Tony Bennett & Count Basie - Swingin' Together + In Person!

Cat. no: 170038
Format: CD
Barcode: 8436563183621
Release Date: 26th March 2021
Genre: Jazz

Two albums on one disc, Deluxe digipak with 20-page booklet and additional line notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz’s writer Brian Morton. Originally released as ‘In Person!’ and ‘Basie/Bennett on Columbia and Roulette respectively.

“Bennett’s ability to straddle jazz and popular music was one he shared with few others. He managed to retain more of a jazz feel than either, and that’s what Basie senses in him: a kindred spirit who is devoted to the not so very taxing business of s(w)inging the song with minimum distraction.”
PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ

“Bennett’s collaboration with the older master marked one of the highlights of his career. And for a very good reason: his charming and sophisticated voice, full of power and relaxation, and the masterful orchestra’s immaculate swing were made for one  another.” JAZZ MAGAZINE

“The Roulette half of the two Bennett/Basie sessions is a band singer’s paradise, with the Basie band caught at a robust and swinging peak and Bennett never sounding happier or looser in front of a microphone. Bennett’s perennial pianist Ralph Sharon takes over the piano bench and does all the charts. Yet Sharon writes idiomatically for the Count’s style. Though not a jazz singer per se, the flavour of jazz is everywhere in Bennett’s voice, which in those days soared like a trumpet.” (Richard S. Ginell - ALLMUSIC)

Tracks: Just In Time / When I Fall In Love / Taking A Chance On Love / Without A Song / Fascinatin’ Rhythm / Solitude / Pennies From Heaven / Lost In The Stars / Firefly / There Will Never Be Another You / Lullaby Of Broadway / Ol’ Man River / Life Is A Song / With Plenty Of Money And You / Jeepers Creepers / Are You Havin’ Any Fun? / Anything Goes / Strike Up The Band / Chicago / I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face / Poor Little Rich Girl / Growing Pains / I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans / After Supper / The Way You Look Tonight / I Left My Heart In San Francisco