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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

September 7, 2016 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: ‘S Wonderful

The song of the day for Thursday, September 8, 2016 is “‘S Wonderful.”

About This Song

The Gershwin Brothers wrote “‘S Wonderful” for the 1927 musical Funny Face, where it was introduced by Adele Astaire (Fred’s sister) and Allen Kearns.

About This Version

Today’s recording is a live recording from 1977 featuring Marian and Jimmy McPartland and the rest or their group. Mr. Bennett joins in at the end. It was originally released on Tony Bennett, The McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music and is now available on the box set The Complete Improv Recordings.

"S Wonderful - Live

Listen to "S Wonderful - Live on Spotify. Tony Bennett, Marian McPartland & Friends · Song · 2004.


“‘S Wonderful,” as well as The Complete Improv Recordings, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Funny Face, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Jimmy McPartland, Marian McPartland

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