Tony Bennett Releases First Christmas Album in 40 Years
By Jeff Westover on Oct 6, 2008 in Music News
Tony Bennett records his first holiday CD in forty years since his 1968 release of “SNOWFALL,” and this latest project,”TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS Featuring The Count Basie Big Band,” is destined to become an annual favorite of the season.
Featuring 11 tracks,Tony swings such classics as “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “WinterWonderland,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and the CD introduces his daughter, Antonia, who duets with Tony on “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.”
Phil Ramone, who has worked with Bennett on several of his recent outingsincluding the multi-platinum “Duets: An American Classic,” produced the CD. Danny Bennett, Tony’s son and manager, is Executive producer. The recording and mixing was handled by Bennett’s son, Dae Bennett, owner of Bennett Studios. The CD will be available everywhere on October 14 on RPMRecords/Columbia Records.
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