美国著名爵士男歌手Tony Bennett与加拿大爵士名伶Diana Krall发行合作专辑 Love Is Here To Stay
Tony Bennett and Diana Krall celebrate their shared love of the music of George and Ira Gershwin on their new collaborative album, LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, set for a September 14th release.LOVE IS HERE TO STAY is a subtle, sophisticated and beautifully rendered love letter to The Gershwins music and their status as one of the premiere songwriters of the American popular standard.It is a masterclass in vocal delivery and phrasing and the command that Bennett and Krall display of the material in both their duets and solo tracks makes it appear effortless, belying the honed skill of the vocalists. The duet tracks include S Wonderful, Ive Got Rhythm, They Cant Take That Away from Me and Fascinating Rhythm, among them. Fascinating Rhythm was Tony Bennetts first physical recording in 1949, made under his then stage name, Joe Bari, which he revisits as a duet with Krall for this project.

Apparently a TV special from 1977 (when Frank was a bit older than cover picture would suggest)
brings Sinatra under Nelson Riddle's musical direction,
with of plenty of fine guests...
Although I bought this cheap and because it had Tony Bennett and Natalie Cole, at my surprise, the duet with John Denver was my favorite collaboration of the DVD,
with the duet with Cole and wild rat-pack trio with Dean Martin and baritone singer Robert Merrill fighting for the second place...
Tony Bennett and Leslie Uggams also show some fine singing skills on their own and Sinatra is close enough to his prime,
so if this isn't too expensive, buy it.
But it's not essential-Sinatra DVD, nor greatest hits of Sinatra.
As the title states correctly, this is a Sinatra and friends DVD!
Good old-times fun, recorded in the 70s, but belonging in spirit to the previous decade.
And, a minor point, it's a bit under 50 minutes in length...

Tony Bennett 1926年8月3日，出生于美国纽约州Astoria，是足与Frank Sinatra并列为美国本世纪最伟大男歌手 的Tony Bennett，以他甜醇的嗓音为半世纪以来的流行及爵士乐坛挥出无数充满浓郁深情的有声情书。这位多届葛莱美奖常客－他所得过的奖项从“年度最佳唱片”、“最佳流行乐男歌手”到“最佳传统流行乐男歌手”都有－甚至还获得另一位美国乐坛传奇大老、也是Tony自己所崇敬的偶像Frank Sinatra 的高度称许，Frank还曾公开表示过他认为Tony是乐界最棒的歌手。这位横跨流行及爵士界的常青歌者自1962年的一曲I Left My Heart In San Francisco留名青史以来，共计灌录过超过一百张专辑，更了不起的是，张张专辑必定在流行及爵士榜上斩获佳绩，尤其是爵士榜，Tony的每一张爵士专辑几乎都是一推出即迅速拿下冠军王座，然後就在榜上驻留许久，有时甚至还会有两张专辑同时在爵士榜前十名，可见Tony Bennett惊人且历久弥坚的魅力。

Tony Bennett — vocals
Ralph Sharon — piano; arrangements on "Love for Sale"
The Count Basie Orchestra — instruments and arrangements on "Taking A Chance on Love"
Marty Manning — arrangements on "San Francisco," "Once Upon A Time," "Tender is the Night," "Candy Kisses," and "Have I Told You Lately?"
Cy Coleman — arrangements on "Marry Young" and "The Best Is Yet to Come"
Ralph Burns — arrangements on "Smile" and "Rules of the Road"
Frank De Vol — arrangements on "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows"
Candido Camero, Sabu Martinez, and Billy Exiner — percussion on "Love for Sale"

安東尼·多米尼克·「托尼」·貝內德托，藝名為東尼·班奈特，是一位美國歌手，演唱傳統流行樂標準曲、音樂劇歌曲和爵士歌曲。他也在繪畫領域造詣頗深，以安東尼·班內托之名創作的作品在數個機構永久公開展覽。他是紐約市皇后區法蘭克·辛納屈藝術高中的創辦人。

Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions.

