The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Legend!

I started collecting jazz and classical vinyl LPs last year. The album that I played today was amazing! It’s a remastered version of the 1959 Basie/Bennett album, relabeled as Tony Bennett with Count Basie and His Orchestra: Legend, on heavy-weight gold vinyl!

I’ve listened to this album many, many times, but I think I really heard it today for the first time. Listening to Tony Bennett on vinyl from an analog taped recording was phenomenal. Not only did Tony sound just wonderful, but so did the Count Basie Orchestra.

Best treat that I’ve had in a long time.

Vinyl collectors can find this album on Amazon.

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Just Look For The Silver Lining

Tony Bennett announced today that The Silver Lining – The Songs of Jerome Kern will be released on September 25, 2015! The album features the pianist Bill Charlap as well as his wife, Renee Rosnes (on piano duet pieces), Peter Washington (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums).

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The album includes these songs:

  • All The Things You Are
  • Pick Yourself Up
  • The Last Time I Saw Paris
  • I Won’t Dance
  • Long Ago and Far Away
  • Dearly Beloved
  • The Song Is You
  • They Didn’t Believe Me
  • I’m Old Fashioned
  • The Way You Look Tonight
  • Yesterdays
  • Make Believe
  • Nobody Else But Me
  • Look For The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining – The Songs of Jerome Kern is available for pre-order from amazon.com.

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The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings for Audiophiles

I received DownBeat magazine yesterday and learned about an exciting new release of The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings on 180-gram vinyl.

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The box set consists of 4 LPs: the two original albums, plus 2 LPs of bonus tracks. It also includes a 12-page booklet with photos and the excellent Will Friedwald liner notes.

The box set is available for pre-ordering from Amazon and will be released on April 28, 2015. It’s not inexpensive at $110, but if you have the right equipment and, perhaps, a nice tax refund coming your way, it’s probably worth the price.

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Congratulations to Tony Bennett

The Year of Tony Bennett congratulates Tony Bennett on the nomination of Viva Duets for Best Traditional Pop Album.

Billboard has the complete list of Grammy nominations here.

Here’s one of our favorite duets from this album:

Cold, Cold Heart (with Vicentico)

Listen to Cold, Cold Heart (with Vicentico) on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2012.

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