Bennett tells Billboard.com that he and Wonder are “just now sketching out" plans for the album, with no firm timetable yet for the recording. “I know he wants to do a jazz album," Bennett says. “I'm interested in that myself."
The pair's Grammy, for best pop collaboration with vocals, came for their rendition of “For Once in My Life" from Bennett's Duets: An American Classic which also took home the best traditional pop vocal album trophy. Bennett says that Wonder is “my favorite guy. He's so deep, and he's such a creative artists at all time. We enjoyed ['For Once in My Life'] so much and we enjoyed being with each other, it seems natural to do more together."
Bennett has no shortage of other projects coming as he waits to work with Wonder, however. He's the subject of an upcoming episode of PBS' American Masters series; “Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends," which was executive produced by Clint Eastwood, debuts on Sept. 12 and features interviews as well as performance footage, including some culled from the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival.
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