Robert: Tom Jones recognises the importance of staying current. His latest album 24 Hours is all him and it harkens back to his hits of the 1960s. They are great songs.
I was just talking with a friend that Tom Jones hasn't gone down the standard route, like Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow. I have no interest in hearing these people singing the same old standards (yawn), when you have the classic recordings by the greats and especially Matt Monro. I don't even like even when the newer artists record standards. Alan Titchmarsh played a version of Connie Fisher (of Maria fame) singing Someone To Watch Over Me. Perhaps the most boring three minutes ever. I know it helps expose younger audiences to this music, but I wish they would find some rare gems (or even consider the great operetta arias).
How wonderful would it be to hear Ms Fisher sing Lehar, Romberg, and Herbert. 
Why must they sing the same old songs over and over again? 
I give props to Johnny Mathis because he has always found great new music to record and he puts them in his own special style.
