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Matt Dennis' first live LP, recorded in Hollywood in 1955 and also including a dozen Dennis compositions, doesn't have quite the songwriting firepower of Sings and Plays Matt Dennis. Instead of "Violets for Your Furs" and "Angel Eyes," listeners get "Old Uncle Fud" and "Bless You, Little Sleepyhead." Still, Dennis is just as suave and sentimental (though not as humorous), singing clever ballads like "I'm the Boy Who Takes Her Home" and the unexpectedly optimistic "Where Do We Go From Here?." A few do fall flat, including one ("That's How Close I Want to Be to You") whose references to then-current events and obscure personalities barely made it out of the '50s. Also, it's difficult to escape the fact that many of Dennis' performances are nearly identical. Undoubtedly an entertaining performance for a night out during the mid-'50s, Dennis, Anyone? exists for digital-age listeners as an interesting curio of lounge-act finesse.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Earl K. Brent, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Reed Sherman, Composer, Lyricist - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Marve Fisher, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Seckler, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - John Lehman, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Earl K. Brent, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Tom Adair, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Tom Adair, Composer, Lyricist - Bob Crosby, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bob Carroll, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Earl K. Brent, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Dennis, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Ray Leatherwood, Bass - Les Clark, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Pittman, Guitar - Alvin Steller, Drums
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Matt Dennis' first live LP, recorded in Hollywood in 1955 and also including a dozen Dennis compositions, doesn't have quite the songwriting firepower of Sings and Plays Matt Dennis. Instead of "Violets for Your Furs" and "Angel Eyes," listeners get "Old Uncle Fud" and "Bless You, Little Sleepyhead." Still, Dennis is just as suave and sentimental (though not as humorous), singing clever ballads like "I'm the Boy Who Takes Her Home" and the unexpectedly optimistic "Where Do We Go From Here?." A few do fall flat, including one ("That's How Close I Want to Be to You") whose references to then-current events and obscure personalities barely made it out of the '50s. Also, it's difficult to escape the fact that many of Dennis' performances are nearly identical. Undoubtedly an entertaining performance for a night out during the mid-'50s, Dennis, Anyone? exists for digital-age listeners as an interesting curio of lounge-act finesse.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:00
- Main artists: Matt Dennis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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