Jazz legend Marian McPartland, hosted NPR's "Piano Jazz" for over 30 years. Today, the program continues to showcase the world's top musicians of all time through these podcasts taken from archived broadcast. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.
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Tony Bennett on Piano Jazz
Ever-popular song stylist Tony Bennett was McPartland’s guest for the first time in 1990. Bennett vocalizes American popular songs like nobody else can. When he was starting out, a voice teacher, Miriam Spier, famously told him: “Don’t imitate singers, imitate musicians.” So, Bennett decided to emulate Art Tatum. He also credits his relaxed delivery to the inspiration of Mildred Bailey. On this edition of Piano Jazz, Bennett sings “Stay as Sweet as You Are” and “Imagination.” There’s no need to guess who’s playing the accompaniment. News & Talk Stations: Sat, Jul 28, 8 pm | News & Music Stations: July 29, 7 pm