Top Drawer Explained

Top Drawer
Type:studio
Artist:Mel Tormé
Cover:topdrawer.jpg
Released:1983
Recorded:May 1983
Genre:Vocal jazz
Length:38:41
Label:Concord
Producer:Carl Jefferson
Prev Title:The Classic Concert Live
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:An Evening at Charlie's
Next Year:1983

Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.

At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

Track listing

  1. "A Shine on Your Shoes" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
  2. "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" (Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
  3. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
  4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
  5. "Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:24
  6. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
  7. "What's This?" (Dave Lambert) – 3:13
  8. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
  9. "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20

Personnel