Both Frank Sinatra and Tony
Bennett have spent the the senior part of their careers recording duos with
younger vocalists, often pop stars of the day. Some of these efforts emphasized
the great gulf between the banal pop personality as compared to sophisticated
Frank and Tony. But finally, with this album Tony gets it right---and for three
reasons: first, his vocal partner is Diana Krall and she's a good enough singer
so as not to place ill founded ingredients in the soup; second, the material is
exclusively the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, and "who could ask for
anything more?"; third, the two singers are accompanied by The Bill
Charlap Trio, and that is the essence of elegance for this classic material. At
ninety something, Tony's still got it, and Diana is smart enough to defer to
this master of American song by not seeking to top him in any way. Gershwin is
timeless; Charlap and the trio are a ten, and the two singers express all the
love they feel for these great tunes. Indeed, "'S Wonderful"!
Columbia;
2018; appx. 37 min.
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