The Art Of Romance
Tony Bennett on RPM Records/Columbia Records
CK 92820

This is the most recent Tony Bennett album, released in 2004 and recorded at Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey and was produced by Phil Ramone. Although Ralph Sharon is no longer at the piano, Lee Musiker on piano is the new Bennett go-to-guy as his music director with Paul Langosch on bass, Clayton Cameron on drums and Gray Sargent on guitar, continuing with the small group setting behind the Bennett vocals. The set has special appearances by Candido Camero on congas in Being Alive, Phil Woods on saxophone in Close Enough For Love, Little Did I Dream, Time To Smile, The Best Man and Being Alive.

The orchestra was conducted by Johnny Mandel except for tracks Nos. 6 & 9 which were conducted by Jesse Levy. Mandel was the arranger for tracks #1,3,5,7 and 11. Jorge Calandrelli arranged track #6 and 9 while tracks #2,4,8 and 10 were arranged by Lee Musiker.

TRACKS:

• 1. Close Enough For Love (Johnny Mandel-Paul H. Williams)
• 2. All In Fun (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 3. Where Do You Start (Johnny Mandel-Alan Bergman-Marilyn Bergman)
• 4. Little Did I Dream (Johnny Mandel-David Frishberg)
• 5. I Remember You (Victor Schertzinger-Johnny Mercer)
• 6. Time To Smile (Geoffrey Clarkson-Johnny Mercer)
• 7. All For You (Django Reinhardt-Tony Bennett)
• 8. The Best Man (Fred Wise-Roy Alfred)
• 9. Don't Like Goodbyes (Harold Arlen-Truman Capote)
• 10. Being Alive (Stephen Sondheim)

Tony Bennett On Holiday

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 67774

This tribute to Billie Holiday was produced by Tony Bennet and Danny Bennett except for God Bless The Child, which was produced by Phil Ramone. The strings were arranged and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli and the tracks were recorded at Clinton Recording Studios in New York City.

The album was released on February 4, 1997 and features Ralph Sharon on piano.

TRACKS:

• 1. Solitude (Duke Ellington-Irving Mills-Edgar DeLange)
• 2. All Of Me (Gerald Marks-Seymour B. Simons)
• 3. When A Woman Loves A Man (Bernard D. Hanighan-Gordon Jenkins-Johnny Mercer)
• 4. Me, Myself And I (Irving Gordon-Alvin S. Kaufman-Allan Roberts)
• 5.She's Funny That Way (Richard Whiting-Neil Moret)
• 6. If I Could Be With You (Henry Creamer-James Johnson)
• 7. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)
• 8. Laughing At Life (Charles Kenny-Nick Kenny-Bob Todd-C. Todd)
• 9. I Wished On The Moon (Ralph Rainger-Dorothy Parker)
• 10. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Harry M. Woods)
• 11. My Old Flame (Sam Coslow-Arthur Johnston)
• 12. That Ole Devil Called Love (Doris Fisher-Allan Roberts)
• 13. Ill Wind (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler)
• 14. These Foolish Things (Eric Maschwitz-Jack Strachey-Harry Link)
• 15. Some Other Spring (Irene Kitchings-Arthur Herzog)
• 16. Crazy She Calls Me (Carl Sigman-Bob Russell)
• 17. Good Morning, Heartache (Irene Higgenbotham-Ervin Drake-Dan Fisher)
• 18. Trav'lin' Light (Jimmy Mundy-Victor Young-Johnny Mercer)
• 19. God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday-Arthur Herzog, Jr.)

Here's To The Ladies

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 67349

The sides were produced by David Kahne for Columbia Records and recorded at Clinton Studios in New York City. The album was released on October 24, 1995 as a tribute to the premier female vocalists in the business.

The sessions feature the Ralph Sharon Trio with Ralph Sharon on piano, Douglas Richeson on bass and Clayton Cameron on drums. The orchestral charts were written and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli while the big band charts were written and conducted by Bill Holman. All trumpet solos were by Lew Soloff.

