Articles tagged "tony bennett"

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Tony Bennett signs deal with Stevie Wonder

by Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Aug.09] :. CHICAGO — He turned 83 earlier this month and doesn’t have a lot left to prove. Yet Tony Bennett just signed a deal to record with Stevie Wonder, he says, and on Friday he will open a...

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At 82, it’s the good life for Tony Bennett

by Mark Stryker [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[21.Apr.09] :. Tony Bennett was simply mesmerizing when he appeared at the Detroit Opera House two years ago. Fronting a suave and swinging quartet, he delivered the glories of the great American songbook with an...

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Spectacle: Elvis Costello With Tony Bennett (Episode 5)

by Zeth Lundy

[31.Dec.08] :. Nu-progressive types beware! At first blush, Tony Bennett can seem to be a crotchety old traditionalist, harshly critical of any popular music trend that flirts outside the pages of the Great...

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Capsule Reviews

Tony Bennett: A Swingin’ Christmas

by Craig Carson

[4.Dec.08] :. Tony Bennett releases his first holiday album in 40 years and it's worthy of becoming a holiday staple.

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Tony Bennett: Snowfall

by Mike Schiller

[21.Nov.07] :. Snowfall is a lovely bit of crooning.

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What becomes a legend most? For Tony Bennett, more awards

by Marijke Rowland [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[5.Oct.07] :. Being called a living legend pretty much cements your place in history. But even the icons don’t mind being given a reminder now and then. Tony Bennett’s big night at the Emmy Awards...

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Tony Bennett: Through the Years

by Mike Schiller

[20.Jul.06] :. Through the Years is a compilation of Tony Bennett's hits. Need I say more?

 

Tony Bennett: Jazz Moods: Cool

by Will Layman

[8.Aug.05] :. Yet another collection of jazz-oriented pop from 'the singer's singer'.

 

Tony Bennett: Cloud 7

by Dave Heaton

[29.Sep.04] :. Think of Tony Bennett now, in 2004, as both an aging legend and a still-singular entertainer, a performer who is still doing exactly what he started doing 50 years ago: giving graceful, subtly...

 

Tony Bennett: The Essential Tony Bennett

by Jason MacNeil

[6.Sep.02] :. Still going strong past his retirement age, Tony Bennett is one of those crooners who have not suffered from the simple fact of being a crooner. Nor has he been punished with the tendency of most...