Tony Bennett Discography 1955 to 1959
by Pavel Solakhyan

Generated on Feb 25, 2009

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Date: January 4, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Sam Taylor (ts), Danny Bank (bar), W. Versaci (f), Art Ryerson (g), Bob Haggart (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Terry Snyder (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 52876   Close Your Eyes - 1:45  (Bernice Petkere)
     Columbia 78: 40427   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40427   (1955)
b.CO 52877   It's Too Soon Too Know - 2:25  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40427   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40427   (1955)
c.CO 52878   What Will I Tell My Heart - 1:45  (Frank Lawrence, Peter Tinturin)
     Columbia 78: 40491   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40491   (1955)

Date: May 5, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Bernard Kaufman, Thomas F. Parshley (r), Phil Bodner (as, ts, cl), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), M. Rosen (hrp), I. Cusikoff, Bernard Greenhouse (vc), H. Breuer (d), D. Ash, F. Fradkin, Emanuel Green, H. Hoffman, Harry Katzman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Gene Orloff (vn), F. Brieff, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a.CO 53290   Don't Tell Me Why  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40523   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40523   (1955)
b.CO 53291   How Can I Replace You?  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40567   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40567   (1955)
c.CO 53292   May I Never Love Again  (S. Marco, J. Erickson)
     Columbia 78: 40523   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40523   (1955)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)

Date: June 9, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Sid Feller (con, a), Arthur Beck, George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Thomas F. Parshley (r), Lou Oles, Marvin 'Red' Solomon, Emmanuel Weinstock (t), Albert Godlis, Lou McGarity, Frank Saracco, Jack Satterfield (tb), Chuck Wayne (g), Arnold Fishkin (b), Bernie Leighton (p), William Exiner (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 53536   A Blossom Fell  (Harold Barnes, Harold Cornelius)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 728 — All Star Pops   (1955)
b.CO 53537   Something's Gotta Give - 2:43  (Johnny Mercer)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 728 — All Star Pops   (1955)
c.CO 53538   Whatever Lola Wants - 2:42  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 728 — All Star Pops   (1955)
d.CO 53539   Heart  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
All titles on:      Columbia EP: B-2079   (1955)

Date: June 30, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Russell Banzer, Bernard Kaufman, E. Powell (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Phil Bodner (as, ts, cl), Pat Ciricillo, Carl Poole, Doc Severinsen, Richard Trent (t), Larry Altpeter, Cutty Cutshall, Albert Godlis, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Terry Snyder (d), Willie Rodriquez (per), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a.CO 53532   (Come Back And) Tell Me That You Love Me  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40567   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40567   (1955)
b.CO 53533   Afraid Of The Dark  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40598   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40598   (1955)

Date: October 11, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Robert Cusamano, Charlie Margolis, Emmanuel Weinstock (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Sidney Brecher (vc), Terry Snyder (d), D. Ash, Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Max Pollikoff (vn), E. Bisha, Richard Dickler, Bernard Greenhouse (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 53852   Come Next Spring  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40598   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40598   (1955)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
b.CO 53853   Happiness Street  (Wolfson, E. R. White)
     Columbia 78: 40726   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40726   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CL-937 — Top 12   (1956)

Date: December 15, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Vincent Abato (as, cl), Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, James Maxwell (t), Will Bradley, Albert Godlis, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Bernard Greenhouse (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), Mike Stewart (bkv)

a.CO 54245   Can You Find It In Your Heart?  (Stillman, R. Allen)
     Columbia 78: 40667   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40667   (1956)
     MCA CD: MSD-35243 — Your Hit Parade - The Late '50s   (1991)
b.CO 54246   Forget Her  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40667   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40667   (1956)
c.CO 54247   Sing You Sinners  (Sam Coslow)
     Columbia 78: 40632   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40632   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)

Date: December 16, 1955
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), M. Fax, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Vincent Abato (as, cl), Phil Bodner (as, ts, cl), James Maxwell (t), Larry Altpeter, Urbie Green, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), E. Bisha, Lucien Schmidt (vc), Terry Snyder (d), D. Ash, Samuel Carmell, Julius Held, H. Hoffman, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Dave Novales, Jack Zayde (vn), F. Brieff, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 54340   Capri In May  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40632   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40632   (1956)

With 12 voice chorus for Capri In May.


