Tony Bennett Discography 2000 to 2009
by Pavel Solakhyan

Generated on Feb 25, 2009

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Date: May 29, 2000
Location: Leeds Castle, Leeds, UK

Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Clayton Cameron (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.   liveIn A Mellow Tone  (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler)

Date: ca. 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY

Harry Allen (sax), Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Mike Melvoin (or), Clayton Cameron (d), Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Cheryl Crow, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Diana Krall, k. d. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Kay Starr, Stevie Wonder (v)

a.   Alright, OK, You Win - 3:31  (Sid Wyche, Mayme Watts)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.   Every Day I Have The Blues - 3:38  (Memphis Slim, William York)
c.   Don't Cry Baby - 2:43  (James P. Johnson, Stella Unger, Saul Bernice)
d.   Good Morning Heartache - 4:56  (Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Fisher)
e.   Let The Good Times Roll - 3:14  (Sam Theard, Moore)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
f.   Evenin' - 4:14  (Parish, White)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
g.   I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - 3:55  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
h.   Keep The Faith, Baby - 3:51  (Alan Lerner, Jeff Watts, DeJesus)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
i.   Old Count Basie Is Gone (Old Piney Brown Is Gone) - 3:24  (Turner)
j.   Blue And Sentimental - 3:20  (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston)
k.   New York State Of Mind - 4:30  (Billy Joel)
l.   Undecided Blues - 3:17  (Jimmy Rushing)
m.   Blues In The Night - 3:33  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
n.   Stormy Weather - 4:34  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
o.   Playin' With My Friends - 4:47  (Cray, Walker)
All titles on:      Columbia CD: C 85833 — Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues   (2001)

Ray Charles (v) on f; Natalie Cole (v) on n; Cheryl Crow (v) on d; Billy Joel (v) on k; B.B. King (v) on e; Diana Krall (v) on a; k. d. Lang (v) on h; Bonnie Raitt (v) on g; Kay Starr (v) on j; Stevie Wonder (v) on b.


Date: ca. 2002
Location: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ

Peter Matz (con), Rob Mathes (a), Scott Hamilton (ts), Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Lee Musiker (p), Clayton Cameron (d), Tony Bennett, k. d. Lang (v)

a.   Exactly Like You - 3:17  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
b.   La Vie En Rose - 3:23  (Louiguy, Edith Piaf)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
c.   I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - 4:46  (Doc Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, A. J. Neiburg)
d.   You Can Depend On Me - 3:00  (Earl Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap)
e.   What A Wonderful World - 3:23  (George David Weiss, Bob Thiele)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
f.   That's My Home - 3:05  (Otis Rene, Leon Rene, Ben Ellison)
g.   A Kiss To Build A Dream On - 3:25  (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
h.   I Wonder - 3:09  (Gant, Leveen)
i.   Dream A Little Dream Of Me - 3:52  (Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt, Fabian Andree)
j.   You Can't Lose A Broken Heart - 3:14  (James P. Johnson, Flournoy Miller)
k.   That Lucky Old Sun - 4:36  (Haven Gillespie, B. Smith)
l.   If We Never Meet Again - 3:52  (Louis Armstrong, Horace Gerlach)
All titles on:      RPM Records/Columbia CD: 86734 — A Wonderful World   (2002)

Tony Bennett (v) on a-f, h-j, l; k. d. Lang (v) on a-e, g-l.


Date: ca. 2004
Location: Bergen\PAC Theatre, Englewood, NJ

Jess Levy (con), Johnny Mandel (con, a), Jorge Calandrelli (a), Lee Musiker (a, p), Phil Woods (sax), Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Clayton Cameron (d), Candido Camero (cng), Tony Bennett (v)

a.   Close Enough For Love - 4:28  (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams)
b.   All In Fun - 4:08  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
c.   Where Do You Start - 3:42  (Johnny Mandel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
d.   Little Did I Dream - 3:45  (Dave Frishberg, Johnny Mandel)
e.   I Remember You - 5:06  (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger)
f.   Time To Smile - 3:24  (Geoffrey Clarkson, Johnny Mercer)
g.   All For You - 4:35  (Django Reinhardt, Tony Bennett)
h.   The Best Man - 2:52  (Fred Wise, Roy Alfred)
i.   Don't Like Goodbyes - 4:15  (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
j.   Being Alive - 3:52  (Stephen Sondheim)
k.   Gone With The Wind - 4:16  (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson)
All titles on:      RPM Records/Columbia CD: CK 92820 — The Art of Romance   (2004)

Jess Levy (con) on f, i; Johnny Mandel (con) on a-e, g-h, j-k; (a) on a, c, e, g, k; Jorge Calandrelli (a) on f, i; Lee Musiker (a) on b, d, h, j; Phil Woods (sax) on a, d, f, h; Candido Camero (cng) on j.


Date: July 8, 2007
Location: LSO St Luke's, London, UK

Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Bruce Barth (p), Tony Bennett (v)

a.   liveWatch What Happens  (Norman Gimbel, Michel LeGrand, Jacques Demy)
b.   liveThe Best Is Yet To Come  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
c.   liveIf I Ruled The World  (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel)
d.   liveI Got Rhythm  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
e.   liveIt's A Sin To Tell A Lie  (B. Matthew)
f.   liveThe Way You Look Tonight  (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
g.   liveJust In Time  (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
h.   liveFor Once In My Life  (Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden)
i.   liveThe Shadow Of Your Smile  (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster)
j.   liveAll Of Me  (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks)
k.   liveThe Good Life  (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon)
l.   liveI Wanna Be Around  (Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt)
m.   liveI Left My Heart In San Francisco  (Douglass Cross, George Cory)
n.   liveThey Can't Take That Away From Me  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
o.   liveHow Do You Keep The Music Playing  (Alan Bergman, Michel LeGrand, Marilyn Bergman)
p.   liveStepping Out  (John Kander, Fred Ebb)
q.   liveFly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)  (Bart Howard)

Date: ca. 2008
Location: Bennett Studios and Bergen/PAC Theatre, Englewood, NJ

Bill Holman, Torrie Zito (a), Lee Musiker (a, p), Grant Langford, Marshall McDonald (as), Doug Lawrence, Doug Miller (ts), John Williams (bar), William "Scotty" Barnhart, Kris Johnson, Michael Williams, James Zollar (t), Clarence Banks, Barry Cooper, Dave Keim, Alvin Walker (tb), Gray Sargent (g), Paul Langosch (b), Monty Alexander (p), Toots Thielmans (h), Harold Jones (d), Antonia Bennett, Tony Bennett (v)

a.   I'll Be Home For Christmas - 2:12  (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram)
b.   Silver Bells - 3:17  (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
c.   All I Want For Christmas Is You - 4:18  (Johnny Mandel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
d.   My Favorite Things - 2:55  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
e.   Christmas Time Is Here - 3:59  (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson)
f.   Winter Wonderland - 2:31  (Felix Bernard, Richard Smith)
g.   Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - 4:36  (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)
h.   Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - 2:53  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
i.   I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - 3:31  (Irving Berlin)
j.   The Christmas Waltz - 3:22  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
k.   O Christmas Tree - 3:27  (Traditional)
All titles on:      RPM Records/Columbia CD: 732250 — A Swingin' Christmas   (2008)

Bill Holman (a) on a, d-e; Lee Musiker (a) on b, i, k; (p) on g, i, k; Torrie Zito (a) on e; Toots Thielmans (h) on c; Antonia Bennett (v) on i.


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