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While I wasn't there during ANY Sinatra recordings, I can say that he wasn't as close to the mic as singers are today, so a lot less proximity effect (low-mid mud) so less EQ was necessary. This worked because the arrangements allowed him to back off the mic as did the great acoustics of the room. The great acoustics of the room meant that the bleed from the band into his mic was complimentary, not detrimental. These days of closet recording, as soon as you back off the mic, you hear lots of early reflections that sound like, well, a closet.
Just a theory...
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