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1959 studio album by Tony Bennett
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Hometown, My Town is an album by American singer
Tony Bennett . It was originally recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on
Columbia as CL 1301.
Track listing
"The Skyscraper Blues" (
Jenkins ,
Adair ) – 7:08
"Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Will Jason, Val Burton) – 6:17
"
By Myself " (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:54
"
I Cover the Waterfront " (Green, Heyman) – 4:58
"
Love Is Here to Stay " (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:21
"
The Party's Over " (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:35
Recorded on November 3 (#1, 3), November 4 (#4–6) and November 6 (#2), 1958.
Personnel
Tony Bennett – vocals
Ralph Burns – arranger & conductor
Ralph Sharon – piano
Ed Caine,
Walt Levinsky (#1, 3), J. Palmer, Romeo Penque, A. Epstein (#2) – reeds
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone (#4–6)
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Al De Risi,
Bernie Glow (#1–3), James Maxwell (#2, 4–6),
Marky Markowitz , Carl Poole (#4–6) – trumpet
Billy Byers , Urbie Green (#1–3), William Elton (#2, 4–6), Chauncey Welsch (#1, 3–6) – trombone
Toots Mondello – alto saxophone, clarinet (#2, 4–6)
Al Caiola (#1, 3),
Barry Galbraith (#2, 4–6)- guitar
Janet Putman – harp
Pat Merola (#1, 3),
Milt Hinton (#2, 4–6) – bass
Eddie Costa – percussion (#2, 4–6)
Terry Snyder – drums (#1, 3)
Don Lamond – drums (#2, 4–6), percussion (#1, 3)
Robert Abernathy (#2, 4–6), Ranier C. De Intinis (#4–6), Joseph Singer (#4–6), Ray Alonge (#2), Richard L. Berg (#2) – unspecified instruments
Strings
Seymour Barab , Burt Fisch, Harold Colletta (#2, 4–6), Lucien Schmidt (#4–6), Howard Kay,
Harvey Shapiro ,
Alan Shulman , Isadore Zirr – violoncello, viola
Arnold Eidus , Julius Held, Max Hollander,
Harry Lookofsky (#4–6), Harry Edison (#4–6, Leo Kruczek, Tosha Samoroff, H. Urbont,
Maurice Wilk , Paul Winter, David Nadien (#2), Fred Buldrini (#2) – violin
References
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Live albums Compilations Singles Live performances and specials Documentaries