Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett [Box] by Tony Bennett

Description: Tracks:Boulevard of Broken Dreams, TheBecause of YouCold, Cold HeartBlue VelvetRags to RichesStranger in ParadiseWhile the Music Plays OnMay I Never Love AgainSing You SinnersJust in TimeLazy AfternoonCa C'Est L'AmourI Get a Kick Out of YouIt Amazes Me PenthousePenthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)Lost in the StarsLullaby of BroadwayFireflySleepin' Bee, AMan That Got Away, TheSkylarkSeptember SongTillBegin the BeguinePut on a Happy FaceBest Is Yet to Come, TheThis Time the Dream's on MeClose Your EyesToot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye)Dancing in the DarkStella by StarlightTender Is the NightOnce Upon a Time(I Left My Heart in) San FranciscoUntil I Met YouIf I Love AgainI Wanna Be AroundGood Life, TheIt Was MeSpring in ManhattanMoment of Truth, TheThis Is All I AskTaste of Honey, AWhen Joanna Loved MeI'll Be AroundNobody Else But MeIt Had to Be YouI've Got Just About EverythingWho Can I Turn to?Waltz For DebbieI Walk a Little FasterWrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)If I Ruled the WorldFly Me to the MoonLove SceneSweet LorraineShadow of Your Smile, TheI'll Only Miss Her When I Think of HerBaby, Dream Your DreamSmileSong From "The Oscar" (Maybe September)EmilyVery Thought of You, TheTime For Love, ACountry GirlDays of LoveKeep Smiling at TroubleFor Once in My LifeWho Cares So Long as You Care For MeHi-HoBaby Don't You Quit NowSomethingCold, Cold HeartI Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouOld Devil MoonRemind MeMaybe This TimeSome Other TimeMy Foolish HeartBut BeautifulHow Do You Keep the Music PlayingWhat Are You Afraid of?Why Do People Fall In Love / PeopleI Got Lost in Her ArmsWhen I Lost YouShaking the Blues AwayAntoniaWhen Do the Bells Ring For MeEast of the Sun (West of the Moon)New York, New YorkSteppin' Out With My BabyThey All LaughedThey Can't Take That Away From MeSpeak LowSolitudeI Wished on the MoonWhen a Woman Loves a ManThat Ole Devil Called LoveWay You Look Tonight, TheAC-Cen-T-Chu-Ate the PositiveBein' GreenMood IndigoDay DreamAzureSophisticated LadyAlright, Okay, You WinLet the Good Times RollEvenin'La Vie en RoseWhat a Wonderful World Performer Notes: Personnel: Tony Bennett (vocals); Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, k.d. lang, Kermit the Frog, B.B. King (vocals); George Van Eps (guitar); Corky Hale (harp); Bobby Hackett (ukulele, cornet); Joe Soldo (flute); Joe Marsala (clarinet); Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Rowles, Tommy Flanagan (piano); Dick Hyman (organ); Art Blakey (drums); Ralph Sharon (piano); Count Basie & His Orchestra, The Ralph Sharon Trio, The Ray Charles Singers.Liner Note Authors: Tony Bennett; Anthony DeCurtis.Arrangers: Ralph Sharon; Dick Hyman; Al Cohn; Marty Manning; Percy Faith; Chuck Wayne; Neal Hefti; Don Costa; Torrie Zito; Frank DeVol; Johnny Mandel; Johnny Keating; Robert Farnon ; Jorge Calandrelli; Peter Matz.When the first version of this impressive box set was originally released in 1991 (as Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett), it put the capstone upon Tony Bennett's remarkable return to prominence by looking back at a legacy that had been overshadowed by that of the colossus Sinatra. The collection methodically traced his career from his first Columbia record, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," in 1950, through the hit singles and key or capriciously selected album tracks up until 1972. Then, after borrowing three tracks from Fantasy's 1975 Tony Bennett/Bill Evans project (including an exquisite "Some Other Time" with a "Peace Piece" introduction from Evans), the box leapt ahead 11 years to contemplate Bennett's unlikely resurrection as an icon of the cynical young. From there, Fifty Years departs from its predecessor by adding a fifth disc which, at 23 tracks, boosts the total from 87 to 110 tracks. Bennett's unlikely popular success during the '90s and 2000s is surveyed with a parade of Grammy winners, including selections from 1993's Perfectly Frank, 1994's Steppin' Out and MTV Unplugged, 1999's Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot and Cool, and 2002's A Wonderful World (among others).Bennett's early records are almost operatic in feeling, a honey-smooth Italian tenor building toward histrionic climaxes, but the voice eventually busts loose into an outgoing, life-celebrating baritone, and, by the 1980s, reemerges as a darker, softer, even somewhat raspy replica of itself. There isn't much for the jazz listener here other than an occasional session with Count Basie (dig their ebullient "Lullaby of Broadway" together), a few cameos by jazz names, the Evans tracks, or some upbeat charts by Ralph Sharon, Ralph Burns, and a few others. Ultimately, the most striking difference between Bennett's records and Sinatra's is the sheer, unbeatably high quality of arrangements that Sinatra was able to get. Yet despite the abundance of period MOR treacle, many of these records are more interesting than memory recalls; for example, it's difficult to resist such a navely joyous track as Frank DeVol's rendering of "Put on a Happy Face" that has the Mitch Miller era written all over it. There is no better Tony Bennett retrospective at any price, although jazz specialists might be better served by the Jazz compilation. ~ Richard S. Ginell Producer: Mitch Miller, Ernie Altschuler, Allen Stanton, Howard A. Roberts, Phil Ramone, Didier C. Deutsch (Compilation), Mark Wilder (Compilation) Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Guest Artist: B.B. King; Ray Charles; Diana Krall; K.D. Lang; Ralph Sharon; Frank Sinatra Release Date: 1 October, 2004 Label: Sony Music Entertainment*** Dimensions: 12.7 x 14 x 1.3 centimeters (0.61 kg)

