The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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October 8 2013 is Tony Bennett Digital Day!

In conjunction with the release of Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964, the release date of October 8 is Tony Bennett Digital Day.

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With this release, Tony’s entire catalog will be available on iTunes! (I am not going to bring up the three Verve/MGM albums). Tony will be online Tuesday to answer questions from his fans.

11:45 – 12:15 PM ET: HuffPost Live Chat. This will be a live, streaming interview with Tony conducted by Marc Lamont Hill. Click here to go the HuffPost Live page.

12:30 – 12:45 PM ET: Twitter Chat hosted by iTunes. Use the hashtag #asktony or #tonydigitalday to ask questions now.

1:00 – 2:00 PM ET: Mystery Event! (I love surprises!)

2:15 – 3:00 PM ET: Facebook Chat. Sorry, no connect information yet, but I’ll update as soon as I know anything. Click here to view Tony’s page on Facebook and add questions now for the chat.

There’s a special section set up on Tony Bennett’s website with information about Tony Bennett Digital Day at digital.tonybennett.com. You can find up-to-date information about Tuesday’s events and even submit questions for the Facebook and Twitter chats from this page. Use the hashtag #tonydigitalday

You can read more about the release of Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas 1964 and Tuesday’s special activities in this press release.

Your opinionated author will be working on Tuesday, but will post transcripts as soon as possible. Now to adjust my meeting schedule for next Tuesday from 11:45 – 3:00 ET. 🙂

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Have You Pre-Ordered Yet?

Tony Bennett’s Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas 1964 concert album drops a week from today. The Year of Tony Bennett would like to remind you to pre-order this album if you haven’t already. You can get it from iTunes, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

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People have been talking about this recording since, well, 1964. I first heard it when it came in my 2011 Tony Bennett Complete Collection and fell head-over-heels in love with this show. As much as I adore Bennett’s studio albums, there is nothing on earth like hearing him live and this album is a great example of the kind of show he puts on. There are many moments of sheer beauty and amazing vocal power on this album and I recommend it highly.

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Bennett/Brubeck – News, Reviews, Interviews

Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962 will be publicly available on May 28, 2013.

Cecil Stoughton. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
Cecil Stoughton. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.

News

Great article from the Washington Post on this fine album.

Excellent article by Mark Myers from The Wall Street Journal: A Lost Improv from 1962 Resurfaces

The New York Times has a streaming preview of the album available here.

Creative Allies announces a poster contest for Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962 with a $500 prize and a copy of the CD.

Reviews

Review from The Second Disc.

Review from the Denver Post.

Review from Nick DiRiso at Something Else! Reviews.

Review from the London Express.

Review and other news from the Sacramento Bee.

Review from Broadway World.

Reviews from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Vanity Fair says that Tony Bennett is Earth’s Coolest Cat. No argument here.

 

Interviews

Tony Bennett will be appearing on CBS This Morning on Tuesday, May 28.

Update: The CBS This Morning story is excellent. “He is the epitome of cool.”  You’ll get no argument from me.

Interview with Tony Bennett from the Atlanta Magazine about Bennett/Brubeck and his upcoming concert in Atlanta