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Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé And Friends
Album US 1981 on Finesse Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Vocal, Swing)
Subtitle: "Recorded Live At Marty's, New York City" *The Friends Are Cy Coleman/Janis Ian/Gerry Mulligan/Jonathan Schwartz
Musicians
 | Mel Tormé voc, 1925-1999 US piano, album by, written by |
 | Jay Leonhart b, *1940 US bass |
 | Rufus Reid b, *1944 US bass |
 | David Whitehead , coordinator, project |
 | Dan Osborn drums |
 | Mike Renzi p, *1946 US piano |
| Gary Robbins technician, consultant |
 | Janis Ian , *1951 US written by, performer |
 | Gerry Mulligan bs, 1927-1996 US written by, performer |
 | Cy Coleman p, 1929-2004 US written by, performer |
 | Jonathan Schwartz voc, *1938 US performer |
Producers
| Dale Ashby engineer |
| John Laberdie engineer |
| Bobby Piano engineer, assisted |
| Danny Littwin engineer, assisted |
| Al Hirschfeld illustration |
| Rex Reed liner notes |
| Tim Geelan mixed by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Set | Mel Tormé | ||
| 2 | Let's Take A Walk Around The Block | Mel Tormé | E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin | 2:17 |
| 3 | New York State Of Mind | Mel Tormé | Billy Joel | 4:50 |
| 4 | When The World Was Young | Mel Tormé | Johnny Mercer, Philippe-Gérard | 4:11 |
| 5 | Pick Yourself Up | Mel Tormé | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | 4:10 |
| 6 | Silly Habits | Mel Tormé | Janis Ian | 4:00 |
| 7 | Mountain Greenery | Mel Tormé | Rodgers & Hart | 3:03 |
| 8 | Cottage For Sale | Mel Tormé | Willard Robison | 3:50 |
| 9 | Take A Letter Miss Jones | Mel Tormé | Larry Shay, Lou Holzer | 2:07 |
| 10 | Real Thing | Mel Tormé | Mel Tormé, Gerry Mulligan | 5:15 |
| 11 | Medley | Mel Tormé | 7:07 | |
| 12 | Line For Lyons | Mel Tormé | Gerry Mulligan | |
| 13 | Venus De Milo | Mel Tormé | Gerry Mulligan | |
| 14 | Walking Shoes | Mel Tormé | Gerry Mulligan | |
| 15 | Second Set | Mel Tormé | ||
| 16 | Medley | Mel Tormé | 3:05 | |
| 17 | Watch What Happens | Mel Tormé | Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel | |
| 18 | Fly Me To The Moon | Mel Tormé | Bart Howard | |
| 19 | You And The Night And The Music | Mel Tormé | Schwartz & Dietz | |
| 20 | Shaking The Blues Away | Mel Tormé | Irving Berlin | |
| 21 | Isn't It Romantic | Mel Tormé | Rodgers & Hart | 3:15 |
| 22 | Porgy And Bess Medley | Mel Tormé | 7:56 | |
| 23 | Summertime | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 24 | They Pass By Singin' | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 25 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 26 | It Take A Long Pull To Get There | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 27 | It Ain't Necessarily So | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 28 | Strawberry Women | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 29 | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 30 | Bess You Is My Woman | Mel Tormé | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 31 | The Folks Who Live On The Hill | Mel Tormé | Hammerstein-Kern | |
| 32 | Chase Me Charlie | Mel Tormé | Noël Coward | |
| 33 | The Best Is Yet To Come | Mel Tormé | Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman | |
| 34 | Isn't It A Pity | Mel Tormé | George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 35 | Wave | Mel Tormé | Antonio Carlos Jobim | |
| 36 | I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan | Mel Tormé | Schwartz & Dietz | |
| 37 | Love For Sale | Mel Tormé | Cole Porter |
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