TRACKS:

• 1. People (Jule Styne-Bob Merrill) Barbra Streisand
• 2. In Love Again (Cy Coleman-Peggy Lee-Bill Schluger) Peggy Lee
• 3. Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) Judy Garland
• 4. My Love Went To London (John Wallowitch-Anthony James Scibetta) Blossom Dearie
• 5. Poor Butterfly (Raymond Hubbell-John L. Golden) Sarah Vaughan
• 6. Sentimental Journey (Les Brown-Benjamin Homer-Bud Green) Doris Day
• 7. Cloudy Morning (Joseph A. McCarthy-Marvin Fisher) Carmen McRae
• 8. Tenderly (Walter Gross-Jack Lawrence) Rosemary Clooney
• 9. Down In The Depths (Cole Porter) Mabel Mercer
• 10. Moonlight In Vermont (John Blackburn-Karl Suessdorf) Margaret Whiting
• 11. Tangerine (Victor Schertzinger-Johnny Mercer) Helen O'Connell
• 12. God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday-Arthur Herzog, Jr.) Billie Holiday
• 13. Daybreak (Ferde Grofe-Harold Adamson) Dinah Washington
• 14. You Showed Me The Way (Teddy McRae-Bud Green-Ella Fitzgerald) Ella Fitzgerald
• 15. Honeysuckle Rose (Thomas "Fats" Waller-Andy Razaf) Lena Horne
• 16. Maybe This Time (Fred Ebb-John Kander) Liza Minelli
• 17. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin) Ethel Merman
• 18. My Ideal (Richard A. Whiting-Leo Robin-Newell Chase) Margaret Whiting

MTV Unplugged

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 66214

The album was produced by David Kahne for Columbia and recorded at Sony Studios in New York City on April 12, 1994 in a live performance before a select audience. The session featured the Ralph Sharon Trio: Ralph Sharon on piano; Doug Richeson on bass and Clayton Cameron on the drums, with guests K.D. Lang on track #14 and Elvis Costello on #15.

TRACKS:

• 1. Old Devil Moon (Burton Lane-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
• 2. Speak Low (Kurt Weill-Ogden Nash)
• 3. It Had To Be You (Isham Jones-Gus Kahn)
• 4. I Love A Piano (Irving Berlin)
• 5. It Amazes Me (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 6. The Man I Love (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 7. Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard)
• 8. You're All The World To Me (Burton Lane-Alan J. Lerner)
• 9. Rags To Riches (Richard Adler-Jerry Ross)
• 10. When Joanna Loved Me (Robert Wells-Jack Segal)
• 11. The Good Life/I Wanna Be Around (Sasha Distel-Jack Reardon/Johnny Mercer-Sadie Vimmerstedt)
• 12. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Douglas Cross-George Cory)
• 13. Steppin' Out With My Baby ((Irving Berlin)
• 14. Moonglow (Will Hudson-Edgar DeLange-Irving Mills)
• 15. They Can't Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 16. A Foggy Day (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 17. All Of You (Cole Porter)
• 18. Body And Soul (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman-Robert B. Sour)
• 19. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Duke Ellington-Irving Mills)
• 20. Autumn Leaves/Indian Summer (Joseph Kosma-Jacques Prevert-Johnny Mercer/Victor Herbert-Al Dubin)

Steppin' Out

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 57424

This tribute to the music associated with Fred Astaire was produced by David Kahne for Columbia Records and features Tony Bennett and the Ralph Sharon Trio with Ralph Sharon on piano, Doug Richeson on bass and Clayton Cameron on drums.

The project was arranged by Tony and Ralph Sharon and recorded at Clinton Recording Studio in New York City. The album was released on Octoner 5th, 1993.

TRACKS:

• 1. Steppin' Out With My Baby (Irving Berlin)
• 2. Who Cares? (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 3. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails (Irving Berlin)
• 4. They Can't Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 5. Dancing In The Dark (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 6. Shine On Your Shoes (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 7. He Loves And She Loves (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 8. They All Laughed (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 9. I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter)
• 10. You're All The World To Me (Burton Lane-Alan J. Lerner)
• 11. All Of You (Cole Porter)
• 12. Nice Work If You Can Get It (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 13. It Only Happens When I Dance With You (Irving Berlin)
• 14. Shall We Dance (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 15. You're Easy To Dance With/Change Partners/Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin)
• 16. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 17. That's Entertainment (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 18. By Myself (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)

Perfectly Frank: The Torch and Saloon Songs of Sinatra
by Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 52965

The album is Tony Bennett's salute to Frank Sinatra whom he considers to be the performer who has contributed the highest level of excellence. The project was produced by Andre Fischer and recorded at Clinton Sound Studios in New York City and Westlake Studios, Los Angeles and released on September 15, 1992.

