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Duets: An American Classic by: Tony Bennett CD-Charts Price: CDN$ 21.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828768097922 Label: Sony Music Canada Inc. Manufacturer: Sony Music Canada Inc. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Music Canada Inc. Release Date: September 26, 2006 Studio: Sony Music Canada Inc. Sales Rank: 5277 MPN: 80979 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - When faded stars see double .Tony Bennett is the latest vocalist to turn to younger singing partners to bolster his declining years. The octogenarian crooner has won Grammys for this sort of thing before - the likeable 2003 album he did with k.d. lang. And she's back - though much further down the guest list - on this 20-track all-star cosmopolitan effort. But what a slog it is. Sure, Bennett's voice is still good in his 80th year whether he's doing his trademark matter-of-fact delivery or belting out the occasional lung-blasting high-note on the closing "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" with George Michael. But so many of the tracks seem oddly off-kilter with the various singing partners simply not up to the task (The Dixie Chicks ... Read More: Rating: - Old master runs crooning school for celebrity wannabes.The star-studded duets album has become a rite of passage, though often, as in Ray Charles's case, an emptily sentimental one, if not a mere Christmas marketed cash-in project. Alas, Tony Bennett isn't the first to travel down the rocky duets path and he certainly won't be the last. Of course, there's nothing wrong with like-minded artists getting together and indulging in an extracurricular jam sessions, but that doesn't mean that the results should be inflicted on the world at large. Rare is the occasion when such pairings are based on any consideration of style or legacy. Frank Sinatra's 1993 "Duets" album, featuring collaborations with Gloria Estefan, Bono and Kenny G, was one of the low points of his career, made particularly ... Read More: Rating:  - It looks good, it sounds good but I do not feel it !There's little more dispiriting than the sound of ageing stars frantically chasing after their lost youth. This autumn sees the release of Tony Bennett's "Duets: An American Classic", in which the octogenarian crooner revisits his signature hits alongside a raft of younger artists, from Bono ("I Wanna Be Around") and Sting ("Boulevard of Broken Dreams") to John Legend ("Sing You Sinners") and the Dixie Chicks ("Lullaby of Broadway"). There's no disputing that Bennett, whose career spans five decades, boasts a fine body of work. It's also fair to say that his golden years are now behind him, which makes it all the more distressing that, to mark his 80th birthday, he should see fit to pair up with a series of young pups and bask in their leather-clad ... Read More: Rating: - A few Grammys for...another merely commercial exercise.If you make it to 80, some companies give you a gold watch. Record companies prod you into recording a ''duets'' album with pop stars young enough to call you "grandpa". Tony Bennett's old-age pension CD is much less embarrassing than Frank Sinatra's post-70 Duets projects a decade ago. For starters, the ever-classy Bennett insisted on recording in the same studio with his "partners", even if it meant traveling to wherever they were across the globe. This makes "Duets: An American Classic" better than similar projects even though it's no ''American Classic.'' (No problem -- Bennett's catalog is graced with plenty of American classics: "Cloud 7", "Perfectly Frank" and "Hot & Cool: Bennett Sings Ellington", to name just three). ... Read More: Rating: - 2 thumbs upThe sound is simple, fun, classy and classical. The CD sounds great! The perfect mix of music and vocals. The band is basically the piano, bass, drums and guitar (Because of You features Chris Botti on the trumpet with k.d. lang). The music is never overpowering, thus allowing the singers to exhibit their vocal talents. The music is crisp & clean and the voices are clean and crystal clear. This cd is remenicent of the great American Oldies with a twist of present day fun with present day artists (some may like it and others may not). Style may not be suitable for the masses. Listening to the CD in peace and quiet with your eyes closed can teleport you to a state of levitation. I can actually picture myself dancing amongst the clouds. My favorite song would ... Read More: |
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