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The Complete Improv Recordings (4CD)

The Complete Improv Recordings (4CD)
Tony Bennett

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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Life Is Beautiful
  2. All Mine - Tony Bennett
  3. Bridges (Travessia) - Tony Bennett
  4. Reflections - Tony Bennett
  5. Experiment
  6. This Funny World
  7. As Time Goes By
  8. I Used to Be Color Blind
  9. Lost in the Stars - Tony Bennett
  10. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Tony Bennett
  11. Cole Porter Medley: What Is This Thing Called Love/Love for Sale/You'd
  12. There's Always Tomorrow
  13. One
  14. Mr. Magic

Disc 2:

  1. This Can't Be Love
  2. Blue Moon
  3. Lady Is a Tramp
  4. Lover
  5. Manhattan
  6. Spring Is Here
  7. Have You Met Miss Jones?
  8. Isn't It Romantic?
  9. Wait Till You See Her
  10. I Could Write a Book
  11. Thou Swell
  12. Most Beautiful Girl in the World
  13. There's a Small Hotel
  14. I've Got Five Dollars
  15. You Took Advantage of Me
  16. I Wish I Were in Love Again
  17. This Funny World
  18. My Heart Stood Still
  19. My Romance
  20. Mountain Greenery
  21. This Can't Be Love [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]
  22. I Could Write a Book [Alternate, Take #2][#][Take]
  23. Thou Swell [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]
  24. Most Beautiful Girl in the World [Alternate, Take #4][#][Take]
  25. I Wish I Were in Love Again [Alternate, Take #1][#][Take]
  26. This Funny World [Alternate, Take #3][#][Take]

Disc 3:

  1. Bad and the Beautiful
  2. Lucky to Be Me
  3. Make Someone Happy
  4. You're Nearer
  5. Child Is Born
  6. Two Lonely People - Tony Bennett
  7. You Don't Know What Love Is
  8. Maybe September
  9. Lonely Girl
  10. You Must Believe in Spring - Tony Bennett
  11. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - Tony Bennett
  12. Dream Dancing
  13. Bad and the Beautiful [Alternate, Take #1][Take] - Tony Bennett
  14. Bad and the Beautiful [Alternate, Take #2][Take] - Tony Bennett
  15. Make Someone Happy [Alternate, Take #5][Take]
  16. You're Nearer [Alternate, Take #9][Take]
  17. Child Is Born [Alternate, Take #2][Take]
  18. Child Is Born [Alternate, Take #7][Take]
  19. Two Lonely People [Alternate, Take #5][Take] - Tony Bennett
  20. You Don't Know What Love Is [Alternate, Take #16][Take]
  21. You Don't Know What Love Is [Alternate, Take #18][Take]

Disc 4:

  1. Maybe September [Alternate, Take #5][Take]
  2. Maybe September [Alternate, Take #8][Take]
  3. Lonely Girl [Alternate, Take #1][Take]
  4. You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #1][Take] - Tony Bennett
  5. You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #4] - Tony Bennett
  6. You Must Believe in Spring [Alternate, Take #6][Take] - Tony Bennett
  7. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) [#] - Tony Bennett
  8. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise [Instrumental]
  9. Stompin' at the Savoy [Instrumental]
  10. While We're Young - Tony Bennett
  11. In a Mellow Tone - Tony Bennett
  12. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [Instrumental]
  13. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [Instrumental]
  14. 'S Wonderful
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
  16. Let's Do It - Tony Bennett
  17. S'Wonderful - Tony Bennett
  18. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #91858 in Music
  • Released on: 2004-11-09
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Formats: Box set, Original recording remastered
  • Dimensions: .47 pounds

Customer Reviews

Sort of a grab bag4
This compilation covers about the whole range of Bennett. The first disk is the typical NYC big orchestra with too much reverb on Tony faire. None-the-less enjoyable. The bulk of material came from a 1975 album. The 2nd CD is a more intimate NYC studio session with the Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet. Very nice. The 3rd CD and the 1st half of the 4th CD is the Bill Evans/Tony - Together Again album. It includes all the original cuts plus a couple of alternates of each cut. Sublime is the best way to describe these CD. The mastering is bit better on this CD than earlier releases. The last half of the 4h CD is sort of strange yet fun date Tony had in Buffalo. Buffalo? Bennett is backed by Marian and Jimmy McPartland and their band. The rhythm section is great (Charlie Byrd on guitar) but the horns sometimes sound like a clown band. I think maybe they were trying to do Dixieland but it sounded more like clown music. Fun nonetheless.

Sort of a weird compilation but I enjoyed it.