Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley

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Released 1960 Length 38:23 Release date 1960 Label Verve Records		Recorded 1960 Artist Mel Tormé Producer Russell Garcia Genre Vocal jazz

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Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich.

Track listing

"Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 3:59
"Once in Love with Amy" (Frank Loesser) – 3:08
"A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 3:29
"On the Street Where You Live" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:51
"All I Need Is a Girl" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) – 3:03
"Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 3:23
"Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:06
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 2:57
"Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:46
"Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 3:18
"Too Darn Hot" (Cole Porter) – 2:44
"Lonely Town" (Leonard Bernstein, Comden, Green) – 3:39

Performance

Mel Tormé - vocals, drums

Joe Mondragon - double bass

Mel Lewis - drums

Vincent DeRosa - french horn

Marty Paich - piano, arranger

Art Pepper - alto saxophone

Bill Hood - baritone saxophone

Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone

Frank Rosolino - trombone

Al Porcino - trumpet

Stu Williamson - trumpet

Red Callender - tuba

Production

Val Valentin - engineer

Russell Garcia - producer

1Too Close for ComfortMarty Paich Orchestra4:08
2Once in Love With AmyMarty Paich Orchestra3:14
3A Sleepin' BeeMarty Paich Orchestra3:37

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