The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Tony Live! All The Things You Are

The song of the day for Sunday, January 12, 2020, is “All The Things You Are.”

About This Song

“All The Things You Are” was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein for the 1939 musical Very Warm For May. In American Popular Song, Alec Wilder considers it to be one of Kern’s finest songs and with good reason. It’s a beautiful tune and Hammerstein’s lyrics are excellent.

About This Version

Tony Bennett sang “All the Things You Are” on June 9, 1962326, for his concert at Carnegie Hall. An abbreviated 4-LP set was released very soon after the concert as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. The entire concert was released as a 2-CD in 1997.

“All The Things You Are,” as well as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Just In Time

The song of the day for Saturday, January 11, 2020, is “Just In Time.”

About This Song

“Just In Time” was written by Jule Styne, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden. It’s one of the great songs from the 1956 musical Bells Are Ringing, where it was introduced by Judy Holliday and Sidney Chaplin. Holliday and Dean Martin sang it in the 1960 film version of Bells Are Ringing.

About This Version

It’s Saturday and that means Tony Live! We continue with Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, which took place on June 9, 1962. The album was released a few months later.

“Just In Time,” as well as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, is available from iTunes.