The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

Quote of the Day

We named our company Tobill Enterprises, and I called our label Improv. Bill [Bill Hassett] and I owned the operation jointly. It was the crystallization of everything I’d been working for: I’d be the central artist on the label, but I’d sign top-quality jazz artists like Bill Evans, Torrie Zito, Earl Hines, Jimmy and Marian McPartland, Charlie Byrd, and Ruby Braff.

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Song of the Day: This Is All I Ask

The song of the day for Saturday, October 10, 2026, is “This Is All I Ask.” About This Song “This Is All I Ask” was written in 1958 by Gordon Jenkins; Jenkins considers this song his best compositions. The song has been widely recorded by artists including Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, and Harry […]

Song of the Day: Isn’t It Romantic?

The song of the day for Friday, October 9, 2026, is “Isn’t It Romantic.” About This Song “Isn’t It Romantic?” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1932 film Love Me Tonight. In the early 1930s, Richard Rodgers, with his wife, Dorothy, and 2-year old daughter Mary, and Larry Hart moved to […]

Song of the Day: Skylark

The song of the day for Thursday, October 8, 2026, is “Skylark.” About This Song “Skylark” was written by Hoagy Carmichael, based off a Bix Beiderbecke improv, for a musical he wanted to write, using the novel Young Man With a Horn. After the project was abandoned, he asked Johnny Mercer to write the lyrics. […]

Song of the Day: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye

The song of the day for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, is “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye.” About This Song “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” was written by Cole Porter for the 1944 Billy Rose musical revue Seven Lively Arts. The song is well known for the phrase “change from major to minor” as the song […]