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Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot and Cool

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Released
  
September 28, 1999

Label
  
Columbia

Release date
  
28 September 1999

Length
  
60:50

Artist
  
Tony Bennett

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

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Bennett Sings Ellington Hot & Cool(1999)
  
The Ultimate Tony Bennett(2000)

Producers
  
Tony Bennett, Danny Bennett, Phil Ramone

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Similar
  
Tony Bennett albums, Vocal jazz albums

Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of Duke Ellington's birth.

Contents

Track listing

All songs composed by Duke Ellington, except "Chelsea Bridge"; lyricists indicated.

  1. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Bob Russell) – 4:01
  2. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) – 4:33
  3. "She's Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 4:49
  4. "Caravan" (Mills, Juan Tizol) – 4:36
  5. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:59
  6. "Azure" (Mills) – 3:56
  7. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (David) – 3:39
  8. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 3:31
  9. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Russell) – 3:16
  10. "Sophisticated Lady" (Mills, Parish) – 4:43
  11. "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 6:54
  12. "Day Dream" (John La Touche, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:56
  13. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Gordon, Mills) – 4:55
  14. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Mills) – 4:02

Personnel

  • Tony Bennett – vocals, producer
  • Gray Sargent – guitar
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Joel Smirnoff – violin
  • Ralph Sharon – piano
  • Paul Langosch – double bass
  • Clayton Cameron – drums
  • Unidentified orchestra and big band (except for track 10)
  • Ralph Burns – arranger, conductor
  • Jorge Calandrelli - arranger, conductor
  • Jesse Levy – contractor

    • Technical personnel

  • Don DeVito – a&r
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction
  • Rob Murphy – assistant engineer, assistant
  • Jason Groucott – assistant
  • Frank Harkins – design
  • Joel Moss – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Bennett – producer
  • Vance Anderson – production coordination
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Herman Leonard – photography

    • Songs

    1Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:01
    2Mood Indigo4:35
    3She's Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)4:50

    References

    Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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