In sessions recorded in September 1973,
Tony Bennett cut a series of songs by
Richard Rodgers and
Lorenz Hart, backed by the Ruby Braff - George Barnes Quartet. Originally, they resulted in two albums on
Bennett's Improv Records, each containing ten selections. The material has been collected several times, including on the 1990 DRG collection The Rodgers and Hart Songbook, the 1999 Rhino disc
Sings Rodgers & Hart Songs, and the 2005 Concord compilation
Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook.
Bennett is a sterling interpreter, and the backup is sympathetic. ~ William Ruhlmann