Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged [Audio CD] Tony Bennett

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This CD won Grammy Awards in 1995 for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance. Recorded live with Tony Bennett’s long-standing accompanists Ralph Sharon on piano, Doug Richeson on bass, and Clayton Cameron on drums, the set includes more than 20 songs, many of them standards Bennett has sung for years, such as “Old Devil Moon,” “I Wanna Be Around,” “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “All of You,” and “Body and Soul.” Guest artists k.d. lang and Elvis Costello appear on, respectively, “Moonglow” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.” It’s a joyful romp for Frank Sinatra’s favorite singer. –Stanley Booth