Tony Bennett - Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
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Artist: Tony BennettEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
- Anything Goes
- The Very Thought of You
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Every Time We Say Goodbye
- That Old Black Magic
- A Foggy Day
- I ll Be Seeing You
- Aint Misbehavin
- It Had To Be You
- Moonglow (w/ K. D. Lang)
- She s Funny That Way
- You Go To My Head
- They Can t Take That Away From Me
- You ll Never Get Away From Me
- Taking On A Chance On Love
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Free Music Review: Wonderful...But Even Tony Bennett Should Respect A Classic Lyric
Hit: 5 Stars
All-right, I'm a curmudgeon! But classic American popular music such as this should be respected. And while this is Tony Bennett clearly on top of his game, I cringe when ANYBODY changes the lyric of a classic song for...what?...relevancy...bringing a song up to date...hipness (is there such a word?). All is to say, I agree with Mr. Bennett when on the album notes he states that these songs are part of a golden renaissance in American popular music...which, of course, raises the question, if this is so, then why are you screwing around with the lyrics? On the classic Fats Waller song, "Ain't Misbehavin'", the original lyrics are, "Don't stay out late, don't care to go, I'm home about eight, just me and my radio"...and that's what I want to hear EVERY TIME I hear the song! One shouldn't mess with perfection! Yet, Mr. Bennett sings, "...I'm home about eight, just me and the Late, Late Show..." WHAT? This is an improvement on perfection? If this is permissible to do, can we expect Britney Spears to do her version and sing, "...I'm home about eight, just me and my Ipod on low..." I mean, why would Mr. Bennett, a classic artist who reveres the geniuses of the past - even on this CD his comments regarding Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Hank Williams are clearly heartfelt - feel the need to sacrilegiously "improve" upon the superb lyrics of this song? Sorry, I just don't get it. At the same time, Mr. Bennett's reading of "The Very Thought Of You" is absolutely impeccable - and this alone is worth the price of the whole collection...even for other curmudgeons! I Ain't Misbehavin'...just expressing my point of view!
Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 Poster
The predictably classy Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 might trip you up if you're not an on-the-ball kind of fan: Unlike 2006's Duets: An American Classic and other recent Bennett projects that reached into the past for material but showcased his still mighty modern vocal prowess, Ultimate pulls from real-life days gone by; these are performances hand-plucked by the artist from the '50s, '60s, and '90s. As such, they're apt to add up to a long walk down memory lane for some and a refresher course on why the man matters for others (time has been kind to Bennett, but his gifts were evident decades before he became eligible for Social Security, they'll find). For both camps, the music will sound reliably sophisticated and flecked with magic. Highlights include Cole Porter's haunting "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," from 1958, and the spunky "Ain't Misbehavin,'" from Hot Chocolate, recorded in 1964. But the title can't be counted out when it comes to reeling off the best bits: "Vol. 1" indicates a volume two is on the way, after all. --Tammy La GorceDuring the 20th century, American songwriters produced songs that became the standard for vocalists around the world. While many have recorded versions of these songs over the years, Tony Bennett is in that rare class of artist who actually took part in their original interpretation. Tony Bennett Sings The
Ultimate American Songbook features fifteen of the best-known
songs from this large body of work.
At the end of the 20s, into the 30s and 40s, there was a revolution in popular music that will never be topped. Like a renaissance period that was pure magic, it will become our classical music, and it turns out to be The Great American Songbook. Tony Bennett
2007 release featuring 15 of the best-loved songs from his back catalog, Feature's Mr. Bennett's ultimate interpretations of songs from Cole Porter ("Anything Goes"), George Gershwin ("A Foggy Day"), Jerome Kern ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and others. Once a star, always a star: Tony Bennett is the singer's singer!
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