Tony Bennett 1926年8月3日，出生于美国纽约州Astoria，是足与Frank Sinatra并列为美国本世纪最伟大男歌手 的Tony Bennett，以他甜醇的嗓音为半世纪以来的流行及爵士乐坛挥出无数充满浓郁深情的有声情书。这位多届葛莱美奖常客－他所得过的奖项从“年度最佳唱片”、“最佳流行乐男歌手”到“最佳传统流行乐男歌手”都有－甚至还获得另一位美国乐坛传奇大老、也是Tony自己所崇敬的偶像Frank Sinatra 的高度称许，Frank还曾公开表示过他认为Tony是乐界最棒的歌手。这位横跨流行及爵士界的常青歌者自1962年的一曲I Left My Heart In San Francisco留名青史以来，共计灌录过超过一百张专辑，更了不起的是，张张专辑必定在流行及爵士榜上斩获佳绩，尤其是爵士榜，Tony的每一张爵士专辑几乎都是一推出即迅速拿下冠军王座，然後就在榜上驻留许久，有时甚至还会有两张专辑同时在爵士榜前十名，可见Tony Bennett惊人且历久弥坚的魅力。

The title refers to Bennett's birthplace, Astoria, Queens.
Recorded - May 16-18, 1989
Recorded At – Master Sound Astoria
Recorded At – CTS Studios
Vocals, Liner Notes – Tony Bennett
Piano – Ralph Sharon
Bass – Paul Langosch
Drums – Joe LaBarbera
Orchestra – The U.K. Orchestra Ltd.

Tony Bennett 1926年8月3日，出生于美国纽约州Astoria，是足与Frank Sinatra并列为美国本世纪最伟大男歌手 的Tony Bennett，以他甜醇的嗓音为半世纪以来的流行及爵士乐坛挥出无数充满浓郁深情的有声情书。这位多届葛莱美奖常客－他所得过的奖项从“年度最佳唱片”、“最佳流行乐男歌手”到“最佳传统流行乐男歌手”都有－甚至还获得另一位美国乐坛传奇大老、也是Tony自己所崇敬的偶像Frank Sinatra 的高度称许，Frank还曾公开表示过他认为Tony是乐界最棒的歌手。这位横跨流行及爵士界的常青歌者自1962年的一曲I Left My Heart In San Francisco留名青史以来，共计灌录过超过一百张专辑，更了不起的是，张张专辑必定在流行及爵士榜上斩获佳绩，尤其是爵士榜，Tony的每一张爵士专辑几乎都是一推出即迅速拿下冠军王座，然後就在榜上驻留许久，有时甚至还会有两张专辑同时在爵士榜前十名，可见Tony Bennett惊人且历久弥坚的魅力。

Tony Bennett 1926年8月3日，出生于美国纽约州Astoria，是足与Frank Sinatra并列为美国本世纪最伟大男歌手 的Tony Bennett，以他甜醇的嗓音为半世纪以来的流行及爵士乐坛挥出无数充满浓郁深情的有声情书。这位多届葛莱美奖常客－他所得过的奖项从“年度最佳唱片”、“最佳流行乐男歌手”到“最佳传统流行乐男歌手”都有－甚至还获得另一位美国乐坛传奇大老、也是Tony自己所崇敬的偶像Frank Sinatra 的高度称许，Frank还曾公开表示过他认为Tony是乐界最棒的歌手。这位横跨流行及爵士界的常青歌者自1962年的一曲I Left My Heart In San Francisco留名青史以来，共计灌录过超过一百张专辑，更了不起的是，张张专辑必定在流行及爵士榜上斩获佳绩，尤其是爵士榜，Tony的每一张爵士专辑几乎都是一推出即迅速拿下冠军王座，然後就在榜上驻留许久，有时甚至还会有两张专辑同时在爵士榜前十名，可见Tony Bennett惊人且历久弥坚的魅力。