Musical accompaniement is provided by The Ralph Sharon Trio with Ralph Sharon on piano, Paul Langosch on bass and Joe La Barbera on drums.

TRACKS:

• 1. Time After Time (Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn)
• 2. I Fall In Love Too Easily (Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn)
• 3. East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman)
• 4. Nancy (Jimmy Van Heusen-Phil Silvers)
• 5. I Thought About You Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Mercer)
• 6. Night And Day (Cole Porter)
• 7. I've Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler)
• 8. I'm Glad There Is You (Jimmy Dorsey-Paul Medeira Mertz)
• 9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Manning Sherwin-Eric Maschwitz)
• 10. I Wished On The Moon (Ralph Rainger-Dorothy Parker)
• 11. You Go To My Head (J. Fred Coots-Haven Gillespie)
• 12. The Lady Is A Tramp (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)
• 13. I See Your Face Before Me (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 14. Day In-Day Out (Rube Bloom-Johnny Mercer)
• 15. Indian Summer (Victor Herbert-Al Dubin)
• 16. Call Me Irresponsible (Jimme Van Heusen-Sammy Cahn)
• 17. Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Burke)
• 18. Last Night When We Were Young (Harold Arlen-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg)
• 19. I Wanna Be In Love Again (Johnny Mercer)
• 20. A Foggy Day (George Gershein-Ira Gershwin)
• 21. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (Rube Bloom-Ted Koehler)
• 22. One For My Baby (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)
• 23. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis-Earl Brent)
• 24. I'll Be Seeing You (Sammy Fain-Irving Kahal)

Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 45348

This Columbia album was produced by Danny Bennett and arranged and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli. Tony is accompanied by the Ralph Sharon Trio featuring Ralph Sharon on piano, Joe La Barbera on drums and Paul Langosch on bass as well as the U.K. Orchestra Limited.

The tracks were recorded at Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, Queens, New York on May 16-18, 1989 and the CTS Sound Studios, Wembley, England on June 27-28, 1989.

TRACKS:

• 1. When Do The Bells Ring For Me (Charles DeForest)
• 2. I Was Lost, I Was Drifting (B. Kaper-Kim Gannon)
• 3. A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet (Harry Woods-Gus Kahn)
• 4. The Girl I Love (George Gershein-Ira Gershwin)
• 5. It's Like Reaching For The Moon (Al Lewis-Gerald Marqusee-Al Sherman)
• 6. Speak Low (Kurt Weill-Ogden Nash)
• 7. The Folks That Live On The Hill (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 8. Antonia (Robert Wells-Jack Segal)
• 9. A Weaver Of Dreams/There Will Never Be Another You (Victor Young-Jack Elliot/Harry Warren-Mack Gordon)
• 10. Body And Soulk (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman-Robert B. Sour)
• 11. Where Do You Go From Love (Charles DeForest)
• 12. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Harry Warren-Al Dubin)
• 13. Where Did The Magic Go (P.J. Ericson-Harold Weed)
• 14. I've Come Home Again (Charles DeForest)

Bennett/Berlin

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 44029

This tribute to the music of Irving Berlin was produced by Danny Bennett for Columbia Records and arranged by Tony Bennett. The tracks were recorded at Hillside Studio, Englewood, New Jersey and the album was released on November 10, 1987.

Tony was accompanied by the Ralph Sharon Trio with Ralph Sharon on piano, Joe La Barbera on drums and Paul Langosch on bass with special guests Dexter Gordon-tenor sax on All Of My Life and White Christmas, Dizzy Gillespie-trumpet on The Song Is Ended and Russian Lullaby and George Benson-guitar on Cheek To Cheek.

TRACKS:

• 1. They Say It's Wonderful


• 2. Isn't This A Lovely Day


• 3. All Of My Life


• 4. Now It Can Be Told


• 5. The Song Is Ended


• 6. When I Lost You


• 7. Cheek To Cheek


• 8. Let Youself Go


• 9. Let's Face The Music And Dance


• 10. Shakin' The Blues Away


• 11. Russian Lullaby


• 12. White Christmas

Tony Bennett-The Art Of Excellence

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records
CK 40344

The album was produced by Ettore Strata and Danny Bennett and orchestrated and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli. It was released on May 3, 1986 and dedicated to the memory of Mabel Mercer (1900-1984).

