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Backgrounder: Tony Bennett - Movie Song Album

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As we say goodbye to the late Tony Bennett, let's listen to one of his favorite Columbia albums—The Movie Song Album. Here's the song list as well as the arrangers and notable soloists:

  • Song From “The Oscar" (Maybe September) (arr,cond Johnny Mandel) (Lou Levy, piano)
  • Girl Talk (arr,cond Neal Hefti) (Jimmy Rowles, piano)
  • The Gentle Rain (arr,cond Johnny Mandel) (Luiz Bonfá, guitar)
  • Emily (arr,cond Johnny Mandel)
  • The Pawnbroker (arr,cond Quincy Jones)
  • Samba De Orfeu (arr,cond Johnny Mandel) (Luiz Bonfá, guitar)
  • The Shadow Of Your Smile (arr,cond Johnny Mandel) (Jimmy Rowles, piano)
  • Smile (arr Al Cohn; cond Johnny Mandel) (Tommy Flanagan, piano)
  • The Second Time Around (arr Al Cohn; cond Johnny Mandel)
  • Days Of Wine And Roses (arr Larry Wilcox; cond Johnny Mandel)
  • Never Too Late (arr, cond David Rose)
  • The Trolley Song (arr Al Cohn; cond Johnny Mandel) (Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone)
The Movie Song Album is one of the LPs that Columbia agreed to let Tony have full control of—from song choices to arrangers and musicians.

Here's Side 1 of Tony Bennett's The Movie Song Album, without ad interruptions...



And here's Side 2...

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This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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Track Listing

Maybe September from The Oscar Ray Evans Percy Faith Jay Livingston; Girl Talk from Harlow Neal Hefti Bobby Troup; The Gentle Rain from The Gentle Rain Luiz Bonf Matt Dubey; Emily from The Americanization of Emily Johnny Mandel Johnny Mercer; The Pawnbroker from The Pawnbroker Quincy Jones Jack Lawrence; Samba de Orfeu from Black Orpheus Bonf; The Shadow of Your Smile from The Sandpiper Mandel Paul Francis Webster; Smile from Modern Times Charlie Chaplin Geoffrey Claremont Parsons John Turner; The Second Time Around from High Time Sammy Cahn Jimmy Van Heusen; Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini Mercer; Never Too Late from Never Too Late Evans Livingston Rose; The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St Louis Ralph Blane Hugh Martin.

Personnel

Zoot Sims
saxophone, tenor
Neal Hefti
trumpet
Lou Levy
piano
Luiz Bonfa
guitar, acoustic

Album information

Title: The Movie Song Album | Year Released: 1966 | Record Label: Columbia Records

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