Mel Tormé ?– Mel Tormé And Friends, 2 x LP Set, 1981, Jazz Swing - M/NM Vinyl

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Mel Tormé ?– Mel Tormé And Friends

Label:
 Finesse Records ?– W2X 37484
Format:
 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, 12", Gate-fold, 33RPM, Stereo
Country:
 US
Released:
 1981
Genre:
 Jazz
Style:
 Big Band, Vocal, Swing

Tracklist

    First Set
A1     Let's Take A Walk Around The Block     2:17
A2     New York State Of Mind     4:50
A3     When The World Was Young     4:11
A4     Pick Yourself Up     4:10
A5     Silly Habits     4:00

B1     Mountain Greenery     3:03
B2     Cottage For Sale     3:50
B3     Take A Letter Miss Jones     2:07
B4     Real Thing     5:15
    Medley     (7:07)
B5.a     Line For Lyons     
B5.b     Venus De Milo     
B5.c     Walking Shoes     
    Second Set
    Medley     (3:05)

C1.a     Watch What Happens     
C1.b     Fly Me To The Moon     
C1.c     You And The Night And The Music     
C1.d     Shaking The Blues Away     
C2     Isn't It Romantic     3:15
    Porgy And Bess Medley     (7:56)
C3a     Summertime     
C3b     They Pass By Singin'     
C3c     I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'     
C3d     It Take A Long Pull To Get There     
C3e     It Ain't Necessarily So     
C3f     Strawberry Women     
C3g     Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess     
C3h     Bess You Is My Woman     
C4     The Folks Who Live On The Hill     
C5     Chase Me Charlie     

D1     The Best Is Yet To Come     
D2     Isn't It A Pity     
D3     Wave     
D4     I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan     
D5     Love For Sale     

Companies, etc.

    Mixed At – Columbia Recording Studios

Credits

    Bass – Jay Leonhart (tracks: A3, A4, B2 to B5, C2, C3, D3 to D5), Rufus Reid (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, C1, C4 to D2)
    Coordinator [Project] – David Whitehead
    Drums – Danny Osborn*
    Engineer – Dale Ashby, Big John Laberdie*
    Engineer [Assisted] – Bobby Piano, Danny Littwin
    Illustration – Hirschfeld*
    Liner Notes – Rex Reed
    Mixed By – Tim Geelan
    Piano – Mel Tormé (tracks: B1, C3), Mike Renzie* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to C2, C4 to D5)
    Technician [Consultant] – Gary Robbins

Notes

Subtitle: "Recorded Live At Marty's, New York City"

The Friends Are
Cy Coleman/Janis Ian/Gerry Mulligan/Jonathan Schwartz

- Mel Tormé
Real Name:
Melvin Howard Torma
Profile:
Mel Tormé (born September 13, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA - died June 05, 1999 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American jazz singer, composer, arranger, pianist, drummer, actor and author. He worked with Harry James, Ben Pollack and with his own group The Mel-Tones. He is perhaps best known for co-writing "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") with Robert Wells. He was married to Janette Scott from 1966 to 1977 (divorced) and father of James Torme.

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