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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

January 9, 2014 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: I’m Just a Lucky So and So

The song of the day for Thursday, January 9, 2014 is “I’m Just a Lucky So and So.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “I’m Just a Lucky So and So,” was written in 1945 by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Mack David. A favorite song of Tony Bennett, “I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So” has also been recorded by Billy Eckstine, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

About The Versions

Tony Bennett first recorded “I’m Just a Lucky So and So” for his 1957 album Tony and again in 1999 for his Ellington album Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool. The 1957 version was arranged and conducted by Ray Conniff; the 1999 version was arranged by the Ralph Burns, with some great guitar work from Gray Sargent.

http://open.spotify.com/track/57JyE854v6NJ4oR4yUslCb
“I’m Just a Lucky So and So,” as well as the album Tony, is available from iTunes.

http://open.spotify.com/track/1wn8QJ1lMmoR29w5w7qtZb
“I’m Just a Lucky So and So,” as well as the album Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool, is available from iTunes.

And, we might as well complete this cycle by including his performance from the 1962 Carnegie Hall Concert, arranged and conducted by Ralph Sharon:

http://open.spotify.com/track/2FyC6XufAfvbSsTZm9h2by
“I’m Just a Lucky So and So,” as well as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, is available from iTunes.

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