{"id":3227,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/tony-bennett-artists-choice\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"tony-bennett-artists-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=3227","title":{"rendered":"Tony Bennett – Artist’s Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tony Bennett<\/strong><\/font>
Artist’s Choice<\/strong><\/font>
(Hear Music – 2003)
by Matthew S. Robinson <\/p>\n

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For the past half century, Tony Bennett has remained one of the hippest and most beloved artists on the music scene. Today, he stands as not only one of the most successful interpreters of the Great American Songbook, but also as brightest spark of that eternal flame. On this “Artist\u00b9s Choice” collection, long-time fans and new explorers are given a look into Bennett\u00b9s own musical library; at the colleagues and compositions that keep Bennett in the game. From unmistakable vocalists like Mel Torm\u00e9 (“Too Darn Hot”), Nat King Cole (“Straighten Up and Fly Right”) and, of course, Francis Albert Sinatra (“One for My Baby”) to orchestral wonders from Count Basie (“April in Paris”) , Art Tatum (“Tea for Two”), and Duke Ellington (“Take the \u008cA\u00b9 Train”), Bennett offers a collection of signature songs worthy of the artists who comprise it. <\/p>\n

And while many of his selections are well-known favorites like Judy Garland\u00b9s “Over the Rainbow” and Louis Armstrong\u00b9s “Mack the Kinife,” Bennett demonstrates the depth of his musical understanding through such lesser-known selections as Bing Crosby\u00b9s “I Love You Samantha,” Ravel\u00b9s “String Quartet in F Major,” and the Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir\u00b9s “I Want to Ride That Glory Train.” Every song is lovingly selected and personally signatured through Bennett\u00b9s own liner notes, and whether an old favorite or a new discovery, every one is sure to enlighten and entertain, which has been Bennett\u00b9s goal from the start. <\/p>\n

\u00a9 2004, M. S. Robinson, ARR<\/font> <\/font><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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