Mel Lewis – Mel Torme at the Crescendo (1957/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Mel Lewis – Mel Torme at the Crescendo (1957/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:58 minutes | 456 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bethlehem Records

A showcase for Mel Tormé at his best, recorded live in front of an audience, the album solidified the young singer’s standing in the jazz world. Released in 1957, this session was recorded at the Crescendo in Los Angeles, arranged by Tormé’s longtime collaborator, pianist/arranger Marty Paich. These familiar standards are taken to another level on this inspired concert album that sees Tormé backed by a small combo.

Tracklist:
1. Edgar Yip Harburg/Billy Rose/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – It’s Only a Paper Moon (03:23)
2. Cole Porter/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – What Is This Thing Called Love? (03:55)
3. Johnny Mercer/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – One for My Baby (One for the Road) (04:46)
4. Specs Powell/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – Love Is Just a Bug (02:32)
5. Eric Maschwitz/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (02:52)
6. Johnny Mercer/Jacques Prevert/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – Autumn Leaves (01:32)
7. Cole Porter/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – Just One of Those Things (02:30)
8. Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – The Boy Next Door (02:59)
9. Oscar Hammerstein II/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – Lover Come Back to Me (02:44)
10. Irving Berlin/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – Looking at You (02:50)
11. Sammy Cahn/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – The Tender Trap (03:26)
12. Harry James/Mel Tormé/Don Fagerquist/Max Bennett/Larry Bunker/Mel Lewis – I’m Beginning to See the Light (02:25)

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