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December 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 776
Ray Conniff, Here We Come A-Caroling (1966) Every year I buy a new (old) Christmas album. It’s something that’s happened the last few years now – something a bit kitschy or whatever to spin on the turntable. I look for things by artists I actually like: Willie Nelson, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett…they’re all in there…this […]Archive
May 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 899
k.d. lang, Ingénue (1992) At the time, when k.d. lang was first receiving notices, I wasn’t at all interested. What sold me on her remarkable talent was hearing her in a context I could appreciate – her duet with Tony Bennett from his Unplugged album. Wonderful voice. I was sold. (I had always enjoyed Constant […]Archive
January 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek Streamline/Columbia/Interscope Ever since his MTV Unplugged album/show/comeback Tony Bennett has been brilliant at seemingly reinventing himself while essentially lining up to do the very same thing he’s always done. He’s as spritely as can be – he’ll be 89 next birthday! – and he keeps finding new […]Archive
May 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Tony Bennett: Life Is A Gift – The Zen of Bennett
Tony Bennett Life is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett Harper At 86, when you’ve been performing for over 60 years too, you should be allowed to stop, step-back and smell the roses, view them through rose-tints even. And, sure, that’s what Tony Bennett does right here. But I preferred this to a previous memoir […]Archive
December 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman