Together Again (Tony Bennett and Bill Evans album)

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Together Again
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Studio album by
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans
Released1977
RecordedSeptember 27–30, 1976
StudioColumbia Studios, San Francisco
GenreVocal jazz
Length35:05
LabelImprov Records
Improv 7117
ProducerHelen Keane/Don Cody
Tony Bennett chronology
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
(1975) 		Together Again
(1977) 		Tony Bennett with the McPartlands and Friends Make Magnificent Music
(1977)
Bill Evans chronology
Alone (Again)
(1977) 		Together Again
(1977) 		On Green Dolphin Street
(1977)

Together Again is a 1977 studio album by singer Tony Bennett, accompanied by jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was originally issued on Bennett's own Improv Records label, which went out of business later that year, but was subsequently reissued on Concord.

Their first album together, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album, was released by Fantasy Records in 1975. Both albums plus alternate takes and additional tracks were released on The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings by Fantasy in 2009.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by William Ruhlman awarded the album 3 stars writing "If anything, Evans dominates this encounter more than he did the first, but it's still a good showcase for Bennett, too."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "The Bad and the Beautiful" (Dory Langdon, David Raksin) – 2:18
  2. "Lucky to Be Me" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:45
  3. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 3:53
  4. "You're Nearer" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:23
  5. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) – 3:17
  6. "The Two Lonely People" (Bill Evans, Carol Hall) – 4:27
  7. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:27
  8. "Maybe September" (Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston) – 3:55
  9. "Lonely Girl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Neal Hefti) – 2:49
  10. "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy) – 5:51

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  2. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:28
  3. "Dream Dancing" (Cole Porter) – 3:46

Personnel[]

  • Tony Bennett - vocals
  • Bill Evans - piano

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruhlman, William Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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