Tony Bennett - An American Classic [Blu-ray] Rob Marshall Digital Life DVD

Tony Bennett - An American Classic [Blu-ray]
starring: Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Billy Crystal, k.d. lang, Chris Botti
directed by: Rob Marshall

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: SONY GROUP
EAN: 0886970283298
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 10499
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2006

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Product Description:
This television program examines the life and career of Tony Bennett. Revisiting all the hotspots where Bennet established himself and built a reputation AN AMERICAN CLASSIC makes stops in Greenwich Village the Columbia recording studios Las Vegas and Carnegie Hall. The film consists of re-recreations of key moments in the singer's life with special appearances by artists including Stevie Wonder Elton John Barbara Streisand and Christina Aguilera.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 886970283298 Manufacturer No: 88697028329

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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

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Good
Excellent picture quality, the Blu-ray is outstanding.
Was somewhat dissapointed with the length of the disk, felt somewhat cheated.

Rating:

- Great DVD!
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.

Rating:

- Sinatra said, "he is the best singer because he moves me"
Everybody loves Tony Bennett. And see who he sings with:
- Barbra Streisand
- K.D. Lang plus Chris Botti in one number (Because of You)
- John Legend
- Diana Krall
- Elton John
- Michael Buble
- Christina Aguilera

And the Tony Bennett great dancers.

This concert is worth every invested dollar. Plus you get outstanding PQ and audio in 5.1 uncompressed PCM.

Rating:

- Oustanding quality, but too short!
When I listened and viewed this Blu-ray disc I was taken aback by the quality of the audio, video and the performances. I spent the whole evening with it and was absolutely enchanted with selection of songs, the sincere interpretations of the guest artists and the stunning choreography of the dancers. This disc is a real keeper and I know I will be watching it and yes, listening to it over and over for many years to come.

However, I could not rate it a 4.5 or 5 because it was simply too short. I was disappointed by the length of this disc and expected more. I could care less about the add-ons or whatever you call them. I wanted more of Tony Bennett. I didn't get that.

Otherwise, this disc was most enjoyable from a pure audio, video and entertainment perspective.

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