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Tony (album)

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Released
  
January 14, 1957

Artist
  
Tony Bennett

Label
  
Columbia Records

Producer
  
Ernest Altschuler

Release date
  
14 January 1957

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 6 & September 11-13, 1956 CBS 30th Street Studio, New York

Similar
  
Tony Bennett albums, Jazz albums

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Tony is a 1957 Columbia US album (CL938) and Philips UK album (BBL 7138) re-titled "Tony Bennett Showcase", by singer Tony Bennett It reached number 14 on the Billboard album chart in 1957.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "It Had to Be You" (Jones, Kahn) - 2:58
  2. "You Can Depend on Me" (Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Hines) - 2:14
  3. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (David, Ellington) - 3:29
  4. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) - 2:09
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 3:28
  6. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby" (Fields, McHugh) - 2:37
  7. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Dubin, Warren) - 2:32
  8. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 2:48
  9. "Always" (Berlin) - 2:59
  10. "Love Walked In" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:00
  11. "Lost in the Stars" (Anderson, Weill) - 3:25
  12. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) - 2:48

Tracks recorded on June 6 (#11), September 11 (#1-4), September 12 (#5, 8, 10, 12), September 13 (#6-7, 9), 1956.

Personnel

  • Tony Bennett - vocals
  • Orchestra conducted by Ray Conniff (#1-10 & 12) and Percy Faith (#11)
  • Gil Evans - arranger
  • A. Epstein, A. Howard, Bernard Kaufman, J. Palmer, E. Powell, F. Schwartz, Wolf Taninbaum, W. Versaci, Stan Webb, Milt Yaner - r
  • Phil Bodner - alto sax, tenor sax, cl
  • Peter Pumiglio - alto sax, cl
  • Billy Butterfield, Bernie Glow, Dale McMickle, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen - trumpet
  • Robert Alexander, Larry Altpeter, Albert Godlis, Urbie Green, T. Mitchell, Jack Satterfield - trombone
  • Dick Hyman, Bernie Leighton - piano
  • D. Arnone, Al Caiola, Chuck Wayne - guitar
  • I. Cusikoff, Lucien Schmidt, Alan Schuman - vc
  • Frank Carroll - bass
  • H. Breuer, William Exiner, M. Grupp - drums
  • Mike Stewart - backing vocals

    • Strings

  • R. Bocho, Julius Brand, Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, H. Hoffman, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Harold Melnikoff, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Samuel Rand, Julius Schachter - violin
  • Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler - viola

    • Songs

    1It Had To Be You2:59
    2You Can Depend On Me2:15
    3I'm Just A Lucky So And So3:30

    References

    Tony (album) Wikipedia
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