Astoria: Portrait of the Artist
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Astoria: Portrait of the Artist
- Artist: Tony Bennett
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- Release Date: 1990
- Total Time: 47:13
- Genre: Vocal Music
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Like The Art of Excellence, the album that marked Tony Bennett's return to recording in 1986, Astoria: Portrait of the Artist was a non-thematic collection of new and old songs on which Bennett was backed both by his regular trio, led by pianist Ralph Sharon, and the U.K. Orchestra. Bennett's new songwriting discovery was Charles DeForest, three of whose songs -- "When Do the Bells Ring for Me," "Where Do You Go from Love," and "I've Come Home Again" -- were included, along with songs by the Gershwins and Jerome Kern, standards like "Body and Soul," and even a re-recording of Bennett's initial Columbia recording, "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams." That recording had come in 1950, and the point of Astoria (which featured a cover photo of the young Bennett in the old neighborhood, with Bennett today standing in the same spot on the back) was to celebrate that 40-year anniversary while looking into both the past and the future, a task it accomplished admirably. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi| Astoria Memorial Concert 2001 (2004 Album by Steve Marriott) | |
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Astoria: Portrait of the Artist
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| Studio album by Tony Bennett | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | May 16-18, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 47:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Danny Bennett | |||
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Astoria: Portrait of the Artist is a 1990 studio album by Tony Bennett.
The title refers to Bennett's birthplace, Astoria, Queens.
Track listing
- "When Do the Bells Ring for Me?" (Charles DeForest) – 2:58
- "I Was Lost, I Was Drifting" (Kim Gannon, Bronisław Kaper) – 3:54
- "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet" (Gus Kahn, Harry M. Woods) – 3:17
- "The Girl I Love" ("The Man I Love") (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:17
- "It's Like Reaching for the Moon" (Al Lewis, Gerald Marqusee, Al Sherman) – 2:28
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 3:43
- "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:58
- "Antonia" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) – 3:05
- "A Weaver of Dreams"/"There Will Never Be Another You" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young)/(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:42
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:00
- "Where Do You Go from Love?" (DeForest) – 3:03
- "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:21
- "Where Did the Magic Go?" (P.J. Erickson, Buddy Weed) – 4:50
- "I've Come Home Again" (DeForest) – 2:32
Personnel
- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Sharon – piano
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Astoria: Portrait of the Artist at Allmusic
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