The sessions feature the Ralph Sharon Trio with Ralph Sharon on piano; Joe Labarbera on drums and Paul Langosch on bass and the U.K. Orchestra, Ltd.. Ray Charles was guest artist on #6.

TRACKS:

• 1. Why Do People Fall In Love (Dennis Lambert-Brian Potter)
• 2. Moments Like This (Burton Lane-Frank Loesser)
• 3. What Are You Afraid Of? (Robert Wells-Jack Segal)
• 4. When Love Was All We Had (Jorge Calandrelli-Sergio Mihanovich)
• 5. So Many Stars (Sergio Mendes-Alan Bergman-Marilyn Bergman)
• 6. Everybody Has The Blues (James Taylor)
• 7. How Do You Keep The Music Playing (Michel Legrand-Alan Bergman)
• 8. City Of The Angels (Fred Astaire-Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.)
• 9. Forget The Woman (Ettore Strata-Ronny Whyte)
• 10. A Rainy Day (Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz)
• 11. I Got Lost In Her Arms (Irving Berlin)
• 12. The Day You Leave Me (Cy Coleman-Christopher Gore)

The Special Magic Of Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett on DRG Records
CDMRS 801

Presented on DRG Records, these sessions were arranged and conducted by Torrie Zito. The tracks were recorded circa 1975 and the album was released in 1979. Tracks 1 to 12 are actually a Cole Porter medley with tracks 13 to 18 coming from Broadway and the pop world.

TRACKS:

• 1. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)
• 2. Love For Sale (Cole Porter)
• 3. I'm In Love Again (Cole Porter)
• 4. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)
• 5. Easy To Love (Cole Porter)
• 6. It's All Right With Me (Cole Porter)
• 7. Night And Day (Cole Porter)
• 8. Dream Dancing (Cole Porter)
• 9. I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter)
• 10. Get Out Of Town (Cole Porter)
• 11. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)
• 12. Experiment (Cole Porter)
• 13. One (Marvin Hamlisch-Edward L. Kleban)
• 14. This Funny World (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)
• 15. Lost In The Stars (Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson)
• 16. As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld)
• 17. I Used To Be Color Blind (Irving Berlin)
• 18. Mr. Magic (MacDonald-Salter)

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans
Together Again

Tony Bennett on DRG Records
CDMRS901

This second collaboration between Tony Bennett and Bill Evans was produced by Helen Keane for DRG Records. The tracks were recorded at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, California on September 27-30, 1976. The album's liner notes cites various quotes from the composers: Alec Wilder - "Tony performs A Child Is Born with special tenderness. He gives to each word a verbal image, extremely sensitive respect and lovingness. He sings the lovely melody with piano accompaniment only, which is all that is needed, since it is in the phenominally talented hands of Bill Evans."

That kind of sums up the quality of this production. The two collaborations between Bennett and Evans, The Tony Bennett-Bill Evans Album and Together Again, should be in every collection of the best in jazz.

TRACKS:

• 1. The Bad And The Beautiful (David Raksin-Dory Langdon Previn)
• 2. Lucky To Be Me (Leonard Bernstein-Betty Comden-Adolph Green)
• 3. Make Someone Happy (Jule Styne-Betty Comden-Adolph Green)
• 4. You're Nearer (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)
• 5. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones-Alec Wilder)
• 6. The Two Lonely People (Bill Evans-Carol Hall)
• 7. You Don't Know What Love Is (Don Raye-Gene DePaul)
• 8. Maybe September (Percy Faith-Jay Livingston-Ray Evans)
• 9. Lonely Girl (Neal Hefti-Jay Livingston-Ray Evans)
• 10. You Must Believe In Spring (Michel Legrand-Marilyn Bergman-Alan Bergman)
  
  

The Tony Bennett
Bill Evans
Album

Tony Bennett on Fantasy OJCCD-439-2 (F-9489)

With Tony Bennett on vocals and Bill Evans on piano, this album is pure genius! Recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA on June 10th-13th, 1975 and produced by Helen Keane. All you need do is just sit back and listen...

