The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: I’ll Be Seeing You

The song of the day for Friday, November 25, 2016 is “I’ll Be Seeing You.”

About This Song

“I’ll Be Seeing You,” written in 1938 by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal, grew to its fame during World War II, when it became something of an anthem for soldiers serving overseas and the loved ones left at home. It’s been recorded by Billie Holiday, Al Hirt, Lisa Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Willie Nelson, and Rosemary Clooney.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded this song twice: first in 1956 for his album Tony and again in 1992 for Perfectly Frank. It’s the 1992 version I’m featuring today.

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1992.


“I’ll Be Seeing You,” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes.

A few years ago, my friend and I were listening to our local jazz radio station, KMHD in Portland, Oregon, and they played a lovely song from Rosemary Clooney. The announcer told us that is was from her 1991 album For The Duration, consisting of songs that were popular during World War II. I immediately bought the album from iTunes and listen to it all the time. The album closes with a lovely version of “I’ll Be Seeing You” which I hope you enjoy. It’s a really lovely album.

Here is Tony’s good friend, the great Rosemary Clooney:

I"ll Be Seeing You

Listen to I"ll Be Seeing You on Spotify. Rosemary Clooney · Song · 1991.

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What We’re Listening To Today

A few months ago, we were listening to our wonderful local jazz station in Portland, KMHD after dinner and heard a most beautiful song called “For All We Know” sung by Rosemary Clooney.

It’s from her album For The Duration, which consists of songs that were popular during World War II. The album was recorded in 1991.

For The Duration is a remarkably touching album that speaks to the losses and separations of families and lovers during the war.

As the world acknowledges the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, I cannot think of a more perfect album to listen to today.

For The Duration

Listen to For The Duration on Spotify. Rosemary Clooney · Album · 1991 · 14 songs.

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What We’re Listening To

As is our habit, we were listening to the local Portland jazz station, KHMD, during dinner. At one point, we both stopped as one of the most beautiful songs we’d heard in a long time started to play.

It was Rosemary Clooney singing “For All We Know” from her 1991 album For The Duration. This album consists of songs that were popular during World War II. The song selection is terrific and the arrangements are lovely. Most feature a small combo with Scott Hamilton on tenor sax and Warren Vaché on cornet, though some tracks use strings. Her musical director is John Oddo.

Back to “For All We Know.” This song was written by J. Fred Coots (“You Go To My Head” and “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”) with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. It’s a really wonderful song sung by one of America’s great female vocalists.

For All We Know

Listen to For All We Know on Spotify. Rosemary Clooney · Song · 1991.

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