It was the singer Annie Ross who first suggested to Tony Bennett that he make an album with pianist Bill Evans. The managers of the two musicians were close friends, so it didn’t take long for the project to get off the ground. It was decided that the album would be on Fantasy Records, Evans’ label at the time. After meeting in London to establish the set list the recording dates were set to begin on June 10, 1975 in Berkeley, California. Over the four days of recording the duo recorded nine standards for the album that would be simply titled The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album.

The two men had great respect for each other’s musicianship. Evans commented, “I like Tony's singing. To me, he is one of those guys that keep developing and digging deeper into their resources.” Bennett said that Evans worked “for three or four hours on each song we did .... I couldn't believe what he was doing, over and over again, each thing was magnificent.” Later, Bennett said of the album, “That's the most prestigious thing I ever did.” The two met up again to create a follow-up album, “Together Again,” two years later.

Here is a link to a track from the album:

"MY FOOLISH HEART"