Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s new album is ‘Cheek to Cheek.’ Music critics have given the music legend and the pop music icon mixed reviews for their take on the jazz standards that comprise the Great American Songbook. Find out what they have to say. We have seen the pairing of the legendary Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga before, in a previous duet “The Lady Is a Tramp? for Bennett?s 2011 album ‘Duets II,” (which featured numerous guest artists including the late Any Winehouse). Now, we are treated to an entire album of such collaborations from the two, bringing back the jazz standards. Yes, there’s more than a generation between the singers, as Bennett is 88 and Lady Gaga is 28 which just goes to show that the great music of the Great American Songbook is a great unifier across any perceived boundaries or barriers. It was just a year ago that Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP album was released. While it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, sales did not match let alone exceed sales of her previous albums, including ‘The Fame Monster’ which immediately proceeded it. While some were quick to declare an and to her pop music [...]
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