Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | |
Type: | live |
Artist: | Tony Bennett and various artists |
Cover: | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90.jpg |
Recorded: | July 20 (Billy Joel), September 15, 2016 |
Venue: | Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Colosseum at Caesar's Palace |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 69:59 |
Label: | Columbia |
Producer: | Dae Bennett |
Chronology: | Tony Bennett |
Prev Year: | 2015 |
Next Title: | Love Is Here to Stay |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 is an album by Tony Bennett, released by Columbia Records on December 16, 2016. Guest artists include Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, Lady Gaga, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Kevin Spacey, Rufus Wainwright, and Stevie Wonder.[1] The record won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Grammy Awards.[2]
The album was followed by the television special Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come, which aired on NBC on December 20, 2016.[3] The special included appearances by Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Robert De Niro, John McEnroe, Wynton Marsalis, and Bruce Willis. It was executive produced by Danny Bennett, directed by Jerry Foley, with production and lighting design by LeRoy Bennett.[4]