The song of the day for November 1, 2013 is “Experiment.”

About This Song

Cole Porter wrote “Experiment” for Gertrude Lawrence for his 1933 London West End musical Nymph Errant. This song was a favorite of the great singer Mabel Mercer. The song was also featured, somewhat ironically, in the 2004 somewhat autobiographical film about Cole Porter, Delovely, starring Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd, where it was sung by Kevin Kline.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Experiment” for his album Life Is Beautiful, released in 1975 on his own Improv label. It was arranged by Torrie Zito. The album featured the Torrie Zito Trio, with Zito on piano, John Guiffrida on bass and Chuck Hughes on drums.

http://open.spotify.com/track/5zFwXvDD2y002OUKCxP7FC
“Experiment,” as well as all of the songs that Tony Bennett recorded on the Improv label, is available from iTunes and Amazon.

The Song(s) of the Day for October 1, 2012 is Tony Bennett’s Cole Porter Medley.

About the Cole Porter Medley

This medley contains these Cole Porter songs:

• What Is This Thing Called Love
• Love for Sale
• I’m In Love Again
• You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
• Easy To Love
• It’s Alright With Me
• Night and Day
• Dream Dancing
• I’ve Got You Under My Skin
• Get Out of Town
• What Is This Thing Called Love (reprise)

About This Version

This medley was on Tony Bennett’s first album on his own Improv label, Life Is Beautiful, released in 1972. Torrie Zito arranged the medley for the orchestra and conducted  as well. In his autobiography, The Good Life, points to this medley as a prime example of a project that he could never have gotten done at a major label.