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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

June 15, 2019 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Playlist of the Week: Tony Sings with the Guys, Part 1

The playlist of the week starting June 16, 0219, is Tony Sings with the Guys, Part 1.

Tony Sings with the Guys, Part 1

This playlist contains some of Tony early duets with male singers.

Let the Good Times Roll, with B.B. King, from Playin’ With My Friends

New York State of Mind, with Billy Joel, from Playin’ With My Friends

Cold, Cold Heart, with Tim McGraw, from Duets: An American Classic

Everyday I Have The Blues, with Stevie Wonder, from Playin’ With My Friends

The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, with Sting, from Duets: An American Classic

The Shadow of Your Smile, with Juanes, from Duets: An American Classic

The Very Thought of You, with Paul McCartney, from Duets: An American Classic

I Wanna Be Around, with Bono, from Duets: An American Classic

Evenin’, with Ray Charles, from Playin’ With My Friends

Rags to Riches, with Elton John, from Duets: An American Classic

Filed Under: Playlist of the Week Tagged With: B.B. King, Billy Joel, Bono, Cold Cold Heart, Duets: An American Classic, Elton John, Evenin', Everyday I Have the Blues, I Wanna Be Around, Juanes, Let The Good Times Roll, New York State Of Mind, Paul McCartney, Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, Rags to Riches, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Sting, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The Shadow of Your Smile, The Very Thought of You, Tom McGraw

November 22, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday to Johnny Mandel

The Year of Tony Bennett would like to wish Johnny Mandel a very happy birthday. He was born November 23, 1925, in New York City. His mother was an opera singer who discovered when Johnny was five years old that he had perfect pitch. He started his musical education on piano, but switched to the trumpet and later the trombone. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and at Julliard.

Mr. Mandel has a notable career as a composer, arranger, conductor and performer. His songs for films are legendary, including the score for The Sandpiper and its theme song The Shadow of Your Smile. He also composed the theme song for the film M*A*S*H, Suicide is Painless.

Johnny Mandel has not only composed songs sung by Tony Bennett (The Shadow of Your Smile, Close Enough for Love, and Emily, for example) but has also arranged and conducted for him as well, including The Movie Song Album and The Art of Romance.

In honor of Mr. Mandel’s birthday, here is Close Enough For Love, written by Johnny Mandel, from the 2004 The Art of Romance, arranged and conducted by Mr. Mandel.

Filed Under: About His Collaborators Tagged With: Close Enough For Love, Johnny Mandel, The Shadow of Your Smile

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