| Astoria: Portrait of the Artist | ||||
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| Released | February 27, 1990 [1] | |||
| Recorded | May 16–18, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 47:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Danny Bennett | |||
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Astoria: Portrait of the Artist is a 1990 studio album by Tony Bennett. [3] The title refers to Bennett's birthplace, Astoria, Queens.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.
Harry Warren was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films.
The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings is a 1993 box set album by American singer Frank Sinatra.
The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings is a 1995 box set album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. The release coincided with Sinatra's 80th birthday celebration.
MTV Unplugged is a live album by Tony Bennett that was released in 1994. Backed by the Ralph Sharon Trio, Bennett appeared on the TV show MTV Unplugged to showcase the Great American Songbook with guest appearances by Elvis Costello and k.d. lang.
Concepts is a 1992 sixteen-disc box set compilation of the U.S. singer Frank Sinatra.
The Capitol Years is a 1998 box set by the American singer Frank Sinatra.
Cloud 7 is the first studio album by Tony Bennett, released in 1955.
Strike Up the Band is a 1959 studio album by Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra. The album was released at first with the title Basie Swings, Bennett Sings as SR-25072, featuring a different cover and track order.
Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall is a 1962 live album by Tony Bennett. The June 9th concert was directed by Arthur Penn and Gene Saks. Carnegie Hall had not featured a pop performer until April 23, 1961 when Judy Garland recorded her legendary concert.
Tony is a 1957 Columbia US album (CL938) and Philips UK album re-titled "Tony Bennett Showcase", by singer Tony Bennett It reached number 14 on the Billboard album chart in 1957.
Ralph Simon Sharon was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances.
The King Cole Trio is a series of albums by jazz pianist Nat King Cole's King Cole Trio released by the Capitol Records label. These were Cole's debut recordings.
For Once in My Life is an album by Tony Bennett, released in December 1967. The album reached a peak position of number 164 on the Billboard 200 charts.
I'm All Yours Baby! is a studio album by Ray Charles released in 1969 on Charles' Tangerine Records label.
Hometown, My Town is an album by American singer Tony Bennett. It was originally recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on Columbia as CL 1301.
I've Gotta Be Me is an album by American singer Tony Bennett, originally released in 1969 on Columbia as CS 9882.
Portrait Edition is a three disc box set compilation album released by Sony Entertainment and featuring songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by Sony on August 30, 1994.
The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection is a box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 1993 by Columbia Records and gave an overview of his career with four CDs containing 86 tracks that he selected himself. In the liner notes he wrote that his "undying gratitude is really to the lyricists and composers of all these memorable songs. Without the words and music I have sung over the years, my career as a singer would not have existed. My thanks is always to these special and gifted people."
The Touch of Teddy Wilson is an album by American jazz pianist Teddy Wilson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.
