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Recorded for his own Improv label, Tony Bennett's Life Is Beautiful appeared the same year as his impressive jazz collaboration with Bill Evans, and represents a return to full orchestration after the quiet majesty of The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album. Anchored by the Torrie Zito Trio but also including frequent strings and brass, Bennett makes ten intriguing selections for his material; while the composers are hardly unfamiliar names (including Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Kurt Weill, and even Fred Astaire), many of Bennett's choices are fresh ones, reflecting his 25 years of investigation into the American songbook. Ellington's obscure "Reflections" is the best, given a sweetly remembered, world-weary, yet majestic performance by the incomparable Bennett. Berlin's enraptured "I Used to Be Color Blind" and Porter's swinging "Experiment" are also great versions of rare songs by top-drawer composers. Bennett's voice, however, isn't always in top condition here; he strains for a few notes, and several times attempts to power through lines that would've been improved by clever phrasing. [A 2003 reissue by Concord added a song recorded at the same time, a 12-minute "Cole Porter Medley" smoothly performed by Bennett and just as smoothly transitioned by Torrie Zito.]
© John Bush /TiVo
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Tommy Wolf, ComposerLyricist - Fred Astaire, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Ruy Guerra, ComposerLyricist - Jay Livingston, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Ray Evans, ComposerLyricist - Francis Hime, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Wright, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Giuffrida, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Hughes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Concord Records, Distributed by Concord.
Gene Lees, ComposerLyricist - Milton Nascimento, ComposerLyricist - Fernando Brant, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Bennett, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Wright, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Giuffrida, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Hughes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Concord Records, Distributed by Concord.
Tony Bennett, MainArtist - Marjorie Houseman, ComposerLyricist - Milt Raskin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Herman Hupfeld, ComposerLyricist - HELEN KEANE, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Bennett, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Wright, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Giuffrida, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Hughes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Concord Records, Distributed by Concord.
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - Maxwell Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
W.B. OVERSTREET, ComposerLyricist - Billy Higgins, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Tony Bennett, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Concord Records, Inc.
Album review
Recorded for his own Improv label, Tony Bennett's Life Is Beautiful appeared the same year as his impressive jazz collaboration with Bill Evans, and represents a return to full orchestration after the quiet majesty of The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album. Anchored by the Torrie Zito Trio but also including frequent strings and brass, Bennett makes ten intriguing selections for his material; while the composers are hardly unfamiliar names (including Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Kurt Weill, and even Fred Astaire), many of Bennett's choices are fresh ones, reflecting his 25 years of investigation into the American songbook. Ellington's obscure "Reflections" is the best, given a sweetly remembered, world-weary, yet majestic performance by the incomparable Bennett. Berlin's enraptured "I Used to Be Color Blind" and Porter's swinging "Experiment" are also great versions of rare songs by top-drawer composers. Bennett's voice, however, isn't always in top condition here; he strains for a few notes, and several times attempts to power through lines that would've been improved by clever phrasing. [A 2003 reissue by Concord added a song recorded at the same time, a 12-minute "Cole Porter Medley" smoothly performed by Bennett and just as smoothly transitioned by Torrie Zito.]
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:12
- Main artists: Tony Bennett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2003 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 1975 Concord Records, Inc.
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