Hometown, My Town

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Hometown, My Town

Studio album by Tony Bennett

Released

1959

Recorded

November 3-4 and 6, 1958
CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

27:13

Label

Columbia
CL 1301
CS 8107

Producer

Mitch Miller

Tony Bennett chronology

In Person!
(1959)

Hometown, My Town
(1959)

To My Wonderful One
(1960)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Hometown, My Town is an album by American singer Tony Bennett.^[2] It was originally recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on Columbia as CL 1301.

Track listing

"The Skyscraper Blues" (Jenkins, Adair) - 7:08
"Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Will Jason, Val Burton) - 6:17
"By Myself" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 2:54
"I Cover the Waterfront" (Green, Heyman) - 4:58
"Love Is Here to Stay" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:21
"The Party's Over" (Styne, Comden, Green) - 3:35

Recorded on November 3 (#1, 3), November 4 (#4-6) and November 6 (#2), 1958.

Personnel

Tony Bennett – vocals
Ralph Burns - conductor
Ralph Sharon - piano
Ed Caine, Walt Levinsky (#1, 3), J. Palmer, Romeo Penque, A. Epstein (#2) - reeds
Al Cohn - tenor saxophone (#4-6)
Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
Al De Risi, Bernie Glow (#1-3), James Maxwell (#2, 4-6), Marky Markowitz, Carl Poole (#4-6) - trumpet
Billy Byers, Urbie Green (#1-3), William Elton (#2, 4-6), Chauncey Welsch (#1, 3-6) - trombone
Toots Mondello - alto saxophone, clarinet (#2, 4-6)
Al Caiola (#1, 3), Barry Galbraith (#2, 4-6)- guitar
Janet Putman - harp
Pat Merola (#1, 3), Milt Hinton (#2, 4-6) - bass
Eddie Costa - percussion (#2, 4-6)
Terry Snyder - drums (#1, 3)
Don Lamond - drums (#2, 4-6), percussion (#1, 3)
Robert Abernathy (#2, 4-6), Ranier C. De Intinis (#4-6), Joseph Singer (#4-6), Ray Alonge (#2), Richard L. Berg (#2) - unspecified instruments

Strings

Seymour Barab, Burt Fisch, Harold Colletta (#2, 4-6), Lucien Schmidt (#4-6), Howard Kay, Harvey Shapiro, Alan Shulman, Isadore Zirr - violoncello, viola
Arnold Eidus, Julius Held, Max Hollander, Harry Lookofsky (#4-6), Harry Edison (#4-6, Leo Kruczek, Tosha Samoroff, H. Urbont, Maurice Wilk, Paul Winter, David Nadien (#2), Fred Buldrini (#2) - violin

References

v t e Tony Bennett

Studio albums	Because of You Cloud 7 Alone at Last With Tony Bennett Tony The Beat of My Heart Long Ago and Far Away Strike Up the Band Hometown, My Town To My Wonderful One Tony Sings for Two Alone Together Sings a String of Harold Arlen My Heart Sings I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Wanna Be Around... This Is All I Ask The Many Moods of Tony When Lights Are Low Who Can I Turn To If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set The Movie Song Album Tony Makes It Happen For Once in My Life Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album I've Gotta Be Me Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today! Tony Bennett's Something Love Story With Love The Good Things in Life The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Together Again The Art of Excellence Bennett/Berlin Astoria: Portrait of the Artist Perfectly Frank Steppin' Out Here's to the Ladies Tony Bennett on Holiday Tony Bennett: The Playground Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues A Wonderful World The Art of Romance Duets: An American Classic A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) Duets II Viva Duets Cheek to Cheek (with Lady Gaga)

Live albums	Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett

Compilation albums	Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits A Time for Love The Essential Tony Bennett

Singles	"Because of You" "Rags to Riches" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Body and Soul" "The Lady Is a Tramp "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"

Related	Discography

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