Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley Explained

Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
Type:studio
Artist:Mel Tormé
Cover:melschubert.jpg
Released:1960
Recorded:1960
Genre:Vocal jazz
Length:38:23
Label:Verve
Producer:Russell Garcia
Prev Title:Back in Town
Prev Year:1960
Next Title:Swingin' On the Moon
Next Year:1961

Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Track listing

  1. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 3:59
  2. "Once in Love with Amy" (Frank Loesser) – 3:08
  3. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 3:29
  4. "On the Street Where You Live" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:51
  5. "All I Need Is a Girl" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) – 3:03
  6. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Styne) – 3:23
  7. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:06
  8. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 2:57
  9. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:46
  10. "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 3:18
  11. "Too Darn Hot" (Cole Porter) – 2:44
  12. "Lonely Town" (Leonard Bernstein, Comden, Green) – 3:39

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