My favourite male singer of all time, as Evans is my favourite jazz pianist interpreter, too. I come back to at least one of their songs' renditions at least once a day. They're an amazing pair of albums. They knew how to do wonderful, wonderful stuff with already brilliant songs.
Phenomenal musicianship. Assuming the constancy of the human gene pool, I'm certain there are young musicians of equal talent and creative potential around today. But I think our society now erects barriers that block the expression of that creativity. We won't see 52nd Street again in my lifetime.
AFAIK, Sinatra (who was sometimes insecure about his performances) never recorded with a single piano backing. The minimalist arrangement is what makes this set truly moving.
Check UA-cam "Sinatra" and "Bill Miller," and you'll see Sinatra looking like he is playing piano, but it is Bill Miller. But I don't think there is any album the way Bennett did with Bill Evans. That would have been amazing, but it never happened as far as I know, either.
An old friend of mine used to hang with me in a bar. I ran the juke box and included some Sinatra. Friend went home singing "Fly me to the moon." His dad was smoking a cigar in the dark at midnight and said "Si-naaa-tra...what a faag."
My favourite male singer of all time, as Evans is my favourite jazz pianist interpreter, too. I come back to at least one of their songs' renditions at least once a day. They're an amazing pair of albums. They knew how to do wonderful, wonderful stuff with already brilliant songs.
I'm now discovering on a deeper level,Tony Bennett. Nice vibes, smooth and classy. Very nice feeling with a glass of red wine.
Apropos for a fine fellow from Italy.
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Tony Bennett, the man named by Frank Sinatra as his favourite singer !
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Phenomenal musicianship. Assuming the constancy of the human gene pool, I'm certain there are young musicians of equal talent and creative potential around today. But I think our society now erects barriers that block the expression of that creativity. We won't see 52nd Street again in my lifetime.
AFAIK, Sinatra (who was sometimes insecure about his performances) never recorded with a single piano backing. The minimalist arrangement is what makes this set truly moving.
Check UA-cam "Sinatra" and "Bill Miller," and you'll see Sinatra looking like he is playing piano, but it is Bill Miller. But I don't think there is any album the way Bennett did with Bill Evans. That would have been amazing, but it never happened as far as I know, either.
An old friend of mine used to hang with me in a bar. I ran the juke box and included some Sinatra.
Friend went home singing "Fly me to the moon." His dad was smoking a cigar in the dark at midnight and said "Si-naaa-tra...what a faag."
:)