The Good Life: Monty Alexander Plays the Songs of Tony Bennett

~ Release by Monty Alexander (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ Hybrid SACD (CD layer) 1
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1That Old Devil Moon
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
5:32
2The Good Life
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
The Good Life
lyricist:
Jack Reardon
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
5:07
3Smile
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
7:09
4Maybe September
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Maybe September
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter), Percy Faith and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
6:10
5The Way You Look Tonight
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
6:40
6Just a Little Street
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
3:38
7Just in Time
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
4:19
8Emily
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Emily (Emily Theme from The Americanization of Emily)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Primary Wave Songs and SBK Miller Catalog, Inc.
3:06
9Put on a Happy Face
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
6:05
10I Want to Be Around
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
4:39
11Once Upon a Time
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Once Upon a Time
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and Musique Enterprises Int'l Inc. (on 1965-04-14)
3:17
12Because of You
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
2:27
▼ Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) 2
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1That Old Devil Moon
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
5:32
2The Good Life
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
The Good Life
lyricist:
Jack Reardon
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
5:07
3Smile
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
7:09
4Maybe September
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Maybe September
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter), Percy Faith and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
6:10
5The Way You Look Tonight
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
6:40
6Just a Little Street
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
3:38
7Just in Time
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
4:19
8Emily
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Emily (Emily Theme from The Americanization of Emily)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Primary Wave Songs and SBK Miller Catalog, Inc.
3:06
9Put on a Happy Face
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
6:05
10I Want to Be Around
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
4:39
11Once Upon a Time
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Once Upon a Time
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and Musique Enterprises Int'l Inc. (on 1965-04-14)
3:17
12Because of You
recording engineer:
Nicholas Prout (engineer)
producer:
David Chesky
bass:
Lorin Cohen
drums (drum set):
George Fludas (jazz drummer)
piano:
Monty Alexander
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Chelsea Episcopal Church (Manhattan) in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Because of You
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
2:27
▼ Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) 3
#TitleRatingLength
1That Old Devil Moon
5:32
2The Good Life
5:07
3Smile
7:09
4Maybe September
6:10
5The Way You Look Tonight
6:40
6Just a Little Street
3:38
7Just in Time
4:19
8Emily
3:06
9Put on a Happy Face
6:05
10I Want to Be Around
4:39
11Once Upon a Time
3:17
12Because of You
2:27

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part of:The Producer Series (Chesky Records) (order: 1)