Date: ca. 1956

Tony Bennett (v)

a.   Taking A Chance On Love  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter)

Date: June 6, 1956
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Bernard Kaufman, E. Powell, F. Schwartz, W. Versaci (r), Phil Bodner (as, ts, cl), Robert Alexander, Larry Altpeter, Albert Godlis, Urbie Green (tb), Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Dick Hyman (p), I. Cusikoff, Lucien Schmidt (vc), M. Grupp (d), Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, H. Hoffman, Leo Kruczek, Harold Melnikoff, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), Mike Stewart, Lois Winter (bkv)

a.CO 56097   Sentimental - 2:55  (Unknown)
b.CO 56098   From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill - 2:22  (Hilliard)
     Columbia 78: 40726   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40726   (1956)
c.CO 56099   Lost In The Stars - 3:25  (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d.CO 56100   It Never Rains On Johnny  (Unknown)

Lois Winter (bkv) on b.


Date: September 11, 1956
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ray Conniff (con, a), A. Epstein, A. Howard, Wolf Taninbaum, Stan Webb (r), Peter Pumiglio (as, cl), Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (t), Albert Godlis, Urbie Green (tb), Al Caiola, Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), William Exiner (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 56593   Taking A Chance On Love - 2:04  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   
b.CO 56594   I'm Just A Lucky So And So - 3:25  (Duke Ellington, Mack David)
c.CO 56595   It Had To Be You - 2:53  (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
     CBS Special Products CD: — My Best To You   (1982)
d.CO 56596   You Can Depend On Me - 3:02  (Earl Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: September 12, 1956
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ray Conniff (con, a), Gil Evans (a), A. Epstein, J. Palmer, Wolf Taninbaum, Milt Yaner (r), Peter Pumiglio (as, cl), Dale McMickle, Jimmy Nottingham, Doc Severinsen (t), Urbie Green, Jack Satterfield (tb), D. Arnone, Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Lucien Schmidt, Alan Schuman (vc), William Exiner (d), R. Bocho, Julius Brand, Emanuel Green, Julius Held, H. Hoffman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Samuel Rand (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 56597   Love Walked In - 1:55  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
b.CO 56598   These Foolish Things - 3:02  (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
c.CO 56599   I'll Be Seeing You - 2:56  (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
d.CO 56600   Without A Song - 2:56  (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Ray Conniff (a) on a-b, d; Gil Evans (a) on c.


Date: September 13, 1956
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ray Conniff (con, a), A. Epstein, Wolf Taninbaum, Stan Webb, Milt Yaner (r), Peter Pumiglio (as, cl), Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (t), Urbie Green, T. Mitchell (tb), Al Caiola, Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), H. Breuer, William Exiner (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 56605   Always  (Irving Berlin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b.CO 56606   Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - 2:28  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: CK 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1986)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
c.CO 56607   I Can't Give You Anything But Love  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 938 — Tony   (1957)
d.CO 56608   One For My Baby  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Columbia 78: 40907   (1957)
     Coronet 45: KS-152   (1957)
     Columbia 45: 4-40907   (1957)

Date: September 19, 1956
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Harold Feldman, Theodore Gompers, Bernard Kaufman, Hymie Schertzer, W. Versaci (r), Al De Risi, James Maxwell, Lou Oles (t), Larry Altpeter, Urbie Green, Jack Satterfield (tb), William Mure (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Seymour Barab, David Soyer (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Mac Cappos, Samuel Carmell, H. Hoffman, Harry Katzman, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, George Ockner (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), Mike Stewart (bkv)

a.CO 56626   The Autumn Waltz  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40770   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40770   (1956)
b.CO 56627   One Kiss Away From Heaven - 2:46  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40849   (1957)
     Columbia 45: 4-40849   (1957)
c.CO 56628   Just In Time - 2:46  (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
     Columbia 78: 40770   (1956)
     Columbia 45: 4-40770   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CL-944 — Top 12, Vol. 2   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Harmony LP 12": KH 30758 — The Very Thought Of You   (1971)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   
     Columbia CD: CK 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1986)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective   (1999)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: December 10, 1956
Location: Broadcast Nat King Cole Show, NBC, New York

Gordon Jenkins (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a.   In The Middle Of An Island  (Unknown)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b.   I Am  (Unknown)

