![]() ![]() ![]() For an entire day, they worked on this sweeping, enchanting and truly unique rendition of the 1930 Jazz standard written by Edward Heymann and composed by Johnny Green. In March of 2011, Bennett flew to London to record a cover of “Body and Soul” with Winehouse, who had been absent from the recording studio for a while. ![]() Yet Bennett’s most famous and touching collaboration with a Jewish star was without a doubt his 2011 duet with singer Amy Winehouse - one of the last recordings of the groundbreaking Jewish singer before her untimely death, which was featured on his album “Duets II: The Greatest Hits.” The musician, who gave us songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” came from an Italian immigrant family, but many Jewish stars inspired him and collaborated with him, from Irving Berlin, for whom he recorded a whole tribute album, to Billy Joel, whom he joined in a couple of concerts. Tony Bennett, who passed away July 21st at age 96, forever changed the face of music. ![]()
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