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
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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 (library/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]