''An Evening with Mel Tormé'' is a 1996

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Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Op ...

. This was Tormé's final recording before a

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ended his career.

Track listing

#" Just One of Those Things"/"On Green Dolphin Street" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

)/( Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:56 #"

You Make Me Feel So Young "You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular music, popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film ''Three Little Girls in Blue'', where it was sung by the characters performed ...

" ( Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 3:50 #" A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (

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, Manning Sherwin) – 4:19 #" Pick Yourself Up" ( Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 4:41 #"

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" ( Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:03 #" Love for Sale" (Porter) – 5:09 #" Since I Fell for You" ( Buddy Johnson) – 4:42 #

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

medley: " Three Little Words"/"Slipped Disc"/"Smooth One"/"Rachel's Dream" ( Harry Ruby, Burt Kalmar)/(

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It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. History Published in 1935, the song was written for the 1935 film ''Mississippi'' starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields. Cros ...

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Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

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Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...

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Lover, Come Back to Me "Lover, Come Back to Me" is a popular song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show ''The New Moon'', where the song was introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday (as Robert Misson). The song was ...

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, Sigmund Romberg) – 3:48 #"

Stairway to the Stars "Stairway to the Stars" is a popular song composed by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was based on a theme from Malneck and Signorelli's 1934 instrumental piece, "Park Avenue Fantasy." Hit recordings in 19 ...

" ( Matty Malneck, Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 4:12 #" Oh, Lady Be Good!" ( George Gershwin,

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) – 3:41 #" Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 2:30

Personnel

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Mike Renzi Michael Ernest Renzi (April 28, 1941 – September 29, 2021) was an American composer, music director, pianist, and jazz musician. Renzi graduated from the Boston Conservatory in 1973 and from Berklee College of Music in 1974. He was a musical ...

– piano * John Leitham – double bass *Donny Osborne –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evening, An Mel Tormé live albums 1996 live albums Concord Records live albums