Tony Bennett Discography 1947 to 1954
by Pavel Solakhyan

Generated on Sep 23, 2011


Date: ca. 1946

Lin Areson (con), 314th Infantry Band (acc), Tony Bennett (v)

a.     St. James Infirmary  (Joe Primrose) / arr: George Masso

Date: ca. April 1949
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Tony Bennett (v)

a.     Fascinating Rhythm  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
b.     Vieni Qui  (George Simon)
Both titles on:      Leslie Records 78: Leslie 919   (1949)

Anthony Bennedetto's first known recording used his first stage name, Joe Bari, before Bob Hope helped him to devise the more natural "Tony Bennett." Both songs were issued on a 78 (number unknown) issued by Leslie Records, a firm owned by George Simon, who also wrote the second song. According to the 1968 profile of Tony Bennett in Billboard, the only known copy of this disc literally disintegrated at some point in the 1960s.


Date: ca. October 1949
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Tony Tamburello (p), Tony Bennett (v)

a.     Boulevard Of Broken Dreams  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Tony Tamburello
b.     Crazy Rhythm  (Joseph Meyer, Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn) / arr: Tony Tamburello

This was the legendary "Tony Bennett demo disc" which inspired Mitch Miller to sign Bennett to Columbia Records. According to the late Tony Tamburello, several copies of the 78 rpm demo (never officially issued) existed into the 1990s, possibly among Mr. Tamburello's effects.


Date: April 17, 1950
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Marty Manning (con), E. Powell, Paul Ricci, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), J. Carroll, Robert Cusamano, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Jimmy Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Stan Freeman (p), Terry Snyder (d), Louis Gabowitz, Dave Kulinyi, Milton Lomask, Dave Novales, George Ockner (vn), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 43129    Boulevard Of Broken Dreams  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Marty Manning
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)
     Columbia CD: CSK 4083 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (Promo)   (1991)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Smithsonian CD: RD 048-14 — American Songbook Series: Harry Warren   (1995)
     Smithsonian Collection CD: 4814 — American Songbook Series: Harry Warren   (1995)
     Smithsonian Collection CD: A 23951 — American Songbook Series: Harry Warren   (1995)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b. CO 43130    Let's Make Love  (Alex Kramer, Stephen Weiss, Bernie Baum) / arr: Marty Manning
     Columbia 78: 38856   (1950)
c. CO 43131    I Wanna Be Loved  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) / arr: Marty Manning
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d. CO 43132    I Can't Give You Anything But Love  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Marty Manning
     Columbia 78: 38856   (1950)
     Columbia 78: 39187   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39187   (1951)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

The Columbia session sheets state that Bennett recorded all four tunes on this date. However, the playback acetates from the session indicate that BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS and I WANNA BE LOVED were attempted on April 17, 1950, but actually finished on April 20. It's likely that the orchestra backgrounds for those two tunes were done on the 17th and that Bennett's vocals were not added until three days later.


Date: April 20, 1950
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Marty Manning (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 43129    Boulevard Of Broken Dreams  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Marty Manning
     MCA CD: MSD-35347 — Your Hit Parade - The '50s Forever   (1992)
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: 28387 — The Great American Composers: Harry Warren   (1994)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
b. CO 43131    I Wanna Be Loved  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) / arr: Marty Manning
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 38825   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-38825   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)

It's not known if any musicians were present on this date or if Bennett was simply singing on top of previously-recorded instrumental backings.

See note for April 17, 1950, session above. This session, April 20, isn't listed in any of Columbia's paperwork, quite possibly because "tracking" (or overdubbing) wasn't permitted by the musician's union at this time. (Note that this was the same month that Sinatra recorded his all-overdubbed album with Mitch Miller.)


