Tony Bennett: Take the L Train
Chris Bourke, Listener (New Zealand), April 1995
AUCKLAND HAD TWO music legends in town over Easter Weekend. While the Rolling Stones dazzled the Western Springs ampitheatre with millions of dollars of high tech toys, three kilometres away, Bennett wooed an Aotea Centre audience using just his voice and a simple acoustic trio.
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