In Brief

** 1/2 Tony Bennett, “MTV Unplugged,” Columbia. There are six more songs here than in the hourlong telecast, but none feature J Mascis and Evan Dando, the young rock guests who might have stirred this up into something more than a cruise-control performance. It’s a typically masterful, buoyant set of pop standards, but there’s not a trace of adventure or surprise.

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