Duets II
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Album • Sep 20 / 2011 • 17 songs, 1h 2m 41s
Vocal Jazz
Standards
Noteable
Tony Bennett’s first album of celebrity duets (2006's Duets: An American Classic) featured an impressive cast of superstars answering the call from the dean of pop vocalists, but the arrangements were overly safe -- virtually all of them ballads with soft strings or brassy finger-snappers.
Tony Bennett teams up with the likes of Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga on a spirited set of covers, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>
With Amy Winehouse, Tony Bennett seems to lean forward for the first time, engaging not just indulging.