Date: January 19, 1957
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, E. Powell, Jerry Sanfino, W. Versaci (r), Joe Ferrante, Lou Oles (t), Larry Altpeter, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Al Caiola (g), Frank Carroll (b), Lou Stein (p), David Soyer (vc), M. Grupp (d), R. Bocho, Samuel Carmell, D. Guilet, M. Gusikoff, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Ralph Silverman (vn), Richard Dickler, Harold Furmansky (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 57084   Sold To The Man With The Broken Heart - 2:45  (Unknown)
     Columbia 78: 40849   (1957)
     Columbia 45: 4-40849   (1957)
b.CO 57085   No Hard Feelings - 2:30  (Roberts, Jacobs)
     Columbia 78: 40907   (1957)
     Coronet 45: KS-152   (1957)
     Columbia 45: 4-40907   (1957)

Date: June 19, 1957
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ray Ellis (con, a), Ralph Sharon (a), Leon Cohen (r), Phil Bodner (as, ts, cl), Romeo Penque (as, cl), Danny Banks (bar), Billy Butterfield, Mel Davis, Doc Severinsen (t), Larry Altpeter, Urbie Green, D. Jett (tb), Al Caiola, William Mure, E. O'Connor, Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Frank Carroll (b), Moe Weschler (p), Terry Snyder (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 57973   (I Never Felt More) Like Falling In Love  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41032   (1957)
b.CO 57974   I Am - 2:18  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-40965   (1957)
     Columbia 45: 4-41770   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
c.CO 57975   In The Middle Of An Island - 2:18  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-40965   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL-1057 — Top Twelve, Vol. 4   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   
     MCA CD: MSD 35194 — Your Hit Parade - 1957   (1990)
d.CO 57976   Blue Moon - 2:25  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia 45: 4-41298   (1958)

Ray Ellis (a) on a-c; Ralph Sharon (a) on d.


Date: June 27, 1957
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a, p), John Pisano (g), James Bond (b), Chico Hamilton (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 57987   Lazy Afternoon  (John Latouche, Jerome Moross)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.CO 57988   The Beat Of My Heart  (Johnny Burke, Harold Spina)
     Columbia 45: 4-41157   (1958)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
c.CO 57989   It's So Peaceful In The Country  (Alec Wilder)
     Columbia 45: 4-41341   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
d.CO 57990   Crazy Rhythm  (Joseph Meyer, Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn)
     Columbia 45: 4-41157   (1958)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33   (1998)
     Columbia CD: 94299 — Jazz Moods: Cool   (2005)
e.CO 57991   In Sandy's Eyes  (T. Borelli)
All titles on:      Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   

Date: September 19, 1957
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Neal Hefti (con), Ray Ellis (a), Sam Marowitz, Jerome Richardson (r), Seldon Powell (ts), Danny Bank (bar), James Maxwell, Bernie Privin, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (t), Robert Alexander, Vernon Brown, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Al Caiola, Mundell Lowe (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddy Manson (h), Cliff Leeman (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 59855   Ca, C'est L'amour  (Cole Porter)
     Columbia 45: 4-41032   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.CO 59856   Weary Blues From Waitin'  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41086   (1958)

Date: October 14, 1957
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a, p), Al Cohn (ts), Nat Adderley (t), Milt Hinton (b), Art Blakey (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 59952   I Get A Kick Out Of You  (Cole Porter)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Columbia CD: 94299 — Jazz Moods: Cool   (2005)
b.CO 59953   Just One Of Those Things  (Cole Porter)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     CBS Special Products CD: — My Best To You   (1982)
     Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33   (1998)
c.CO 59954   You Go To My Head  (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
d.CO 59955   Let's Begin  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia CD: 94299 — Jazz Moods: Cool   (2005)
All titles on:      Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   

Date: October 21, 1957
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a), Robert Alexander, James Dahl, Ziskind Lieb, Kai Winding (tb), Eddie Safranski (b), Eddie Costa (vib), Jo Jones (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 59993   Lullaby Of Broadway  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   
b.CO 59994   Begin The Beguine  (Cole Porter)
     Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   
c.CO 59995   Army Air Corps Song  (Unknown)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
d.CO 59996   Blues In The Night  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   

