Back in Town (Mel Tormé album)

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Released 1959 Release date 1959 Genre Vocal jazz		Length 38:23 Label Giants of Jazz

Recorded Apr 23, 1959-Aug 10, 1959 Back in Town (1959) Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley (1960) Artists Mel Tormé, Marty Paich Dek-Tette Similar Mel Tormé and the Marty Pai, Mel Tormé Swings Shubert A, ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Torm, Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire, It's a Blue World

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Back in Town is a 1959 album by Mel Tormé, and his Mel-Tones, arranged by Marty Paich.

"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:50
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 2:14
"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 2:54
"I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) – 2:57
"Truckin'" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:30
Bunch of the Blues: "Keester Parade"/"TNT"/Tiny's Blues" (Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca)(Tiny Kahn, Johnny Mandel) – 4:28
"It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:48
"I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:36
"A Smooth One" (Benny Goodman, Ernie Royal) – 2:57
"Don't Dream of Anybody But Me" (Neal Hefti, Bart Howard) – 2:43
"Some Like It Hot" (Ray Biondi, Gene Krupa, Loesser) – 3:34
"Hit the Road to Dreamland" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:24
"I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Noble) – 3:26

Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger

The Mel-Tones:

Sue Allen

Tom Kenny

Ginny O'Connor

Bernie Parke

Victor Feldman – vibraphone

Marty Paich – piano, celesta, organ, arranger

Art Pepper – alto saxophone

Jack Sheldon – trumpet

Bobby Gibbons – guitar

Barney Kessel

Bill Pitman

Tony Rizzi

Tommy Tedesco

Joe Mondragon – double bass

Mel Lewis – drums

1Lulu’s Back in Town3:06
2They Can't Take That Away From Me3:02
3Nice Work If You Can Get It3:09

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