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One of the best measures of true musical talent is not simply the ability to remain popular as the years go by, but to continue to create vital music that people want to hear. Tony Bennett is one of those rare artists. Debuting as a recording artist in 1950, he has continued to create best-selling music up through the present day: an unbroken timeline of more than 60 years.
Tony Bennett’s impact can be measured in a number of ways; he has sold over 50 million records worldwide, garnered 15 Grammy awards, and been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when most singers of his generation were retiring, Bennett’s career exploded as he was embraced by the MTV generation – performing alongside many of the day’s most contemporary stars. “[Bennett] has steadfastly remained the embodiment of heart in popular music,” wrote the New York Times in 2006.
This year Tony Bennett turns 85 years old and to celebrate this, Sony Music presents an unprecedented box set collection, TONY BENNETT: The Complete Collection.
FIRST-EVER COMPLETE CAREER-SPANNING DELUXE BOX SET
– 73 CDs – Contains ALL original albums in replicas of original LP jackets PLUS NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD RARITIES
– 3 DVDS – Featuring Never Before Released Tony Bennett Sings With The London Philharmonic Orchestra
– 250 PAGE BOOKLET with RARE photos, original album notes, sketches and an essay by TonyBOX SET OVERVIEW:
Between 1952 and 1972, and then 1986 to the present day, Tony Bennett recorded an astounding 52 albums for the Columbia, CBS, and Sony labels – all of which now fall under the umbrella of Sony Music. This extensive box set brings together six decades of music, including the 11 albums he recorded for other labels, making this the first true complete albums collection. The box will also gather Bennett’s non-album singles from the ‘50s and feature an array of rarities, outtakes and other delights – including his very first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues.” Also included is the never-before-released Live At The Sahara: From This Moment On – an incredible document of Bennett’s Las Vegas debut in 1964. The box also includes 3 DVDs, including the classic 1994 MTV Unplugged, the award-winning 2006 Rob Marshall-directed NBC special and the Never before released, Tony Bennett Sings with The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
These albums define the essence of Bennett’s career, and this exquisite collection includes such historic highpoints as:
1955: The famous Cloud 7 album that marked Bennett’s transition from being primarily a singles star to a full-fledged artist capable of album-length statements. At the age of 30 and after years of pushing, he was finally allowed to make the 12” recording he desired; a consistently soft, late-night mood pervades this classic.
1957: The Beat of My Heart was another winner for Bennett, his third album, matching his voice with such percussion masters as Art Blakey, Chico Hamilton and Candido.
1959: In Person! Bennett’s aborted live debut recording resulted in this studio album that features him in the august company of Count Basie and his Orchestra, then at the top of their game.
1962: I Left My Heart in San Francisco – the album that included the Top 5 single that helped launch Bennett from the confines of being a jazz/cabaret balladeer to a pop stylist on a par with Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin.
1963: I Wanna Be Around… generated two Top 20 hits — „The Good Life“ and the title track – and firmly established Bennett’s as a mainstream star.
1968: Snowfall still stands as one of the rare Christmas albums that – tune by tune – rises above its novelty aspect and is as musically consistent as a five-star, non-seasonal recording.
1975: Tony records with legendary jazz pianist and arranger Bill Evans for Fantasy Records.
1986: Bennett’s return to Columbia after a fourteen-year hiatus yielded The Art of Excellence, a collection of old and newer standards that lived up to its title, and became a best-seller.
1992, 1993: Perfectly Frank and Steppin’ Out were Bennett’s sincere and worthy tributes to two of his stylistic mentors – Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire (respectively); they both went gold and garnered back-to-back Grammy awards.
1994: MTV Unplugged was the album that introduced Bennett to an entirely new generation, which he won over without changing a single personal or musical aspect: still the same tuxedo, still the same standards from the Great American Songbook.
2001: On the heels of two more award-winning tributes – one to Billie Holiday and the other to Duke Ellington – Bennett released Playin’ With My Friends, a collection of duets with such pop, rock and R&B stars as Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Diana Krall, Bonnie Raitt, and others.
2006: Duets: An American Classic managed to outshine Bennett’s previous album of one-to-one meetings, with a wider stylistic range and added star-power, including Elton John, Sting, the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, George Michael, and others.
2011: Duets 2, the fantastic follow-up to his ’06 release, continues to prove his revered position among his global superstar peers.
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