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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

February 12, 2019 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Nice Work If You Can Get It

The song of the day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019, is “Nice Work If You Can Get It.”

About This Song

George and Ira Gershwin wrote this song (and eight others) for the 1937 film Damsel In Distress, starring Fred Astaire, who introduced the song. It has been widely recorded by artists including Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Nice Work If You Can Get It” for his 1993 album Steppin’ Out. Bennett and Ralph Sharon did the arrangement.

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Nice Work If You Can Get It, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Nice Work If You Can Get It,” as well as Steppin’ Out, is available from iTunes.

About Today

Nice work, indeed. I’m happy to report that after a month off work from illness, I’m reporting to work tomorrow! Let’s raise a glass to good health!

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Ralph Sharon, Steppin' Out, Tony Bennett

Comments

  1. Nina Hawes says

    February 13, 2019 at 6:12 am

    Glad you’re better and back to blogging. I missed the daily TB. Hope you don’t have too much snow.

    Reply
    • Suzanne says

      February 13, 2019 at 10:43 pm

      Hi Nina. Seattle, just 160 miles north got hammered with snow. We got some in higher elevations, but here in the city, no snow at all. Hope all is well with you. I’m thinking of maybe trying to go to the Newport Jazz Festival this summer. I’ve done Monterey three times and Newport looks like it might be fun.

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