The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: We’ll Be Together Again

The song of the day for Thursday, March 6, 2025, is “We’ll Be Together Again.”

About This Song

“We’ll Be Together Again” was written by Carl T. Fischer and Frankie Laine. Carl Fischer was Laine’s pianist and musical director and wrote the melody and asked Laine to write the lyrics, which he did and quite nicely. In addition to the recording by Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, this song has been recorded by Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and, of course, Frankie Laine.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “We’ll Be Together Again” in June 1975 for The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, which was released on Fantasy Records, the label Evans played for. Helen Keane, who produced the album, was Evans’ manager.

“We’ll Be Together Again,” as well as The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Tuesday, December 31, 2024, is “Some Other Time.”

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green fof the 1944 Broadway musical On The Town, the story of three sailors on leave in New York City and their romantic adventures. This song is sung at the end by two of the couples. Inexplicably, this beautiful song was cut from the 1949 film version.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Some Other Time” in June 1975 for The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

“Some Other Time,” as well as The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, is available on Apple Music.

Bill Evans was interested in “Some Other Time” prior to recording the song with Tony Bennett. In 1968, he formed a short-lived trio, with Jack DeJohnette on drums and Eddie Gomez on bass. They recorded a number of songs in Germany with the intent on releasing an album. Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest wasn’t released until 2016.

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Song of the Day: You Must Believe in Spring

The song of the day for Monday, December 30, 2024, is “You Must Believe in Spring.”

About This Song

“You Must Believe in Spring” was composed by Michel Legrand for the 1967 French film Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, which starred Catherine Deneuve. the original French lyrics were written by Jacques Demy; Alan and Marilyn Bergman wrote the English lyrics. This song has been widely recorded by artists including Sylvia Syms, Barbra Streisand, and Bill Evans, in a posthumous release of an album with the same name, featuring sessions with Eddie Gomez and Eliot Zigmund.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “You Must Believe in Spring” in September 1976 for their second album Together Again, released in 1977.

“You Must Believe in Spring,” as well as Together Again, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: A Child Is Born

The song of the day for December 25, 2024, the twelfth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “A Child Is Born.”

About This Song

“A Child Is Born” was written in 1969 by Thad Jones and Alec Wilder. Thad Jones was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra starting in 1954. He left the orchestra in 1963 to pursue a career as an arranger and studio trumpet player and later moved to Denmark. “A Child Is Born” is his best-known composition. The Wilder lyrics are outstanding.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “A Child Is Born” in September 1976 for their second album Together Again, released in 1977.

“A Child Is Born,” as well as Together Again is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Some Other Time

The song of the day for Monday, December 2, 2024, is “Some Other Time.”

About Today

We are remembering the great Adolph Green, who co-wrote today’s song with Leonard Bernstein and Betty Comden, who was born on December 2, 1914. He was a noted lyricist and playwright. Green met Betty Comden in 1938 and they formed a troupe called The Revuers; the other members were Leonard Bernstein and Judy Holliday. Comden and Green partnered with Leonard Bernstein to write the book and lyrics for On The Town, which opened in 1944. The pair wrote for many Broadway musicals, including Wonderful Town, Peter Pan, and Bells Are Ringing. They also wrote the script for Singin’ In The Rain.

Green, with Betty Comden, received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1991. Others honored that year were Fayard and Harold Nicholas, Roy Acuff, Gregory Peck, and Robert Shaw.

Adolph Green died on October 23, 2002.

About This Song

“Some Other Time” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden for the 1944 Broadway musical On The Town.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Some Other Time” in June 1975 for their album The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

“Some Other Time,” as well as Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, is available on Apple Music.