The Platinum Anthology

~ Release by Tony Bennett (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Slipcase

List of subparts
Track 15: Special Bonus Track

Tracks 1-10 Recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 in New York City
Tracks 11-14 Recorded ca. 1975 in New York City
Track 15 Recorded at The Statler Hilton Hotel Downtown Club in Buffalo, NY May 1977

Annotation last modified on 2024-05-30 05:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
cover recording of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
41:46
2With Plenty of Money and You
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01) and Ralph Sharon (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
performer:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01) and Count Basie and His Orchestra (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
1:36
3Chicago
performer:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
recording of:
Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1922)
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp. and Salabert
2:10
4Anything Goes
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:23
5I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
3:06
6Jeepers Creepers
2:11
7Poor Little Rich Girl
producer:
Teddy Reig
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Poor Little Rich Girl
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
3:34
8Are You Havin' Any Fun
cover recording of:
Are You Havin’ Any Fun
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Sammy Fain
2:49
9Life Is a Song
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (in 1959-01) and Frank Wess (in 1959-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1959-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1959-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1959-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1959-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01), Al Grey (trombone) (in 1959-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (in 1959-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1959-01) and Snooky Young (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1959-01)
arranger:
Ralph Sharon
cover recording of:
Life Is a Song (in 1959-01)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
2:56
10Growing Pains
recording of:
Growing Pains
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
3:38
11Life Is Beautiful
2:28
12Experiment
cover recording of:
Experiment (Nymph Errant)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Nymph Errant (Cole Porter Musical)
1:50
13As Time Goes By
cover recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:15
14There'll Be Some Changes Made
cover recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer and singer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
3:03
15I Left My Heart in San Francisco (live)
live cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
1:56

Credits

Release

liner notes:Athan Maroulis
miscellaneous support:Athan Maroulis (task: research)
design:Eunah Lee (Illustrator)
artwork:Eunah Lee (Illustrator) (task: graphics)
licensed from:Concord Records (imprint of Concord Records, Inc.)
San Juan Music Group (back-catalog masters & either (later) new or re-recordings or live versions)
mastered at:Mr. Master, Inc. (American Mastering studio) in United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11247027 [info]