Tony Bennett - If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set [Bonus Track]

Employing Sinatra arranger Don Costa, Tony Bennett put together a concept album similar to Sinatra's Come Fly With Me. Travel was the loose theme that united Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Song Of The Jet" (set in Rio de Janeiro, a photograph of which graces the album cover), "Fly Me To The Moon," and the title song, a Leslie Bricusse-Cyril Ornadel tune from the show Pickwick that was Bennett's latest hit single. There were also two songs from the Richard Rodgers-Stephen Sondheim musical Do I Hear A Waltz?, which was set in Venice. Other sections might not justify the flight theme--Duke Ellington's "Love Scene" was given a "destination" of Harlem on the back cover, and that neighborhood is on no known flight plan--but with such high-quality material, it was hard to complain. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Cohn Sax (Tenor) Billy Exner Drums Bobby Hackett Ukulele Carlos Lyra Guitar Danny Bennett Executive Producer Didier C. Deutsch Reissue Producer Don Costa Arranger, Conductor Don DeVito Executive Producer Ernie Altschuler Producer Felix Thompson Engineer, Engineer Frank Laico Engineer Hal Gaylor Bass Hélcio Milito Drums Joe Marsala Clarinet Ralph Sharon Piano Sean Evans Art Direction, Design Ted Brosman Engineer The Will Bronson Chorus Vocals Tom "Curly" Ruff Mastering, Remixing Tony Bennett Vocals