Steppin Out: Tony Bennett: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Steppin' Out With My Baby

2. Who Cares?

3. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails

4. They Can't Take That Away From Me

5. Dancing In The Dark

6. Shine On Your Shoes

7. He Loves And She Loves

8. They All Laughed

9. I Concentrate On You

10. You're All The World To Me

11. All Of You

12. Nice Work If You Can Get It

13. It Only Happens When I Dance With You

14. Shall We Dance

15. You're Easy To Dance With/Change Partners/Cheek To Cheek

16. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan

17. That's Entertainment

18. By Myself

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This is the album that transformed Tony Bennett from crooner to hipster, a run that culminated in his 1994 MTV appearance. Steppin' Out is Bennett's tribute to Fred Astaire, who introduced as many American standards as anyone due to his relationships with such songwriters as Berlin, Porter, Kern, and the Gershwins. While Bennett avoids some obvious choices ("Night and Day" and "A Foggy Day" had been covered in his earlier Sinatra tribute), he picks a number of classics from Astaire's 1930s heyday as well as some songs from his MGM years, including the gem of the album, "You're All the World to Me." Bennett is ably assisted, as always, by the Ralph Sharon Trio. Great singer, great songs, great album. --David Horiuchi

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good showcase for Bennett's great talent, May 14 2004

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This review is from: Steppin Out (Audio CD)

Fred Astaire will never be remembered for the songs he sang. These songs were only great while he was dancing to them! I am a huge Tony Bennet fan and felt so disappointed by this CD. The songs gave him nothing to "wrap his voice around" or put his heart into. I listened to it many times, hoping it would grow on me, but after six months I'm still disappointed. His other tributes (to Sinatra and Billie Holliday)are so much better. Sink your money into those!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have, Jan 7 2003

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This review is from: Steppin Out (Audio CD)

Have not read anyother reviews so no influence from others. This is a simply great album. Bennett's backup trio really swings and everyone fits together. Unless one is a dodo where music is concerned, this is music one can listen to without getting tired of the performances. So Tony is getting older. Big deal! We all do, but he is a perfect example of how treating your voice with respect can keep one singing for many years. Bennett treats the songs the way they are supposed to be treated. Try it, you'll like it. The whole album is an upper for one's soul.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, Dec 9 2002

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Anthony H. Young (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

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We would like to think the voices of some of the greatest contremporary singers of the 20th century never decline, but that is a delusion. This disc, released in 1993, is proof that Tony Bennett's voice was no longer what it once was. In fact, it is startling to compare his singing in Steppin' Out with his 1990 release, Astoria.

With Astoria, Bennett still had a degree of range, even if his voice was starting to show some raspiness. With Steppin' Out, his range is gone and the raspiness is most noticible. Just recently (December 2002) I watched and heard Mr. Bennett singing--I should say croaking--in a live concert on PBS. It was sad to listen to. But like Frank Sinatra, Mr. Bennett refuses to retire, even though he should have long ago.

My suggestion is to buy, instead, one of his finest albums from the 1960s now on CD, "If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set" (# CK65317). What a voice! Mr. Bennett is one of the greatest singers of all time, and fortunately most of his best work is on CD. Steppin' Out, for me however, was a disappointment.

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