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The Beat Of My Heart is a 1957 album by Tony Bennett recorded on the Columbia Records label. The photograph, taken by Ben Rose, shows an elated Bennett with a unique all-star line-up of guest drummers to include Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Billy Exiner, Chico Hamilton, Sabu and Candido.

Working with English jazz pianist Ralph Sharon and together they devised this percussion influenced treatment that added a distinctly Latin touch the crooner’s renditions of Broadway and popular hits. A lifelong jazz lover, this is his personal all-time favorite recording.

1957 LP Listing

Side One
  1. Let’s Begin
  2. Lullaby of Broadway
  3. Let There Be Love
  4. Love for Sale
  5. Army Air Corps Song
  6. Crazy Rhythm
Side Two
  1. The Beat of My Heart
  2. So Beats My Heart for You
  3. Blues in the Night
  4. Lazy Afternoon
  5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance
  6. Just One of Those Things
A 1996 compact disc re-release contained six bonus tracks, but omitted Army Air Corps Song.
  1. It’s So Peaceful in the Country
  2. In Sandy’s Eyes
  3. I Get a Kick Out of You
  4. You Go to My Head
  5. I Only Have Eyes for You
  6. Begin the Beguine

Recorded on June 27 (#12-13), October 14 (#14-15), October 21 (#17) and October 25 (#16), 1957. The length of the original LP recording was 29:34, however the CD reissue extended it to 44:34.

Joining Bennett and the drummers on the recording sessions were arranger, conductor and  pianist Ralph Sharon, Al Cohn on tenor saxophone, trumpeter Nat Adderley, trombonists Robert Alexander, Jim Dahl and Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Spencer Sinatra and William Slapin on flute, vibraphonist Eddie Costa, guitarist John Pisano and bassists Milt Hinton and Eddie Safranski.

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