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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

May 9, 2022 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Vieni Qui

The song of the day for Tuesday, May 10, 2022, is “Vieni Qui.”

About This Song

“Vieni Qui” was written by George Simon and Joe Ricardel.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Vieni Qui” in April, 1949 for Leslie Records and was released that year as a 78 RPM single. “Vieni Qui” was released in 2011 on Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 1. Bennett, singing as Joe Bari, sang with Pat Easton for this number.

“Vieni Qui,” as well as the other songs collected on Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol 1 is available on Apple Music.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: George Simon, Joe Bari, Joe Ricardel, Tony Bennett

September 2, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Vieni Qui (Come To Me)

The song of the day for Wednesday, September 2, 2015 is “Vieni Qui (Come To Me).”

About This Song

Not much is known about this song, save that it was composed by George Simon with lyrics by Joe Ricardel.

About This Version

“Vieni Qui” was recorded in April, 1949 for Leslie Records and was released that year as a 78 RPM single, with “Fascinating Rhythm” on the other side. “Vieni Qui” was released in 2011 on Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 1. Bennett, singing as Joe Bari, sang with Pat Easton for this number.

Vieni Qui (Come to Me)

Listen to Vieni Qui (Come to Me) on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2012.


“Vieni Qui,” as well as all of the songs on Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: 1949, George Simon, Joe Ricardel, Leslie Records, Pat Easton

December 27, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Fascinatin’ Rhythm

The song of the day for Thursday, December 27, 2012 is Fascinatin’ Rhythm, sung by some guy named Joe Bari; he’s got a great voice. 🙂

Bennett, Tony, NYC, New York, 1950

About Fascinatin’ Rhythm

Fascinatin’ Rhythm is one of the great songs written by George and Ira Gershwin. It was written in 1924 and was introduced by Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire and Cliff Edwards in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good. The Astaires recorded the song in 1926, accompanied by George Gershwin himself.

About This Version

This version of Fascinatin’ Rhythm was recorded by Mr. Bennett, who was then going by the name Joe Bari, in spring 1949 for Leslie Records. The session was produced by George Simon and arranged and conducted by Marty Manning  (with whom Tony Bennett would work with again at Columbia)  and was recorded at the New York Decca studios. From this session, a two-sided 78 RPM disc was released. The other song was a novelty song by George Simon, Vieni Qui.

We are very pleased that most of Tony Bennett’s catalogue, including material like this  that was formerly only available in the 2011 The Complete Collection box set, is now available on both Spotify and iTunes.  We look forward to presenting some of  Mr. Bennett’s early recordings that are now generally available.

Fascinatin" Rhythm

Listen to Fascinatin" Rhythm on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2012.

Fascinatin’ Rhythm, as well as the full Rarirites, Outtakes and & Other Delights, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: George Gershwin, George Simon, Ira Gershwin, Joe Bari, Marty Manning

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