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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

February 5, 2013 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Dancing In The Dark

The song of the day for Tuesday, February 5, 2013, is Dancing In The Dark.

About Dancing In The Dark

Written for the 1931 stage revue The Band Wagon, Dancing In The Dark was written by the great songwriting team of Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. It was a big band hit in 1941 by Artie Shaw. Many will remember the ballet of Dancing In The Dark with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, from the 1953 film The Band Wagon.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded Dancing In The Dark in 1961 for My Heart Sings. Produced by Ernie Altschuler, the album features a big band, including guitarist Chuck Wayne, who arranged much of Bennett’s 1955 Cloud 7.

http://open.spotify.com/track/4up57sk978q1DVJ4NYZuxE
Dancing In The Dark, as well as the entire My Heart Sings album, is available from iTunes.

 

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz

Comments

  1. NICK RIGGIO says

    February 5, 2013 at 3:10 am

    I love the entire MY HEART SINGS album! It’s a very brilliantly recorded musical masterpiece!

    Dancing In The Dark is pure Benedetto magic.

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