Back in Town (Mel Tormé album)
1959 studio album by Mel Tormé
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Back in Town is a 1959 album by Mel Tormé and his Mel-Tones, arranged by Marty Paich.[2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | April 23 – August 10, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
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Track listing
- "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
Personnel
- 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