Date: July 14, 1950
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Stan Fargason, Ron Odrich (r), Hymie Schertzer (as, cl), Dan Perri (g), Bob Haggart (b), Dennis Vaughan (p), Nick Tagg (or), R. Sims (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Samuel Carmell, Dave Kulinyi, Milton Lomask, Albert Pratz, Julius Schachter, Sylvan Shulman (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 44113    Our Lady Of Fatima  (Gladys E. Gollahon) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 38926   (1950)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)

Date: July 20, 1950
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Marty Manning (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 44124    Just Say I Love Her  (Samuel Ward, Martin Kalmanoff, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Rodolfo Falvo)
     Columbia 78: 38926   (1950)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
b. CO 44125    Sing You Sinners  (Sam Coslow, William Franke Harling)
     Columbia 78: 38989   (1950)
     Columbia 45: 4-38989   (1950)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
Both titles on:      ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: August 23, 1950
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Marty Manning (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 44261    Kiss You  (Jacques Wilson, George Ronald Brown, Alex Fogarty)
     Columbia 78: 38989   (1950)
     Columbia 45: 4-38989   (1950)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: October 1, 1950
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Norman Leyden (acc), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 44392    One Lie Leads To Another  (Tommy Edwards) / arr: Norman Leyden
b. CO 44393    Don't Cry Baby  (James P. Johnson, Stella Unger, Saul Bernice) / arr: Norman Leyden
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 39060   (1950)
     Columbia 45: 4-39060   (1950)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

According to Columbia sheets, title of CO 44392 is "One Lie Each to Another."


Date: December 6, 1950
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Mitch Miller (dir), W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Al Klink (ts), Yank Lawson, Carl Poole, Bernie Privin (t), Will Bradley, Billy Rauch, Jack Satterfield (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), Frank Carroll (b), Jimmy Jones (p), Norris Shawker (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 44402    Once There Lived A Fool  (Jessie Mae Robinson) / arr: Marty Manning
     Columbia 78: 39187   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39187   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Sarah Vaughan is sings on other performances during this session.


Date: January 17, 1951
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Marty Manning (con), Russell Banzer, W. Brown, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Al Klink (ts), Ivor Lloyd, Charlie Margolis, Bernie Privin (t), Will Bradley, Billy Rauch, Jack Satterfield (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), Frank Carroll (b), Stan Freeman (p), Jimmy Crawford (d), Jose Louis Mangual (bo), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 45116    Beautiful Madness  (Mack David, Renzo Rossellini) / arr: Marty Manning
b. CO 45117    Valentino Tango  (Jack Lawrence, Heinz Roemheld) / arr: Marty Manning
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 39209   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39209   (1951)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Sarah Vaughan and Helen Kane also sing on other performances during this session.


Date: April 4, 1951
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, E. Brown, Al Freistat, Bernard Kaufman (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Stan Freeman (p), F. Brieff (vc, vn), Richard Dickler, Frank Miller (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, George Ockner, A. Poliakine, Julius Schachter (vn), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 45193    I Won't Cry Anymore  (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. CO 45194    Because Of You  (Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia LP 12": CL 613 — Hall of Fame Series: A Treasure Chest of Song Hits   (1955)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     Columbia LP 12": C 30240 — Sings His All-Time Hall Of Fame Hits   (1970)
     CBS LP 12": CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]   (1972)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     CBS Special Products LP 12": P 16655 — My Best To You   (1983)
     CBS Special Products CD: — My Best To You   (1982)
     Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1986)
     CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]   (1986)
     CBS Special Products CD: A 20704 — Your Hit Parade - 1951   (1987)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1992)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Columbia CD: CK 53571 — The Essence Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Sony Special Products CD: 16655 — My Best To You   (1995)
     Sony Special Products CD: 58257 — My Best To You   (1995)
     Universal Music Special Markets CD: MSD2-36089 — Love Songs of Your Hit Parade   (1997)
     Columbia CD: CK 65405 — Sings His All-Time Hall of Fame Hits   (1997)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Eclipse Music Group CD: 64859 — My Best To You   (1997)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2001)
     Collectables CD: 9870 — My Best To You   (2002)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2005)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 39362   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39362   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)

