Posted Mon Dec 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM PST by Tom Landy
The duet that came from way out of left field is bound for Blu-ray in the new year.
In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Music will be releasing 'Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!' on Blu-ray on January 20.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! was taped at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on July 28, 2014 and premiered on PBS's award winning series, THIRTEEN's Great Performances this fall. The concert featured classic selections from the GreatAmerican Songbook, each handpicked by the artists, including "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Sophisticated Lady," "Lush Life," "Anything Goes," and "Cheek To Cheek." The Blu-ray edition includes additional songs not originally aired on television including, "They All Laughed," "Lady's In Love With You," "Goody Goody," "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Don't Wait Too Long," and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." Throughout the concert, Bennett and Gaga demonstrate a strong camaraderie and affection belying the six-decade age differential, inspiring widespread critical praise upon its initial airing.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! was filmed in stunning 4K Ultra High Definition (HD) before a live audience of fans and invited guests, with set and lighting design by Robert Wilson, the stars are joined by a 39-piece orchestra conducted by Jorge Calandrelli, soloists Chris Botti on trumpet and David Mann on tenor sax, and jazz musicians associated with bothartists including members of Bennett's quartet, Mike Renzi, Gray Sargent, Harold Jones and Marshall Wood, and Lady Gaga's quintet, including Brian Newman, Paul Francis, Steven Kortyka, Michael Scott Ritchie, and Alex Smith. The original broadcast of Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! was directed by David Horn and produced by Mitch Owgang and produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC.
The album, Cheek To Cheek, debuted in September at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart and also hit #1 on the Jazz Album and Traditional Jazz Album charts. Cheek To Cheek was recently nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best TraditionalPop Vocal" category. With the release of "Cheek To Cheek," Bennett broke his own record, set in 2011 when "Duets II" debuted at #1 at the age of 85. Now at 88, Bennett remains the oldest artist in music industry history to have an album at the #1 spot on the Billboard charts. "Cheek To Cheek" marks Lady Gaga's third consecutive #1 album release in just over three years, making her the only female artist this decade to achieve this feat; this is the second time in Bennett's career that he has had an album debut at #1 in both Billboard's Pop and Jazz Album charts.
TRACKS:
Anything Goes
Cheek To Cheek
They All Laughed
Lady's In Love With You (Tony Bennett Solo)
Nature Boy
Goody Goody
How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (Tony Bennett Solo)
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Lady Gaga Solo)
Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered (Lady Gaga Solo)
Firefly
I Won't Dance
Don't Wait Too Long (Tony Bennett Solo)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Lush Life (Tony Solo)
Sophisticated Lady (Tony Bennett Solo)
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Lady Gaga Solo)
But Beautiful
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $24.95.
You can find the latest specs for 'Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under January 20.
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