Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - Together Again

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Music Review: Together Again
Rating: 5 Stars

As with the first album, listeners will discover their own favourites. For me the standout numbers are the classic blues-tinged ballad, "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Make Someone Happy", "Lucky to Be Me" and "You Must Believe in Spring". The latter is a particularly affecting performance; it's one of the better, more poetic lyrics and the melody is a typical piece of tuneful Gallic romanticism by Michel Legrand. Bennett sings it quietly, with great tenderness and wistful feeling. As a kind of prelude to the `recital' of songs, Evans begins with a lyrical piano solo - a movie theme "The Bad and the Beautiful" (by the composer of "Laura") - demonstrating the beauty of his touch and tone and setting up the warmly romantic atmosphere of the album.By the way, this version on the Rhino label is the one to buy if you want value for money, as it has alternate takes of the original tracks as well as two bonus tracks.

* On the subject of "You Must Believe in Spring": there's a wonderful Bill Evans Trio album of that title - it's one of the most beautiful jazz piano albums ever, and ought to appeal to anyone who likes the Bennett-Evans collaborations. Again, the version on the Rhino label has bonus tracks: three further pieces (not alternate takes) recorded at the sessions but previously unreleased and well worth having.

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Cabaret CDs

• Styles > Broadway & Vocalists
• Classic Vocalists
• General
• Musicals > General
• Traditional Vocal Pop
• Jazz > General
• Cool Jazz
• Modern Postbebop
• Traditional Jazz & Ragtime > Traditional Jazz General
• Vocal Jazz > Vocal Jazz General
• Pop > General
• Oldies
• Vocal Pop > Classic
• General