Related Research Articles
Traditional pop is Western popular music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standards or American standards. The works of these songwriters and composers are usually considered part of the canon known as the "Great American Songbook". More generally, the term "standard" can be applied to any popular song that has become very widely known within mainstream culture.
Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He is also a painter, having created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Diana Jean Krall is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over 6 million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.
"One for My Baby " is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit (1943) and first performed in the film by Fred Astaire.
American vocalist Frank Sinatra recorded 59 studio albums and 297 singles in his solo career, spanning 54 years. Sinatra signed with Columbia Records in 1943; his debut album The Voice of Frank Sinatra was released in 1946. Sinatra would achieve greater success with Capitol and Reprise Records, the former of which he released his final two albums on—Duets and Duets II. Eight compilation albums under Sinatra's name were released in his lifetime, with more albums released following his death in 1998.
Sinatra's Sinatra is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1963.
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance and gained huge success.
"Pennies from Heaven" is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra in the 1936 film of the same name. It was recorded in the same year by Billie Holiday and afterwards performed by Doris Day, Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Arthur Tracy, Eddy Duchin, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Clark Terry, Frances Langford, Big Joe Turner, Lester Young, Dean Martin, Gene Ammons, The Skyliners, Legion of Mary, Guy Mitchell, and Harry James.
"Dancing in the Dark" is a popular American song, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz, that was first introduced by John Barker with Tilly Losch dancing in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon. The song was first recorded by Bing Crosby on August 19, 1931 with Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young, staying on the pop charts for six weeks, peaking at #3, and helping to make it a lasting standard.
The 1941 recording by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra earned Shaw one of his eight gold records at the height of the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s.
"This Can't Be Love" is a show tune and a popular song from the 1938 Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse when it was sung by Eddie Albert and Marcy Westcott. The lyrics poke fun at the common depiction of love in popular songs as a host of malignant symptoms, saying, "This can't be love because I feel so well."
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms, in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song is a spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette and phony social pretensions. It has become a popular music standard.
"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular jazz song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of the Cotton Club Parades.
"But Beautiful" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen, the lyrics by Johnny Burke. The song was published in 1947.
I Left My Heart in San Francisco is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1962 on Columbia Records. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Originally available as Columbia rekey CL 1869 (mono) and CS 8669 (stereo), it is one of the best-selling albums of Bennett's career.
"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936.
"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" is a popular song published in 1929, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz.
The Essential Tony Bennett is a two-CD compilation album by Tony Bennett, released in 2002. The collection is part of a series of Essential sets released by Columbia Records and was created in collaboration with RPM Records and Legacy Recordings.
Nothing but the Best is a 2008 compilation album by American singer Frank Sinatra. All the tracks on this album are recordings made when Sinatra was on his own Reprise label, thus the first track, "Come Fly with Me" is not the 1957 Capitol version. Other notable differences are "Strangers in the Night" has an extended fade out and the first two cymbal notes are cut from the beginning of the "Theme from New York, New York".
Triplicate is the 38th studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on March 31, 2017. Like most of Dylan's 21st century output, he produced the album himself under the pseudonym Jack Frost.
Love Is Here to Stay is a collaborative studio album by American singer Tony Bennett and Canadian singer Diana Krall. It was released on September 14, 2018, by Verve Records and Columbia Records. The album features the New York-based jazz group the Bill Charlap Trio. An exclusive CD edition containing two bonus tracks was released at Target, while a red-colored opaque vinyl of the album was made available exclusively through Barnes & Noble.
References
- ↑ "Original versions of The Best Is Yet to Come written by Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Di Nunzio, Miriam (6 March 2016). "Happy 100th birthday, Frank Sinatra". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Christopher P. (3 November 2008). Explorer's Guide Palm Springs & Desert Resorts: A Great Destination. Countryman Press. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-1-58157-048-9 . Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ Liner Notes, Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Bush, John. "Duets: An American Classic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Collar, Matt. "Call Me Irresponsible". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Nathan, Dave. "This One's from the Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "May I Come In?". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Back in Town". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Triplicate". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "The Best Is Yet to Come". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "The Boy Next Door". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Classikhan". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Sugar 'n' Spice". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "In Tribute". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "It Might as Well Be Swing". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Swing". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "You're Mine You". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler (writers); Mike Vejar (director) (1999-02-24). "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Season 7. Episode 15. Syndicated.
- ↑ David Woods; Robin Wheeler; Ian Roberts. "Apollo 10 Flight Journal". NASA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 Jun 2012.
 | This article about a jazz standard or composition written in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |