Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Piano/Vocal/Chords

This collection captures the full scope of Tony Bennett's artistry across a repertoire of standards that define American songwriting at its finest. The variety of duets with world-class artists (Streisand, McCartney, Lady Gaga, Bocelli) makes these arrangements valuable models for understanding how to arrange standards for singers of different styles and ranges. For musicians working in jazz or pop idioms, these piano/vocal charts offer direct access to the exact voicings and interpretations that Bennett made famous.

These songs evoke the elegance and sophistication of mid-century American popular music, with lush harmonies and graceful melodies that reward careful listening and sensitive interpretation. Bennett's interpretations bring warmth and maturity to every lyric, inviting performers to find their own emotional truth within timeless material.

This collection serves singers and pianists working in jazz, pop, and standards repertoire who want to study authentic arrangements of classic songs. It's equally valuable for music theater performers preparing auditions, pianists building a professional repertoire of standards, and educators teaching American songwriting and arrangement.

• Pay close attention to the chord symbols, which reflect the sophisticated jazz harmonies Bennett favors; these aren't always simple triads, and playing them accurately shapes the whole feel.
• Use the vocal line as a guide for phrasing and dynamics rather than treating it as secondary to the piano part; Bennett's interpretive choices are deliberate and worth studying.
• Balance the piano accompaniment so the singer can be heard clearly without sacrificing the harmonic richness that makes these standards come alive.

Consider programming several of these standards throughout a season, either as solo recital material for singers or as jazz piano repertoire for student recitals and competitions. The inclusion of iconic duets makes these charts useful for concert planning when you want to feature singers with contrasting voices, and the variety of moods and tempos means you can build a complete program from this single collection.

• Reading jazz chord symbols and complex harmonic progressions
• Interpreting rubato and phrasing in standards repertoire
• Accompanying singers with sensitivity to vocal line and breath
• Understanding arrangement choices across multiple interpretations of the same song
• Developing performance maturity through study of master interpretations