Date: May 31, 1951
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir, con), Allen Hanlon (g), Frank Carroll (b), M. Kaye, Jack Nidoff (p), F. Miller (vc), M. Grupp (d), Samuel Carmell, Alexander Cores, C. Green, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 45832    While We're Young  (Alec Wilder, William Engvick, Morty Palitz) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39449   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39449   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. CO 45833    Cold, Cold Heart  (Hank Williams) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39449   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39449   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6221 — Because Of You   (1952)
     CBS LP 12": 70115 — The Last Picture Show - Soundtrack   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 613 — Hall of Fame Series: A Treasure Chest of Song Hits   (1955)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1986)
     CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]   (1986)
     CBS Special Products CD: A 20704 — Your Hit Parade - 1951   (1987)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1992)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective   (1999)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2001)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2005)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
     Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
c. CO 45834    Since My Love Has Gone  (Giuseppe Verdi, Herbert Wasserman) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39635   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39635   (1951)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
d. CO 45835    Please, My Love  (Allie Wrubel) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39764   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39764   (1952)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
All titles on:      Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: July 17, 1951
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Al Freistat, J. Fulton (r), Toots Mondello (as, cl), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Lou Stein (p), Bernard Greenhouse (vc), Phil Kraus (d), Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Albert Pratz, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 45853    Blue Velvet  (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) / arr: Percy Faith
     CBS EP: AGG 320037 — The Good Life (UK)   (1963)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     MCA CD: MSD-35278 — Your Hit Parade - The Fabulous '50s   (1992)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]   (2008)
b. CO 45854    Solitaire  (King Guion, Renee Borck, Carl Nutter) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia CD: CK 53571 — The Essence Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 39555   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39555   (1951)
     CBS LP 12": 70115 — The Last Picture Show - Soundtrack   
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)

Date: October 17, 1951
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir, con), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Al Freistat, J. Fulton (r), Toots Mondello (as, cl), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Lou Stein (p), Bernard Greenhouse (vc), Phil Kraus (d), Samuel Carmell, Emanuel Green, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Albert Pratz, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 47093    Silly Dreamer  (Dick Robertson, Harry Stride) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39635   (1951)
     Columbia 45: 4-39635   (1951)
b. CO 47094    Sleepless  (Fred Rose) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39695   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39695   (1952)
c. CO 47095    Somewhere Along The Way  (Sammy Gallop, Kurt Adams) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39695   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39695   (1952)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
All titles on:      Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: April 24, 1952
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Milton Lomask (acc), Tony Bennett (v), Sally Sweetland (bkv)

a. CO 47410    I'm Lost Again  (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39745   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39745   (1952)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b. CO 47411    Have A Good Time  (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39764   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39764   (1952)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
c. CO 47412    We Mustn't Say Goodbye  (Al Dubin, James Monaco) / arr: Percy Faith




Date: April 30, 1952
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Milton Lomask (acc), Tony Bennett (v), Sally Sweetland (bkv)

