Tony Bennett - The Ultimate Tony Bennett

Artist:

Bennett, Tony

UPC:

074646357026

See Also:

Bailey, Mildred Basie, Count Frank Sinatra - Duets k.d. lang/Tony Bennett - A Wonderful World

Description:

Personnel: Tony Bennett (vocals); Jimmy Rowles, Tommy Flanagan (piano).
Liner Note Authors: Frank Sinatra; Tony Bennett.
Recording information: 04/04/1951-07/16/1993.
Photographers: Don Hunstein; Lois Greenfield; Mark Seliger; Nigel Parry; Herman Leonard.
Arrangers: Don Costa; Johnny Mandel; Al Cohn; Marty Manning; Percy Faith; Ray Conniff; Frank DeVol.
Throughout his career, Tony Bennett has managed to be both a singer`s singer and a first rate entertainer--not nearly as easy as it sounds. Though blessed with a beautiful natural timbre, Bennett doesn`t settle for merely caressing our eardrums. A popular singer by definition, Bennett`s style is informed by jazz phrasing and rhythm. And while mostly known for the heart he brings to his material, there is also ample evidence of nuanced thinking going into what comes out.
On this excellent collection that highlights his recordings for Columbia spanning five decades, Bennett`s famous ardor and aesthetic honesty are omnipresent. The requisite chestnuts--"I Left My Heart in San Francisco," "Rags to Riches," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"--are all here, as befits any ultimate Bennett collection, but we`re also treated to the more intimate fare of Bennett with long-time associates the Ralph Sharon Trio on "Steppin` Out With My Baby," a very early take on "Blue Velvet," and a suave-meets-down-and-dirty "Mood Indigo."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2. Because of You
3. Rags to Riches
4. Just in Time
5. Stranger in Paradise
6. Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The
7. I Wanna Be Around
8. Good Life, The
9. Shadow of Your Smile, The
10. Put on a Happy Face
11. If I Ruled the World
12. Smile
13. Night and Day
14. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
15. Mood Indigo
16. Blue Velvet
17. Steppin` Out With My Baby
18. When Joanna Loved Me
19. When Do the Bells Ring for Me
20. Best Is Yet to Come, The

Album Information

Release Date:

10/03/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Show Vocals

Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Producer:

Danny Bennett; David Kahne; Ernie Altschuler; Ettore Stratta; Al Harn; Al Ham; Allen Stanton; Mitch Miller; Andre Fischer; Tony Bennett; Didier C. Deutsch (Compilation); Darcy M. Proper (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

63570

Original Release Year:

2000

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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