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columbia CK 85806

This CD is included in The Tony Bennett Master Series and is a reissue of Bennett's first LP. The album was produced by Mitch Miller and was recorded over three sessions on August 6, 1954, August 11, 1954 and December 22, 1954.

Chuck Wayne wrote the arrangements on the August 6th and August 11th dates while Charles Panely wrote the arrangements for the December 22nd session. This was Tony's first album and was Columbia's concession to his string of pop hits to allow their singer to present superior standard songs backed by a small jazz-inflected group of musicians playing a collection of appropriate standards.

Here is a demonstration of Tony Bennett's passion for jazz and the Great American Songbook...

MUSICIANS: On tracks 2, 3, 5-10: Chuck Wayne-guitar; Dave Schilkdkraut-alto sax; Caesar DiMauro-tenor sax; Charles Panely-trumpet; Clyde Lombardi-bass; Harvey Leonard-piano; Ed Shaughnessy-drums

On tracks #1, 4: Chuck Wayne-guitar; Dave Schildkraut-alto sax; Al Cohn-tenor sax; Charles Panely-trumpet; Clyde Lombardi-bass; Gene DiNovi-piano; Sonny Igoe-drums

TRACKS:

• 1. I Fall In Love Too Easily (Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn)


• 2. My Baby Just Cares For Me (Walter Donaldson-Gus Kahn)


• 3. My Heart Tells Me (Harry Warren-Mack Gordon)


• 4. Old Devil Moon (Burton Lane-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg


• 5. Love Letters (Victor Young-Edward Heyman)


• 6. My Reverie (Larry Clinton)


• 7. Give Me The Simple Life (Harry Ruby-Rube Bloom)


• 8. While The Music Plays On (Lupin Fien-Emery Heim-Irving Mills)


• 9. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Jimmy McHugh-Charles Gaskill)


• 10. Darn That Dream (Jimmy Van Heusen-Edgar DeLange)