From a french article, translated, Tony Bennett says:
I don't understand why she makes contemporary music! When she sings great standards, she does it with such emotion... She will surprise people by the quality of her voice when making quality songs. We sing covers together on the album, but also separately.
There are also some original songs, including one she wrote called Paradise. With this album, I think she will become bigger than Elvis Presley! Of course we recorded the album in New York. As the song says: "If you can make it in New York, you'll make it anywhere".
Source:
http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festival...ur-du-jazz.php