Tony Bennett and
Diana Krall celebrate their shared love of the music of George and Ira Gershwin
on their new collaborative album, LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, set for a September
14th release on Verve Records/Columbia Records.
Tony Bennett, who celebrates his 92nd birthday today, has been friends
with Diana Krall for over 20 years. The two toured together in 2000 and
recorded duets for two of Bennett's albums ("Duets" and "Playin'
With My Friends"), but this marks their first full album project
together. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY is out
just in time for the 120th Anniversary of George Gershwin's birthday which
takes place on September 26th. Both
multi-Grammy winning and platinum-selling artists, Bennett is the only artist
at the ages of 85 and 88, respectively, to have an album debut at #1 on the
Billboard Top 200 and Krall is the only jazz artist to have eight albums debut
at #1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.
Danny Bennett, President and CEO of Verve Label Group commented,
"When Tony Bennett and Diana Krall sing the music of the Gershwins, it's
truly the consummate artistic pairing of singers and songwriting. It's one of those recordings that when you
listen to it, you recognize instantly that it had to happen - it was just a
matter of getting these two extraordinary performers into a studio and putting
the Gershwin songbook in front of them."
"No one expected me to compose music. I just did. What
I have done is what was in me; the combination of New York, where I was born,
and the rising, exhilarating rhythm of it, with centuries of hereditary feeling
back of me." - George Gershwin,
1926
Listen to "Fascinating Rhythm" released today on
all digital platforms:
https://Verve.lnk.to/FascinatingRhythmPR
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY was recorded with the Grammy award
winning Bill Charlap Trio and the stunning result is a subtle, sophisticated
and beautifully rendered love letter to The Gershwins' music and their status
as one of the premiere songwriters of the American popular standard. It is a masterclass in vocal delivery and
phrasing and the command that Bennett and Krall display of the material in both
their duets and solo tracks makes it appear effortless, belying the honed skill
of the vocalists. The duet tracks include "Love Is Here to Stay",
"S'Wonderful," "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and
"Fascinating Rhythm," among them.
"Fascinating Rhythm" was Tony Bennett's first physical
recording, made under his then stage name, Joe Bari, which he revisits as a
duet with Krall for this project. Two of
the duet tracks were never recorded by either artist prior in their career:
"My One and Only," and "I've Got A Crush on You."
Tony Bennett's album, "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The
Best Is Yet To Come" won a Grammy award this past February and Diana Krall
recently won two Juno awards for her last recording, "Turn Up the
Quiet," including the prestigious Producer of The Year award. This Fall, the two will appear on several
national television shows performing songs from LOVE IS HERE TO STAY including
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, and Live With Kelly
and Ryan.
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY was produced by Grammy Award winner Dae
Bennett and Bill Charlap with Danny Bennett as Executive Producer. It will be released on CD, vinyl, digital and
streaming platforms. The Bill Charlap
Trio features Bill Charlap on piano, Peter Washington on bass and Kenny
Washington on drums.
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY:
TRACK LISTING
1. 'S Wonderful
2. My One And Only
3. But Not For Me
(Diana Krall solo)
4. Nice Work If You
Can Get It
5. Love Is Here To
Stay
6. I Got Rhythm
7. Somebody Loves Me
8. Do It Again
9. I've Got A Crush
On You
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. Who Cares? (Tony Bennett solo)
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