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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

September 7, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Have You Preordered The Silver Lining?

Just reminding everyone that Tony Bennett’s new album with Bill Charlap will be released on September 25, 2015. The album can be preordered from Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.

The album is currently ranked #1 on Amazon for Vocal Jazz.

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to listening to Bennett and Charlap doing these wonderful Jerome Kern songs.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining

August 21, 2015 By Suzanne 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Albums, News Tagged With: Bill Charlap, Jerome Kern, Look For The Silver Lining - The Songs of Jerome Kern

June 9, 2015 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Get Well Soon, Tony

We are sad to have just read this on Twitter:

Sorry to not be singing in London tonight. I love my fans in the UK and appreciate all the well wishes to get over this flu quickly.

— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) June 9, 2015

We love you Tony–hope you feel better soon.

Filed Under: News

June 3, 2015 By Suzanne 1 Comment

London! Tony Bennett! Cheek2Cheek Tour!

Tony Bennett is in London:

Just arrived in London. Waiting for @ladygaga to get here. pic.twitter.com/PQbgpszb34

— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) June 3, 2015

It’s going to be a great couple of shows, I think!

Next, we take the #CheekToCheekTour to London for 2 sold-out shows at @RoyalAlbertHall! http://t.co/87GWMEQfij

— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) June 1, 2015

Filed Under: Cheek To Cheek, News Tagged With: Cheek To Cheek Tour, Lady Gaga, London, Royal Albert Hall

May 2, 2015 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Unboxing The Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans LP Box Set

I finally broke down and ordered the new Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans Box Set on 180-gram vinyl. It was waiting for me when I got home from work on Friday and I took a few snapshots.

First is the lovely glossy cover on the box:

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When you open the box, the first thing you see is the beautiful 12-page liner notes with Will Friedwald’s excellent essay and some wonderful photographs. On the back of the liner notes is this great collage. I especially like the engineer’s sheets and the 8-track tape. I used to have an 8-track tape player in my first car, a blue VW Beetle.

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Then there is this nice print of Tony and Bill. I think I’ll be finding a frame for this.

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There are four LPs in the set. One for The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album and another for Together Again. The remaining two LPs are outtakes and bonus tracks. Here’s one of the covers:

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On the back of each album are these great photographs from the sessions in contact sheets:

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Here’s a close-up of one the photographs I liked, complete with a suggestion for cropping the photo:

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And, finally, the back of the box:

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This set is real class act. Concord Records did an outstanding job of packaging this set.

Alas, I don’t have a turntable anymore, though I am seriously considering buying one now. But my brother is an audiophile with a state-of-the-art system, so I’m sure I’ll be heading over to his house soon for a listen.

Filed Under: About His Collaborators, About Tony Bennett, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: The Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans LP Box Set

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