maebe (fr-h); Louise DiTullio, Lloyd Hildebrand, Norman Benno (b-fl/bsn/fl/oboe); Willie Schwartz, Ted Nash, Don Lodice (sax/cit); Lou Raderman, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Spiro Stamos, Marshall Sosson, Arnold Belnick, Thelma Beach, Alex Murray, Samuel Cytron, Nathan Ross, Gerald Vinci, Joseph Livoti, Sally Raderman, Alfred Lustgarten, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Wilbert Nuttycombe, James Getzoff (vln); Milton Thomas, Marilyn Baker, Gareth Nuttycombe, Virginia Majewski, Cecil Figelski, Barbara Simons (via); Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Justin DiTullio (vie); Dorothy Remsen (harp); Bill Miller (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (b); Irving Cottler (d); Gordon Jenkins (cond).
Track 4:
Bud Brisbois, Harry Edison, John Audino, Conte Candoli (tpt); Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Dick Noel (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Ronny Lang, Willie Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Don Lodice, Chuck Gentry (sax/wwd); Bill Miller, Pete Jolly (p); Tommy Tedesco, Al Casey, Al Viola, John Morell, James Burton (g); Chuck Berghofer (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). A vocal chorus [l]; Don Costa (cond).
Tracks 5, 9:
21-May-1974 (Tuesday) - Burbank. Burbank Studio (from 8 to 11:00 P.M.).
Harry Edison, Ray Triscari, Anthony Terran, John Audino (tpt); MiltBernhart, Dick Hyde, Chauncey Welsch (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Gene Cipriano*, Ronny Lang, Joseph Soldo, Chuck Gentry, Don Lodice (sax/wwd); Lou Raderman, Israel Baker, Alfred Lustgarten, Betty LaMagna, Carl LaMagna, Spiro Stamos, Jacob Krachmalnick, Robert Barene, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci, Sally Raderman, Harry Bluestone (vln); Samuel Boghossian, David Schwartz, Leonard Selic, Virginia Majewski (via); Douglas Davis, Edgar Lustgarten, Justin DiTullio, Jerome Kessler (vie); Gayle Levant (harp); Clare Fischer (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). Don Costa (arr - all titles).
Track 6:
21-May-1974 (Tuesday) - Burbank. Burbank Studio (from 8 to 11:00 P.M.).
Harry Edison, Ray Triscari, Anthony Terran, John Audino (tpt); MiltBernhart, Dick Hyde, Chauncey Welsch (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Gene Cipriano*, Ronny Lang, Joseph Soldo, Chuck Gentry, Don Lodice (sax/wwd); Lou Raderman, Israel Baker, Alfred Lustgarten, Betty LaMagna, Carl LaMagna, Spiro Stamos, Jacob Krachmalnick, Robert Barene, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci, Sally Raderman, Harry Bluestone (vln); Samuel Boghossian, David Schwartz, Leonard Selic, Virginia Majewski (via); Douglas Davis, Edgar Lustgarten, Justin DiTullio, Jerome Kessler (vie); Gayle Levant (harp); Clare Fischer (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). Don Costa (arr - all titles).
Overdubs: Bud Brisbois, Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Harry Edison (tpt); Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, Chauncey Welsch (tbn); Ernie Tack (b-tbn); Bob Hardaway, Joseph Soldo, Andreas Kostelas, Chuch Gentry, Don Lodice (sax/wwd).
Track 8:
24-May-1974 (Friday) - Hollywood.
Harry Edison, Ray Triscari, Anthony Terran, John Audino (tpt); Milt Bernhart, Dick Hyde, Chauncey Welsch (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Gene Cipriano, Ronny Lang, Joseph Soldo, Chuck Gentry, Don Lodice (sax/wwd); Lou Raderman, Israel Baker, Alfred Lustgarten, Betty LaMagna, Carl LaMagna, Spiro Stamos, Jacob Krachmalnick, Robert Sarene, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci, Sally Raderman, Harry Bluestone (vln); Samuel Boghossian, David Schwartz, Leonard Selic, Virginia Majewski (via); Douglas Davis, Edgar Lustgarten, Justin DiTullio, Jerome Kessler (vlc); Gayle Levant (harp); Clare Fischer (p); Al Viola (g); Gene Cherico (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). Don Costa (arr).
Bud Brisbois, Harry Edison, John Audino, Conte Candoli (tpt); Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Dick Noel (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Ronny Lang, Willie Schwartz, Gene Cipriano, Don Lodice, Chuck Gentry (sax/wwd); Bill Miller, Pete Jolly (p); Tommy Tedesco, AI Viola, John Morell (g); Chuck Berghofer (b); Irving Cottler (d); Emil Richards (perc). A vocal chorus [l]; Don Costa (cond). [5]
