Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out
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Music CD Cover Artist: Tony Bennett Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1993-10-05 Music Label: Sony Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Steppin' Out Album
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In a recent interview Tony Bennett stated ( with his typically understated aplomb ) that while any given song's melody may have been written for a listener's soul, the tune's lyric's were written with the music lover's intellect in mind. Put these two seperate entities together and you have the makings of a classic popular song. Now, bearing in mind that Mr. Bennett has probably forgotten more about music than I will ever truly know, who am I to disagree? And with the release of the magical "Stepping Out " his hommage to Fred Astair and those wonderfully classic black/white films, he very well may have been describing these incredible standards and how large a part they still play today in our popular culture. Speaking only for myself, to put it bluntly, I am guilty of having the proverbial 'two left feet' when it comes to dancing. I have no rhythm whatsoever but listening to Tony sing " Steppin Out With My Baby " or " Top Hat, White Tie and Tails " made me sincerely wish I'd paid more attention at those dance classes that I was dispatched to, begrugdingly, as a youth. Everything about this wonderful disc, from the eye-catching CD cover to the subtle yet quiet under-stating of the songs whimsical lyrics simply exude a singer who truly is at the absolute height of his vast talents ( although I seem to say that with EVERY Tony Bennett release! ). But while I have many discs that share those same attributes what makes " Steppin' Out " such a huge success is simply due to Mr. Bennett's obvious love and respect not only for the tracks contained within but also for the many singers who have tackled these selections long before he set them to CD. Listening to Tony sing " Who Cares? " or the marvelous " Shall We Dance ", backed by the always intricate Ralph Sharon trio, and you may have some small idea as to the joy and real admiration that he really feels. Not unlike Ella's classic composers 'Songbook' series released on Verve many years ago this is Mr. Bennett's own version of paying tribute to some of America's greatest songwriters of the Twentieth Century and with true youthful exuberance he makes each selection here a true joy to listen to....to say nothing of having you pull back that rug, grabing your partner and givng her a 'dip' that she won't soon forget! As Tony so aptly puts it in " Nice Work If You Can Get It "....who could ask for anything more!?
And while it's true that after composing an original song Cole Porter's first choice for singing that new composition was Fred Astair ( a wise choice! ) but.... something tells me that if Mr. Porter had been fortunate to hear Tony Bennett's fine rendition of some of his works he may just might have had to rethink that theory. Simply put everything here is the epitome of true class, first-rate musicianship and, most of all, crafted with the respect and care that these selections deserve! America's popular songs couldn't be in better hands. Now, put a " Shine On Your Shoe's " and let's try this again....one, two, three & one, two, three.....