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Nobody inhabits a song with more casual fire than Tony Bennett, and on this collection of duets, the guest stars follow his heroic lead. With the possible exception of Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion (on “Smile" and “If I Ruled the World," respectively), who don't altogether retire their enormous diva manners, everyone tries to match Bennett's own mix of major effect and minor ego. Among the many standouts: Stevie Wonder, going soulfully crazy on “For Once in My Life"; Colombian singer Juanes and Bennett, defining the minor-key debonair on “The Shadow of Your Smile"; and Bono, sounding like a velvety showbiz vet on “I Wanna Be Around." That Bennett, now eighty, sings magnificently is little surprise. What is surprising is the way he and his crack quartet inspire the rhythmic and tonal best from the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, k.d. lang, James Taylor, Paul McCartney and others. On Duets, nobody loses.
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algomuyespecial writes:
I have a radio show in Lima Perú twice a week I play standards by Ella, Vaughan ,Sinatra,Buble,Glenn Miller and certainly Bennett. This CD is amazing,you'd never think he's 80 not only because of the singing-it's the passion of doing it.Thank You Liliana Sugobono Lima Perú
Oct 31, 2006 14:19:25
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