Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Tony Bennett Title: The Collection: I Left My Heart in San Francisco/Art of Excellence/Astoria Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Original Release Date: 8/12/1997 Release Date: 8/12/1997 Album Type: Box set Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 3 SwapaCD Credits: 3 UPC: 074646536728 |
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 | Tony Bennett The Collection: I Left My Heart in San Francisco/Art of Excellence/Astoria Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Beginning with the title ballad that became his signature anthem, and concluding with "The Best is Yet to Come," this hit album captures Tony Bennett at the peak of his "pop"-ularity, in lush orchestral arrangements. T... more » |
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Amazon.com Beginning with the title ballad that became his signature anthem, and concluding with "The Best is Yet to Come," this hit album captures Tony Bennett at the peak of his "pop"-ularity, in lush orchestral arrangements. This is Bennett the belter at his best, his big voice made to sound even more expansive with that hallmark early-'60s echo behind it. But the jazz vocalist in Bennett still knows how to find intimacy and delicacy even in broad settings like these--particularly in his tribute to the city by the bay. "Once Upon a Time" is an especially lovely ballad from a forgotten Broadway show, and for variety there's also a big-band Latin treatment of Cole Porter's "Love For Sale" and a few brassy up-tempo numbers ("Rules of the Road," "Taking a Chance on Love") that could gain Bennett an honorary membership in the Rat Pack. Well, he was Sinatra's favorite singer. --Jim Emerson Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsOk - Best Bennett? Great Vocals? Ok but not the Best Bennett Carlos from Rio | Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil | 07/10/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "Everything's correct here. Here are some Bennett's smash hits. I agree. However, today, I'd choose some other Bennett CDs here @ Amazon. Unless you say you're gonna buy all. I'd salute you for this. Great Bennett." THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 03/31/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "It may not be his best,but it's very pleasant listening from the beginning to the end.I like TONY's version of LOVE FOR SALE a lot with it's terrific bossa nova arrangement that almost makes you beleive it's another song.It's hard not to think of PERRY COMO when you hear I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS but again TONY manages to delivers his own special rendition.At that time 1962,the singer is in full control of his voice.About the only complaint is the running time;wouldn't it have been great to have it on a 2 lps on 1 cd collection?Check out TONY's little mistake on the last number THE BEST IS YET TO COME;they kept it for fun." Definitive John A Lee III | San Antonio, TX | 06/11/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is, perhaps, the definitive collection of Tony Bennett recordings. Included are some of the songs most associated with him. The title track, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", sets the pace but it just gets better.
"Smile", in particular, is done with a pathos and empathy that any artist would envy. It is a masterwork. Much of this album is dated in that the songs are of a bygone era. So to are the recordings reminiscent of the days of vinyl disks. That does not mean they sound scratchy; they don't. Instead, it seems to be an artifact of the recording process in use when they were recorded. It helps to set the mood. The instrumental accompaniment also lends to the aura. This one is a must for Tony Bennett fans. " |