Date: October 25, 1957
Location: 30th Street Studios, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a, p), Bobby Jasper, Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra, William J. Slapin, Vincent D. Vittorio (f), William Exiner (d), Candido, Sabu Martinez (per), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 59340   Let There Be Love  (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
b.CO 59341   Love For Sale  (Cole Porter)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1869 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia CD: CK 08669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   
c.CO 59342   Let's Face The Music And Dance  (Irving Berlin)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8800 — I Wanna Be Around   (1963)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2000 — I Wanna Be Around   (1963)
     Columbia LP 12": HS 11340 — Just One Of Those Things   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33   (1998)
d.CO 59343   So Beats My Heart For You  (P. Ballard, C. Henderson, T. Waring)
     Philips LP 12": BBL 7219 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1079 — The Beat Of My Heart   (1957)
e.CO 59344   I Only Have Eyes For You  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
All titles on:      Columbia CD: CK 66502 — The Beat Of My Heart   

Date: November 12, 1957
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con, a), Al Caiola, A. Chernet (g), Frank Carroll (b), Dick Hyman (p), Eddy Manson (h), Janet Putman (hrp), S. Edwards, David Soyer (vc), M. Grupp (d), R. Bocho, Arthur Bogin, F. Giglio, Emanuel Green, M. Gusikoff, Julius Held, Harry Hoggman, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Harry Lookofsky, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler, David Mankowitz (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 59344   I Only Have Eyes For You  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
b.CO 59404   Love Song From Beauty And The Beast  (Hal David, Livingston)
     Columbia 45: 4-41086   (1958)

Date: February 4, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 60408   Paper Flowers, Colored Lights  (Unknown)
b.CO 60409   You're So Right For Me  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41127   (1958)
c.CO 60410   Alone At Last  (Ted Fiorito, Kahn)
     Columbia 45: 4-41127   (1958)
d.CO 60410   My Foolish Heart  (Ned Washington, Victor Young)

Date: April 7, 1958
Location: Radio Recorders (Annex), Los Angeles

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Herbie Mann (r), Robert Bain (g), Buddy Clark (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Buddy Clark, Dorothy Remsen (hrp), Armond Kaproff, Raphael Kremer (vc), Larry Bunker, William Exiner (d), Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Sam Freed, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Mort Herbert, Dan Lube, William Miller, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russe, Albert Saparoff, Eudice Shapiro (vn), Virginia Majewski, Robert Ostrowsky, Joseph Reilich, Milton Thomas (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.RHCO 40743   My Foolish Heart  (Ned Washington, Victor Young)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
b.RHCO 40744   It Could Happen To You  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
c.RHCO 40745   A Cottage For Sale  (Willard Robison, L. Conley)
d.RHCO 40746   The Way You Look Tonight  (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)

Date: April 8, 1958
Location: Radio Recorders (Annex), Los Angeles

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Herbie Mann (r), Robert Bain (g), Buddy Clark (b), Frank Flynn (vib), Dorothy Remsen (hrp), Raphael Kremer, Edgar Lustgarten (vc), William Exiner (d), Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Sam Freed, David Frisina, Ben Gill, Mort Herbert, Anatol Kaminsky, Paul Lowenkron, William Miller, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russe, Eudice Shapiro (vn), Norman Botnick, Virginia Majewski, Robert Ostrowsky, Joseph Reilich (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.RHCO 40747   Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye  (Cole Porter)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
     Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1   (2007)
b.RHCO 40748   Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41172   (1958)
c.RHCO 40749   So Far  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
d.RHCO 40750   Blue Moon  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)

Frank DeVol (a) on a-c; Ralph Sharon (a) on d.


Date: April 9, 1958
Location: Radio Recorders (Annex), Los Angeles

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Herbie Mann (r), Robert Bain (g), Buddy Clark (b), Ralph Sharon (p, key), Frank Flynn (vib), Catherine Gotthoffer (hrp), Raphael Kremer, Edgar Lustgarten (vc), William Exiner (d), Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Sam Freed, Ben Gill, Mort Herbert, Anatol Kaminsky, Paul Lowenkron, William Miller, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russe, Eudice Shapiro (vn), Norman Botnick, Virginia Majewski, G. R. Menhennick (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.RHCO 40745   A Cottage For Sale  (Willard Robison, L. Conley)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
b.RHCO 40750   Fools Rush In - 2:03  (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
c.RHCO 40751   Be Careful, It's My Heart  (Irving Berlin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
d.RHCO 40752   It Amazes Me - 3:15  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 33376 — Let's Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman   (1975)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
e.RHCO 40753   Time After Time  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
f.RHCO 40754   Long Ago And Far Away  (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1186 — Long Ago And Far Away   (1958)
g.RHCO 40755   Young And Warm And Wonderful  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41172   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   

