Like The Art of Excellence, the album that marked Tony Bennett's return to recording in 1986, Astoria: Portrait of the Artist was a non-thematic collection of new and old songs on which Bennett was backed both by his regular trio, led by pianist Ralph Sharon, and the U.K.
Orchestra.
Bennett's new songwriting discovery was Charles DeForest, three of whose songs -- "When Do the Bells Ring for Me," "Where Do You Go from Love," and "I've Come Home Again" -- were included, along with songs by the Gershwins and Jerome Kern, standards like "Body and Soul," and even a re-recording of Bennett's initial Columbia recording, "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams." That recording had come in 1950, and the point of Astoria (which featured a cover photo of the young Bennett in the old neighborhood, with Bennett today standing in the same spot on the back) was to celebrate that 40-year anniversary while looking into both the past and the future, a task it accomplished admirably.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Do the Bells Ring for MeCharles DeForest | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | I Was Lost, I Was DriftingKim Gannon, Bronislaw Kaper | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | A Little Street Where Old Friends MeetGus Kahn, Harry Woods | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | It's Like Reaching for the MoonAl Lewis, Gerald Marqusee, Al Sherman | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 5 | Speak LowOgden Nash, Kurt Weill | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | AntoniaJack Segal, Robert Wells | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | A Weaver of Dreams/There Will Never Be Another YouJack Elliott, Mack Gordon, Harry Warren, Victor Young | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 8 | Body and SoulFrank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour | Tony Bennett | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | The Boulevard of Broken DreamsAl Dubin, Harry Warren | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Where Did the Magic GoBuddy Weed | Tony Bennett | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | I've Come Home AgainCharles DeForest | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 12 | The Girl I Love | Tony Bennett | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | The Folks That Live On The Hill | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 14 | Where Do You Go From Love | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 250 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dae Bennett | Mixing |
| 2 | Daegal Bennett | Mixing |
| 3 | Danny Bennett | Producer |
| 4 | Tony Bennett | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Jorge Calandrelli | Arranger, Conductor |
| 6 | Tom Chiappa | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 7 | Charles DeForest | Composer |
| 8 | Josephine DiDonato | Art Direction |
| 9 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 10 | Jack Elliott | Composer |
| 11 | Frank Eyton | Composer |
| 12 | Kim Gannon | Composer |
| 13 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 14 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 15 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 16 | Johnny Green | Composer |
| 17 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 18 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 19 | Scott Hull | Editing, Sequencing |
| 20 | Gus Kahn | Composer |
| 21 | Bronislaw Kaper | Composer |
| 22 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 23 | Joe La Barbera | Drums |
| 24 | Paul Langosch | Bass |
| 25 | Al Lewis | Composer |
| 26 | Dick Lewzey | Engineer |
| 27 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 28 | Gerald Marqusee | Composer |
| 29 | David Merrill | Assistant Engineer |
| 30 | Jonathan Morton | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Ken Nahoum | Photography |
| 32 | Ogden Nash | Composer |
| 33 | Ben Rizzi | Engineer |
| 34 | Jack Segal | Composer |
| 35 | Ralph Sharon | Piano |
| 36 | Al Sherman | Composer |
| 37 | Robert Sour | Composer |
| 38 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 39 | Buddy Weed | Composer |
| 40 | Kurt Weill | Composer |
| 41 | Robert Wells | Composer |
| 42 | Harry Woods | Composer |
| 43 | Victor Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |