Tony Bennett - Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
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Artist: Tony BennettEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
- Anything Goes
- The Very Thought of You
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Every Time We Say Goodbye
- That Old Black Magic
- A Foggy Day
- I ll Be Seeing You
- Aint Misbehavin
- It Had To Be You
- Moonglow (w/ K. D. Lang)
- She s Funny That Way
- You Go To My Head
- They Can t Take That Away From Me
- You ll Never Get Away From Me
- Taking On A Chance On Love
Music reviews of Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
Music Review: Not what I expected
Rating: 3 Stars
I love Tony Bennett and I love or like most of the songs but at the same time I was dissappointed. Can't quite put my finger on why but...dissappointed is still the word I would use to discribe my reaction to this CD. Sorry Tony!
Description of Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
During the 20th century, American songwriters produced songs that became the standard for vocalists around the world. While many have recorded versions of these songs over the years, Tony Bennett is in that rare class of artist who actually took part in their original interpretation. Tony Bennett Sings TheUltimate American Songbook features fifteen of the best-known
songs from this large body of work.
At the end of the 20s, into the 30s and 40s, there was a revolution in popular music that will never be topped. Like a renaissance period that was pure magic, it will become our classical music, and it turns out to be The Great American Songbook. Tony Bennett
The predictably classy Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 might trip you up if you're not an on-the-ball kind of fan: Unlike 2006's Duets: An American Classic and other recent Bennett projects that reached into the past for material but showcased his still mighty modern vocal prowess, Ultimate pulls from real-life days gone by; these are performances hand-plucked by the artist from the '50s, '60s, and '90s. As such, they're apt to add up to a long walk down memory lane for some and a refresher course on why the man matters for others (time has been kind to Bennett, but his gifts were evident decades before he became eligible for Social Security, they'll find). For both camps, the music will sound reliably sophisticated and flecked with magic. Highlights include Cole Porter's haunting "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," from 1958, and the spunky "Ain't Misbehavin,'" from Hot Chocolate, recorded in 1964. But the title can't be counted out when it comes to reeling off the best bits: "Vol. 1" indicates a volume two is on the way, after all. --Tammy La Gorce
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