The Complete Improv Recordings

Compilation by Tony Bennett

Released 9 November 2004

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Tracklist

CD 1
1
Life Is Beautiful
2:26
2
All Mine
2:55
3
Bridges (Travessia)
3:37
4
Reflections
3:35
5
Experiment
1:48
6
This Funny World
2:47
7
As Time Goes By
3:14
8
I Used to Be Color Blind
2:22
9
Lost in the Stars
4:06
10
There’ll Be Some Changes Made
3:04
11
Cole Porter Medley: What Is This Thing Called Love / Love for Sale / You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To / Easy to Love / It’s Alright With Me / Night and Day / Dream Dancing / I’ve Got You Under My Skin / Get Out of Town / What Is This Thing Called Love (reprise)
13:54
12
There’s Always Tomorrow
2:15
13
One
2:23
14
Mr. Magic
2:52
CD 2
1
This Can’t Be Love
1:41
2
Blue Moon
2:13
3
The Lady Is a Tramp
2:29
4
Lover
3:50
5
Manhattan
3:19
6
Spring Is Here
2:45
7
Have You Met Miss Jones?
3:22
8
Isn’t It Romantic
3:24
9
Wait Till You See Her
1:28
10
I Could Write a Book
3:12
11
Thou Swell
2:14
12
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
3:48
13
There’s a Small Hotel
3:03
14
I’ve Got Five Dollars
2:36
15
You Took Advantage of Me
2:19
16
I Wish I Were in Love Again
2:29
17
This Funny World
3:07
18
My Heart Stood Still
1:58
19
My Romance
3:45
20
Mountain Greenery
2:58
21
This Can’t Be Love (take 1)
1:44
22
I Could Write a Book (take 2)
3:17
23
Thou Swell (take 1)
2:10
24
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (take 4)
3:19
25
I Wish I Were in Love Again (take 1)
2:55
26
This Funny World (take 3)
3:19
CD 3
1
The Bad and the Beautiful
2:18
2
Lucky to Be Me
3:45
3
Make Someone Happy
3:53
4
You’re Nearer
2:23
5
A Child Is Born
3:17
6
The Two Lonely People
4:27
7
You Don’t Know What Love Is
3:27
8
Maybe September
3:55
9
Lonely Girl
2:49
10
You Must Believe in Spring
5:51
11
Who Can I Turn To?
2:28
12
Dream Dancing
3:48
13
The Bad and the Beautiful (alternate take #1)
2:13
14
The Bad and the Beautiful (alternate take #2)
2:09
15
Make Someone Happy (alternate take #5)
3:53
16
You’re Nearer (alternate take #9)
2:58
17
A Child Is Born (alternate take #2)
3:26
18
A Child Is Born (alternate take #7)
3:12
19
The Two Lonely People (alternate take #5)
4:43
20
You Don’t Know What Love Is (alternate take #16)
3:33
21
You Don’t Know What Love Is (alternate take #18)
3:32
CD 4
1
Maybe September (alternate take #5)
4:37
2
Maybe September (alternate take #8)
4:31
3
Lonely Girl (alternate take #1)
2:57
4
You Must Believe in Spring (alternate take #1)
6:01
5
You Must Believe in Spring (alternate take #4)
5:36
6
Who Can I Turn To? (alternate take #6)
2:31
7
Watch What Happens
4:45
8
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (instrumental)
3:53
9
Stompin’ at the Savoy (instrumental)
4:53
10
While We’re Young
2:06
11
In a Mellow Tone
6:09
12
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (instrumental)
2:45
13
Let’s Do It (instrumental)
4:56
14
’S Wonderful
3:27
15
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
1:53

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Release credits

Bill Evans
piano [1-12, 15, 17-18]
Don Cody
co [1-12, 15, 17-18], engineer [1-12], recording [1-12, 15, 17-18]
Frank Laico
engineer [8]
Helen Keane
producer [1-12, 15, 17-18]
Tony Bennett
vocal [3.1-12, 3.17-18, 1.7, 2.8]
Torrie Zito
conductor [7]
Van-John Sfiridis
producer [7]
William D. Hassett
executive [7]

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The Complete Improv Recordings
4x CD
9 November 2004