Bennett with Norah Jones Credit: Photograph courtesy of Kelsey Bennett and used with permission

Tony Bennet‘s Grammy-nominated CD Duets II ran to the top of the Billboard Album Charts when it debuted.  This history-making album puts the stars of today, from all areas of music, together with the legendary  85-year-old Bennet.

Tony Bennett: Duets II,  will be broadcast on PBS’s popular Great Performances show this week.  This behind-the-scenes film will  feature the singer’s greatest hits, all performed with some of today biggest stars from country, pop, soul, opera, and more.  Standout performers including Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Michael Buble, Willie Nelson,  Norah Jones, k.d. lang,  Josh Groban, Faith Hill, Queen Latifah, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and more.  On Friday, January 27, 2012, you can see the vocal sessions which were filmed to capture these remarkable entertainers singing together with the master of the Great American Songbook.  The special airs on PBS at 9 p.m.  (check local listings).

An Interview with Tony Bennett / Tony Bennett: Duets II | PBS

 
Bennett with Amy Winehouse Credit: Photograph courtesy of Kelsey Bennett and used with permission

Bennett with Amy Winehouse Credit: Photograph courtesy of Kelsey Bennett and used with permission

Program Highlights, Details, and Interesting Facts

  • The album took in excess of six months to record
  • The tracks were recorded in person and together in studios around the world, including LA, Nashville, and London.
  • The program includes Amy Winehouse’s last recording session.  The song, “Body and Soul”, was filmed and recorded at London’s renowned Abbey Road Studios,
  • The  segments include insights about the recording process from the artists
  • Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe of “Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and “Collateral” filmed the recording session.
  • Bennet is entering his 7th-decade as a recording artist with an excess of 100 albums and he’s earned 15 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Bennett with Lady Gaga Credit: Photograph courtesy of Kelsey Bennett and used with permission

Bennett with Lady Gaga Credit: Photograph courtesy of Kelsey Bennett and used with permission

Program Listing

  1. “The Lady Is a Tramp” (Lady Gaga)
  2. “One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)” (John Mayer)
  3. “Body and Soul” (Amy Winehouse)
  4. “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (Michael Bublé)
  5. “Blue Velvet” (k.d. lang)
  6. “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” (Aretha Franklin)
  7. “The Girl I Love” (Sheryl Crow)
  8. “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (Willie Nelson)
  9. “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” (Queen Latifah)
  10. “Speak Low” (Norah Jones)
  11. “This Is All I Ask” (Josh Groban)
  12. “Watch What Happens” (Natalie Cole)
  13. “Stranger in Paradise” (Andrea Bocelli)
  14. “The Way You Look Tonight” (Faith Hill)
  15. “Yesterday I Heard the Rain” (Alejandro Sanz)
  16. “It Had to Be You” (Carrie Underwood)

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