To My Wonderful One

Released on February 15, 1960
Label Columbia
Release Number CS 8226
Format 12″ LP Stereo
To My Wonderful One was released in 1960.
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Overlays

Songs

Side One Side Two
 Wonderful One  3:17  Autumn Leaves  3:32
 Till  3:00  Laura  3:05
 September Song  3:53  April In Paris  2:34
 Suddenly  3:07  Speak Low  2:48
 I’m A Fool To Want You  3:21  Tenderly  3:36
 We Musn’t Say Goodbye  3:15  Last Night When We Were Young  2:255
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Primary Musical Personnel

Vocals Tony Bennett
 Conductor, Arranger  Frank DeVol
 Piano  Ralph Sharon
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Sessions

This album was recorded over 4 sessions in October and November 1959 in New York .

October 23 1959
November 10 1959
November 11 1959
November 12 1959

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Production Personnel

Producers  Mitch Miller, Al Ham

Additional Releases

  • 1960: To My Wonderful One (monaural) CL 1429
  • 2011: Disc #16 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK16)

Hometown, My Town

Released on July 13, 1959
Label  Columbia
Release Number  CS 8107
Format  12″ LP Stereo
Hometown, My Town was released in 1959.
Overlays

Songs

Side One Side Two
 The Skyscraper Blues  7:08  I Cover The Waterfront  4:58
 Penthouse Serenade  6:17  Love Is Here To Stay  2:21
 By Myself  2:54  The Party’s Over  3:35
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Primary Musical Personnel

Vocals Tony Bennett
Conductor  Ralph Burns
 Piano  Ralph Sharon
 Tenor Saxophone  Al Cohn
 Baritone Saxophone  Danny Bank
 Trumpet  Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowitz, Carl Poole
 Trombone  Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch
 Guitar  Al Caiola
 Bass  Pat Merola
 Harp  Janet Putman
 Drums  Terry Snyder
 Percussion  Don Lamond, Eddie Costa
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Sessions

Hometown, My Town was recorded over three sessions in November, 1958.
November 3 1958
November 4 1958
November 6 1958

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Production Personnel

Producer  Mitch Miller

Additional Releases

  • 1959: Hometown, My Town Columbia LP 12″ (Monaural) CL 1301
  • 2011: Disc #15 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK15)

In Person!

Released on March 23, 1959
Label Columbia
Release Number CS 8104
Format 12″ LP Stereo
In Person! with Count Basie and His Orchestra was released in 1959. It was planned as a live album and was recorded in a club with the Count Basie Orchestra. However, the tape from the concert had poor quality and couldn’t be used. They re-recorded all of the songs in the studio and, oddly, released it with the original planned title, In Person!.
Overlays

Songs

Side One Side Two
 Just In Time  1:45  Lost in the Stars  4:01
 When I Fall In Love  2:20  Firefly  1:39
 Taking A Chance On Love  1:57  There Will Never Be Another You  3:16
 Without A Song  3:06  Lullaby of Broadway  3:13
 Fascinatin’ Rhythm  1:30  Ol’ Man River  4:00
 Solitude  3:35
 Pennies From Heaven  2:33
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Primary Musicians

Vocals Tony Bennett
Leader  Count Basie
Contractor  Bob Burns
Piano  Ralph Sharon
Trombone  Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Al Grey
Trumpet  Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley
Saxophone  Marshall Royal, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Fowlkes
Flute  Frank Wess, Frank Foster
Guitar  Freddie Green
Bass  Eddie Jones
Drums  Sonny Payne
Bongo  Candido Camero
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Sessions

In Person! was recorded over two sessions in New York in December 1958.
December 22 1958
December 30 1958

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Production Personnel

Producer Mitch Miller
Associate Producer Al Ham
Recording Engineers Frank Laico, Cliff Morris

 Additional Releases

  • 1959:  US monaural release by Columbia (LE 10125)
  • 1959:  Released in Japan by CBS (35DP159 and 20AP1418)
  • 1959:  Released in the UK by Phillips (840059BY)
  • 1959:  Released in the UK by CBS (BPG 62250)
  • 1959:  Released in the UK by Philips (BBL 7398/SBBL 542)
  • 1994:  Released on CD by Columbia/RPM (CK 64276)
  • 1999:  Released on CD by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (UDCD743)
  • 2011:   Disc #14 in The Complete Tony Bennett Collection (88697874602-JK14) In Person!

