Tony Bennett

 

Artist:  Tony Bennett

Birth Name:  Anthony Dominick Benedetto

Born:  August 3, 1928.  Queens, New York, City, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Traditional Pop, Swing, Easy Listening, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Standards, Big Band

Occupation:  Singer, Painter

Instruments:  Vocals

Tony Bennett is an American Singer of Traditional Pop, Standards, Big Band, Show Tunes, and Jazz.  He is also a painter, having  created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions.  He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.  He had his first No. 1 popular song with Columbia Records with "Because Of You" in 1951 and several top hits such as "Rags To Riches", and his signature song "I Let My Heart In San Francisco".  He has won 19 Grammy Awards, Two Primetime Emmy Awards, and was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree.  He has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Title:  Legend (Limited Edition Gold Vinyl)  (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Traditional Pop, Swing, Easy Listening, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Standards, Big Band

Label:  Stardust Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans

 2.  Chicago'

 3.  With Plenty Of Money And You

 4. Anything Goes

 5.  Life Is A Song

Side B:

 1.  I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

 2.  Jeepers Creepers

 3.  Growing Pains

 4.  Poor Little Rich Girl

 5.  Are You Havin' Any Fun

Personnel:

Tony Bennett:  Vocals

Count Basie:  Piano on "Life Is A Song", "Jeepers Creepers

Ralph Sharon:  Piano

Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman:  Trumpets

Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell:  Trombones

Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charles Fowlkes:  Saxophones

Freddie Green:  Guitar

Eddie Jones:  Bass

Sonny Payne:  Drums

Legend is a classy compilation album by Tony Bennett, released on June 25, 2021 by Stardust Records.  The first time in Vinyl, featuring "Anything Goes", "With Plenty Of Money And You", "Chicago", "Jeepers Creepers", and many more!.  Special Guest Count Basie.  Limited Edition Gold Vinyl.