Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of An American Classic | 
| Director: Jay Krugman
Actors: Elton John, Elvis Costello, Sting, Paul Mccartney, K.d. Lang
Studio: Sony
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 26221
Format: Dvd, Enhanced, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: SMVD707864D
UPC: 886970786492
EAN: 0886970786492
ASIN: B000OHZKIG
Theatrical Release Date: September 26, 2006
Release Date: May 1, 2007
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Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 05/01/2007
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 Incredible January 25, 2009
Gayle Elliott (Kansas City, MO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a greater appreciation and respect for Mr. Bennett since seeing this wonderful DVD and having seen previous songs he's done with k.d. lang. Some of the artists & Tony are absolutely dynamic together: Michael Buble, Ms. Krall, k.d. lang--and you can tell they absolutely love, love, love singing together--you can almost see him passing the torch to the younger Buble to carry on the style's tradition. This video touches the heart as you hear the bittersweet strains of the band, the love between the artists and for Tony--one of the best, most heart-felt videos I've seen in years. We love you Tony!
Great fun December 15, 2008
Lee M. Jensen (Richmond, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought both of the new Tony Bennett DVDs and love them. I'm not a particular fan of that era of music, but these are timeless classics. One admires the smooth easy swing that flows so effortlessly from this 80 year old giant and senses the warm mutual respect with later generations of artists. However, many (most) of the songs are cut-off for interviews with the people working with him on the project. I'd rather hear the music -- keep the interviews separate, put them in the "Features" section -- this is my only reason for giving this 4 stars instead of an unqualified 5 stars. A good thing about this DVD is that it includes several artists (Paul McCartney, Bono, Sting, Tim McGraw, etc) that did not make it to the final version as well as the studio versions of the songs that did.
 Wonderful, but... May 24, 2008
G. Schneider (VA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Tony Bennett is like a fine wine that only improves with age. At 80, his voice is perhaps better than it's ever been. The material on this DVD from his DUETS album is impeccable and each one of his guests (with the possible exception of Stevie Wonder, who destroys "For Once in My Life") brings charm and style to the table. I would give this DVD full marks except for one extremely annoying thing: the "Tony Bennett is wonderful" interviews are slotted in DURING songs! Come one, guys: let us see and hear a full take of a song. Do the interviews after the songs or in a group at the end of the DVD. Don't interrupt the song for them. Even PORTRAIT OF AN ALBUM, the no-longer-available DVD of the making of Sinatra's L. A. IS MY LADY album, had full takes. (Perhaps on this album Tony and company never got through a full take?) I'm delighted to have seen Tony perform on this DVD. He's a marvel. But the producers of the DVD should be shot!
Almost didn't buy this... until... January 1, 2008
JK2512 (DC Metro, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read someone else's review who said that even though this is a documentary, it is a "must buy." YES!!! I've watched this a good 4 times from beginning to end, and love to just have it play in the background (that would be another 12+ times it's just played in the background). Tony's great... and it's simply beautiful to watch/listen to the interactions between he and all the other artists who he sang these duets with... THIS IS A GREAT GREAT PURCHASE!!! The only thing I would like to see different is to have 2x this ... it's almost too short at right at 60-70min... If you love music (any music) you've got to get this.
tony in the studio at his best November 26, 2007
R. De Snoo (rotterdam, zuid-holland Netherlands)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this video we see tony record his songs from the Duets album.
The chemistry between tony and his guest is wonderful to see.
For some guests ( michael buble )it was scary to record live with the tony bennett quartet.
inbetween the song there are little conversations between tony and his duetpartners. highlights are bono and james tayler
A true must for the real tony fan.
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