Tony
Bennett invites his fans to join him online for an all-day series of
interactive events celebrating the long-awaited release of Tony Bennett Live At
The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964 on Tuesday, October 8.
With his
entire Columbia Records catalog--including Tony Bennett Live At The Sahara: Las
Vegas, 1964--available digitally for the first time, Tony will video chat with
fans in real-time on HuffPost Live, participate in an open forum Q&A on
Twitter, answer Facebook questions and more during an epic day in the online
world.
The kick
off begins at 11:45am ET with a live interview on The Huffington Post's
live-streaming network, HuffPost Live (www.HuffPostLive.com), where fans from
around the world can engage with Tony in real-time via Google+Hangout or Skype,
or leave text or video comments on the HuffPost Live platform that will be
incorporated into the live conversation. Follow the event of the day and live
stream of comments and questions on Digital.TonyBennett.com.
The
17-time Grammy winner is asking fans to submit their questions now through
Facebook and Twitter using hashtag #AskTony and #TonyDigitalDay.
Tony
Bennett's online celebration coincides with the long-awaited first-time
stand-alone release of Tony Bennett Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964, an
era-defining concert recording, on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Tony
will also be performing on The Today Show and Rachael Ray in support of the
album and iTunes catalog launch.
Tony
Bennett's fabled Tony Bennett Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964 performance
was originally recorded on April 8, 1964, by Tony's longtime recording engineer
Frank Laico, for a Columbia Records concert album. Shelved for decades, Bennett's epochal '64
Vegas concert recording first materialized as part of the monumental Tony Bennett
- The Complete Collection released in celebration of the artist's 85th birthday
in 2011 and has never been available on its own. The New York Times recently commented on
Bennett's illustrious career stating, "We aren't likely to see a recording
career like this again."
Tony
Bennett Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964 puts the listener ringside for an
extraordinary concert at the Sahara's legendary Congo Room in Vegas during the
swinging 1960s, where a master performer is laying down an epic set for both
the room and the ages. "Tony was in
a dark suit and black bow tie, standing before a shimmering gold curtain with
backing by his forever pianist and arranger, Ralph Sharon; Ralph's bassist Hal
Gaylord; Ralph's drummer Billy Exiner; and the Louis Basil orchestra,"
wrote Bob Sullivan in new liner notes for Tony Bennett Live At The Sahara: Las
Vegas, 1964. "If you were anywhere else in Las Vegas that night, you were
missing it."
The
Sahara marquee promised "The Moment of Truth" and Bennett bookended his
concert with performances of a song by that name, but it's the show itself that
delivers electrifying non-stop entertainment across the album's 24 tracks,
which include the classics "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)," "One
For My Baby (And One More For The Road)," "Ain't Misbehavin',"
"Lullaby Of Broadway," "From This Moment On," "This
Could Be The Start Of Something Big" and, an emotional interpretation of
Tony's signature "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."
Tony
Bennett returns to Radio City Music Hall on Friday, October 11 for his first
concert at the fabled New York venue since 2007.
Tony
Bennett - Live at the Sahara - Las Vegas 1964
1.Overture:
The Moment of Truth
2.This
Could Be The Start of Something Big
3.It's a
Sin to Tell a Lie
4.Ain't
Misbehavin'
5.Parody:
Rags to Riches
6.Keep
Smiling At Trouble (Trouble's A Bubble)
7.Time
After Time
8.Sing
You Sinners
9.One
For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
10.The
Rules of the Road
11.One
For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (reprise)
12.Mam'selle
13. From
This Moment On
14.Interlude
15.I'm
Way Ahead of the Game
16.Quiet
Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
17.Firefly
18.Once
Upon a Time
19.Lullaby
of Broadway
20.Chicago
(That Toddlin' Town)
21.I
Left My Heart In San Francisco
22.I
Wanna Be Around
23.I
Left My Heart In San Francisco (reprise)
24.Finale:
The Moment Of Truth (reprise)
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