The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Until I Met You

The song of the day for Sunday, August 31, 2025, is “Until I Met You.”

About This Song

“Until I Met You” was written in 1956 by Freddie Green and Don Wolf; the tune, without the lyric, is known as “Corner Pocket.” Freddie Green played rhythm guitar for the Count Basie Orchestra for fifty years. Count Basie did the first recording of “Corner Pocket” in 1956 for his album April In Paris. Basie recorded “Until I Met You” with Sarah Vaughan in 1961 on Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Until I Met You” on March 16, 1962, for the album On The Glory Road, which was pulled from release at the last minute. The album was included in the 2011 Complete Collection box set and is now available on music streaming services. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.

“Until I Met You,” as well as On The Glory Road, is available on Apple Music.

Here’s Basie’s 1956 recording of “Corner Pocket” from April In Paris:

And here are Basie and Sarah Vaughan from Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan:

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Song of the Day: Until I Met You

The song of the day for Monday, June 16, 2025, is “Until I Met You.”

About This Song

“Until I Met You” was written in 1956 by Freddie Green, with lyrics by Don Wolfe. The instrumental-only version of the tune is known as “Corner Pocket.” Freddie Green played rhythm guitar for the Count Basie Orchestra for fifty years. The first recording of “Corner Pocket” was on Basie’s 1956 album April In Paris. Other recordings include those by Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, and The Manhattan Transfer.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Until I Met You” on March 16, 1962, intended for release on On The Glory Road, but was cancelled at the last minute. This recording was included on the 1963 album I Wanna Be Around. The song was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

“Until I Met You,” as well as I Wanna Be Around, is available on Apple Music.

Here’s the 1956 recording by The Count Basie Orchestra from April In Paris:

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Song of the Day: Until I Met You

The song of the day for Monday, January 8, 2018 is “Until I Met You.”

About This Song

“Until I Met You” was written in 1956 by Freddie Green and Donald E. Wolf. This song is also known as “Corner Pocket.” Freddie Green played rhythm guitar for the Count Basie Orchestra for fifty years. This song has also been recorded by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Sarah Vaughan, among others.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Until I Met You” in 1962 for his album On The Glory Road, which was pulled from release at the moment. This recording was included on his 1963 album I Wanna Be Around. Thankfully, On The Glory Road was included in the 2011 box set The Complete Collection and is now available on iTunes.

Until I Met You

Listen to Until I Met You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962


“Until I Met You,” as well as The Glory Road, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Until I Met You

The song of the day for Wednesday, December 6, 2017 is “Until I Met You.”

About This Song

“Until I Met You” was written in 1956 by Freddie Green and Donald E. Wolf. This song is also known as “Corner Pocket” and was often featured by Count Basie. Freddie Green played rhythm guitar for the Count Basie Orchestra for fifty years. This song has also been recorded by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Sarah Vaughan, among others.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Until I Met You” in 1962 for the album On The Glory Road, which was due to be released in 1962. At the last minute, Columbia chose to not release the album. Fortunately, it was made available first as a part of Bennett’s 2011 Complete Collection and later for download on iTunes.

Until I Met You

Listen to Until I Met You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962


“Until I Met You,” as well as On the Glory Road, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Until I Met You

The song of the day for Wednesday, June 8, 2019 is “Until I Met You.”

About This Song

“Until I Met You” was written in 1956 by Freddie Green and Donald E. Wolf. The song is also known as “Corner Pocket.” Freddie Green played rhythm guitar for the Count Basie Orchestra for fifty years. This song has also been recorded by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Sarah Vaughan, among others.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Until I Met You” in 1962 for On The Glory Road; the song was arranged by Ralph Sharon. The release of the album was called off at the last minute. Songs from the album appeared later in other albums; this song wound up on some releases of I Wanna Be Around. Thankfully, On The Glory Road was released in 2011 as part of the Tony Bennett Complete Collection and is now available on iTunes as well.

Until I Met You

Listen to Until I Met You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962


“Until I Met You,” as well as On The Glory Road, is available from iTunes.