Tony Bennett - Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01+02 + Tony Bennett - Colombia Singles Vol. 01 - Vol 06 [2011] (8 x CDs)

TONY BENNETT     R.I.P.

Tony Bennett - Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01+02 + Tony Bennett - Colombia Singles Vol. 01 - Vol 06 [2011] (8 x CDs)

Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer. Bennett amassed many accolades throughout his career, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree and was the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.[1] Bennett sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

This selection come from the monumental Anthology "Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection" which contained all 63 of Tony Bennett’s albums in separate facsimile LP jackets together with 3 DVD's, 6 volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and 2 CD's of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues,” making it an absolute treasure trove for Bennett fans and collectors.  Assembled chronologically, Tony Bennett - The Complete Collection presents the breathtaking entirety of Bennett's recorded repertoire, more than a thousand individual songs spanning six decades.   

Signed by Columbia's Mitch Miller after a few good words from comedian Bob Hope, Tony Bennett's first studio singles for Columbia Screen were recorded in March 1950. Miller insisted Bennett avoid trying to sound like Frank Sinatra, who was still signed to the label. Instead, Bennett seemed to combine the delivery of Frankie Laine and Dinah Washington. In Bennett's early sides for Columbia, you hear Laine's popular "crying" style leveraged with bel canto phrasing and Washington's searing jukebox delivery. It was a shrewd move by Bennett, though there also seemed to be a push at Columbia to have him record some songs in Italian to retain his ethnic appeal and distinguish him from the more assimilated Sinatra. Throughout the early '50s, Bennett recorded many outstanding and little-known singles that appear in this box. The list includes Once There Lived a Fool, I Won't Cry Anymore, Please My Love and Silly Dreamer. There also were quite a few lousy songs that were done way over the top. But in nearly every case, Bennett was cast as a passionate, sensitive male singer. His image as the boy from the next tenament connected solidly with urban female radio-listeners and record buyers, especially given each song's dramatic, orchestral send-up.   (Amazon)

I have chosen to share two newly curated collections,"Rarities, Outtakes and Other Delights" (2xCD's) and "The Columbia Singles" (6xCDs) available exclusively in this set.

"Rarities, Outtakes and Other Delights" collects rare tracks, previously unreleased outtakes, guest appearances on other artist's albums, soundtrack songs and more beginning with the recently discovered 1946 V-Disc recording of “St. James Infirmary Blues” that “effervescent delight,” which was Tony’s very first known recording. Nestled among the "Rarities" are two tracks from another fabled concert Bennett gave at the Latin Casino in Philadelphia with the Count Basie Orchestra, which was recorded and never released.

"The Columbia Singles" brings together for the first time all of the singles Bennett recorded for Columbia Records, the label he signed with in 1950. Most of them recorded in the early 1950's, "The Columbia Singles" includes the A-sides and B-sides that were not included on individual albums. (Amazon)

