With Tony Bennett

  • November 12, 2014

    Evenin’ (With Tony Bennett)

    Album3: Tony Bennett, Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, Columbia CK 85833, 6 November 2001. Written by Harry White / Mitchell Parrish. Recorded in May 2001 with The Ralph Sharon Quartet: Ralph Sharon – piano; Mike Melvoin – Hammond B3 organ; Clayton Cameron – drums; Gray Sargent – guitar; Paul Langosch – bass. The vocals were arranged […]

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  • November 12, 2014

    Everybody Has The Blues (With Tony Bennett)

    Album3 (LP, CD, MC): The Art Of Excellence, Columbia FC 40344, 1986. The Art Of Excellence was Bennett’s first album after re-signing with Columbia Records, “sold in compact disc, cassette, and album simultaneously, an unusual marketing strategy”. The tune was also added, as a bonus song, to the 2005 re-issue of Ray’s Friendship album. But for some reason someone chose […]

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  • October 13, 2014

    The Alphabet Song (With Sesame Street Children Choir, And Celebrities)

    The 2014 compilation DVD. Album 3 (DVD): Sesame Street, Alphabet Songs, Warner Home Video, 6 May 2014 [Ray’s 1996 performance]. On 2 February 1979 (episode 1235) Ray Charles performed The Alphabet Song, with the help of a few cute Sesame Street extras. In 1996 (episode 3663) he played a second version. In later edits various celebrities […]

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