Roulette · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Count Basie Swings / Tony Bennett Sings
| Recorded | Jan 3-5, 1959 |
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| Label | Roulette |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 1 credited player |
| Discogs | master 324809 |
The record
A late-'50s pairing that lets the Basie band's easy, riding swing frame Bennett's warm, precise phrasing -- big band muscle in service of a singer's touch, cut for Roulette at the tail end of the decade.
Session personnel
- Tony Bennett — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 22 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Roulette · R 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Roulette · SR 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Deep Groove Pinwheel Label · deep groove |
| 1959 | Roulette · R 25072 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1959 | Columbia · SCX 3278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Columbia · ESG 7790 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Columbia · 33SX 1174 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | Roulette · SRL 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Roulette · RL 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1959 | Roulette · R 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Roulette · R 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | Roulette · R 25072 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1978 | Roulette · YW-7835-RO — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Roulette · YS-7119-RO — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Roulette Jazz · CDP 7938992 — CD, Album, Reissue |