Long Ago and Far Away (Tony Bennett album)
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | April 7–9, 1958 | |||
| Venue | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 35:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Long Ago and Far Away is an album by American singer Tony Bennett, released by Columbia Records in 1958.
It features a mixture of slow ballads with a few slightly jazzy songs including "It Could Happen to You", "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)", "Long Ago (and Far Away)", and "The Way You Look Tonight".[1]
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential", Billboard described the album as "a fine mood album"[3]
Cashbox said Bennett "plays a wistful tune on some of the finest wistful melodies ever written.[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "It Could Happen to You" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 2:50
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 3:13
- "Long Ago and Far Away" (Kern, Gershwin) – 2:55
- "It Amazes Me" (Coleman, Leigh) – 3:27
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) – 3:08
- "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (Berlin) – 2:15
- "My Foolish Heart" (Washington, Young) – 3:09
- "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 2:55
- "Fools Rush In" (Mercer, Bloom) – 2:09
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Robison, Conley) – 3:04
- "Blue Moon" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:32
- "So Far" (Rodgers, Hammerstein II) – 3:41
Recorded on April 7 (#1, 5, 7), April 8 (#2, 11–12) and April 9 (#3–4, 6, 8–10), 1958.
Personnel
[edit]- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Sharon – piano
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Robert Bai – guitar
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Catherine Gotthoffe – harp
- Dorothy Remsen – harp
- Frank Flynn – vibes
- Buddy Clark – double bass
- Larry Bunker – drums
- William Exiner – drums
- Frank De Vol – conductor
Strings
[edit]- Armond Kaproff (#1, 5, 7), Edgar Lustgarten (#1–2, 5, 7, 11–12), Raphael Kremer – violoncello
- Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Sam Freed, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Mort Herbert, Dan Lube, William Miller, Lou Raderman, Ambrose Russe, Albert Saparoff, Eudice Shapiro, David Frisina (#2, 11–12), Anatol Kaminsky (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12) Paul Lowenkron (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12), Victor Arno (#3–4, 6, 8–10) – violin
- Norman Botnick (#2, 3–4, 6, 8–12), G. R. Menhennick (#3–4, 6, 8–10), Virginia Majewski, Robert Ostrowsky, Joseph Reilich, Milton Thomas – viola
References
[edit]- ^ Bennett, Tony (2012). The Good Life: The Autobiography Of Tony Bennett. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4165-7366-1.
- ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Billboard Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Long Ago and Far Away" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 70, no. 33. August 25, 1958. p. 26.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Picks Of The Week Review: Long Ago and Far Away". Cash Box. Vol. 19, no. 50. August 30, 1958. p. 30.
