The Mel Tormé Collection: 1944–1985

~ Release by Mel Tormé (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Where or When
The Mel‐Tones3:16
2A Stranger in Town
Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones3:01
3Day by Day
recording of:
Day by Day
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Hanover Music Corp.
Bing Crosby feat. Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones2:53
4Willow Road
Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones feat. Sonny Burke and His Orchestra3:03
5Born to Be Blue
Mel Tormé feat. Sonny Burke and His Orchestra2:41
6What Is This Thing Called Love
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra feat. Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones2:59
7Get Out of Town
recording of:
Get Out of Town
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
part of:
Leave It to Me!
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra feat. Mel Tormé3:17
8For You, for Me, Forevermore
recording of:
For You, for Me, for Evermore
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (from 1936 until 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1946)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (movie score)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra feat. Mel Tormé3:08
9It's Dreamtime
Mel Tormé feat. Sonny Burke and His Orchestra3:05
10Gone With the Wind
Mel Tormé feat. Hal Mooney and His Orchestra3:01
11A Cottage for Sale
Mel Tormé feat. Hal Mooney and His Orchestra3:08
12Makin' Whoopee
Mel Tormé feat. Hal Mooney and His Orchestra2:54
13Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Mel Tormé2:45
14County Fair
Mel Tormé feat. Hal Mooney and His Orchestra4:33
15Three Little Words
Mel Tormé2:01
16Love Me or Leave Me
Mel Tormé1:47
17How High the Moon
Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones2:22
18Careless Hands
Mel Tormé feat. Sonny Burke and His Orchestra3:18
19Blue Moon
vocals:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
recording of:
Blue Moon (in 1949)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions (SABAM)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Mel Tormé3:14
20Again
recording of:
Again
lyricist:
Dorcas Cochran
composer:
Lionel Newman
Mel Tormé3:13
21The Four Winds and the Seven Seas
Mel Tormé feat. Frank DeVol and His Orchestra3:08
22Got the Gate on the Golden Gate
recording of:
Got the Gate on the Golden Gate
writer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones3:35
23Cross Your Heart
Mel Tormé2:40
24Bewitched
recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Mel Tormé43:21
25It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Mel Tormé2:18
26All of You
Mel Tormé2:50
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1954-12-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Mel Tormé3:16
2Mountain Greenery
Mel Tormé2:23
3Bernie's Tune
Mel Tormé2:57
4Goody, Goody
recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1954-12-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Mel Tormé2:33
5I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Mel Tormé3:22
6All This and Heaven Too
Mel Tormé3:39
7Isn't It Romantic
cover recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
Mel Tormé3:42
8Lulu's Back in Town
recording of:
Lulu’s Back in Town
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Mel Tormé3:08
9The Blues
Mel Tormé3:36
10Lullaby of Birdland
Mel Tormé4:56
11The Carioca
Mel Tormé3:21
12Fascinating Rhythm
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Mel Tormé2:31
13The Lady Is a Tramp
Mel Tormé and The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette2:55
14I've Got Plenty of Nuthin'
Mel Tormé feat. The Stan Levey Group & The Pat Moran Quartet3:16
15Nice Work If You Can Get It
Mel Tormé3:13
16The Way You Look Tonight
Mel Tormé2:27
17A Foggy Day
Mel Tormé2:48
18Something's Gotta Give
Mel Tormé4:01
19Cheek to Cheek
Mel Tormé and The Marty Paich Dek‐Tette3:02
20Just One of Those Things
Mel Tormé2:38
21I'm Beginning to See the Light
Mel Tormé2:26
22It's All Right With Me
Mel Tormé4:30
23Autumn Leaves
Mel Tormé1:30
24Poor Little Extra Girl
Mel Tormé5:10
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Mel Tormé3:33
2These Foolish Things
Mel Tormé3:47
3Try a Little Tenderness
Mel Tormé3:14
4Prelude to a Kiss
Mel Tormé3:14
5I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Mel Tormé2:02
6Blues in the Night
Mel Tormé8:07
7Vaya Con Dios
Mel Tormé3:23
8Frenesi
Mel Tormé2:36
9At the Crossroads (Malagueña)
Mel Tormé2:39
10It Happened in Monterey
recording of:
It Happened in Monterey
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Mel Tormé & The Mel‐Tones2:51
11Too Close for Comfort
Mel Tormé feat. Marty Paich Orchestra4:04
12Swingin' on the Moon
Mel Tormé3:32
13Medley: From "Wildcat": Far Away From Home / Angelina
Mel Tormé5:08
14I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Mel Tormé3:34
15Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
Mel Tormé2:53
16By Myself
Mel Tormé3:20
17(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young
Mel Tormé feat. The Jimmy Wisner Trio3:47
18It's Delovely
Mel Tormé feat. The Jimmy Wisner Trio4:30
19Dat Dere
Mel Tormé2:58
20On Green Dolphin Street
Mel Tormé2:54
21Walkin' Shoes
cover recording of:
Walkin’ Shoes
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Mel Tormé3:02
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Comin' Home Baby
Mel Tormé2:44
2Right Now
Mel Tormé2:14
3Cast Your Fate to the Winds
Mel Tormé2:21
4Hey, Look Me Over!
recording of:
Hey, Look Me Over
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
Wildcat
Mel Tormé3:08
5Forty Second Street
Mel Tormé2:24
6Sunday in New York
Mel Tormé2:33
7You'd Better Love Me
Mel Tormé2:23
8I've Got You Under My Skin
Mel Tormé2:48
9The Folks That Live on the Hill
Mel Tormé3:38
10Haven't We Met
Mel Tormé2:27
11Strangers in the Night
Mel Tormé2:40
12A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde
Mel Tormé2:43
13Yesterday When I Was Young
Mel Tormé2:50
14What Are Your Doing the Rest of Your Life
Mel Tormé3:44
15Gershwin Medley
Mel Tormé15:28
16Pick Yourself Up
Mel Tormé4:41
17The Best Is Yet to Come
Mel Tormé4:10
18Zaz Turned Blue
recording of:
Zaz Turned Blue
writer:
David Was and Don Was
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Was (Not Was) feat. Mel Tormé4:22
19Big City Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Deni King (engineer)
recording engineer:
Michael Braunstein
producer:
Barry Manilow
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Barry Manilow and Bill Mays
Rhodes piano:
Bill Mays
vocals:
Barry Manilow
performer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
arranger:
Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Westlake Studio “C” in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Big City Blues
lyricist:
Adrienne Anderson
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Townsway Music, Universal Music Careers and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Copacabana (1985 TV film soundtrack)
Barry Manilow feat. Mel Tormé44:16
20Theme From Arthur (Best That I Can Do)
Mel Tormé4:33
21The Christmas Song
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Mel Tormé2:45