In sessions recorded in September 1973,
Tony Bennett cut a series of songs by
Richard Rodgers and
Lorenz Hart, backed by the
Ruby Braff-
George Barnes Quartet. This album presented the first half of that session, including classics like "Blue Moon" "The Lady Is A Tramp," and "Isn't It Romantic?"
Bennett is a sterling interpreter and the backup is sympathetic. (Later reissued in a single CD with
Tony Bennett Sings...More Great Rodgers & Hart by DRG.)
–
William Ruhlmann, Rovi