MUSICIANS:

Tony Bennett-vocals
Bill Evans-piano

TRACKS:

• 1. Young And Foolish (Albert Hague-Arnold Horwitt)
• 2. The Touch Of Your Lips (Ray Noble)
• 3. Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein-Betty Comden-Adolph Green)
• 4. When In Rome (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 5. We'll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer-Frankie Laine)
• 6. My Foolish Heart (Victor Young-Ned Washington)
• 7. Waltz For Debbie (Bill Evans-Gene Lees)
• 8. But Beautiful (Jimmy Van Heusen-Johnny Burke)
• 9. Days Of Wine And Roses (Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer)

TONY BENNETT - THE RODGERS AND HART SONGBOOK

Tony Bennett on DRG Records

CDXP 2102

Here's an album on the DRG label featuring Tony Bennett vocals with Ruby Braff-cornet; George Barnes & Wayne Wright on guitar and John Giuffrida on bass and music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It's a combination of masters of music, vocals and musicians.

The tracks were recorded at the CBS Studios in New York City on September 28-30, 1973...

TRACKS:

• 1. This Can't Be Love
• 2. Blue Moon
• 3. The Lady Is A Tramp
• 4. Lover
• 5. Manhattan
• 6. Spring Is Here
• 7. Have You Met Miss Jones
• 8. Isn't It Romantic
• 9. Wait 'Til You See Her
• 10. I Could Write A Book
• 11. Thou Swell
• 12. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
• 13. There's A Small Hotel
• 14. I've Got Five Dollars
• 15. You Took Advantage Of Me
• 16. I Wish I Were In Love Again
• 17. This Funny World
• 18. My Heart Stood Still
• 19. My Romance
• 20. Mountain Greenery

Tony Bennett's Something

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records

CK 64601

This CD is another in the series of the Tony Bennett Master Series. The original album was produced by Teo Macero for Columbia Records, except for Something which was produced by Wally Gold. The music was arranged and conducted by Peter Matz and recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studios in New York City. The tracks were laid down in November 1969, April and August 1970.

MUSICIANS:

Tracks 1, 5: Tony Bennett-leader, vocals

Tracks 2, 7, 12: Arranged and conducted by Peter Matz;
Pete Fanelli, Romeo Penque, Sol Schlinger, William J. Slapin, Joe Soldo, Bobby Tricarico-reeds
John Bello, Al DeRisi, Vinnie Forchetti, Ernie Royal-trumpet
James Buffington, Larry Wechler-French horn
Gene Bertoncini-guitar; Milt Hinton-bass; John Bunch-piano; Margaret Ross-harp
Joe Cocuzzo-drums; Jack Jennings-percussion
Richard Kay, Jess Levy, Alan Shulman, Tony Sophos-cello
Julius Brand, Fred Buldrini, Peter Buonconsiglio, Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, David Nadian, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Gerald Tarach, Paul Winter-violin
Julien Barber, Al Brown, Archie Levin, Emanuel Vardi-viola

Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9: arranged and conducted by Peter Matz
Don Ashworth, Wally Kane, Joe Soldo, Bobby Tricarico-reeds
John Bello, Al DeRisi, Joe Ferrante, Ernie Royal-trumpet
John Messner, Charles Small, Tony Studd, Chauncey Welsch-trombone
Joseph DeAngelis, Paul Ingraham, Larry Wechler-French horn
Gene Bertoncini-guitar; Milt Hinton-bass; John Bunch-piano; Margaret Ross-harp; Joe Cocuzzo-drums;
Jack Jennings-percussion
Julius Brand, Fred Buldrini, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Paul Gershman, Harry Katzman, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, David Nadian, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Gerald Tarack-violin
Julien Barber, Al Brown, Theodore Israel, David Schwartz-viola

Tracks 6, 10: arranged and conducted by Peter Matz
Don Ashworth, Wally Kane, Joe Soldo, Bobby Tricarico-reeds
John Bello, Al DeRisi, Joe Wilder-trumpet
John Messner, Charles Small, Tony Studd, Chauncey Welsch-trombone
Jim Buffington, Joseph DeAngelis, Al Richmond-French horn
Gene Bertoncini-guitar; Richard Davis-bass; John Bunch-piano; Gloria Agostini-harp; Sol Gubin-drums
Jack Jennings-percussion
Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Tony Sophos-cello
Lamar Alksop, Julius Brand, Peter Buonconsiglio, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Leo Hahn, Harry Katzman, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, Marvin Morganstern, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle-violin
Julien Barber, Al Brown, Harold Colletta, Theorodre Israel-viola

