5060261490212

Sound Of Velvet

Tony Bennett

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Format: DVD

Cat No: 5060261490212

Release Date:  11 April 2011

Label:  100th Monkey

Packaging Type:  DVD Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060261490212

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Tony Bennett was born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926). Bennett began singing at an early age in New York City.

    He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army . After which he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s.

    Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock
    music era.

    Bennett staged a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his audience to the MTV Generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, been named an NEA
    Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree.

    He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, creating works under the name Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. There'll Be Some Changes Made
      • 2. This Can't Be Love
      • 3. My Funny Valentine
      • 4. Just In Time
      • 5. Who Can I Turn To
      • 6. Rags To Riches
      • 7. Lullaby Of Broadway
      • 8. Something
      • 9. O Sole Mio
      • 10. Sing You Sinners
      • 11. Because Of You
      • 12. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
      • 13. Don't Get Around Much
      • 14. Sophisticated Lady
      • 15. Solitude
      • 16. It Don't Mean A Thing
      • 17. For Once In My Life