http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3057&rws=%2Fjackie-gleason%2Ftop-tracks.rssLoved as the oversized, easily agitated comedic genius behind <I>The Honeymooners</I> and other television and Broadway shows, Jackie Gleason was also a superb (if underused) dramatic actor and a musical maven whose "mood music" albums of the 1950s and early '60s remain highly prized today. Gleason's easy listening work often topped the pop charts and is among the finest the genre ever produced. Yet it's always been questionable what Gleason actually <I>did</I> on his albums since so many other people played on and arranged them. It's most likely that Gleason told his excellent team, which included jazz soloists like Bobby Hackett, about the sounds he had in his mind, selected the tunes for the albums, and worked with the art director to create atmospheric album covers. 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In fact, it is said that it was Gleason who introduced a clean living Frank Sinatra to Jack Daniels. - Nick DedinaInstrumental Popen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3057&rws=%2Fjackie-gleason%2Ftop-tracks.rss Loved as the oversized, easily agitated comedic genius behind <I>The Honeymooners</I> and other television and Broadway shows, Jackie Gleason was also a superb (if underused) dramatic actor and a musical maven whose "mood music" albums of the 1950s and early '60s remain highly prized today. Gleason's easy listening work often topped the pop charts and is among the finest the genre ever produced. Yet it's always been questionable what Gleason actually <I>did</I> on his albums since so many other people played on and arranged them. 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