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Coinciding with his turning 85, Bennett's latest sounds like a fantasy birthday party in full swing, one where an outrageously starry array of guests share the mic with a host as twinkling as ever. Soaked in old-world schmaltz, its treats include a ...
Buy the CD Download as MP3 Tony Bennett Duets II Sony Music 2011 Coinciding with his turning 85, Bennett's latest sounds like a fantasy birthday party in full swing, one where an outrageously starry array of guests share the mic with a host as twinkling as ever. Soaked in old-world schmaltz, its treats include a hilariously spirited version of "The Lady is a Tramp" with Lady Gaga in wisecracking dame mode. The centrepiece, though, is a version of "Body and Soul", Amy Winehouse's last recording. The poignancy of her singing: "It looks like the ending/ Unless I could have one more chance before I die" is almost too much.
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This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 23.31 BST on Saturday 17 September 2011. A version appeared on p36 of the The New Review section of the Observer on Sunday 18 September 2011. It was last modified at 00.07 BST on Sunday 18 September 2011.