Tony Bennett

vocals · 1926–2023 · New York

Singer born Anthony Benedetto in Queens. The first male pop singer to sing with Count Basie's orchestra (1959 albums), he cut a duo album with pianist Bill Evans in 1975.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Landmark tracks

• Young and Foolish (1975)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• May 13, 2026: Tony Bennett met la télé dans la radio (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jan 13, 2026: I Left My Heart In San Francisco, l'atout coeur de Tony Bennett (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Tony Bennett
• EN : The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album

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