Name: Sings The American Songbook, Vols. 1 - 4 by Tony Bennett
Brand: Tony Bennett
SKU: 886444213318
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COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

A different sort of Tony Bennett compilation than the usual, Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 packages 15 performances, spanning five decades, that comprise, from Bennett's brief notes, "A revolution in popular music that will never be topped." (He's speaking, of course, about the American songbook and not his performing career.) While listeners won't find "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" or even "Cold, Cold Heart," the names of the composers -- Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Mercer -- are familiar, as are the song titles. Still, compiler Didier C. Deutsch chose some very obscure performances to illustrate Bennett's take on the Great American Songbook, including a ghostly "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" from 1958, "Ain't Misbehavin'" from 1964, and a 1971 version of "That Old Black Magic" with help from Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond (the first two make their wide CD debut here). Of course, there are plenty of familiar items as well, including "The Way You Look Tonight" (from the 1997 film My Best Friend's Wedding); two songs from his 1993 Sinatra tribute Perfectly Frank; and "Anything Goes," although this version comes from a 1962 live album. The happy result is a compilation that can be enjoyed equally by long-time devotees as well as first-time fans. ~ John Bush

Sings The American Songbook, Vols. 1 - 4

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 1

1. Anything Goes (From "Anything Goes") (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962)

2. The Very Thought Of You (Remastered)

3. The Way You Look Tonight

4. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye (Remastered)

5. That Old Black Magic (Live)

6. A Foggy Day

7. I'll Be Seeing You

8. Ain't Misbehavin'

9. It Had to Be You

10. Moonglow (Live at Sony Studios, New York City, NY - April 1994)

11. She's Funny That Way (I Got a Woman Crazy for Me)

12. You Go to My Head

13. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Remastered)

14. You'll Never Get Away From Me (Remastered)

15. Taking A Chance On Love

Volume 2

1. Begin the Beguine (Remastered)

2. Smile (Remastered)

3. My Heart Stood Still

4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore

5. Our Love Is Here to Stay (From "The Goldwyn Follies") (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962)

6. More Than You Know (Remastered)

7. Skylark (Remastered)

8. April in Paris (Remastered)

9. Where or When (Remastered)

10. Time After Time

11. The Shining Sea (Remastered)

12. Blues in the Night (Remastered)

13. Bewitched (Remastered)

14. Crazy She Calls Me

15. The Lady's In Love with You (Remastered)

16. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)

Volume 3

1. Always (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962)

2. Night and Day

3. Blue Moon

4. They All Laughed

5. Body and Soul

6. Dancing in the Dark

7. Stella By Starlight

8. One For My Baby (And One More for the Road) (FROM "The Sky's the Limit") (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962)

9. What A Wonderful World (Remastered)

10. Fascinating Rhythm (From "Lady, Be Good") (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962)

11. My Ship (Remastered)

12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

13. La Vie En Rose

14. Manhattan

15. The Trolley Song (Remastered)

16. Speak Low

Volume 4

1. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)

2. Old Devil Moon (Live at Sony Studios, New York City, NY - April 1994)

3. Sweet Lorraine

4. Long Ago (And Far Away) (Remastered)

5. Makin' Whoopee

6. Somewhere over the Rainbow

7. Until I Met You (Remastered)

8. My Funny Valentine (Remastered)

9. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Remastered)

10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Remastered)

11. I Concentrate on You

12. Let's Fall In Love (Remastered)

13. Let's Face the Music and Dance

14. I've Got Your Number

15. What Good Does It Do (Remastered)

16. I Won't Cry Anymore (Remastered)

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