a. CO 47412    We Mustn't Say Goodbye  (Al Dubin, James Monaco) / arr: Percy Faith
b. CO 47417    Here In My Heart  (Pat Genaro, Bill Borelli, Lou Levinson) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39745   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39745   (1952)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
c. CO 47418    Roses Of Yesterday  (Irving Berlin) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39815   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39815   (1952)
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8386 — The Great American Composers: Irving Berlin, Vol. 2   (1994)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d. CO 47419    You Could Make Me Smile Again  (Jacques Wilson, Alan Jeffreys) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39815   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39815   (1952)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: August 26, 1952
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir), Jimmy Abato, Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), James Maxwell, J. Milozzo, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Lou Stein (p), Terry Snyder (d), D. Ash, Alexander Cores, Emanuel Green, K. Katzman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a. CO 48152    Congratulations To Someone  (Roy Alfred, Al Frisch) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39910   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39910   (1952)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 687 — Music for the Engaged   (1955)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. CO 48153    Anywhere I Wander  (Frank Loesser) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39866   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39866   (1952)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 7972 — The Great American Composers: Frank Loesser   (1991)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
c. CO 48154    Stay Where You Are  (William Engvick, Dave Coleman) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39866   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39866   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
All titles on:      ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: September 4, 1952
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir), Jimmy Abato, Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Carroll, James Maxwell, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Jack Satterfield (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Lou Stein (p), Terry Snyder (d), D. Ash, Harry Azen, Emanuel Green, M. Gusikoff, H. Hoffman, K. Katzman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Gene Orloff (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 48158    Take Me  (Rube Bloom, Mack David) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39910   (1952)
     Columbia 45: 4-39910   (1952)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
b. CO 48159    No One Will Ever Know  (Mel Foree) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39964   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-39964   (1953)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
c. CO 48160    I'm The King Of Broken Hearts  (Frederick Tobias, Jerry Tobias) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 39964   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-39964   (1953)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
All titles on:      Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: March 17, 1953
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir), Theodore Gompers, Bernard Kaufman, Paul Ricci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Jimmy Maxwell, J. Milozzo, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Albert Godlis (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Terry Snyder (d), Emanuel Green, H. Hoffman, K. Katzman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Harold Furmansky (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 48926    I'll Go  (Fred Freed, Carl Sigman, Marcel Dabadie) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40004   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-40004   (1953)
b. CO 48927    Rags To Riches  (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40048   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-40048   (1953)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 688 — Music for Baby-Sitters   (1955)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     Columbia LP 12": C 30240 — Sings His All-Time Hall Of Fame Hits   (1970)
     CBS LP 12": CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]   (1972)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1986)
     CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]   (1986)
     BMG CD: TCD-120 — Your Hit Parade - 1953   (1989)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1990)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (1992)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Columbia CD: CK 65405 — Sings His All-Time Hall of Fame Hits   (1997)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     MCA CD: M184-03 — Your Hit Parade: Moments to Remember   (1999)
     Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective   (1999)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2001)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs   (2005)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Impact CD: 11105 — Purely   (2008)
     Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
c. CO 48928    Here Comes That Heartache Again  (Roy Alfred, Al Frisch) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40048   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-40048   (1953)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
d. CO 48929    Someone Turned The Moon Upside Down  (K.C. Rogan (a.k.a. Johnny Burke)) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40004   (1953)
     Columbia 45: 4-40004   (1953)
All titles on:      Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: July 31, 1953
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Gil Evans (con), Mitch Miller (acc), Jimmy Maxwell (t), Allen Hanlon (g), Frank Carroll (b), Buddy Weed (p), Terry Snyder (d), Tony Bennett (v), The Pastels (bkv)

a. CO 49731    What Will I Tell My Heart?  (Frank Lawrence, Peter Tinturin) / arr: Gil Evans
b. CO 49732    Close Your Eyes  (Bernice Petkere) / arr: Gil Evans
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)

