The album of week starting on January 2, 2022, is Cloud 7.
Cloud 7 was Tony Bennett’s first full-length studio album and it was a jazz album. Having signed with Columbia Records in 1950, he had turned out a number of hit singles including “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Sing You Sinners,” “Cold, Cold Heart,” and “Because of You,” Cloud 7 was the album that he had wanted to make–a solid jazz long-playing album with a solid group of jazz musicians.
As a first album by a young singer (Bennett was not even 30 when he made Cloud 7), it’s a remarkable album that defined Bennett not only as a vastly popular singer, but a jazz artist with impeccable taste and a true vision of his own artistry.
Album Facts
| Release Data | February 25, 1955 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Mitch Miller |
| Vocals | Tony Bennett |
| Arrangements | Chuck Wayne, Charles Panely |
| Tenor Sax | Al Cohn, Caeser DiMauro |
| Alto Sax | Dave Schildkraut |
| Trumpet | Charles Panely |
| Guitar | Chuck Wayne |
| Piano | Gene DiNovi, Harvey Leonard |
| Bass | Clyde Lombardi |
| Drums | Sonny Igor, Ed Shaughnessy |
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