Back In Town
Download links and information about Back In Town by Mel Tormé / Mel Torme. This album was released in 1959 and it belongs to Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 40:32 minutes.
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| Artist: | Mel Tormé / Mel Torme |
| Release date: | 1959 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 40:32 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Makin' Whoopee | 2:50 |
| 2. | Baubles, Bangles and Beads | 2:15 |
| 3. | What Is This Thing Called Love? | 2:55 |
| 4. | I've Never Been in Love Before | 2:58 |
| 5. | Truckin' | 3:31 |
| 6. | A Bunch of the Blues | 4:28 |
| 7. | It Happened in Monterey | 2:49 |
| 8. | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | 3:36 |
| 9. | Smooth One | 2:59 |
| 10. | Don't Dream of Anybody but Me | 2:44 |
| 11. | Some Like It Hot | 3:35 |
| 12. | Hit the Road to Dreamland | 2:25 |
| 13. | I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Alternative Take) | 3:27 |
Details
[Edit]Mel Tormé had artistic — if not commercial — success with his vocal group the Mel-Tones in the mid-'40s. After its breakup in 1946, when Tormé was persuaded to go solo, the Mel-Tones were occasionally regrouped by Tormé for special projects. These 1959 dates, which have been reissued in full on a Verve CD, were the group's final recordings, and they make for an interesting comparison with their earlier sessions. In addition to remakes of their two hits, "What Is This Thing Called Love" and "It Happened in Monterey," the arrangements (mostly by Marty Paich) have many quotes from jazz songs and are heavily influenced by Count Basie's Orchestra of the 1950s. The Mel-Tones, which at the time also included Sue Allen, Ginny O'Connor, Bernie Parke and Tom Kenny, swing throughout and sing attractive harmonies without really improvising. However, the concise solos of Art Pepper on both alto and tenor and trumpeter Jack Sheldon work well with the singers, making this a recommended set to fans of jazz vocal groups, of which the relatively short-lived Mel-Tones ranked near the top.