Together Again (Tony Bennett and Bill Evans album)

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Together Again
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Studio album by
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans
Released1977
RecordedSeptember 27–30, 1976
StudioColumbia Studios (San Francisco)
Genre Vocal jazz
Length35:05
Label Improv Records
Improv 7117
Producer
Tony Bennett chronology
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
(1975)		Together Again
(1977)		Tony Bennett with the McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music
(1977)
Bill Evans chronology
Alone (Again)
(1977)		Together Again
(1977)		 On Green Dolphin Street
(1977)

Together Again is a 1977 studio album by singer Tony Bennett and jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was originally issued on Bennett's own Improv Records label, which went out of business later that year, but was subsequently reissued on Concord.

Contents

Their first album together, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album , was released by Fantasy Records in 1975. Both albums plus alternate takes and additional tracks were released on The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings by Fantasy in 2009.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by William Ruhlman wrote: "If anything, Evans dominates this encounter more than he did the first, but it's still a good showcase for Bennett, too." [1]

Track listing

  1. "The Bad and the Beautiful" (Dory Langdon, David Raksin) – 2:18
  2. "Lucky to Be Me" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:45
  3. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 3:53
  4. "You're Nearer" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:23
  5. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) – 3:17
  6. "The Two Lonely People" (Bill Evans, Carol Hall) – 4:27
  7. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:27
  8. "Maybe September" (Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston) – 3:55
  9. "Lonely Girl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Neal Hefti) – 2:49
  10. "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy) – 5:51

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  2. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:28
  3. "Dream Dancing" (Cole Porter) – 3:46

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlman, William AllMusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51, 52.


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