Maggie LePique speaks with Sinatra archivist Charlie Pignone about Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises celebration of the 60th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s Nice ‘n’ Easy, another iconic album in a series of collaborations between Sinatra and arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle with a special anniversary edition.

Originally released on Capitol Records in July 1960, the Nice 'n' Easy album topped the charts at #1 for nine weeks. The album was nominated for multiple Grammys, including Album of the Year, Best Male Vocal Performance, and Best Arrangement (Nelson Riddle). Since its original release, Sinatra’s body of work still resonates with fans and critics today.
Source Sinatra.com 

Charles Pignone is a producer and writer. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sinatra Treasures, The Sinatra Family Photo Album and co-author of The Copa: Jules Podell and The Hotteset Club North Of Havana. He has produced numerous albums and box sets including Frank Sinatra: Nothing But The Best, Sinatra: Vegas and the 2011 television special Sinatra Sings. Pignone has been associated with the Sinatra family for over thirty years and is the senior vice president of Frank Sinatra Enterprises.
Source Penguin Random House

This episode is from an archive from the KPFK program Rock Profiles adapted for podcast. 

Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.  

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