Tony Bennett - American Classic | 
| Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Billy Crystal, K.d. Lang, Chris Botti
Studio: Sony
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 21380
Format: Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D702834D
UPC: 886970283496
EAN: 0886970283496
ASIN: B000J6I0PC
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2006
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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High concept and high class, An American Classic is a worthy visual complement to Tony Bennett's 2006 duets CD of the same name. The notion of pairing veteran artists with a variety of singing partners is nothing new, of course (cf. B.B. King and Frank Sinatra, among many others), but this one goes a step further; under the direction of Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) and his team, Bennett appears in what's described as a "docu-musical," faithfully re-creating a variety of performance settings much like the ones in which the 80-year-old singer has appeared in the course of his long, fruitful career. Thus we find him on a concert stage with Barbra Streisand ("Smile"), in a nightclub with John Legend (a swinging, uptempo "Sing, You Sinners"), in the studio with k.d. lang and trumpeter Chris Botti ("Because of You"), on a '60s-style TV variety show with Diana Krall (a classy "The Best is Yet to Come"), in Vegas with Elton John ("Rags To Riches") and then Michael Buble (an amusing "Just in Time"), and so forth, on up to Bennett's triumphant shot on MTV Unplugged with Christina Aguilera (no jazz singer, but she keeps most of her excesses in check on "Steppin' Out") and the inevitable "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Bennett with piano accompaniment only). It's all very respectful, well staged, and entertainingly choreographed, but if this 45-minute cavalcade has a significant shortcoming, it's that it mostly lacks fire and spontaneity; the only time Bennett cuts loose is during an audio-only "I Got Rhythm" heard under the various DVD menus. Viewers may also be disappointed that Sting, Bono, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, the Dixie Chicks, and several others on the CD do not appear here, and it's a notable drag that not a single one of the composers or arrangers of the material is identified. Bonus features include a "making of" documentary and other featurettes. --Sam Graham
Description
Tracks:
1."Smile" Barbra Streisand
2."Sing You Sinners" John Legend
3."Because Of You" k.d. lang and Chris Botti
4."The Best Is Yet To Come" Diana Krall
5."The Shadow Of Your Smile" Juanes
6."Rags To Riches" Elton John
7."Just In Time" Michael Buble
8."For Once In My Life" Stevie Wonder
9."Steppin' Out With My Baby" Christina Aguilera
10."I Left My Heart In San Francisco" Tony Bennett Product Description:
TONY BENNETT: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC is a ground-breaking television event that takes us on a musical journey of this legendary entertainer's life. Re-creating the venues of Tony's career, from the downtown Greenwich Village club where Tony was discovered, to the Columbia recording studios of the early 60's, from rat pack Las Vegas to Carnegie Hall, Tony will be joined for each show-stopping number by the myriad of superstars that appear with him on his Duets album. In a bold re-invention of the form, each set piece was filmed as a small movie by an Academy Award-winning team, lead by director Rob Marshall (Memoirs Of A Geisha, Chicago.) Seamlessly woven throughout the program will be introductions and narrative insights. This event invites us to celebrate the life of who Frank Sinatra called "the greatest singer ever." As the special ends, Tony Bennett will take the empty stage, this time alone, and deliver his signature classic, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Awesome May 29, 2009
G. Ortiz (LA, CA)
A must have for any Tony Bennett aficionado! My only complaint would be, it's too short.
 Quick overview of duets February 4, 2009
Peggy (Norfolk, VA United States)
I only own one of his greatest hits CD and the CD that goes w/ this DVD, both I enjoy listening to occasionally, but I tend to play more alternative style music. I received this DVD as a volunteer's gift and thought it was okay, just not great. Considering he was one of my parents' favorite crooners, is 80 yrs. old and STILL popular while singing old and new hits, well that's a miracle! Because of his quite long career this TV special tribute seemed quite skimpy. I did not see it air on TV so I cannot comment on the absence of other artists that were present on the TV show. However I did purchase my older neighbor a copy of this DVD for his BD later this month. I'm sure he will fully enjoy it as it hopefully will spawn memories of his happy youth.
 Tony B September 24, 2008
Christopher M. Rivera (San Antonio TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bluray looks good on my 1080P, but I could have saved money by sticking with my regular DVD.
Good August 2, 2008
Robert W. Tait (San Diego, Ca.)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent picture quality, the Blu-ray is outstanding.
Was somewhat dissapointed with the length of the disk, felt somewhat cheated.
Great DVD! March 6, 2008
Stefania Valderetti (Rome, Italy Italy)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great performances both from Tony Bennet and the guests stars. Beautifully combined the songs with the introductions from the actors.
His voice is magic as usual.
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