SWINGIN' TOGETHER/VINYLE AUDIOPHILE 180GR/9 BONUS TRACKS

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With: Tony Bennett (voice) with Count Basie & his orchestra.
It is at two very different moments in their careers that Count Basie and Tony Bennett meet at the end of the 1950s for an unprecedented collaboration. While the former is recognized as one of the two greatest Big Band leaders of the first half of the century, Tony Bennett, twenty-two years his junior, is going through the most prosperous period of his career. His collaboration with the master, a first for a singer, remains one of the highlights. And for good reason: his voice, a blend of class, power, and relaxation, and the immaculate swing of this masterful orchestra were made to be heard together. The triumphant assurance of Plenty Of Money And You, the exhilarating Strike Up The Band, and the picturesque and grandiose Chicago respond to the warm and intimate After Supper and the bittersweet vulnerability of I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face in a troubling journey through emotional nuances that Count Basie's orchestra highlights with stunning accuracy. An inimitable sound to which one cannot remain insensitive.