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Skirting the Line Between Pop and Jazz

Tony Bennett's newest album anthologizes several of the singer's recordings with prominent jazz musicians. Critic Francis Davis isn't sure if the music qualifies as jazz, but it's a pleasure nonetheless.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 8, 1987: Interview with Armistead Maupin; Review of the album "Tony Bennett Jazz"; Interview with Doug Marlette; Review of the television show "A Prairie Home…

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