Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse worked well together as duet partners. The two performed a version of the jazz standard “Body and Soul” in 2011, which was included on Bennett’s album, “Duets II: The Great Performances,” per Bennett’s YouTube page. In an archival video clip shared on YouTube, Winehouse and Bennett are shown in the studio as they prepare for the recording. “This is weird. I’ve never done anything like this … To sing with one of my idols,” Winehouse said to Bennett. “It’s good, ’cause then I can make my dad jealous when I show him.”
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Bennett detailed the experience of working alongside Winehouse in a 2011 Billboard interview. “Everything that we did in the studio to make this whole record is on film, and I think it will surprise everybody as to how well we ended up getting along,” Bennett said. He added that Winehouse “was a little apprehensive about how to go about” recording “Body and Soul,” but once he told the “Rehab” singer that he noticed she may have been “influenced by Dinah Washington,” Winehouse became at ease. “…That just blew her mind. She said, ‘Oh, my God — you mean you can actually hear that? She’s my idol! She’s my favorite!'” Bennett recalled. He then stated that this exchange relaxed Winehouse. Following Winehouse’s tragic death, Bennett spoke publicly about his grief.
