Tony Bennett Album - The Complete Improv Recordings (4CD)

Album Information :
Customers rating: (1 ratings)
Release Date:2004-11-09
Type:Audio CD
Genre:4 CD Set, Ballads, Box Sets, Box Sets (Audio Only), Pop, Pop Vocals, Traditional Pop, Vocal, Vocal Jazz, Vocals
Label:Concord Records
UPC:013431225522
Approx. Price:$39.98 (USD)

Track Listing :

1 - 1

Life Is Beautiful

1 - 2

All Mine - Tony Bennett

1 - 3

Bridges (Travessia) - Tony Bennett

1 - 4

Reflections - Tony Bennett

1 - 5

Experiment

1 - 6

This Funny World

1 - 7

As Time Goes By

1 - 8

I Used To Be Color Blind

1 - 9

Lost in the Stars - Tony Bennett

1 - 10

There'll Be Some Changes Made - Tony Bennett

1 - 11

Cole Porter Medley: What Is This Thing Called Love/Love for Sale/You'd

1 - 12

There's Always Tomorrow

1 - 13

One

1 - 14

Mr. Magic

2 - 1

2 - 2

2 - 3

2 - 4

2 - 5

2 - 6

2 - 7

Have You Met Miss Jones?

2 - 8

Isn't It Romantic?

2 - 9

Wait Till You See Her

2 - 10

I Could Write A Book

2 - 11

Thou Swell

2 - 12

Most Beautiful Girl In The World

2 - 13

There's A Small Hotel

2 - 14

I've Got Five Dollars

2 - 15

You Took Advantage Of Me

2 - 16

I Wish I Were In Love Again

2 - 17

2 - 18

2 - 19

2 - 20

2 - 21

This Can't Be Love [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]

2 - 22

I Could Write a Book [Alternate, Take #2][#][Take]

2 - 23

Thou Swell [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]

2 - 24

Most Beautiful Girl in the World [Alternate, Take #4][#][Take]

2 - 25

I Wish I Were in Love Again [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]

2 - 26

This Funny World [Alternate, Take #3][#][Take]

3 - 1

Bad and the Beautiful

3 - 2

Lucky to Be Me

3 - 3

Make Someone Happy

3 - 4

You're Nearer

3 - 5

Child Is Born

3 - 6

Two Lonely People - Tony Bennett

3 - 7

You Don't Know What Love Is

3 - 8

Maybe September

3 - 9

Lonely Girl

3 - 10

You Must Believe in Spring - Tony Bennett

3 - 11

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - Tony Bennett

3 - 12

Dream Dancing

3 - 13

Bad and the Beautiful [Alternate, Take #1][Take] - Tony Bennett

3 - 14

Bad and the Beautiful [Alternate, Take #2][Take] - Tony Bennett

3 - 15

Make Someone Happy [Alternate, Take #5][Take]

3 - 16

You're Nearer [Alternate, Take #9][Take]

3 - 17

Child Is Born [Alternate, Take #2][Take]

3 - 18

Child Is Born [Alternate, Take #7][Take]

3 - 19

Two Lonely People [Alternate, Take #5][Take] - Tony Bennett

3 - 20

You Don't Know What Love Is [Alternate, Take #16][Take]

3 - 21

You Don't Know What Love Is [Alternate, Take #18][Take]

4 - 1

Maybe September [Alternate, Take #5][Take]

4 - 2

Maybe September [Alternate, Take #8][Take]

4 - 3

Lonely Girl [Alternate, Take #1][Take]

4 - 4

You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #1][Take] - Tony Bennett

4 - 5

You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #4] - Tony Bennett

4 - 6

You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #6][Take] - Tony Bennett

4 - 7

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) [#] - Tony Bennett

4 - 8

Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise [Instrumental]

4 - 9

Stompin' at the Savoy [Instrumental]

4 - 10

While We're Young - Tony Bennett

4 - 11

In a Mellow Tone - Tony Bennett

4 - 12

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [Instrumental]

4 - 13

Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [Instrumental]

4 - 14

'S Wonderful

4 - 15

I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett

4 - 16

Let's Do It - Tony Bennett

4 - 17

S'Wonderful - Tony Bennett

4 - 18

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett

Customer review - 2004-11-13

- Sort of a grab bag

This compilation covers about the whole range of Bennett. The first disk is the typical NYC big orchestra with too much reverb on Tony faire. None-the-less enjoyable. The bulk of material came from a 1975 album. The 2nd CD is a more intimate NYC studio session with the Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet. Very nice. The 3rd CD and the 1st half of the 4th CD is the Bill Evans/Tony - Together Again album. It includes all the original cuts plus a couple of alternates of each cut. Sublime is the best way to describe these CD. The mastering is bit better on this CD than earlier releases. The last half of the 4h CD is sort of strange yet fun date Tony had in Buffalo. Buffalo? Bennett is backed by Marian and Jimmy McPartland and their band. The rhythm section is great (Charlie Byrd on guitar) but the horns sometimes sound like a clown band. I think maybe they were trying to do Dixieland but it sounded more like clown music. Fun nonetheless.

Sort of a weird compilation but I enjoyed it.

List of Tony Bennett albums

Tony Bennett Album - The Complete Improv Recordings (4CD)