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Top Drawer

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Released
  
1983

Length
  
38:41

Release date
  
1983

Label
  
Concord Records

Recorded
  
May 1983

Artist
  
Mel Tormé

Producer
  
Carl Jefferson

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

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Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.

Contents

At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

Track listing

  1. "A Shine on Your Shoes" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
  2. "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" (Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
  3. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
  4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
  5. "Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:24
  6. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
  7. "What's This?" (Dave Lambert) – 3:13
  8. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
  9. "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20

Personnel

  • Mel Tormé - vocals
  • George Shearing - piano
  • Don Thompson - double bass

    • Songs

    1Shine on Your ShoesGeorge Shearing3:11
    2How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?George Shearing5:50
    3OleoGeorge Shearing4:20

    References

    Top Drawer Wikipedia
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