An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett
The song of the day for Thursday, February 6, 2020, is “Life is a Song.”
“Life is a Song” was written in 1935 by Fred Ahlert and Joe Young. It has been recorded by Ruth Etting and Johnny Mathis.
Tony Bennett recorded “Life is a Song” on January 5, 1959, with the Count Basie Band. Basie himself played piano for this recording. Basie/Bennett was Bennett’s fifth album.
“Life is a Song,” as well as Basie/Bennett, is available from iTunes.
The song of the day for Tuesday, August 1, 2017 is “Life is a Song.”
“Life is a Song” was written in the mid-1930s by Fred Ahlert and Joe Young. It’s been recorded by Ruth Etting and Johnny Mathis, among others.
Tony Bennett recorded “Life is a Song” in 1959 with Count Basie and His Orchestra for the album Basie/Bennett. The arrangement was done by Ralph Sharon.
Life Is a Song (Let"s Sing It Together) - 1990 Remix / Remaster
Listen to Life Is a Song (Let"s Sing It Together) - 1990 Remix / Remaster on Spotify. Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Tristan Powell · Song · 1959.
The Year of Tony Bennett is happy to celebrate the birthday of the great Count Basie, who was born this day in 1904.
The song of the day for Wednesday, August 21, 2013 is “Life is a Song.”
“Life is a Song” was written by Fred Ahlert and Joe Young; the song was written in 1935. Other Ahlert songs include “Bye, Bye Blackbird” and “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.”
Today’s song is from the album Basie/Bennett, released in 1959. This album featured Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra. However, only this song and “Jeepers Creepers” featured Basie himself on piano.
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“Life is a Song,” as well as the Basie/Bennett album, is available on iTunes.
The song of the day for Sunday, June 2, 2013 is “Life is a Song.”
“Life is a Song” was written in 1935 by Fred Ahlert and Joe Young. Ahlert wrote other popular songs from the period, including “Bye, Bye Blackbird” and “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.”
Tony Bennett recorded “Life is a Song” with the Count Basie Orchestra in 1958 for his first album with Basie called Basie/Bennett; the same album has also been released from Strike Up Band.
Life Is A Song (Let"s Sing It Together)
Listen to Life Is A Song (Let"s Sing It Together) on Spotify. Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Ralph Sharon, Sonny Payne, Snookey Young, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Charlie Fowlkes, Marshall Royal, Joe Newman, Benny Powell · Song · 1959.
“Life is a Song,” as well as the remastered Strike Up The Band album, is available from iTunes.