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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

August 16, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans on the Tonight Show

Tony Bennett was a frequent performer on the Tonight Show: he was on the first and last episodes of the program with Johnny Carson, and was a frequent guest in between.

In October 1975, after the release of The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album, Bennett and Evans appeared and sang When in Rome. This clip from American Masters: The Music Never Ends shows much of their performance and some of the interview with Carson. It also features commentary from Clint Eastwood, Stephen Holden, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Schwartz, and Bill Charlap.

The Year of Tony Bennett strongly recommends the The Music Never Ends. It’s available for streaming on Netflix and may be purchased as well. Amazon.com offers a two-DVD set, which also  includes the film of Tony Bennett’s performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2005 in addition to the documentary.

Ladies and gentlemen: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: The Tonight Show, The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album, When in Rome

July 24, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

My Funny Valentine

My Funny Valentine, by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, is a jazz classic and one of my favorite songs. This video, from the official Tony Bennett Vevo channel on YouTube, was recording live in 1979 at a concert at Jubilee Hall in Edmonton, Canada. With Ralph Sharon on piano. I don’t know who the bass player is, but he’s quite good (even though he doesn’t look a day over fourteen years old).

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: My Funny Valentine, Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett, YouTube

July 7, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Speak Low

Speak Low (music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Ogden Nash) is one several Kurt Weill songs that Tony performs. This is one of our favorites at The Year of Tony Bennett.
Tony Bennett and Norah Jones, from Duets II.

Love is pure gold; and time a thief!

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Kurt Weill, Norah Jones, Ogden Nash, Speak Low, Tony Bennett

July 4, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Tony Bennett Interviews from the 1980s and 1990s

We thank Hulu and NBC for putting together this collection of interviews for viewing. Interviewers include Tom Snyder, Rona Elliot, Jonathan Schwartz, Gene Shalit, and Matt Lauer.

Sorry for the commercials between sessions. Runs about 35 minutes, including the ads.

 

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Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Tony Bennett

July 4, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Jon Stewart Interviews Tony Bennett on the Daily Show

I loved Jon Stewart’s interview with Tony Bennett on the Daily Show. Here it is, from September 29, 2011. Just click on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart link below to launch the video.

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Here’s a video of Tony singing America The Beautiful at the Rally to Restore Sanity, which they discussed in the interview. I was watching it live on television and had no idea Tony Bennett was appearing. It was very moving to hear him that day:

Follow this link to view the performance.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: America The Beautiful, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Tony Bennett

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