Frank Sinatra: Best of the Columbia Years

On this playlist, the young Sinatra inhabits the finest songs by the finest songwriters of the ‘40s, each performance gilded with a glistening arrangement from Axel Stordahl. The singer's world-weariness hadn't set in, and he delivers every note with youthful hunger and nuance. A master interpreter, even as a rookie, he finds a true story in every song.