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Track #1: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The

Track #2: Because of You

Track #3: Cold, Cold Heart

Track #4: Blue Velvet

Track #5: Rags to Riches

Track #6: Stranger in Paradise

Track #7: While the Music Plays On

Track #8: May I Never Love Again

Track #9: Sing You Sinners

Track #10: Just in Time

Track #11: Lazy Afternoon

Track #12: Ca C'Est L'Amour

Track #13: I Get a Kick Out of You

Track #14: It Amazes Me Penthouse

Track #15: Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)

Track #16: Lost in the Stars

Track #17: Lullaby of Broadway

Track #18: Firefly

Track #19: Sleepin' Bee, A

Track #20: Man That Got Away, The

Track #21: Skylark

Track #22: September Song

Track #23: Till

Track #24: Begin the Beguine

Track #25: Put on a Happy Face

Track #26: Best Is Yet to Come, The

Track #27: This Time the Dream's on Me

Track #28: Close Your Eyes

Track #29: Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye)

Track #30: Dancing in the Dark

Track #31: Stella by Starlight

Track #32: Tender Is the Night

Track #33: Once Upon a Time

Track #34: (I Left My Heart in) San Francisco

Track #35: Until I Met You

Track #36: If I Love Again

Producer: Ernie Altschuler, T-Bone Burnett, Howard Roberts, Helen Keane, David Kahne, Phil Ramone, Al Ham, Wally Gold, Allen Stanton, Ralph Sharon, Mitch Miller, Steven Berkowitz, Jimmy Wisner, Teo Macero, Ettore Stratta, Danny Bennett, Tony Bennett, André Fischer

Era: 2000s, 1990s, 1960s, 1950s, 1980s, 1970s

Run Time: 21622 Sec

Format: CD

Release Year: 2004

Features: Compilation, Studio Recording

Genre: Pop, Jazz

Style: Cast Recordings, Vocal Jazz, Stage & Screen, Vocal

Type: Album, Box Set

Artist: Tony Bennett

Record Label: Columbia/Legacy

Release Title: Fifty Years: the Artistry of Tony Bennett