Track 11: arranged and conducted by Peter Matz
Don Ashworth, Wally Kane, Joe Soldo, Bobby Tricarico-reeds
John Bello, Al DeRisi, John Frosk-trumpet
Sy Berger, Vinnie Forchetti, John Messner, Tony Studd-trombone
Jim Buffington, Joseph DeAngelis, Joseph Singer-French horn
Gene Bertoncini, Al Caiola-guitar; John Bunch-piano; Sol Gubin-drums; Jack Jennings-percussion; Richard Davis-bass; George Devens-vibes
Bob Gardner, Lucien Schmidt, Alan Shulman, Tony Sophos-cello
Lamar Alsop, Julius Brand, Fred Buldrini, Peter Buonconsiglio, Bernie Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, Marvin Morganstern, George Ockner, John Pintavalle-violin
Harold Colletta, Theodore Israel, David Schwartz, Harry Zarratzian-viola

Note: If you think I've been ignoring the string section on these tracks...NOT SO. It's just that bio info for them is scarce. However, if you think these musicians are not some of the best in the business I'm happy to refer you to http://www.en.wikipewdia.org/wiki/New_York_(orchestra) where you may find the listing of the musicians associated with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1974-1979). They're all there!!

TRACKS:

• 1. Something (George Harrison)
• 2. The Long And Winding Road (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
• 3. Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil)
• 4. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Burton Lane-Alan J. Lerner)
• 5. Coco (Andre Previn-Alan J. Lerner)
• 6. Think How It's Gonna Be (Charles Strouse-Lee Adams)
• 7. Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
• 8. Make It Easy On yourself (Burt Bacharach-Hal David)
• 9. Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn-Fred Karlin)
• 10. When I Look In Your Eyes (Leslie Bricusse)
• 11. Yellow Days (Alvaro Carrillo-Alan Bernstein)
• 12. What A Wonderful World (George David Weiss-Bob Thiele)

Tony Bennett-Songs For The Jet Set:
If I Ruled The World

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records CK 65317

The tracks were recorded on January 4, 1965; February 18 & 19, 1965 for Columbia Records. This album was produced by Ernie Altschuler and arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The tracks feature the
Ralph Sharon Trio and the Will Bronson Singers with Al Cohn on tenor sax. Bobby Hackett on ukelele and Joe Marsala on clarinet are featured on Sweet Lorraine which was recorded at the CBS Studio 2 in Chicago while the other tracks were put down at the CBS 30th Street Studios in New York City.

This CD is another in the Tony Bennett Master Series executive produced by Danny Bennett and Don Devito.

MUSICIANS:
The Ralph Sharon Trio: Ralph Sharon-piano; Hal Gaylor-bass; Billy Exiner-drums
Al Cohn-tenor sax
Carlos Lyra-guitar; Elcio Milito-drums featured on Song Of The Jet Set

TRACKS:

• 1. Song Of The Jet Set (Antonio Carlos Jobim-Gene Lees)
• 2. Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard)
• 3. How Insensitive (Antonio Carlos Jobim-Vinicio De Moraes-Norman Gimbel)
• 4. If I Ruled The World (Leslie Bricusse-Cyril Ornadel)
• 5. Love Scene (Duke Ellington)
• 6. Take The Moment (Richard Rodgers-Stephen Sondheim)
• 7. Then Was Then And Now Is Now (Cy Coleman-Peggy Lee)
• 8. Sweet Lorraine (Clifford Burwell-Mitchell Parish)
• 9. The Right To Love (Lalo Schifrin-Gene Lees)
• 10. Watch What Happens (Michel Legrand-Jacques Demy-Norman Gimbel)
• 11. All My Tomorrows (Jimmy Van Heusen-Sammy Cahn)
• 12. Two By Two (Richard Rodgers-Stephen Sondheim)
• 13. Falling In Love With Love (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart)

Tony Bennett-Who Can I Turn To

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records CK 66503

The oroginal recordings were produced by Ernie Altschuler for Columbia Records and recorded on August 14, September 4, September 29 and October 14, 1964 at the CBS 30th Street Studios in New York City.

