Bennett's first Holiday CD in 40 Years Features 11 Holiday Favorites NEW YORK, Oct. 6
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- 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," "Winter
Wonderland," "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 outings
including 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 RPM
Records/Columbia Records.
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"TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS" was recorded live on the stage of
Bergen Pac in Englewood, N.J., keeping with Bennett's mandate to embrace the
live aspect of performing in the recording process. The Count Basie Orchestra
joined Bennett for the sessions and jazz pianist Monty Alexander took on the
role of Count Basie at piano. 2009 NEA Jazz Master recipient Toots Thielemans
also makes a guest appearance on the recording. "TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN'
CHRISTMAS" is available in the following formats: CD, a deluxe CD/DVD fan
edition featuring the recording of the album and a holiday card package
including 10 holiday cards with artwork by Tony Bennett plus the CD, and a
deluxe CD/DVD fan edition plus a bonus holiday card painted by Tony Bennett.
For an exclusive look at the making of "TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN'
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Tony Bennett is a 15-time Grammy winner and has two Emmy Awards to his
credit. He is the founder of the NYC public arts high school, the Frank
Sinatra School of the Arts, and has raised millions of dollar in support of
arts education in the public school, through his organization, Exploring the
Arts. An accomplished artist, he has for the past 15 years created a holiday
image that has been presented in the American Cancer Society's Holiday Card
Series, which raises money for cancer research. For more information on Tony
Bennett please visit:
www.tonybennett.net
www.benedettoarts.com
www.exploringthearts.org
The track listing for TONY BENNETT: A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS Featuring The
Count Basie Big Band" is as follows:
"I'll Be Home For Christmas"
"Silver Bells"
"All I Want For Christmas Is You"
"My Favorite Things"
"Christmas Time Is Here"
"Winter Wonderland"
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" (duet with Antonia Bennett)
"The Christmas Waltz"
"O Christmas Tree"
SOURCE RPM Records/Columbia Records