Date: June 3, 1958
Location: New York

Ralph Sharon (ldr), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Tony Bennett (v)

a.   Friend's Blues  (Ralph Sharon)
     Argo LP 12": 635 — Ralph Sharon & Friends   (1958)

Date: August 1, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ray Ellis (con, a), George Berg, Leon Cohen, Walt Levinsky (r), Jerome Richardson (as, bar), Joe Ferrante, James Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham (t), Billy Byers, Lou McGarity, Frank Rehak (tb), J. Hotop, Chuck Wayne (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Doug Allan (x), George Brown (vc, vl), David Soyer (vc), Herb Lovelle (d), Don Lamond (per), F. Giglio, Harry Hoffman, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, D. Sarcer, P. Winter (vn), H. Kay (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 61330   The Night That Heaven Fell - 2:15  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41237   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
b.CO 61331   Firefly  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
     Columbia 45: 4-41237   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
c.CO 61332   Indian Sign  (Unknown)

Date: November 2, 1958
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Abe Osser (con, a), Joe Small, Jerry Wiener (cl), Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Sandy Block (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Margaret Ross (hrp), Maurice Brown, George Ricci (vc), George Gaber, Teddy Sommer (d), Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, Harold Melnikoff, Max Polikoff, Sol Shapiro, Ralph Silverman (vn), Harold Colletta, David Mankowitz (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 61690   Being True To One Another - 2:45  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41341   (1959)
b.CO 61691   Love Look Away - 2:45  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     Columbia 45: 4-41298   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)

Date: November 3, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Burns (con, a), Ed Caine, Walt Levinsky, J. Palmer, Romeo Penque (r), Danny Bank (bar), Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Carl Poole (t), Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Al Caiola (g), Pat Merola (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Putman (hrp), Seymour Barab, Burt Fisch, Howard Kay, Harvey Shapiro, Alan Shulman, Isadore Zirr (vc, vl), Terry Snyder (d), Don Lamond (per), Arnold Eidus, Julius Held, Max Hollander, Leo Kruczek, Tosha Samoroff, H. Urbont, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter (vn), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 61704   Skyscraper Blues - 6:50  (Unknown)
b.CO 61705   By Myself  (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
Both titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1301 — Hometown, My Town   (1959)

Date: November 4, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Burns (con, a), Ed Caine, J. Palmer, Romeo Penque (r), Toots Mondello (as, cl), Al Cohn (ts), Danny Bank (bar), Al De Risi, Marky Markowitz, James Maxwell, Carl Poole (t), Billy Byers, William Elton, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Putman (hrp), Seymour Barab, Harold Colletta, Burt Fisch, George Ricci, Lucien Schmidt, Isadore Zirr (vc, vl), Don Lamond (d), Eddie Costa (per), Harry Edison, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, Tosha Samoroff, Sol Shapiro, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter (vn), Tony Bennett (v), Robert Abernathy, Ranier C. De Intinis, Joseph Singer (oth)

a.CO 61706   The Party's Over  (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset   (1973)
b.CO 61707   I Cover The Waterfront  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
c.CO 61708   Our Love Is Here To Stay  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1301 — Hometown, My Town   (1959)

Date: November 6, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Burns (con, a), Ed Caine, A. Epstein, J. Palmer, Romeo Penque (r), Toots Mondello (as, cl), Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, James Maxwell (t), Billy Byers, William Elton, Urbie Green (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Pat Merola (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Putman (hrp), Seymour Barab, Harold Colletta, Burt Fisch, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Isadore Zirr (vc, vl), Don Lamond (d), Eddie Costa (per), Fred Buldrini, Julius Held, Max Hollander, Leo Kruczek, David Nadien, Tosha Samoroff, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter (vn), Tony Bennett (v), Robert Abernathy, Ray Alonge, Richard L. Berg (oth)

a.CO 61709   Penthouse Seranade  (Will Jason, Val Burton)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1301 — Hometown, My Town   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.CO 61710   Skyscraper Blues  (Unknown)
c.CO 61736   Our Love Is Here To Stay  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)