The Beat Of My Heart

Released on December 9, 1957
Label Columbia
Release Number CL 1079
Format 12″ LP Monaural
The Beat of My Heart was Tony Bennett’s third album and his second jazz album. It was his first album that featured pianist Ralph Sharon. The entire album was conceived and arranged by Tony Bennett and Ralph Sharon.
Overlays

Songs

Side One Side Two
 Let’s Begin  2:00  The Beat of My Heart  2:24
 Lullaby of Broadway  2:24  So Beats My Heart For You  2:49
 Let There Be Love  2:03  Blues in the Night  2:50
 Love For Sale  3:09  Lazy Afternoon  2:20
 Army Air Corps Song  2:46  Let’s Face The Music and Dance  2:47
 Crazy Rhythm  2:09  Just One Of Those Things  2:03

Additional CD Bonus Tracks

It’s So Peaceful in the Country 2:44
In Sandy’s Eyes 2:42
I Get a Kick Out of You 3:05
You Go To My Head 2:40
I Only Have Eyes For You 2:13
Begin The Beguine 4:22
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Primary Musical Personnel

Vocals  Tony Bennett
Arrangements  Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett
Piano  Ralph Sharon
Percussion  Art Blakey, Chico Hamilton, Jo Jones, Candido, Sabu, Billy Exiner
Tenor Sax  Al Cohn
Trumpet  Nat Adderly
Trombone  Robert Alexander, Jim Dahl, Kai Winding
Flute  Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra, William Slapin
Vibes  Eddie Costa
Guitar  John Pisano
Bass  Milt Hinton, Eddie Safranski, James Bond
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Sessions

The sessions for The Beat of My Heart were held between June and October, 1957.

June 27 1957

October 14 1957

October 21 1957

October 25 1957

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Production Personnel

1957 PRODUCTION PERSONNEL
Conceived and Devised By  Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon
 Producers  Mitch Miller, Al Ham
 Liner Notes  Ralph Sharon
 Engineer  Harold Chapman, Robert Waller, Frank Laico
1996 PRODUCTION PERSONNEL FOR THE TONY BENNETT MASTER SERIES
 Executive Producers  Danny Bennett, Don DeVito
 Reissue Producer  Didier C. Deutsch
 Project Director  Mark Feldman
 Remix and Mastering  Tom Ruff, Song Music Studios, New York
 Art Direction and Design  Sean Evans

Additional Releases

  • 1957: Released in the UK by Phillips (BBL 7219)
  • 1996: Reissued on CD by Columbia (CK 66502)
  • 2004: Reissued on CD by Columbia/Legacy/RPM (87094)
  • 2011: : Disc #11 in the Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK11)

Tony

Released on January 14, 1957
Label Columbia
Release Number CL 938
Format 12″ LP Monaural

Tony is Tony Bennett’s second full-length studio album.  In Tony, we see first-hand Tony Bennett’s love of the American Songbook. This album features many great songs from composers including Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Jimmy McHugh, Harry Warren, Kurt Weill, and the Gershwins. Most of the songs from this album, such as It Had To Be You, These Foolish Things, I’ll Be Seeing You and Always are songs that he still sings today in concert. Tony has two distinct sound profiles: the numbers arranged by Ray Conniff (mostly Side One, plus Always from Side Two) feature a big band sound, while the Percy Faith numbers have a lusher sound with more strings. He is joined on this album by guitarist Chuck Wayne, whom he worked with on Cloud 7; on Tony, Wayne provides a wonderful guitar accompaniment to Lost in the Stars.

Overlays

Songs

Side One Side Two
It Had To Be You 2:58 Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2:32
You Can Depend On Me 2:14 I’ll Be Seeing You  2:48
I’m Just a Lucky So and So 3:29 Always  2:59
Taking a Chance on Love 2:09 Love Walked In  2:00
These Foolish Things 3:28 Lost in the Stars  3:25
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 2:37 Without a Song  2:48
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Primary Musical Personnel

Vocals Tony Bennett
Arranger Ray Conniff, Percy Faith
Piano Bernie Leighton
Guitar Chuck Wayne
Drums Billy Exiner
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Sessions

Tony was recorded over four sessions in June and September 1956.

June 6 1956

September 11 1956

September 12 1956

September 13 1956

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Production Personnel

Producer Mitch Miller
Conductor Ray Conniff
Recording Engineers Harold Chapman, Joe Vallelongo

 

Additional Releases

 

  • 1957: Released in the UK as Philips BBL-7138 titled as Tony Bennett Showcase
  • 2011: Disc #10 in the Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK10)

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