Date: October 13, 1953
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (dir), Theodore Gompers, Bernard Kaufman, Al Klink, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Al Caiola (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), M. Rosen (hrp), I. Cusikoff, Bernard Greenhouse (vc), Phil Kraus (d), Emanuel Green, Milton Lomask, Harold Melnikoff, Dave Novales, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, R. Polliakine, Samuel Rand (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a. CO 49845    Stranger In Paradise  (Bob Wright, Chet Forrest, Alexander Borodin) / arr: Percy Faith
     Philips 78: PB 420   (1955)
     Columbia EP: B-1800 — Hits From Kismet   (1955)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     Hallmark LP 12": SHM 769 — The Very Thought Of You   (1967)
     Harmony LP 12": KH 30758 — The Very Thought Of You   (1971)
     CBS LP 12": CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]   (1972)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1972)
     Warwick LP 12": PR 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]   (1976)
     Warwick/CBS LP 12": CBS 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]   (1976)
     CBS Special Products CD: A 20982 — Your Hit Parade - 1954   (1989)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits   (1997)
     Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective   (1999)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits   (2000)
     Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett   (2000)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2001)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett   (2002)
     Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits   (2004)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]   (2004)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Of The '50s   (2006)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]   (2008)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits   (1962)
b. CO 49846-1    Why Does It Have To Be Me?  (Percy Faith, Carl Sigman) / arr: Percy Faith
Both titles on:      Columbia 78: 40121   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40121   (1954)
     Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: December 4, 1953
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Bernard Kaufman, Paul Ricci, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Jimmy Maxwell, J. Milozzo, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Albert Godlis (tb), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), I. Cusikoff, R. Sims (vc), Terry Snyder (d), D. Ash, Alexander Cores, Emanuel Green, Harry Katzman, Milton Lomask, Dave Novales, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 50408    Until Yesterday  (William Engvick, Giuseppe Fanciulli, Nisa) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40213   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40213   (1954)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. CO 50409    Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again)  (Chilton Price) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40213   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40213   (1954)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 2507 — Alone At Last   (1955)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
c. CO 50410    There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight  (Nelson King, Hank Williams) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40169   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40169   (1954)
     Columbia LP 12": CS 8652 — Tony's Greatest Hits   (1958)
     CBS LP 12": DP 66010 — A String Of Tony's Hits (UK)   (1966)
     MCA CD: MSD-35225 — Your Hit Parade - The Mid '50s   (1991)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1229 — Greatest Hits   (1958)
All titles on:      ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: December 27, 1953
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Art Ryerson (g), Frank Carroll (b), P. Svigals (p), Laura Newell (hrp), Bernard Greenhouse, M. Havivi (vc), H. Breuer (d), Alexander Cores, B. Erle, Emanuel Green, Harry Katzman, Milton Lomask, George Ockner, Julius Schachter (vn), Sidney Brecher, F. Brieff (vl), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a. CO 50609    My Heart Won't Say Goodbye  (Leo Robin, Sigmund Romberg) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40169   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40169   (1954)
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: C22 8430 — The Great American Composers: Leo Robin   (1994)
     ASV/Living Era CD: 5512 — Take My Hand...   (2005)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. CO 50610    Take Me Back Again  (Marvin Kahn, Arthur Harry Berman, Redd Evans) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40272   (1954)
     Philips 78: PB 420   (1955)
     Columbia 45: 4-40272   (1954)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
Both titles on:      Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: May 11, 1954
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Harold Feldman, Bernard Kaufman, W. Versaci (r), Jimmy Abato (as, cl), Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), M. Rosen (hrp), E. Bisha, Bernard Greenhouse (vc), Terry Snyder (d), Harry Azen, Samuel Carmell, Alexander Cores, Emanuel Green, Harry Katzman, Leo Kruczek, Milton Lomask, Dave Novales (vn), Sidney Brecher, Richard Dickler (vl), Tony Bennett (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)

a. CO 51429    Kisses I'll Never Forget  (Bob Merrill) / arr: Percy Faith
b. CO 51430    Madonna, Madonna  (Bob Merrill) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40311   (1954)
     Philips 78: PB 357   (1959)
     Columbia 45: 4-40311   (1954)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 513 — And Then I Wrote...: Bob Merrill   (2009)
c. CO 51431    Not As A Stranger  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Buddy Kaye) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40311   (1954)
     Philips 78: PB 357   (1959)
     Columbia 45: 4-40311   (1954)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Single: Phillips PB 477; American issues unknown. 51429 says see remake RHCO 33239, but the remake RHCO 33239 says see CO 51429


Date: May 13, 1954
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Russell Banzer, Bernard Kaufman, Paul Ricci (r), Hymie Schertzer (as, cl), Pat Ciricillo, Jimmy Maxwell, Marvin 'Red' Solomon (t), Larry Altpeter, Will Bradley, Lou McGarity, Jack Satterfield (tb), Chuck Wayne (g), Frank Carroll (b), Bernie Leighton (p), Terry Snyder (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 51438    Cinnamon Sinner  (Lincoln Chase) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40272   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40272   (1954)
     Columbia LP 12": CL 2550 — Because Of You   (1956)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: August 6, 1954
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Dave Schildkraut (as), Al Cohn (ts), Charles Panely (t), Chuck Wayne (g), Clyde Lombardi (b), Gene DiNovi (p), Sonny Igoe (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 51771    Give Me The Simple Life  (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) / arr: Chuck Wayne
b. CO 51772    Old Devil Moon  (E. Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) / arr: Chuck Wayne
     Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)
c. CO 51773    I Fall In Love Too Easily  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) / arr: Chuck Wayne
     Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8151 — The Great American Composers: Jule Styne   (1991)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)