Date: December 22, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Count Basie (con), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Count Basie and his Band (acc), Billy Mitchell, Frank Wess (r), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Candido (cng), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 61981   Just In Time  (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
b.CO 61982   Fascinating Rhythm  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
c.CO 61983   Lost In The Stars  (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
d.CO 61984   Lullaby Of Broadway  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
e.CO 61985   Without A Song  (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
f.CO 61986   Firefly  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 33376 — Let's Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman   (1975)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
g.CO 61987   Ol' Man River  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)

Date: December 30, 1958
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Count Basie (con), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Count Basie and his Band (acc), Billy Mitchell, Frank Wess (r), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Frank Foster (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Candido (cng), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 612010   Ol' Man River  (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
b.CO 61988   Taking A Chance On Love  (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1869 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia CD: CK 08669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   
     Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1   (2007)
c.CO 61989   When I Fall In Love  (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
d.CO 61990   There Will Never Be Another You  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.CO 61991   Pennies From Heaven  (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston)
f.CO 61992   Solitude  (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Ed DeLange)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33   (1998)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1294 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)

Date: January 3, 1959
Location: Capitol, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Frank Foster, Charles Fowlkes, Billy Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (sax), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.13474   I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan  (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
     Emus Records LP 12": ES-12026 — Strike Up The Band   (1959)
     Roulette LP 12": SR-25072 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR 52072 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR 25231 — Bennett & Basie - Strike Up The Band   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR-25331 — Strike up the Band   (1966)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59021 — Strike Up the Band   (1987)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)
b.13475   After Supper  (Neal Hefti)
     MCA CD: MSD-35701 — The Many Moods of Romance: True Love   (1994)
Both titles on:      Roulette CD: CDP 7938992 — Basie/Bennett   

Date: January 5, 1959
Location: Capitol Studios, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank Foster, Charles Fowlkes, Billy Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess (sax), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Count Basie, Ralph Sharon (p), Sonny Payne (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.13476   Chicago  (Fred Fisher)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b.13477   I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face  (Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
     Cema CD: S21-18050 — The Many Moods of Romance: The Glory of Love   (1994)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
c.13478   Jeepers Creepers  (Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d.13479   Anything Goes  (Cole Porter)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
e.13480   Strike Up The Band  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
f.13481   Growing Pains  (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
g.13482   Are You Havin' Any Fun  (Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
h.13483   With Plenty Of Money And You  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
     Capitol CD: CDP 8 53411 2 — Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too! Ultra-Lounge Vol. 15   
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
i.13484   Life Is A Song  (Fred E. Ahlert, Victor Young)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
j.13485   Poor Little Rich Girl  (Noel Coward)
     Cema CD: S21-18051 — The Many Moods of Romance: So in Love   (1994)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
All titles on:      Emus Records LP 12": ES-12026 — Strike Up The Band   (1959)
     Roulette LP 12": SR-25072 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR 52072 — Basie Swings, Bennett Sings   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR 25231 — Bennett & Basie - Strike Up The Band   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": SR-25331 — Strike up the Band   (1966)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7938992 — Basie/Bennett   
     Roulette CD: RCD 59021 — Strike Up the Band   (1987)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 482 — Together At Last/A Perfect Combination   (2008)

Count Basie (p) on c, i; Ralph Sharon (p) on a-b, d-h, j.


Date: March 23, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a, p), Dick Hixson (t), Willie Dennis, Frank Rehak, Kai Winding (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), George Duvivier (b), Don Lamond (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63031   The Cool School - 2:20  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41381   (1959)
b.CO 63032   You'll Never Get Away From Me  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41381   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset   (1973)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   
     Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1   (2007)
c.CO 63033   You Can't Love 'Em All  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Date: June 24, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Burns (con, a), George Auld (ts), Marky Markowitz (t), Chauncey Welsch (tb), Richard L. Berg, Earl Chapin, Donald Corrado, Al Richmond (frh), Allen Hanlon (g), Milt Hinton (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Putman (hrp), Seymour Barab, S. Edwards, George Ricci (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Arnold Eidus, Lewis Eley, Leo Kruczek, David Nadien, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Irving Raymond, Tosha Samoroff, Paul Winter (vn), Burt Fisch, Howard Kay, Isadore Zirr (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 62552   You Can't Love 'Em All - 2:38  (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Columbia 45: 4-41434   (1959)
b.CO 62553   Ask Anyone In Love - 2:40  (Unknown)
     Columbia 45: 4-41520   (1959)
c.CO 62554   Smile - 2:40  (Charles Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons)
     Columbia 45: 4-41434   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1869 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   (1962)
     Columbia CD: CK 08669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco   
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)

