Coco

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PROFILE
Composer André Previn
Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner
Year Written 1969
About Coco
“Coco” is from the 1969 Broadway musical of the same name, based on the life of Coco Chanel and starred Kathryn Hepburn as Ms. Chanel.

Lyrics

Coco
Coco
Hoping too high
Fell down from the sky
And started to cry
It’s the end of Coco, Coco
Where is a friend
To trust and depend upon?

Scan the hills
Rake the sky
But your searching won’t end
‘Til you try
To learn to turn to
Someone who’s called Coco, Coco, Coco
Could be the end of Coco, Coco

Go find a friend
You can trust and depend upon
Scan the hills
Rake the sky
But your searching won’t end
‘Til you try
To learn to turn to
Someone who’s called Coco, Coco, Coco

Session / Album Information

1970

“Coco” was recorded on November 17, 1969 and released the next year on the album Tony Bennett’s “Something”. It was arranged by Peter Matz.

Coco

Listen to Coco on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1970

This recording released on:

  • 1969: Columbia 45: 4-45073
  • 1970: Columbia LP 12″: C 30280 — Tony Bennett’s “Something”
  • 1970: CBS LP 12″: S64217 — Tony Bennett’s “Something” (UK)
  • 1973: Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8306 — The Great American Composers: Lerner & Loewe
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 64601 — Tony Bennett’s “Something”
  • 2011: Disc #39 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK38) Tony Sings The Great Hits of Today!

A Child Is Born

Thad Jones

Thad Jones

PROFILE
Composer Thad Jones
Lyricist Alec Wilder
Year Written 1969
About A Child Is Born
“A Child Is Born” was written by Thad Jones, whose younger brother, Elvin, was a noted jazz drummer. Thad Jones was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra starting in 1954. He left the orchestra in 1963 to pursue a career as an arranger and studio trumpet player and later moved to Denmark. “A Child Is Born” is his best known composition; the wonderful lyrics are by Alec Wilder.

Lyrics

Now, out of the night;
New as the dawn,
Into the light,
This Child,
Innocent Child,
Soft as a fawn,
This Child is born.

One small heart;
One pair of eyes;
One work of art,
Here in my arms,
Here he lies,
Trusting and warm,
Blessed this morn
A Child is born.

Session / Album Information

1976-1

“A Child Is Born” was recorded in September, 1976 and was released the following year on Together Again.

A Child Is Born - Remastered 2003

Listen to A Child Is Born - Remastered 2003 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Bill Evans · 1977

This recording released on:

  • 1977: Improv LP 12″: 7117 — Together Again
  • 1991: DRG CD: CDMRS901 — Together Again
  • 1996: Victor CD: VICJ-5177 — Together Again
  • 1999: Rhino CD: R2 75837 — Together Again
  • 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
  • 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
  • 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
  • 2011: Disc #53 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK52) Together Again

1976-2

“A Child Is Born” (alternate, take 7) was recorded in September, 1976 but was not released until the 1999 Rhino release of Together Again.

A Child Is Born (alternate take 7)

Listen to A Child Is Born (alternate take 7) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Bill Evans · 2009

This recording released on:

  • 1999: Rhino CD: R2 75837 — Together Again
  • 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
  • 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
  • 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
  • 2011: Disc #53 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK52) Together Again

1976-3

“A Child Is Born” (alternate, take 2) was recorded in September, 1976 but was not released until the 2003 Concord release of Together Again.

A Child Is Born (alternate take 2)

Listen to A Child Is Born (alternate take 2) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Bill Evans · 2009

This recording released on:

  • 2003: Concord CD: CCD-2198 — Together Again
  • 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
  • 2009: Concord CD: FAN-31281 — The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings

Before We Say Goodbye

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PROFILE
Composer Michael J. Lewis
Lyricist Al Stillman
Year Written 1969
About Before We Say Goodbye
“Before We Say Goodbye” was written for the 1969 film The Madwoman of Chaillot, which starred Katherine Hepburn.

Lyrics

Before we say goodbye
And you have gone your way
Let’s see what can be done
To make you stay

When all the words are said
And all the tears are cried
Let’s look into our hearts
And our hearts decide

Let’s think this out and
You might say I’m right
And we might change goodbye
Into goodnight

Let’s not agree too fast
On breaking with the past
Let’s make another try
Before we say goodbye

Session / Album Information

1969

“Before We Say Goodbye” was recorded on October 7, 1969 and released that year as a single. It was arranged by Peter Matz.

Before We Say Goodbye

Listen to Before We Say Goodbye on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1969: Columbia 45: 4-45032
  • 2011: Disc #8 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK8) The Columbia Singles, Vol. 6

Be Cool and Groovy For Me

PROFILE
Composer Duke Ellington, based on a riff by Cootie Williams
Lyricist Tony Bennett
Year Written 1969

Lyrics

If you wanna make a hit with me
Like the ultra-aristocracy
If you want to be the bee to be
Be cool and groovy and for me

If you care to, you can A B C
If you’re pretty, you may X Y Z
When you’re lucky and get 1 2 3
Be cool and groovy and for me

You jump the high fly trip up
Uptown to my playground
Hip city ditty whip up
See-saw the merry-go-round

If you wanna be a down gone kid
Knew your funny and soul-kick bid
Be careful not to flip your lid
Be cool and groovy and for me

If you think that this is something new
I can tell you just the thing to do
Kind of crazy like it’s too cuckoo
Be cool and groovy and for me

Don’t be sorry cause you wish you had
There’s a reason why you should be glad
If and when you ever hit my pad
Be cool and groovy and for me

Session / Album Information

1999

“Be Cool and Groovy For Me” was recorded on May 26, 1999 and features the Ralph Sharon Quartet, with Gray Sargent (guitar), Paul Langosch (bass) and Clayton Cameron (drums). It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli. This recording is a previously unreleased outtake from Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot and Cool.

Be Cool And Groovy For Me

Listen to Be Cool And Groovy For Me on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2012

This recording released on:

  • 2011: Disc #2 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK2) Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol. 2

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