EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Nov 06, 2001; Lead Performance: Tony Bennett

You've got to hand it to Anthony Benedetto, he's game for practically anything. Here he takes on blues-flavored tunes rarely associated with the champion crooner. (Standards like ''Good Morning Heartache'' and ''Stormy Weather'' allow him to cheat a bit.) Duetting with such amiable guests as Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, and Diana Krall, Bennett exhibits the good-natured exuberance and easy-as-pie swing that get him through any vocal occasion with high style.

Originally posted Nov 16, 2001 Published in issue #625-626 Nov 16, 2001 Order article reprints

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