Tony is accompanied by The Ralph Sharon Trio featuring Ralph Sharon on piano, Hal Gaylord on bass and Billy Exiner on drums with George Siravo doing the conducting and arranging for the orchestra. The compact disk is included in the Tony Bennett Master Series, which includes the Bennett favorite recordings during his five decades at Columbia Records. The series is executive produced by manager and son, Danny Bennett and Columbia executive Don Devito.

Siravo conducted an orchestra comprised of the following musicians:

Sonny Russo, Billy Byers, Bill Elton and Bart Varsalona-trombone;
Earl Chapin, James Buffington, Richard Berg, Arty DeRosa, Ralph Froelich and Brooks Tillotson-French horn;
Ray Beckenstein, Romeo Penque, Leon Cohen, and Irving Horowitz-woodwinds;
Mundell Lowe, Al Caiola and Wally Richardson-guitar;
Teddy Sommer-percussion
Gloria Agostini-harp

The string section consisted of Gene Orloff, George Ockner, Tasha Samaroff, Aaron Rosand, Arnold Eidus, Julius Schacter, Paul Gershman, Leo Kruczek, Joe Malin, Harry Lookofsky, Leo Kahn, Arthur Bogin, Harry Katzman, Max Pollikoff, Harry Urbant, Manny Green, Sol Shapiro, Peter Dimitriades and Carmel Malin-violin; David Mankovitz, Al Brown, Calman Fleisgand and Harold Furmansky-viola; George Ricci, Charles McCracken, George Kutzen, Peter Makas, Avron Twerdowsky, Maurice Brown and Tony Sophos-cello

TRACKS:

• 1. Who Can I Turn To (Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse)
• 2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Billy Moll-Harry Barris-Ted Koehler)
• 3. There's A Lull In My Life (Harry Revel-Mack Gordon)
• 4. Autumn Leaves (Joeseph Kosma-Jacques Prevert-Johnny Mercer)
• 5. I Walk A Little Faster (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 6. The Brightest Smile In Town (Barry De Vorzon-Bob Sherman-Ray Charles)
• 7. I've Never Seen (Don Marcotte-Dorcas Cochran)
• 8. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler)
• 9. Listen, Little Girl (Frances Landesman-Thomas J. Wolfe, Jr.)
• 10. Got The Gate On The Golden Gate (Mel Torme)
• 11. Waltz For Debby (Bill Evans-Gene Lees)
• 12. The Best Thing To Be Is A Person (Alan Brandt-Bob Haymes)

Tony Bennett-I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Tony Bennett on Columbia Records CK 8669

Ernie Altschuler produced tis album for Columbia Records and the song selection covers Tony Bennett's singles hits to Broadway show tunes. The album was released June 18, 1962 and the sessions were recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City. Track #4 was recorded on June 24, 1959; #5 on October 25, 1957; #6 on October 11, 1956; #11 on February 28, 1960. Tracks # 10, 12 were recorded on July 7, 1960; #1, 2, 8 on January 23, 1962 and #3, 7 recorded on September 6, 1961.

MUSICIANS:

Track #1-3, 7, 8: Arranged and conducted by Marty Manning
#4, 9: Ralph Burns-arranger, conductor; George Auld-tenor sax; Marky Markowitz-trumpet; Chauncey Welsch-trombone; Richard L. Berg, Earl Chapin, Donald Corrado, Al Richmond-French horn; Allen Hanlon-guitar; Milt Hinton-bass; Ralph Sharon-piano; Janet Putman-harp; Seymour Barab, S. Edwards, George Ricci-cello; Terry Snyder-drums; unidentified violins, violas
#5: Ralph Sharon-arranger, conductor, piano; Bobby Jaspar, Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra, William J. Slapin, Vincent D. Vittorio-flute; Billy Exiner-drums; Candido Camero, Sabu Martinez-percussion
#6: Arranged and conducted by Ray Conniff
#10, 12: Arranged and conducted by Cy Coleman
#11: Arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol:

TRACKS:

• 1. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (George C. Cory, Jr.-Douglass Cross)
• 2. Once Upon A Time (Charles Strouse-Lee Adams)
• 3. Tender Is The Night (Sammy Fain-Paul Francis Webster)
• 4. Smile (Charles Chaplin-James Phillips-Geoffrey Parsons)
• 5. Love For Sale (colle Porter)
• 6. Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke-Ted Fetter-John Latouche)
• 7. Candy Kisses (George Morgan)
• 8. Have I Told You Lately? (Harold Rome)
• 9. Rules Of The Road (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 10. Marry Young (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 11. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Harry Carroll-Joseph McCarthy, Sr.
• 12. The Best Is Yet To Come (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)

Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall-The Complete Concert, June 9, 1962
with Ralph Sharon and his Orchestra

columbia records C2K64609

This 2 CD set on Columbia is the live recording of Tony Bennett's concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 with the orchestra conducted by Ralph Sharon and produced by Ernie Altschuler. The ensemble included some of the finest New York City musicians. Suffice it to say that the show was sold out two weeks in advance.