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Track lists

Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 01

01 St. James Infirmary Blues 3:20

02 Veni Qui (Come To Me) 3:20

03 Fascinatin' Rhthym 2:37

04 Close Your Eyes 2:03

05 A Blossom Fell 2:48

06 Something's Gotta Give 2:47

07 Whetever Lola Wants 2:46

08 Heart 2:35

09 Love Look Away 2:08

10 Blue Moon 2:13

11 From This Moment On 1:53

12 God Bless The Child 2:46

13 That Old Black Magic 3:21

14 I'm Way Ahead Of The Game 3:16

15 Danny Boy 4:59

16 Day Dream 5:23

17 Out Of This World 4:33

18 Just Friends 2:29

19 Have You Met Miss Jones? 2:15

20 Sweet Lorraine 3:42

21 Cold, Cold Heart 3:04

22 One For My Baby / It Had To Be You 5:12

23 The Good Life 2:24

Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 02

01 Ev'rybody's Talkin' 3:22

02 Something To Live For (1970) 3:36

03 Something To Live For (1971) 3:14

04 The Game Of Life 3:17

05 Always 2:38

06 Autumn In New York 3:08

07 New York, New York [duet with Frank Sinatra] 3:32

08 This Heart Of Mine 2:25

09 I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) 1:38

10 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) 1:54

11 The Way You Look Tonight 3:26

12 If I Only Had A Brain 2:31

13 Walkin' Happy 3:00

14 Be Cool And Groovy For Me 2:51

15 Take The 'A' Train 2:34

16 Stardust 6:12

17 Makin' Whoopee [duet with Cyndi Lauper] 4:16

18 St. James Infirmary 2:17

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 01

01 The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 2:58

02 I Wanna Be Loved 3:23

03 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2:07

04 Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello vuie) 2:49

05 Sing You Sinners 2:18

06 One Lie Leads To Another 2:26

07 Don't Cry Baby 2:40

08 Once There Lived A Fool 2:49

09 The Valentino Tango (Noche de amor) 2:37

10 I Won't Cry Anymore 2:46

11 Because Of You 2:59

12 While We're Young 2:22

13 Cold, Cold Heart 2:40

14 Since My Love Has Gone 2:58

15 Please, My Love 2:52

16 Blue Velvet 3:03

17 Solitaire 3:16

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 02

01 Silly Dreamer 3:00

02 Sleepless 2:58

03 Somewhere Along The Way 2:56

04 I'm Lost Again 2:56

05 Have A Good Time 3:08

06 Here In My Heart 2:52

07 Roses Of Yesterday 2:56

08 You Could Make Me Smile Again 2:46

09 Congratulations To Someone 2:59

10 Anywhere I Wander 2:52

11 Stay Where You Are 2:12

12 Take Me 2:24

13 No One Will Ever Know 2:42

14 I'm The King Of Broken Hearts 2:58

15 I'll Go 2:40

16 Rags To Riches 2:51

17 Here Comes That Heartache Again 3:03

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 03

01 Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down 2:45

02 Why Does It Have To Be Me? 3:08

03 Until Yesterday (Non e la pioggia) 2:50

04 Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again) 3:02

05 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:12

06 My Heart Won't Say Goodbye 3:05

07 Take Me Back Again 3:07

08 Not As A Stranger 2:53

09 Cinnamon Sinner 3:00

10 Funny Thing 3:06

11 Punch And Judy Love 2:41

12 Shoo-Gah (My Pretty Sugar) 2:52

13 Close Your Eyes 1:55

14 It's Too Soon To Know 2:31

15 What Will I Tell My Heart 2:58

16 Don't Tell Me Why (Pitie Señorita) 3:16

17 How Can I Replace You? 2:38

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 04

01 May I Never Love Again 3:11

02 (Come Back And) Tell Me That You Love Me 3:02

03 Afraid Of The Dark 2:26

04 Come Next Spring 2:42

05 Happiness Street (Corner Sunshine Square) 2:15

06 Can You Find It In Your Heart? 2:42

07 Forget Her 2:52

08 Sing You Sinners 2:17

09 Capri In May (Je me sens si bien) 3:03

10 From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill 2:26

11 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 3:02

12 The Autumn Waltz 3:14

13 One Kiss Away From Heaven (Malatia) 2:51

14 Just In Time 2:35

15 Sold To The Man With The Broken Heart 3:06

16 No Hard Feelings 2:39

17 (I Never Felt More) Like Falling In Love 2:18

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 05

01 I Am 2:23

02 In The Middle Of An Island 2:08

03 Blue Moon 2:30

04 Ca, C'est L'amour 2:48

05 Weary Blues From Waitin' 2:44

06 Love Song From Beauty And The Beast 2:52

07 You're So Right For Me 2:09

08 Alone At Last / My Foolish Heart 3:07

09 Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep 2:40

10 Young And Warm And Wonderful 2:39

11 The Night That Heaven Fell 2:48

12 Firefly 1:40

13 Being True To One Another 2:35

14 Love Look Away 2:47

15 The Cool School 2:35

16 You'll Never Get Away From Me 2:06

17 You Can't Love 'Em All 2:27

The Columbia Singles, Vol. 06

01 Ask Anyone In Love 2:43

02 Smile 3:34

03 Climb Ev'ry Mountain 2:21

04 Ask Me 2:56

05 I'll Bring You A Rainbow 2:44

06 Put On A Happy Face 2:40

07 Baby, Talk To Me 3:08

08 The Best Is Yet To Come 2:36

09 Marry Young 2:23

10 Follow Me 2:57

11 Marriage-Go-Round 2:26

12 Somebody 2:30

13 Ramona 2:27

14 Baby, Dream Your Dream 2:08

15 The Glory Of Love 2:46

16 Before We Say Goodbye 3:30

17 Walkabout 2:43

18 How Beautiful Is Night (With You) 3:00

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