I just want to say before I begin that Tony Bennett is important. He's important to me, and to so many other people in the world. He's a "pop" singer who stylizes a melody and varies it whenever he sings it, so as far as I'm concerned: jazz. He had a late-career renaissance (several actually) that should be the envy of any artist, from MTV Unplugged until now. I didn't get to meet him, but I have heard anecdotes that he is basically a great guy, often makes time to talk to fans, to other…Read more