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After a successful singing career in the 1950s, Tony Bennett, like many of the jazz-based crooners of his era, had a bit of a commercial falloff with the advent of rock & roll in the early '60s. Bennett, for his part, moved even closer to jazz in his stage shows, and then saw his popularity spike when his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," became a big pop hit in 1962. It was Bennett at his best, working to the pop side of jazz, and it established him as an iconic singer and entertainer, his singing always warm, graceful, and full of an easy and offhand elegance. He picked his material carefully, avoiding novelty and trendy songs, and he built an impressive catalog of classic songs, many of which are firmly established as part of the ever-shifting American Songbook. This set collects some of his earlier tracks, including "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rags to Riches," recorded and released between 1950 and 1955, and while Bennett's signature song had not even been recorded yet, the same elegant and graceful vocal qualities were already on display in these earlier hits.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Sing You Sinners (Sam Coslow)
Frank Harling, Composer - Sam Coslow, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Marty Manning Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Because of You (Arthur Hammerstein)
Dudley Wilkinson, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Arthur Hammerstein, Composer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Harry Warren)
AL DUBIN, Lyricist - Harry Warren, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Marty Manning Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
While We're Young (Alec Wilder)
ALEC WILDER, Composer - William Engvick, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Morty Palitz, Composer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Please, My Love (Allie Wrubel)
Allie Wrubel, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Since My Love Has Gone (Herbert Wasserman)
Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Herbert Wasserman, Composer - Jack Aaron, Composer
2006 Naxos
Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams)
Hank Williams, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Blue Velvet (Bernie Wayne)
Lee Morris, Lyricist - Bernie Wayne, Lyricist - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Have A Good Time (Boudleaux Bryant)
Felice Bryant, Composer - Boudleaux Bryant, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Here In My Heart (Bill Borrelli)
Tony Bennett, Performer - Lou Levinson, Composer - Bill Borrelli, Composer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Pat Genara, Composer
2006 Naxos
I'm The King of Broken Hearts (Frederick Tobias)
Frederick Tobias, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Jerry Tobias, Composer
2006 Naxos
Rags to Riches (Richard Adler)
Richard Adler , Composer - JERRY ROSS, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Kismet (George Forrest)
GEORGE FORREST, Lyricist - Robert Wright, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (Hank Williams)
Hank Williams, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Take Me Back Again (Redd Evans)
REDD EVANS, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Art Berman, Composer - Marvin Kahn, Composer
2006 Naxos
Cinnamon Sinner (LINCOLN CHASE)
LINCOLN CHASE, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Not As A Stranger (Abner Silver)
John Schroeder, Lyricist - ABNER SILVER, Lyricist - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Please Driver - Once Around The Park Again (Chilton Price)
Chilton Price, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra
2006 Naxos
Funny Thing (Carl Sigman)
Carl Sigman, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Williams, Composer
2006 Naxos
Come Next Spring (Max Steiner)
Max Steiner, Composer - Tony Bennett, Performer - Percy Faith Orchestra, Orchestra - Leonard Adelson, Composer
2006 Naxos
Album review
After a successful singing career in the 1950s, Tony Bennett, like many of the jazz-based crooners of his era, had a bit of a commercial falloff with the advent of rock & roll in the early '60s. Bennett, for his part, moved even closer to jazz in his stage shows, and then saw his popularity spike when his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," became a big pop hit in 1962. It was Bennett at his best, working to the pop side of jazz, and it established him as an iconic singer and entertainer, his singing always warm, graceful, and full of an easy and offhand elegance. He picked his material carefully, avoiding novelty and trendy songs, and he built an impressive catalog of classic songs, many of which are firmly established as part of the ever-shifting American Songbook. This set collects some of his earlier tracks, including "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rags to Riches," recorded and released between 1950 and 1955, and while Bennett's signature song had not even been recorded yet, the same elegant and graceful vocal qualities were already on display in these earlier hits.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Tony Bennett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: Naxos Nostalgia
2006 Naxos 2006 Naxos
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