Date: October 23, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Panama Francis (c), Al Caiola, Dan Perri (g), Frank Carroll (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Seymour Barab, Maurice Bialkin (vc), Rudolph Bocheo, Al Breuning, Fred Buldrini, James A. Grasso, Leo Kruczek, George Ockner, Samuel Rand, A. Rudnitzky, D. Sarcer, Julius Schachter, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63722   Climb Ev'ry Mountain - 2:13  (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     Philips 45: PB 1122   (1959)
     Columbia 45: 4-41520   (1959)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1535 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8335 — More Tony's Greatest Hits   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     Columbia LP 12": C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset   (1973)
     Columbia Special Products LP 12": P2 13756 — Hollywood Hits   (1976)
b.CO 63723   We Mustn't Say Goodbye - 3:10  (Al Dubin, James Monaco)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1429 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8226 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)

Date: October 28, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (a, p), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63850   A Sleepin' Bee - 3:23  (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.CO 63851   The Man That Got Away  (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
c.CO 63852   Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe - 2:19  (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
d.CO 63853   I'm Through With Love - 2:19  (Gus Kahn, Matt Malneck, Joe Livingston)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
e.CO 63854   God Bless The Child  (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday)
f.CO 63855   My Funny Valentine  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia CD: SOY21552 — The Good Life   
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
g.CO 63856   Skylark - 2:35  (Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
h.CO 63857   Just Friends  (John Klenner, S. Lewis)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
i.CO 63858   Nobody's Heart - 2:10  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
j.CO 63859   I Didn't Know What Time It Was  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
k.CO 63860   Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered - 2:32  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
l.CO 63861   Imagination  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
m.CO 63862   I Only Have Eyes For You  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
n.CO 63863   Street Of Dreams  (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
o.CO 63864   Mam'selle - 2:40  (Mack Gordon, Edmund Goulding)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   
p.CO 63865   Where Or When  (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1446 — Tony Sings For Two   (1961)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Sony Music CD: SMSP A 8242 — Tony Sings For Two   

Date: November 10, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Billy Bean, Tony Mottola, Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Don Payne (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Soyer (hrp), Maurice Bialkin, David Soyer (vc), Panama Francis (d), H. Breuer (per), Rudolph Bocheo, Fred Buldrini, Alexander Cores, James A. Grasso, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Leo Kruczek, George Ockner, Samuel Rand, Tosha Samoroff, Harry Zarief, Jack Zayde (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63972   Autumn Leaves  (Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert)
b.CO 63973   Wonderful One  (Unknown)
c.CO 63974   Laura  (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Harmony LP 12": KH 30758 — The Very Thought Of You   (1971)
d.CO 63975   Tenderly  (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1429 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8226 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)

Date: November 11, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Billy Bean, Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Don Payne (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Soyer (hrp), Maurice Bialkin, David Soyer (vc), Panama Francis (d), Bradley Spinney (per), Rudolph Bocheo, Fred Buldrini, Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Arnold Eidus, James A. Grasso, Emanuel Green, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Leo Kruczek, George Ockner, Samuel Rand (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63976   September Song  (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
b.CO 63978   Till  (Carl Sigman, Charles Danvers)
     Columbia 45: 4-41770   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings   (1969)
     Columbia LP 12": C 31219 — Summer Of '42   (1972)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     BMG CD: TCD-300 — The Many Moods of Romance: That's My Desire   (1994)
     Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
c.CO 63979   Speak Low  (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1429 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8226 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)

Date: November 12, 1959
Location: 30th Street, New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Frank DeVol (con, a), Billy Bean, Al Casamenti, Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Don Payne (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Janet Soyer (hrp), Maurice Bialkin, David Soyer (vc), Panama Francis (d), Bradley Spinney (per), Rudolph Bocheo, Alexander Cores, James A. Grasso, Emanuel Green, Harry Katzman, George Ockner, Samuel Rand, Tosha Samoroff, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter, Harry Zarief, Jack Zayde (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO 63977   Suddenly  (Jon Hendricks, Thelonious Monk)
b.CO 63980   I'm A Fool To Want You  (J. Wolf, J. S. Herron, Frank Sinatra)
c.CO 63981   Last Night When We Were Young  (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
d.CO 63982   April In Paris  (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 1429 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8226 — To My Wonderful One   (1960)

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