MUSICIANS:

Joe Soldo-alto sax, flute; Dick Meldonian-alto sax, flute; Al Cohn-tenor sax; Romeo Penque-tenor sax, flute; Sol Schlinger-baritone sax, bass clarinet; Bernie Glow, Al DeRisi, Mel Davis, Nick Travis-trumpet; Sy Berger, Frank Rehak, Paul Faulise-trombone; Billy Exiner-drums; Bob Rosengarden-timpani, percussion; Candido Camero-bongos, congas; Eddie Costa-vibes; Jack Lesburg-bass; Kenny Burrell-guitar;
Ralph Sharon-piano; Berl Snyder, Joe Malinaggi-violin; Alfred Brown-viola; Anthony Sophos-cello

TRACKS:

• 1. Lullaby Of Broadway (Harry Warren-Al Dubin)
• 2. Just In Time (Jule Styne-Betty Comden-Adolph Green)
• 3. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 4. Fascinating Rhythm (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 5. Stranger In Paradise (A. Borodin-Robert Wright-George Forrest)
• 6. Love Is Here To Stay (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)
• 7. Love Look Away (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 8. Climb Every Mountain (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 9. Put On A Happy Face (Charles Strouse-Lee Adams)/Comes Once In A Lifetime (Jule Styne-Betty Comden-Adolf Green)
• 10. My Ship (Kurt Weill-Ira Gershwin)
• 11. Speak Low (Kurt Weill-Ogden Nash)
• 12. Lost In The Stars (Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson)
• 13. Always (Irving Berlin)
• 14. Anyhting Goes (Cole Porter)
• 15. Ol' Man River (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II)
• 16. Lazy Afternoon (John Latouche-Jerome Moross)
• 17. Sometimes I'm Happy (Vincent Youmans-Irving Caesar)
• 18. Have I Told You Lately? (Harold Rome)
• 19. That Old Black Magic (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)
• 20. A Sleepin' Bee (Harold Arlen-Truman Capote)
• 21. I've Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler)
• 22. What Good Does It Do (Harold Arlen-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg)
• 23. One For My Baby (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)

Disk 2

• 1. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Steve Allen)
• 2. Without A Song (Vincent Youmans-Billy Rose-Edward Eliscu)
• 3. Toot Toot Tootsie (Ted Fio Rito-Gus Kahn-Ernie Erdman-Robert A. King)
• 4. It Amazes Me (Cy Coleman-Carlyn Leigh)
• 5. The Rulers Of The Road (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 6. Firefly (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 7. The Best Is Yet To Come (Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh)
• 8. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Douglass Cross-George Cory, Jr.)
• 9. How About You (Burton Lane-Ralph Freed)/ April In Paris (Vernon Duke-E.Y. "Yip" Harburg)
• 10. Chicago That Toddlin' Town (Fred Fisher)
• 11. Solitude (Duke Ellington-Edgar DeLange-Irving Mills)
• 12. I'm Just A Lucky So And So (Duke Ellington-Mack David)
• 13. Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke-John Latouche-Ted Fetter)
• 14. My Heart Tells Me (Harry Warren-Mack Gordon)
• 15. Pennies From Heaven (Arthur Johnston-Johnny Burke)
• 16. Rags To Riches (Richard Adler-Jerry Ross)
• 17. Blue Velvet (Bernie Wayne-Morris Lee)
• 18. Smile (Charles Chaplin-James John Turner Phillips-Geoffrey Parsons)
• 19. Because Of You (Arthur Hammerstein-Dudley Wilkinson)
• 20. Sing You Sinners (Sam Coslow-W. Franke Harling)
• 21. De Glory Road (Clement Wood-Jacques Wolfe)