What is the quintessential Tony Bennett record?

Is he really just a deputy to Frank Sinatra or a fine singer in his own right?
What are his signature tunes, that stand on their own and are associated with him?

After several decades in the business, his back catalogue is sure hard to sift through. Where to start?

 

He´s imho a great singer of his own .... I often prefer him above FS even he´s great too!

I can recomment DUETS!

 

the way i see it, the rat pack was here to make the show.
tony benett is the real legend.

tbh, the first time i heard about him was when he sung "the world on a string" in "analyze this"

 

A Godhead of song. He and Sinatra, no contest as both can/could deliver a line like...just amazing. Study them to be a better singer in any genre. Interpretation is an art form and these two are/is/was taller than giants.

 

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My two favourite Tony Bennett songs are:

When Joanna Loved Me:

MacArthur Park:

(MacArthur Park was the first Tony Bennett song I ever heard, on a cheap cassette tape I bought in a secondhand record shop, about 30 years ago...)

ps I HATE 'San Francisco', and I bet he's tired of singing it too. I don't know why it's 'his' song, why people ask him to sing it so much, when he does so many other, better, songs.