Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight

This update of a Fred Astaire number from the 1936 film Swing Time doesnt glide across the ballroom floorit struts. Riddle opens the tune with jaunty reeds and sizzling muted trumpets echoing each others lines. Sinatra comes in tough and is cocky throughout, but theres also a subtle tenderness between the lines. After the first run-through, the songs pace picks up, with trombones punctuating Sinatras staccato lyrics And that laugh, wrink-le-s your nose/Touch-es my fool-ish hearttt. The charts crescendo occurs on the bridge and features a hip trumpet dragging the final note. Cool touch. Sinatra returns to provide a warm wind-down and finishes remarkably in ballad tempo.