1. I Left My Heart In San Francisco ~ Tony Bennett
1. I Left My Heart In San Francisco ~ Tony Bennett
2. Because Of You ~ Tony Bennett
3. Rags To Riches ~ Tony Bennett
4. Just In Time ~ Tony Bennett
5. Stranger In Paradise ~ Tony Bennett
6. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, The (Gigolo And Gigolette) ~ Tony Bennett
7. I Wanna Be Around ~ Tony Bennett
7. I Wanna Be Around ~ Tony Bennett
8. Good Life, The ~ Tony Bennett
9. Shadow Of Your Smile, The ~ Tony Bennett
10. Put On A Happy Face ~ Tony Bennett
11. If I Ruled The World ~ Tony Bennett
12. Smile ~ Tony Bennett
12. Smile ~ Tony Bennett
12. Smile ~ Tony Bennett
12. Smile ~ Tony Bennett
12. Smile ~ Tony Bennett
13. Night And Day ~ Tony Bennett
13. Night And Day ~ Tony Bennett
14. How Do You Keep The Music Playing ~ Tony Bennett
14. How Do You Keep The Music Playing ~ Tony Bennett
14. How Do You Keep The Music Playing ~ Tony Bennett
15. Mood Indigo ~ Tony Bennett
16. Blue Velvet ~ Tony Bennett
16. Blue Velvet ~ Tony Bennett
16. Blue Velvet ~ Tony Bennett
17. Steppin' Out With My Baby ~ Tony Bennett
17. Steppin' Out With My Baby ~ Tony Bennett
17. Steppin' Out With My Baby ~ Tony Bennett
18. When Joanna Loved Me ~ Tony Bennett
19. When Do The Bells Ring For Me ~ Tony Bennett
20. Best Is Yet To Come, The ~ Tony Bennett
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info
Compilation producers: Didier C. Deutsch, Darcy M. Proper.
Digitally remastered by Darcy M. Proper (Sony Music Studios, New York).
This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
Compilation producers: Didier C. Deutsch, Darcy M. Proper.
Throughout his career, Tony Bennett has managed to be both a singer's singer and a first rate entertainer--not nearly as easy as it sounds. Though blessed with a beautiful natural timbre, Bennett doesn't settle for merely caressing our eardrums. A popular singer by definition, Bennett's style is informed by jazz phrasing and rhythm. And while mostly known for the heart he brings to his material, there is also ample evidence of nuanced thinking going into what comes out.
On this excellent collection that highlights his recordings for Columbia spanning five decades, Bennett's famous ardor and aesthetic honesty are omnipresent. The requisite chestnuts--"I Left My Heart in San Francisco," "Rags to Riches," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"--are all here, as befits any ultimate Bennett collection, but we're also treated to the more intimate fare of Bennett with long-time associates the Ralph Sharon Trio on "Steppin' Out With My Baby," a very early take on "Blue Velvet," and a suave-meets-down-and-dirty "Mood Indigo."
Throughout his career, Tony Bennett has managed to be both a singer's singer and a first rate entertainer--not nearly as easy as it sounds. Though blessed with a beautiful natural timbre, Bennett doesn't settle for merely caressing our eardrums. A popular singer by definition, Bennett's style is informed by jazz phrasing and rhythm. And while mostly known for the heart he brings to his material, there is also ample evidence of nuanced thinking going into what comes out.
On this excellent collection that highlights his recordings for Columbia spanning five decades, Bennett's famous ardor and aesthetic honesty are omnipresent. The requisite chestnuts--"I Left My Heart in San Francisco," "Rags to Riches," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"--are all here, as befits any ultimate Bennett collection, but we're also treated to the more intimate fare of Bennett with long-time associates the Ralph Sharon Trio on "Steppin' Out With My Baby," a very early take on "Blue Velvet," and a suave-meets-down-and-dirty "Mood Indigo."
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