Thursday, 6 February 2014

The Many Moods of Tony, on Columbia CS 8941, was released in 1964 and is the 18th of  a total of 54 studio albums by Tony Bennett.
If you are a fan of Matt Dusk or Michael Buble, then you would enjoy this crooner who likely inspired them to some extent. With a career spanning over 60 years and still performing today, this artist has had a huge influence on the music industry.



Probably his most successful album, Breezin' is the 15th studio album by Jazz guitarist George Benson.  I was introduced to his music by a friend who is a jazz music fan and amateur musician. This album broke into the Pop and R&B categories as well as Jazz, and certainly got me interested in listening to more jazz music.  This is a very easy listening album and a good intro to Jazz if you are timid about that music style.


Following up the success of Breezin' with another Pop flavoured Jazz album, In Flight is the 1977 release by George Benson. This album certainly follows the style of his previous release, and although highlights his incredible guitar playing, I think there are too many songs with vocals for this type of music; it feels less like a jazz album and more like a pop and almost disco album.
That being said, I can't take anything away from him as a guitarist!


Certainly one of the the legends and pioneers of Rock & Roll, Chuck Berry, has recorded some of the most widely know Rock hits and many of them are on this Greatest Hits album. On Chess LP 1485, this album is a 1965 reissue of the 1964 release.  Some great early rock songs, like Roll Over Beethoven, Sweet Little Sixteen & Too Much Monkey Business:





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