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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 22553
Released: May 1, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
DVD Enhanced Live NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Legendary entertainer TONY BENNETT teams up with the biggest names in contemporary music live-in-the-studio to take you on an exclusive and rarely seen journey into the process behind creating a duets recording.1. Opening/Smile2. I Wanna be Around3. Are you Havin Any Fun?4. Cold Cold Hear5. Lullaby of Broadway6. Put on a Happy Face7. The Very Thought of You8. Just in Time9. The Boulevard of Broken Dreams10. The Best is Yet to Come11. Rags to Riches12. Because of You13. Sing You Sinners14. The Good Life15. For Once in my Life16. Closing/SmileFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 886970786492 Manufacturer No: 886970786492
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of An American Classic Reviews:
Tony Bennett Duets 
2009-07-07 - This was a gift. Product arrived ahead of schedule in excellent condition. Highly recommended seller and item.
Incredible
2009-01-25 - I have a greater appreciation and respect for Mr. Bennett since seeing this wonderful DVD and having seen previous songs he's done with k.d. lang. Some of the artists & Tony are absolutely dynamic together: Michael Buble, Ms. Krall, k.d. lang--and you can tell they absolutely love, love, love singing together--you can almost see him passing the torch to the younger Buble to carry on the style's tradition. This video touches the heart as you hear the bittersweet strains of the band, the love between the artists and for Tony--one of the best, most heart-felt videos I've seen in years. We love you Tony!
Great fun 
2008-12-15 - I bought both of the new Tony Bennett DVDs and love them. I'm not a particular fan of that era of music, but these are timeless classics. One admires the smooth easy swing that flows so effortlessly from this 80 year old giant and senses the warm mutual respect with later generations of artists. However, many (most) of the songs are cut-off for interviews with the people working with him on the project. I'd rather hear the music -- keep the interviews separate, put them in the "Features" section -- this is my only reason for giving this 4 stars instead of an unqualified 5 stars. A good thing about this DVD is that it includes several artists (Paul McCartney, Bono, Sting, Tim McGraw, etc) that did not make it to the final version as well as the studio versions of the songs that did.
Wonderful, but... 
2008-05-24 - Tony Bennett is like a fine wine that only improves with age. At 80, his voice is perhaps better than it's ever been. The material on this DVD from his DUETS album is impeccable and each one of his guests (with the possible exception of Stevie Wonder, who destroys "For Once in My Life") brings charm and style to the table. I would give this DVD full marks except for one extremely annoying thing: the "Tony Bennett is wonderful" interviews are slotted in DURING songs! Come one, guys: let us see and hear a full take of a song. Do the interviews after the songs or in a group at the end of the DVD. Don't interrupt the song for them. Even PORTRAIT OF AN ALBUM, the no-longer-available DVD of the making of Sinatra's L. A. IS MY LADY album, had full takes. (Perhaps on this album Tony and company never got through a full take?) I'm delighted to have seen Tony perform on this DVD. He's a marvel. But the producers of the DVD should be shot!
Almost didn't buy this... until...
2008-01-01 - I read someone else's review who said that even though this is a documentary, it is a "must buy." YES!!! I've watched this a good 4 times from beginning to end, and love to just have it play in the background (that would be another 12+ times it's just played in the background). Tony's great... and it's simply beautiful to watch/listen to the interactions between he and all the other artists who he sang these duets with... THIS IS A GREAT GREAT PURCHASE!!! The only thing I would like to see different is to have 2x this ... it's almost too short at right at 60-70min... If you love music (any music) you've got to get this.
