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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

June 5, 2014 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Give Me The Simple Life

The song of the day for Thursday, June 5, 2014 is “Give Me The Simple Life.”

About This Song

“Give Me The Simple Life” was written in 1946 by Rube Bloom and Harry Ruby for the movie Wake Up and Dream. The song has been recorded by artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Mel Tormé, Oscar Peterson, Gerry Mulligan and, of course, Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Give Me The Simple Life” in December, 1954 and released it the following year on the album Cloud 7. The musicians for this session were Dave Schildkraut (alto sax), Caesar DiMauro (tenor sax), Chuck Wayne (guitar), Clyde Lombardi (bass), Harvey Leonard (piano) and Ed Shaughnessy (drums). The arrangement was by Charles Paneley.

http://open.spotify.com/track/5WExXsn7UrpjSzatYcxFmC
“Give Me The Simple Life,” as well as the album Cloud 7, is available from iTunes.

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Comments

  1. Nick Riggio says

    June 5, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Who was the piano player?

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    • Suzanne says

      June 5, 2014 at 2:44 pm

      Harvey Leonard. Gene DiNovi played piano for some of the songs on the album, but Leonard played for the session where Give Me The Simple Life was recorded.

      Reply

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