Date: August 11, 1954
Location: CBS 30th Street Studio, New York, NY

Tony Bennett (ldr), Dave Schildkraut (as), Ceasar DiMauro (ts), Charles Panely (t), Chuck Wayne (g), Clyde Lombardi (b), Harvey Leonard (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 51782    While The Music Plays On  (Irving Mills, Lupin Fien, Emery Heim) / arr: Chuck Wayne
     Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     CBS LP 12": 4504651 — Jazz (UK)   (1987)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CSK 4083 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (Promo)   (1991)
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett   (1993)
     Columbia CD: CK 65049 — This Is Jazz #33   (1998)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (2004)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)
b. CO 51783    Love Letters  (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) / arr: Chuck Wayne
     Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)
c. CO 51784    My Reverie  (Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) / arr: Chuck Wayne
d. CO 51785    Darn That Dream  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Ed DeLange) / arr: Chuck Wayne
     Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)
All titles on:      Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)

Date: September 24, 1954
Location: Radio Recorders, Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Bennett (ldr), Percy Faith (con), Leonard Hartman, Harold Lawson (r), Harry Klee (as, f), Fred Stulce (as, bar), Theodore Nash (ts), George Van Epps (g), John Ryan (b), Buddy Cole (p), Cy Bernard, Armond Kaproff (vc), Lou Singer (d), Harry Bluestone, Sam Clayton, George Kast, Murray Kellner, Sam Middleman, Paul Nero, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson (vn), Cecil Figelski, Dave Sterkin (vl), Tony Bennett (v)

a. RHCO 33236    Funny Thing  (Carl Sigman, Arthur Williams (a.k.a. Jimmy Van Heusen)) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40376   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40376   (1954)
     Naxos Nostalgia CD: 8120803 — While We're Young: Original Recordings 1950-1955   (2006)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
     Columbia LP 12" (Mono): CL 1292 — Blue Velvet   (1959)
b. RHCO 33237    Punch And Judy Love  (Bob Merrill) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40491   (1955)
     Philips 78: PB 477   (1960)
     Columbia 45: 4-40491   (1955)
     Jasmine CD: JASCD 513 — And Then I Wrote...: Bob Merrill   (2009)
c. RHCO 33238    My Pretty Shoo-Gah  (Ervin Drake, Andre Hoff, Carlos Gedarro, Jimmy Shirl) / arr: Percy Faith
     Columbia 78: 40376   (1954)
     Columbia 45: 4-40376   (1954)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d. RHCO 33239    Kisses I'll Never Forget  (Bob Merrill) / arr: Percy Faith
     Philips 78: PB 477   (1960)

Two singers on Shoo-Gah.


Date: December 22, 1954
Location: New York

Tony Bennett (ldr), Dave Schildkraut (as), Ceasar DiMauro (ts), Chuck Wayne (g), Clyde Lombardi (b), Harvey Leonard (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Tony Bennett (v)

a. CO 51771    Give Me The Simple Life  (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) / arr: Charles Panely
     CBS LP 12": 4504651 — Jazz (UK)   (1987)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
b. CO 51784    My Reverie  (Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) / arr: Charles Panely
c. CO 52797    My Baby Just Cares For Me  (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) / arr: Charles Panely
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
d. CO 52798    My Heart Tells Me  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) / arr: Charles Panely
     Columbia House Music Collection CD: 28387 — The Great American Composers: Harry Warren   (1994)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
e. CO 52799    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me  (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Charles Panely
     CBS LP 12": 4504651 — Jazz (UK)   (1987)
     Columbia LP 12": C2 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Columbia CD: CGK 40424 — Jazz   (1987)
     Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony   (2007)
All titles on:      Columbia LP 12": CL 621 — Cloud 7   (1955)
     Columbia CD: CK 85806 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Jazz CD: 5060392000 — Cloud 7   (2004)
     Not Now Music CD: NOT3CD010 — Three Original Hit Albums [UK]   (2008)