Bennett & GaGa Cheek To Cheek

ponderwilu · Oct 14, 2014

I just received my vinyl copy of Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga's new release Cheek To Cheek.
http://www.amazon.com/Cheek-Tony-Be...qid=1413318133&sr=8-4&keywords=Cheek+to+Cheek
http://www.cheek2cheek.com/
It's packed full of old "standards" the way us geezer's remember them.
Nice dual fold album and sleeve. Nothing to complain about. Gaga delivers every note in spades to Tony's great old school approach. The last man standing from a great lineage of "once-in-a-lifetime" crooner's. Worth every penny IMHO.

illinoisteve · Oct 14, 2014

It's a joy to hear Tony continuing to sing. And even as his voice ages, he always has his phrasing.

131east23 · Nov 21, 2014

I bought this (CD) today and really love it. It's such a great sounding CD and they both sound great and are having a good time. Gained some respect for Lady Gaga with this. She really delivers on this.

TudorTurtle · Nov 21, 2014

It's definitely a Tony Bennett record. Gaga gets props for performing her side of the duets and keeping it a Tony Bennett record.

mikejennings · Nov 21, 2014

Agreed… Thoroughly enjoying this album.

cubdog · Nov 21, 2014

I listened to about half of this album today. I didn't care for it. I thought it sounded forced. Seems like a cash grab to me.

cubdog

mikejennings · Nov 21, 2014

cubdog said:
I listened to about half of this album today. I didn't care for it. I thought it sounded forced. Seems like a cash grab to me.

cubdog

Well…seems like they grabbed both of our cash…. happy having spent mine….. sorry for your loss.

12ax7 · Nov 22, 2014

There was a television special with these two not too long ago... very impressive. They're both tentatively scheduled to play the Syracuse Jazz Fest this summer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU

cubdog · Nov 22, 2014

mikejennings said:
Well…seems like they grabbed both of our cash…. happy having spent mine….. sorry for your loss.

I didn't lose anything but thanks anyway. :thmbsp:

I have no problem with the album per se. But like I said, to me, it felt forced. We can't like everything.

cubdog

JohnMichael · Nov 22, 2014

12ax7 said:
There was a television special with these two not too long ago... very impressive. They're both tentatively scheduled to play the Syracuse Jazz Fest this summer.

Yes it was a good show. The interplay was fun to watch. I recorded it on the DVR and plan on watching it again.

SA-708 · Nov 22, 2014

illinoisteve said:
It's a joy to hear Tony continuing to sing. And even as his voice ages, he always has his phrasing.

I agree. The new Leonard Cohen album is similar; he has even less of his voice left, but I love the amount of skill and experience he puts into using the voice he has left.

On the collaboration side of things, Scott Walker's new album with the ambient metal band SUNN O))) is stunning. Then again, I was probably one of the few people that were fans of both Walker's recent work and SUNN O))) too. Even if you don't care for what they are up to, Walker pushing the boundaries at age 71 is inspiring.

Bigerik · Nov 22, 2014

I've been both intrigued and scared by this album. I may give it a try, thanks to you guys,

for_p1 · Nov 22, 2014

Bigerik said:
I've been both intrigued and scared by this album. I may give it a try, thanks to you guys,

It is available as high-res download, you may choose it over other media.

chicks · Nov 22, 2014

Plenty of their chemistry on display on Yootoob. The Brussels concert is fun to watch. I enjoy this video, from an earlier collaboration; appropriate lyrics for "The Lady".

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU

I think it's grand that this great music is finding a new audience through Gaga.

Bigerik · Nov 22, 2014

for_p1 said:
It is available as high-res download, you may choose it over other media.

That might work. How high-res we talking about?

for_p1 · Nov 22, 2014

bigerik said:
that might work. How high-res we talking about?

24/96

Bigerik · Nov 22, 2014

for_p1 said:
24/96

Bummer. Been spoiled by DSD files. Hard to go back once you've heard those.

But a well done 24/96 is a treat too!

for_p1 · Nov 22, 2014

Bigerik said:
Bummer. Been spoiled by DSD files. Hard to go back once you've heard those.

But a well done 24/96 is a treat too!

DSD is good when it is a direct transfer from analog master. This one was likely recorded and mastered in PCM to begin with.

Bigerik · Nov 22, 2014

for_p1 said:
DSD is good when it is a direct transfer from analog master. This one was likely recorded and mastered in PCM to begin with.

I don't disagree at all. But one always hopes for the best.

ScramMan2 · Dec 2, 2014

They are touring together this summer. This will be the cash grab. I'm hopefully going to be working the two Ravinia shows on June 26-27, 2015.

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