Tony Bennett & "I Left My Hear in San Francisco" - 44 Years Later (NPR)
From National Public Radio:
by John McDonough
All Things Considered, December 1, 2006 ยท On his new CD, Duets: An American Classic, Tony Bennett performs with a procession of younger performers, including the Dixie Chicks, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, Sting and George Michael.
But one track that he sings solo is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," his signature tune.
Bennett, who turned 80 this year, originally recorded the song in 1962. He has sung it at every performance since then.
In the new version, Bennett and record producer Phil Ramone pted for old-fashioned simplicity: just Bennett and pianist Bill Charlap in a softly lit studio in Englewood, N.J.
At http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6565752
by John McDonough
All Things Considered, December 1, 2006 ยท On his new CD, Duets: An American Classic, Tony Bennett performs with a procession of younger performers, including the Dixie Chicks, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, Sting and George Michael.
But one track that he sings solo is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," his signature tune.
Bennett, who turned 80 this year, originally recorded the song in 1962. He has sung it at every performance since then.
In the new version, Bennett and record producer Phil Ramone pted for old-fashioned simplicity: just Bennett and pianist Bill Charlap in a softly lit studio in Englewood, N.J.
At http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6565752
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