Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett
| Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett | ||||
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| Released | October 13, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | July 14 – 16, 1998[1] | |||
| Studio | Recording Arts Productions | |||
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| Length | 53 minutes 49 seconds | |||
| Label | Honest Entertainment | |||
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My Kind of Town is a tribute album to Tony Bennett by American singer Jack Jones, recorded in the summer of 1998 and released late that year by Honest Entertainment. The album became his final chart entry and received a positive critical reception as well.
Overview
Recorded with some help from jazz pianist Mike Rienzi,[2] Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett was the second of two albums that Jones released in 1998. The album featured covers of popular songs by American singer Tony Bennett.[3] Although unusually long for a Jones album, the tribute album returned Jones to the album charts after a nearly 21-year absence from them.[4] Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards,[5] marking it as his first album to be nominated for any type of award.[5]
Chart performance
The album peaked on the UK Top Jazz & Blues Albums chart in the issue dated April 10, 1999, in its only week on the chart and was Jones's final charting album in any country.[4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Alex Henderson on AllMusic reviewed the album and said that, "The singer is certainly quite capable of depth, as he demonstrates on this inspired tribute to one of his main influences, Tony Bennett". Henderson called the album ". . . one of the best things he has ever done" and he also stated, "Forget about the theme from The Love Boat; A Tribute to Tony Bennett is what Jones should be known for."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skylark" | Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer | 3:47 |
| 2. | "All My Tomorrows" | Sammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Rags to Riches" | Richard Adler / Jerry "Ruby" Ross | 3:29 |
| 4. | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | George Cory / Douglass Cross | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Bart Howard | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" | Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley | 3:22 |
| 7. | "The Shadow of Your Smile" | Johnny Mandel / Paul Francis Webster | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Just in Time" | Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne | 3:22 |
| 9. | "For Once in My Life" | Ron Miller / Orlando Murden | 2:29 |
| 10. | "It Amazes Me" | Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh | 6:27 |
| 11. | "You Must Believe in Spring" | Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Because of You" | Arthur Hammerstein / Dudley Wilkinson | 2:55 |
| 13. | "The Good Life" | Sacha Distel / Jack Reardon | 3:46 |
| 14. | "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" | Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 53:49 | ||
Accolades
| Organization | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 1998 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated | [5] |
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| UK Top Jazz & Blues Albums[4] | 17 |
References
- 1 2 3 Henderson, Alex. "The album on AllMusic, Reviews, Info and more". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ↑ "OUP: Tony Benett tribute". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ↑ "1998 : Jack Jones Paints A Tribute To Tony Bennett". Gold Label Artists. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Jack Jones – Official UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Jack Jones". Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 766. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved March 11, 2025.