Long Ago and Far Away (Tony Bennett album)
Appearance
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Long Ago and Far Away | ||||
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Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | April 7–9, 1958 | |||
Venue | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 35:18 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Long Ago and Far Away is an album by American singer Tony Bennett that was released by Columbia in 1958.
Sony Music Distribution included this CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection, which contains fifty-eight of his studio albums, 4 compilation, three DVDs, six volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and two discs of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues, and was released on November 8, 2011.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Billboard | [2] |
Billboard described the album as "a fine mood album"[2]
Track listing
- "It Could Happen to You" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 2:50
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 3:13
- "Long Ago and Far Away" (Kern, Gershwin) – 2:55
- "It Amazes Me" (Coleman, Leigh) – 3:27
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) – 3:08
- "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (Berlin) – 2:15
- "My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) – 3:09
- "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 2:55
- "Fools Rush In" (Mercer, Bloom) – 2:09
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Robison, Conley) – 3:04
- "Blue Moon" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:32
- "So Far" (Rodgers, Hammerstein II) – 3:41
Recorded on April 7 (#1, 5, 7), April 8 (#2, 11–12) and April 9 (#3–4, 6, 8–10), 1958.
Personnel
- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Sharon – piano
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Robert Bai – guitar
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Catherine Gotthoffe – harp
- Dorothy Remsen – harp
- Frank Flynn – vibes
- Buddy Clark – double bass
- Larry Bunker – drums
- William Exiner – drums
- Frank De Vol – conductor
Strings
- Armond Kaproff (#1, 5, 7), Edgar Lustgarten (#1–2, 5, 7, 11–12), Raphael Kremer – violoncello
- Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Sam Freed, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Mort Herbert, Dan Lube, William Miller, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russe, Albert Saparoff, Eudice Shapiro, David Frisina (#2, 11–12), Anatol Kaminsky (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12) Paul Lowenkron (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12), Victor Arno (#3–4, 6, 8–10) – violin
- Norman Botnick (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12), G. R. Menhennick (#3–4, 6, 8–10), Virginia Majewski, Robert Ostrowsky, Joseph Reilich, Milton Thomas – viola
References
- ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Billboard Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Long Ago and Far Away" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 70, no. 33. August 25, 1958. p. 26.