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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

June 25, 2016 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Experiment

The song of the day for Sunday, June 26, 2016 is ” Experiment.”

About This Song

Cole Porter wrote “Experiment” in 1933 for the West End musical Nymph Errant, which starred Gertrude Lawrence. The song is one of Porter’s more popular songs for singers including Mabel Mercer, Mel Tormé, Joe Williams and Bobby Short.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Experiment” in 1975 for Tony Bennett Sings ‘Life Is Beautiful.’ It was arranged by Torrie Zito.

Experiment

Listen to Experiment on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2004.


“Experiment,” as well as The Complete Improv Recordings, is available from iTunes.

About Today

I am all moved in and Ani just this afternoon came home from being boarded. It will take some time to unpack, but life is gradually returning to normal. I really missed the blog!

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cole Porter, Nymph Errant, Tony Bennett Sings Life Is Beautiful, Torrie Zito

Comments

  1. Aida says

    June 26, 2016 at 4:26 am

    I like the arrangement from this song! It is marvellous 🙂

    Reply
  2. Nick Riggio says

    June 26, 2016 at 6:33 am

    THE AMAZING TONY BENNETT is on FACEBOOK

    Reply

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