Tony Bennett - When Lights Are Low (1964) - VINYL, MONO - 24-bit/96kHz plus CD-compatible format

One of Tony's best LP's. A masterpiece.

This time, it's personal.

Track 6 was "our song" for me and my soon to be ex-wife, so listening to it hurts a bit. I must say that I have great taste in music AND women. Almost as good as her taste in men. The songwriter is none other than the guy who went on to do Schoolhouse Rock!

In his book, "Jazz Singing" (which is very good), William Friedwald puts this in his batch of 17 or so Desert Island Disks. And he's right, it's great. And, oddly, it's only avalable in a 13-disk box. Why this is not available as a single disk is puzzling. (It was released, though, in Japan some 20+ years ago.) The cd has three bonus tracks – tracks that are perfectly fine additions and not too annoying (except that echo!). I recommend that you listen to the actual LP of 12 tracks and ignore the bonuses.

The LP at hand is only the third copy that I've been able to find, and the only decent one (at an afforadable price). There are song loong intros and many quiet intrumental bits where the vinyl is noticeable. Such is life.
If I can source a decent stereo version, I may do a 24bit of that.

All recorded on 3/26/64:
Tony Bennett (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con, a), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 81296 Oh, You Crazy Moon (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
this version is NOT the version on the LP or CD. The LP version was record 2/26.

b. CO 81949 It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (B. Matthew)
c. CO 81950 Ain't Misbehavin' (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks)
Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 (2007)
d. CO 81951 On Green Dolphin Street (Ned Washington, Bronislau Kaper)
Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz (1987)
Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz
e. CO 81952 Nobody Else But Me (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (1991)
Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett (2004)
f. CO 81954 Judy (Unknown)
Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz (1987)
Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33 (1998)
g. CO 81955 When Lights Are Low (Benny Carter, George Williams)
Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz (1987)
Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz
Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33 (1998)
h. CO 81956 It Had To Be You (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
Columbia LP 12": CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings (1969)
Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (1991)
Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett (2004)
Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 (2007)
i. CO 81957 I've Got Just About Everything (Bob Dorough)
Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (1991)
Columbia Legacy CD: 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett (2004)
j. CO 81958 Rules Of The Road (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
Columbia LP 12": KG 33376 — Let's Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman (1975)
k. CO 81959 It Could Happen To You (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
l. CO 81960 Speak Low (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)

All titles on: Columbia LP 12": CL 2175 — When Lights Are Low (1964)
Columbia LP 12": CS 8975 — When Lights Are Low (1964)

The bonus tracks were recorded on 2/26/64, another marathon session which provided a few tracks for "A Time For Love", some alternate versions of the present tracks, as well as a handful of tracks as yet unreleased.



01 - Nobody Else But Me.flac
02 - When Lights Are Low.flac
03 - On Green Dolphin Street.flac
04 - Ain't Misbehavin'.flac
05 - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie.flac
06 - I've Got Just About Everything.flac
07 - Judy.flac
08 - Oh You Crazy Moon.flac
09 - Speak Low.flac
10 - It Had to Be You.flac
11 - It Could Happen To You.flac
12 - The Rules Of The Road.flac
13 - How Long Has This Been Going On.flac
14 - All Of You.flac
15 - We'll Be Together Again.flac



No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.